New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-03
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the beat 10 windward down TO the Block Island
stake buoy. The leaders Of the racing feet
worked at first up along the Point Judith shore
and then zigzagged across for Block Island TAX
ing shorter lacks as they approached the stake
buoy.
THE NEW BOAT GAINS STEADILY.
The Defender pulled away from her competitors
with every puff of wind Before the first leg
was half sailed the Vigilant had moved by the
Jubilee and the Volunteer had fallen back to
fourth place. At ! 1880 the Defender made her
last tack and stood away the southwest,
preparatory to going about the stake buoy III
looked as If the Defender people had repeated 'me
error they made an the race OF Saturday, July ~
off Sandy Hook ana the boat was gong 10
Overatand the mark by half mile just mere
the Dolphin. her blue flag, with It's white anchof
gri tour white stars. indicating the presence Oh
the Secretary of the Navy, got in the way OF
everybody tnat wanted 10 see the race. 1hers
vas "a great throng of boats at the turning marx,
and that there was no more interference IMAM
there was is remarkable. The tide was setting
strongly TO the eastward. and 10 counteract H.
1t was necessary for the Defender TO go well to
the west. Still the Vigant seemed to be steer
ing much the better course.
AROUND THE FIRST MARK
Nevertheless. the Defender turned the mark
as well as her most devoted admirer could wish
at l4O95 The chorus Of steam whistles and
cheers that resounded all sides told Of the
enthusiasm with which the new cup-defender is
regarded. The Defenders spinnaker was out to
starboard, and she squared away Tor the
West Islands. within thirty seconds OF the tifle
she turned the stake buoy. Her small headsails
were off in trce too. and preparations were
made for running up larger ones in their place:
The Nigilant came about on the last tack lot
the stake buoy at 1920 A trife more than SIX
minutes after the Defender she turned the nrst
mark. She was taking in her jbtopsans as she
turned the stake buoy. and less than twenty sec
onds later she had her spinnaker set ana was
squared away for stern chase of the Defender
The Nigilant set her balloon jbtopsai at l4'.ZO
The jubilee turned the mark at l:5o:N. getting
out her spnnaker and balloon tbtopsai TWO
minutes later. The Volunteer reached the turn
at 1:57:45.
The first OF the schooners to make the Block
Island turn was the Lasca. She got around at
2:l5. The Emerald was the second schooner
about, thirty seconds behind the Lasca
RUNNING BEFORE THE WIND.
The run before the wind of eighteen miles up
to a stake buoy two miles southwest oy south
from West Island Light seemed only to demon
strate more clearly the Defenders superiority.
The breeze freshened decidedly and many steam
vessels cut across to be first to the West Island
Light turn and see the yachts come about and
go on the reach for the finish line. The Jubilee.
TO the delight of the Boston spectators. appeared
to be coming up on the Nigilant. but the Nolun-
teer fell away till she was almost lost TO view
At 3:35 the Defender got in her light sails. pre-
paratory TO gybing and turning the buoy. Inc
balloon jibtopsa came away readily. She gyDed
over at 3:42:45
At s:44iO the Defender made the turn. She
was gallant sight indeed. she shot. close
hauled on the port tack. up by the mark to
begin the six-mile reach for home. 1t was just
at this moment that the Vigilant took In her
balloon jibtopsail.
THE DEFENDERS GAFF BREAKS.
Every eye was intent on the Defender. and
every man was specializing on how much she
would come in ahead of the Vigilant. when
ictiDC " al
the boats near at hand. cry went up as the
Defenders gaff was seen to break in two In
the middle. and hang down. Despite the acct
dent the Defender kept on her course. and she
was going so rapidly that the steamers that
wanted TO come alongside her had 10 put on
full steam TO do il. The wind freshened, and
the sea ran still higher. and the Defender
II was s:55:45 when the Vgant turned the
West Island stake buoy and came about for
the Brenton's Reef leg. She was ii minutes
and So seconds behind the Defender.
THE DEFENDER OUT OF THE RACE
few minutes later the Defender definitely
gave up the contest. and accepted the tow of
the New-York Yacht Clubs special tug. the
Gaspee 1t began rain slightly as the Vigi-
liant came on TO the finish and the Defender
was toved up to Bristol. Little can be said OF
the last six miles of he race. The wind was
over the port bow. and. come as she would the
Jubilee gained steadily the Nigilant. still. II
other cup for George Gould.
The Sylvia put hereelf So as 10 make finish line
between her and the lightshp. Again The whistles
and the cannon sounded the Nigilant came
down to the line in her old-time style. II was
3S:i0 unofficial time, she crossed II. The Jul
bilee was beaten by about nine minutes, and the
Volunteer was some sixteen minutes behind the
Jubilee.
RACES OF THE sCHOONERs.
The feet OF schooners bore we'll over 70 the
westward on the run 10 the Block Island turn. To
the surprise of the experts. the old Constellation
gave up before the end Of the first leg OF the race
The first of the schooners TO arrive off Brenton
Reef and cross the finish line the Lasca.
which got home at 542:3G. The Emerald came
over at 5:43:24 and the AmOrita finished at 55S43.
The Emerald won on corrected time. The Amori-
Ia was third.
The special race between the Neaera and the
Loyal for the 500 cup offered in the June regatta.
was won by the Loyal. The Lolays corrected
time was 615:0l while that the Neaera was
G:l7:20.
In the morning the squadron will proceed TO
Vineyard Haven.
SUMMARY OF THE RACES
The following Is the summary Of the days