New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
THE DEFENDERS CRUISE.
IT TOOK PLACE IN THE MORNING AND
CROWDS WERE DISAPPOINTED.
THE BREEZE WAS JUST THE KIND THE YACHT
COMMANDER WANTED AND SHOWED HER

THE BREEZE WAS JUST THE KIND THE fA'hi
COMMANDER WANTED AND SHOWED HER
QUALITIES WITH FINE EFFECT.
The Defender was disappointment yesterday
She did not dsappont Mr.. lselin. who IS III oo'
mand OF her nor the syndicate which built her
any more than she did her designer MAJ
Herreshoff But she did disappoint gatherins
of yachting experts at the New-Roche''e
Club and far larger number OF spectators WI"
went to Hudson Park yesterday afternoon and
expected to see little private exhibition OF sac"
ing some sample specimens OF what turns OF
speed the new keel yach; Is going TO sho" WIZ"
she meets the English boat, which started 10
cross the ocean to meet her yesterday Inc
reason the yachting enthusiasts at the New
Rochelle Yacht Club house and Hudson PARK u
say nothing OF the visitors. whose fleet OF steam
naphtha and sailing craft make this Sound ihie'
a gay scene were disappointed yesterday AFTER
noon. was that the officers OF the Defender, pr'-
ter forewarned TO he weather In store ha'
grasped the opportunity presented wnen q 'o'
licking breeze came along about 1890 O'CLOCK !"
the morning. When the yacht stood ont across
the Sound in good wind that blew UP a H'''e
later, only few enthusiastic lovers OF yachtihs'
whose habits OF early rising enabled them 10 "e
on hand before the crowd, had the pleasure OF
seeing the crack yacht try her wings. Nhen 'hc
afternoon throng was on hand they saw the
usually quiet Sound Inlet filled with whitecaps
and the craft anchored in near the boathouseS'
pitching tossing and tugging at their moorihss
in a fashion to make one subject to seasickness
nervous.
The gallant Defender herself. at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. with mast and boom bare SAT
tossing I'D and down on the waves and seemed
ID l..ti.. NnH
mooring ground. instead of way of near Bay
View Mr.. Iselins summer home on premium
Poa,. that 1t needed the evidence Of that sky
scraping mainmast 10 convince some people thht
it was really she. The ram poured down N 'or-
rents at New Rochelle yesterday. and the ya'ht
Defender alongside which lag the Hattie
Palmer her tender presented n w0ebcgone pct
ure The contrast the more remarkaDlc I'r
every day that the Defender has been al Nv"
Rochelle far the skies have been brsht anu
the sun shone her huge white sails as II IN
promise OF success IN the coming internauohh'
contest, while the beauty of the seen" Wa
heightened by the nOti'la OF boats carrying III
terested spectators. many Of whom were Worn'''
There was nothing but gloom yesterday aI'''-
noon The only boats out yesterday h"ii SUM-
Intending visitors 10 the yacht who, win san
guine hopes had ventured out before the ram
began The hurried back to the clubhouse
drenchcd 10 the skin. Even the usuii SI' s'"9S
man was gum The only thing visible above
the Defenders deck an enormously long
bare mast "A dsmantlcd boom and f"" ropes
and steel wires Ther" was hatch over me
little staircase that runs down 10 the main cabin
and not head showed out - thr descent 70 tnr
mems forecastc quarters. Mr.. Is"Nn. who WAS
known 10 he on board evidently saw no necrs-
sl;y FOR getting his men wet when there was no
breeze FOR the rain fcll IN straight lines
II was about II O'Clock that Mr. lselin had the
sails get Captain Terry being In chaiE" unill mp
tain Hans r.tdrn this morning. tn" na!nSalL
et,ysau ~ and baby jib-topsail Were the sails
that the Defender carried a. sh" ren hed ",rnf'
toward Execution Light. She put up w"'Aihf
topsail as she got under way. ana the "lh' ""s'h
stru0k K her on the port SIDE sent her spinning
along at rate that made the i.~ early '"'n"'S
on the New-Rochelle Yacht CUBS Iciania "Np
were watching hcr through their telescopes. say
All s.rtr ~ complimentary things. not "NlF lvi
the swif; sloop. but FOR Mr. ls"iin a. an "n'r
yachtsman. The Defender pa, ao' - a ne
turned the Light. an4 IA" wind haNli" E""Ieu
sllghtly she made ny The Sound on the port lack
toward IIart's island Tn" breeze may -" l''.
fender csusht yesterday morning ''i ]"S' VA
the Defenders commander wanted " =" u sol
fled in his mind some of her sailing points on
which he wanted = be niue suiri IL ppen''
ont her sails n Nttle. This las' was 'h' NOR" I'M
portani ~ before having "a" mex h '-i"n sui, r.
cut he wanted - nave th"m stretched "A ht'"
more 80 that the recuttins could all be don" ~
Nr Iselin is not a man who makes several at
t.nnts on on. pl~ee of work AS soon tncn. as
thc Defender had cruscl little along inc Long
Island shore she made over toward Iarchmon'
and then returned to her moorinss The cruise
lasted a little over two hours II was ABOUT
o'clock when the yacnt was mace las' u" "c,
,,o.r,,gs Orders were ni once given T. unO'ni
the Boston suit OF sails and 20 bring aboard N"
U.rreshofr suit that had been slowed on the nav
lie Palmer. The Slsby sails were put aboard We
Hattie palmer easily enough. and the Herrc~hoH
sails brought on board the Defender In"n M''
lsolln and his party went TO All Vie" 10 lnh'h''"
and returned expecting 70 g on aHoi"'i S""''
cr,tlse on the Sound II the wind cam" up again
T'hey had not been long aboard the Defender
whom the prospects u n sailing wind wer. Niil,n
bv the patter of raindrops on the deck MI lsc
r, s,if n. was well pleased with the way IN
which the Defender behaved yesterday morning
He expects to get on the lierreshon sailr ms
morning and hopes for wind enough Tor SAL
.,ra,chinp rnn this afternoon. when n" VIII Know
better how the Herrcshoffs behave aftcr the"