Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-07
VIGlLANT WITHDRAWN.
Willard Says Gould's Boat Will
 Not Meet Defender Again.
HE ALLEGES UNFAIR TREATMENT.

HE ALLEGES UNFAIR TREATMENT. tho Defender People Are Charged With
 Jockeying For a Favorable Starf-Yachts-
 men Think Willard Shows Poor Taste and
 Admits His Boats Weakness.
 NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. If any addi- tional test had been needed to show that he fin keel yacht Defender is better all around boat in light weather than the eenterboard Vigilant, it was furnished when those yachts raced over a 21 mile equilateral triangular course outside of this harbor for S200 cup offered by Mr. J. R. Drexel.
 The course was one which gave the con- testants every chance of showing what they could do. They started out on q beat of seven miles to windward, then had fall reach of the same distance and finally a run home before the wind for seven miles more. In the first two legs the Defender easily showed her superiori- ty. On the last run before the wind, the Vigilant, with her centcrboard hauled up and spinnaker set for half the distance, gained only 1 minute and 13 seconds, when it was expected that the keel boat
 
 utcs in that sort of sailing.
 The result of the day only confirmed the opinion that is universally held on the question of the comparative merits of the yachts, yet at Q meeting of the America S cup committee held on the flagship Syl- via it was decided to hold formal trial | races off Sandy Hook on Aug. 20 and 22 and further races if they are seen to be necessary.
 Doubtless the action of the committee, which is headed by one of the most expo | ricnced and level headed yachtsmen in the world, Commodore James D. Smith of the New York Yacht club, was taken in order that an opportunity might arise for l a race in a hard blow, something that the Defender has not been seen in up to date. At any rate, the trial races will be held, and the winner will secure a valuable cup | offered by John Jacob AstOr.
 Mir. WiIlard's Letter. Last evening, whilc every one was dis cussing the merits of the Defender and | speculating on how much greater improve l ment the new boat would show when she | should again meet the Vigilant later in | tho week, MT. Willard, who is Mir. George Gould's representative and manager of | tho Vigilant gave out letter which at once shattered the well laid plans of the | yachtsmen and others interested in the races. In the letter MT. Willard simply withdrew the Vigilant from all future races in which the Defender might take part.
 He said pretty plainly that he felt the Defender had treated the Vigilant in row l dy fashion on Tuesday and also on July g off Sandy Hook, and he wanted no | moro to do with her. The effect of the letter will be, unless some sort of a patch ing of torn canvas is done, that the Wig liant will not enter the trial races arrang- ed for the last of the month.
 Here is Mr. Willard's letter:
 ''To the Regatta Committee New York
 Yacht Club:
 ilant's entries for the races on Thursday and Saturday. In doing so desire to add q few words of explanation.
 "As you are aware, MT. Gould and I. | as his representative, fitted out and pre- pared Vigilant for racing for no purpose in the world except to assist in developing | the fastest American yacht and thus aiG in the defense of Americas cup. To this end great expense has been incurred. cannot, however, consent to continue rae ing Vigilant unless the contests are to be conducted according to the rules of yacht ing.
 II have now twice given way to De fender at the start of race when Vigilant l clearly had the right of way because I wa: | unwilling to risk a collision which might
 leave America without cup defender
 However wilEng I may have been tC
 waive my rights ill the past, am no
 willing to go on waiving them indefinite
 1y, and even if I were it is quite possible that situation might be created in whicl H collision would be inevitable.
 Ia >In
 own, is that the cup may be defended b!
 the fastest American sloop, which migh
 not be the case if Nigilant and Defende
 collided. As you know, have alread.
 protested Defenders action at the star
 on July 23. In today's race Defende
 again violated the rules and forced Vigi
 lant out of position to which she was en
 titled. In both cases there would hav been a collision if Vigilant had not givel
 way. In each case the responsibility o
 avoiding an accident was cast upon me
 It would not be fair either to the yacht o
 to her owner to continue racing unde
 those conditions. Very respectfully yours "E. A. WILLARD" l When MT. Willard handed this letter t [ the members of the press, he remarke l that the Vigilant was still at the disposa of the America's cup committee to be use for any purpose they see fit.
 MT. Iselin Surprised. MT. Iselin, when appraised of the pun port of Mir. Willard's letter. was take aback by the news that the Vigilant ha decided to draw out, but he would mak |. no answer to the letter. He refused to sa d word but he did want to keep the cop of the letter that the reporter had. It is known, however, that as soon 6 the committee received MT. .Willard's lei 8 l. for all Of thau1 HyaOt Ont tO the xyritf 1 of the unique missivo and had q long tai 8 with him. The result of the interview
 not officially known and probably wi @ not be until the clouds of war settle, bI 0 the appearance of MT. Willard after ,. took place was one that indicated a firn
 ness of intention that could not be mi
 taken. That there is a strong feelin : somewhere between the owners of u l. Defender and Vigilant is so evident thu U it can almost be stated for a fact. t A very prominent yachtsmen who! l. words may be safely taken as expressir }. the opinions of a majority of the old r members of the New York Yacht clU '- said:
 l. MT. Willard's action was of the weal @ est possible character If Ned Willal
 felt that he had grievance, he shou s have made another protest and waited f
 the action of the regatta committee. H n action. however, in withdrawing the Vi 7 liant from the races is exceedingly exa ,' perating and cannot be too strongly CO Ft demned. I am surprised that he shou "a do such 0 thing after the commendab manner with which he has raced the Vi S liant, and cannot see how he has gain ef anything by pulling out at this time. Tl If letter is confession of weakness.
 General COppinger Can See No Indian d WASHINGTON, Aug. "A dispatch ]
 ceived at the war department from Ge ol eral eCoppinger at Jackson's Hole sa II | tbat hha Indian ScOuts are still out a