The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-07

a.. -y~~. ~~ewe 4Sves trial races. ar9
The new boats rad them all 70 fhsrFs~ive~-
The Pr5scEIia won one. Dot fne fstLAAn
defeated her twice. ard vas selected 70
defend the cup- TIE FGFltAA-S.-I.a -
yna,eh consisted Of the best two out OF
three races. Two Disappointing starts
we've made when the event was called OF,
vrhe Puritan foslfed tns Genssta al the
start ard was promptly ana pfopstE
ruled out On September u they n'ao~
third sfnssfccsssffl start On seffteH1UeI
Il ts4sv sailed over tire View YORK yaeat
course q distance Of about thiFty-eignt
nautical sniies and the Puritan won y
D. minutes = seconds after allowing we
f,enexga = seconds- II wac On septesrnNr
Is that the lsenes;a gave fbs Se~ 1870 .
a fright The race was twenty miles Gown
the wind and beat back The cutter ooat
t1a. the renterhoard minute 2 seconds
on The run cut ard on the beat Rack th-
BURGESS boat managed IN cTess the Inc
minute 8 seconds ahead. ne Seh'stA
won the Brenton Reef ard Cape NAY cgls
from the schooner Dauntiess before hhs
returned 10 England
flower. The cutter eszlatear owned ~
lieut. william Hem. r y. ar des'shfs
~ Iseaver-ys' ebh. was the challenger 49,
rhe had her turn At being DeAlsh -"
straight races. In ISIS the honor o. ~
ferdlnr the Gun was sought by the MAY
eloou pald for hy a party Of Brooklyn, y.
v CAPITALISTS. The Nayficwer was easily
che best Of the auartefte, and sne success
fully defended the cup. on sepfehoeI =.
again over the inside course. she defeated
the Galafea By y minutes 10 seconds. ana
two DAYS later IN the open the burgess
creation veon BY g minutes . seconds.
The Scotch steel cutter Thistle was fh~
p1xf challenger 90 take n walioping- She
was designed ~ George Watson. Of Gias-
gov Her owners were very conhasht
when thev sent their ship over the Allan
sic in iss7 At the fnsttEation or Gen.
Paine Mr.. Burgess then turned out me
yoluufeer which proved 20 be wonder
in ~fndward work. But a single trial race
with the Maydower was needed 20 snow
the new boats superiority
Two years ago Lord uonraven built an
other yacht. which was the second OF the
name Of EaIkyrse and brought her over
after the cup. The events OF 1888 are
within easy recollection. and memorable
viii they always be. Everybody refneui-
hers how four big single stickers were
built to compete for the honor OF defend
ing the cup. Gen. Paine was at the front
with the Jubilee. One New York syndi-
cate produced the Colonia. and another
body OF New York yachtsmen Clipped In
10 build the Nigibant, The fourth candi-
date came from Boston and was called
the Pilgrim Tho Nigilant was selected 20
trials she beat the Nalkyrie H. three
straight races.
Prospects ofThis Years Races.
The match this year between the valky-
RE III aad the Defender viii. comprise the
beat three out Of five races. All viii be
started from the Sandy Hook iightship.
which ia seven and seven-eiehfhs miles out
side OF SANDY Hook They will he held on
alternate DAYS. the first on the programme
being sailed tomorrow. The course will be
thirty miles long and the turn will be tai
ken at fifteen miles 20 wiBdward or lee
ward and return or the triangular course
OF ten miles 10 the leg. until one of the
racers wins three races.
II IL generally admitted that this year
will zee the closest contest ever had for
the cup. The Naikyrio Ill showed. before
she left home. that she Is the fastest yacht
ever built over there. at least In light
weather The Defender has been tried I'm
ell kinds OF winds-though she has not yet
been out I'm a rough sea-and IL is the uni
xeFsai opinion among experts that she is
better than the kigilant by ten minutes. IL
not more. in thirty miles. and the Vigilant
IS believed 10 be four minutes faster than
che was last year
There has been some betting on the re-
cult OF the match. the hackers OF the En-
elssh yacht having invariably demanded
odds They have asked for 10 bet,
and In some cases have accepted TO 4.
Most of this Nalkyrie money Is staked not
by practical yachtsmen. but by sporting
men who have been led to believe from
the newspapers that the Vaikyrie is gong
20 furnish surprising speed. Among the
experts there Is caution displayed In max
fng predictions. Therefore 10 was refresh
Ing 10 an American To hear one OF the most
capable Judges come out flat-footed one
day in this manner.