The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-01

Newport, R. T., July 31.-Once more
the Defender scored a victory over the
Vigalent and while the latter was some
what handicapped by six foot rent in
her mainsail that would not atone for the
twelve minutes beating she was given in
q forty mile run today from New London
here. General Paine's Jubilee did not
start owing to an accident which
happened in the hard blow of yesterday.
She was going around Race Rock outside
of New London harbor about z p. M,
when the turn buckles in her main
rigging on the port kfde parted. The
Jubilee was towed here. j. NJ Forbes
Volunteer, the successful cup defender of
| 1887, was in the race today. 1t was a
| good opportunity to gauge the advance
| made in yacht architecture since the
| Thistle was sent home without the cup.
| The Volunteer recently changed back to
a sloop. In the forty mile run today the
| Defender beat her twenty-four minutes,
| five seconds, and the Vigilant beat her
| twelve minutes, three seconds. The May
| flower, the cup defender of 1886, was in
| the race for schoOners, and won in her
GLASS; making the best time of any of the
| yachts except the three big single
stickers. Her victory is partially due to
her steering more northerly course and
| getting more wind off shore than the
| Others
| In the other classes for schooners the
winners were Constellation, Iroquis,
| Amorita' Neara. OF the smaller single
stickers the Queen Nab, Wasp and Uvira
were winners
The wind came in all day from the
south-southwest at twelve and fourteen
knot breeze. AT II. 10 the smaller classes
! of sloops, cutters and yawlS were sent
| off. The course was short reach with the
wind abeam to Race Rock light, and
| dead run before the wind to Point Judith
| and Newport, finishing at the Dumplings
At II. 10 the schooners started, and at
| II. 20 the signal gun for first class sloops
sounded. The Defender was the first
over. just before the gun was fred the
Vigilant's mainsail split a couple of feet
from the end of the boom. The split ran
up to the first batten about six feet. 1t
vas too late to stop for repairs The
sloop swung over to line crossing over
| minute behind the Defender The
Volunteer followed the Vigilant just as
| the handicap time of two minutes ex-
pired. The Defender overlook the last of
| led past one another. The Vigilant
followed suit and the Volunteer also be-
| fore the end was reached. AT 125 the
| Defender had walked tn ough fifteen
| SchOOners.
When off Watch Hill at 12 43 the Vigi-
| liant also passed the first of the others and
became second boat with the Defender
three minutes ahead. The Volunteer was
mile astern. The wind freshened to
about 10 knots and the Defender gybed
round Point Judith at 2 81, the Vigilant
at 2. AZ. 80, and the r,Volunteer 10 minutes
later. The Yigiilant gybed before reach
ing Point Judith. but all the sothers
swung their booms oversto the starboard
and reset their ssspainakers for the run
| to this harbor.
The Defender crossed the line at T. o6 10,
| 10 minutes and 2 seconds ahead Of the
| Vigilant
| Friday one of the greatest races of the
year, that for the Goelet cup, will be sailed
The Jubilee, Volun teer, Vigilant and De-
fender will come together.