New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-24
AFTER THE BIG RACES.
TUE DEFENDER AT NEw-RocHELLE
r,.,ns OF MOMENT NEEDED AFTER MON

IN
WITH HER PERFORMANCE.
after the victorious Defender tackled
ord the New-Jersey shore. when she had
V'd the finish line Of her race with the Nlgiiah'
monday afternoon. she hauled down her ois
~ sou staysail and jib and almost immediately
NJ ,,ondant the Hattie Palmer, came alongside.
ne' Nos thrown and the yacht was towed over
coward Bay Ridge . -. 40 mn,
VI one thing marred the happiness OF the mo-
o'' 1-,ot was the prote>t made by the Nigant.
.,ce of which was given by the running up Oh
" Nv eag on the beaten yacht at the beginning OF
~ ce Mr. Morgan Mr. Vanderbilt. Mr.. LEEDS.
Wv ,ss,in and the of the party discussed this
latter thoroughly, buy even with the "ss's'"'.e
Mrs Iselin were unable to discover how the
y, -. could have any cause for complaint. Cap
W., ' ..uank' Half said there couldn't have been a
am,s,on unless the Vigilant had insisted very hard
upon having ONE p,,,,or u,as tusv with her
'.,o trying TO make enough noise to be con-
VII an adequate return for the chorus or salu-
Sue' q, all sorts which the triumphant yacht
'A scei,ng from the craft that almost impeded
.- nrogress. and the party on the Deiehoer WAS
,,v,ns vigorously to the cheers ana hat-waVihss
s,h. snectators the boats that bore down upon
- the American crew. under Captain HAIRS d.
,,,or was examining every rope, san, nook, piock
~ ~ crev 10 find out just what repairs would have
- made at Piepgrass shipyard. at City Island.
~ssre II was the intention to put In Nhen Mr..
- had a chance to consult Captain Han he was
s. De told that there wasn't anything
~ ard with even much as ropeyarn
.r, ain Mr. Iselin there isn't any need or
-..,,re in 70 city Island Why not take the yacht
w., % my pace off Premium Point at New
pochele and have Piepgras fetch up the new gan
..n,orrow OF on Wednesday,?
y. .as decided to run by City Island. and the
-.cht proceeded direct TO New-Rocheile
INTEREST IN THE YACHT.
- ,ofender was the centre Of interest as she
.,,de fast TO a buoy off Premium POINT Hne was
,out a half mile out. and the crowds In Tucson
~ eazed at her long mast. her tapering null ana
-. huge white rolls Of sails with a satisfied ana
oontented LOOK.
With earliest dawn yesterday the crew got 10
-ork with energy. First of all Captain han got
SIC n,ainsaii off. 1t would have to be recn' any
-sv and then the main boom needed sandpaper-
,,s and the gaff must come out 10 make room ior
49, reu one that is to be brought up and lifted IN
mace by Piepgras to-day. Not only the maihSa"'
a., tho club topsail. the jib and the spnnaker, as
veil as the balloon jb. are 10 be recut Ihis re-
emitting will not take long. 1t will be done at MT.
1se,in's sail lofts adjoining his stables near MS
premium Point summer home. Long before sun
-,se the decks had been secured and pohshed I'LL
,nsx shone. The next step the repainting OF
~. yacht Under her bows about the only
,ocs q man not en- expert yachtsman could dis
cover any need for paint on the white sns'e"i"s
sides OF the boat There was a slightly ragged
spoearance coming perhaps from her contact with
soat,ng matter in the waters OF the Lower Bay
and outside the Hook
Work went forward all day yesterday on the De-
lander The Yacht smen who gather at the New
Rochelle Yacht Clubs house say that MI lsein
is the most thorough. enthusiastic ana haru-"oTh
ing yachtsman trat could be imagined Al ieast
half a dozen times yesterday he went out from
MS house on the rocks to the boat in the ohine
on his little naphtha launch 10 see no" inc WI"
on the yacht going on.
All the afternoon the blue absent nag was
Av,nr from the Defender. Mr.. 1selin was seen az
his home by a Tribune reporter
"How long will you stay here with the DEFENDER
Mr. Iselin?' he was asked.
Until Thursday" was the reply. ION THURSDAY
] shall take the Defender 70 Bay Klagei wa her
am going to have her put In the oryu"cN anu '
bottom scraped and polished ,,,, ,vork
how -, are n you psa..ed VIII" '"e
sThere is absolutely nothing wrong eHerW wav.
boat well satisfied with Der IN evyf, out or
ana assure you that she ala hI' s put this
&c IA risiv on account Of the lack of breeze and
partly because are getting thliss darco
eerain nreparatory tuning-up and getting things
10 rights IL some loose screw "ereh lou', u, &c
into match for fear things would go all IN a
lump What do think our chances are WIN c fHs
Va,kvrie III? No one tell until the Two yacntn
meet what their respective m.rits are we khp nv
tia, the Vaikyrie is better than the Brrtanh,s al e
Sp s realw DO Know about this yacht unless
you take the HAT e sne mas think when the
Defender is properly in shape she WIZ ln,sv"
AZ s lsas, we've minutes instead of nine in thirty
miles As the Defenders chances WIZ. 'i ~ re
kyle should think that she ought TO DC 'he
equal Of Lord Dunraven's boat in light airs you arc
How do you hope 10 WIN II you soy u...-sn,.
confident the Defender Is only 'he '"'"' 10
because think the Defender has shown her
sell SO lsf sang especially in moving when the
Wind freshened toward the finish yesterday.
PLANS FOR THE DEFENDER.
Mr. Iselin said that the Defender after rev
days at Bay Ridge drydock would return TO New
Rochelle and there remain until the meeuhg o'
the New-York Yacht Club for It's annual cruise
and races at Glen Cove next Monday, MI iSe"''
said he dreamed what task II wouin W,
this management o. racing yacht tnIoush II,
series OF preliminary trials and cup contest ,ba e
found II kept him work all the time. ana tha'
he would be glad when the strain was over %
aAs sGF ST at he nen a wfn her Do race 'e "
The Defender at anchor in still water is very
boat TO- man ap a specsat tor OF
the ess on rTG Monday of fl Scotland
which few around could furnish standing room
Tor al the men who seemed busy t on hqe
ble-sized vessel looming up on the waveess "a'ers
OF the Sound inlet. , ,a row ,oa,s
hung about and many spectators were IRVING Gao 10
obtain good view OF the craft n. i. was tborousS
going over with sandpaper and the sloops white
body was getting another coating OF the same pure
covering Captain Haff watching them Closely
as was Captain Terry. Captain Han. without be-
Ing willing TO say 1t In many words, Is conndent
enough OF the Defenders success with the val
kyle III or any other boat that is anoat One thing
Captain Half cannot understand and that is on
what grounds the vigilant put in a protest on
Monday. He says that in running DEAD before the
wind the Vigilant may keep up with the Defender.
Bot In reaching and pointing the Defender Is far
aao away the better boat.
DOWN so FAR AND NO FURTHER.
CAPTAIN sAMIrEI. WILSON ON THD DEFENDERS