The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-23


y-e minute later. Both raised their bll-
l1oa 1ia tulsals and tle Nigllaut used a
lArser 1ih tlan ,he Defender The center
uo1rltr showed -he aIVa-.ace OF her tvpe
bF cutting lowu tho lead OF Che Defender
unti az MSS. hoth boats were side by
s,ie- Nachtsmen held their breath while
t-t eAAm.lou ot - ANA Che type of 'g5
raced IKE twin sl1ous htlI togeihcr by
au invisible l.nc
Az - o'clock ,ho visilant began 20
creep inch by inch uutl her mast was
even with the Defenders ub boom. Wi,h
hef eenterboard pulled up the NiEilant
slipped ahead while tha Defenders keel
reaching down nineteen feet. held her
BACK. II was a victory FOR the center
board but Do was not for long. The wind
shifted trihe. SO that spinnakers were
a 4etrimeuf, and they were taken IN.
Then the wind fresheucl q trinc. the De-
ten1er walked upon the Nigilaut. regain
"a the lead and showed the way to the
first turn.
At 1850 O'Clock. iust as she was ap-
preaching the first turn. the Defender
broke out her Jih ana took IN her balloon
lih 90 nN it A few minutes later the
Nigilant made the same change. At y 81 0l
the Defender swept around the hag,
breaking out her No. jh topsail, as
she did Sc. Ia TWO minutes seven seconds
more the \icilant made the turn. She
also broke Cut her No jib topsal and
the two yachts started on a close reach
with boorns 10 uort
The scene aboard both yachts was one
OF great activity. one minute the crews
were seen stretched out on deck at fun
lenEth,t the next they were scurrying hither
and thithor pulling az one line and tight
cllng another. They seemed 10 work
quickly and with great precision The
sails were taken in with marvellous rapid
ity on both racers. Capfs. Han and Barr
certainly had their men well in hand. and
the excellent discipline of the crews was
plainly evident.
The breeze had frshened, and both boats
keelcd over somewhat. The Defender
pointed higher than the Nigilant and car
ried her canvas better. This breeze soon
began 20 die ont again. however. and haul
ed around more 20 the west The Defend
er had been gaining slowly. and was far
ahead 10 get the beneht at times Of chang
ing winds that died out before they reach-
ed the Vigilant. Several times when the
! Defenders sails Were all drawing, the Wig
ilants head showed tendency to nut
ter. The uncertain wind continued 70
grow lighter Under these circumstances
the Defender made her best gains OF the
race. She had luck. but il was evident that
she was the better as well. At LIS o clock,
after a board which lasted FOR 3J minutes,
the Nigilant changed 10 the port tack.
whihc was now blowing from southwest
10y west. and in a moment the Defender
tackled too. She was then about three
eighths of a mile ahead. Fifteen minutes
later both boats went about again on
the starhoard tack. on this short
board the Defender had made good gain.
! II was one of the times when the breezes
favored her. The Nigilant got the benent
OF Il a little later but the Defender con-
tinued TO outfOot her. The new boat was
sailing beautifully, rocking gently and
sliding quickly through the water. She
seemed 70 gain every minute. At 2lS
o'clock the Defender again made a short
tack TO port. The Vigilant kept on her
course. and at the end Of three minutes
the Defender went back TO the starboard
tack. She had opened up a lead of a mile
by this time. Twenty minutes later she
tackled for the second buoy, which was
just of Long Branch. pretty well in shore.
Capt Han had figured very nicely and
the turn was made by the closest kind
OF a shave at 2:50I. A few seconds be-
fore the Defender rounded the buoy the
Vigilant went about and stood away for
the mark. She made it at 2:57:50, more
than seven minutes behind.
The breeze had begun to freshen again,
and the two yachts, with wind abeam and
boom 10 starboard, squared away for the
reach home. They were both heeled well
over and racing through the water. The
Defender had opened up a terrible gap
by this time, and the Nigilant was plain
~ QUO of g. She hung on gamely though,
but in the ten mile run she lost minutes
/ 9 seconds more. The Defender simply out
ran her, The flOtilla of steam yachts and
tugs was put 10 its best to catch the
Defender before she got home. At the end
a good sailing breeze developed.
The Defender crossed the line at 345:00,
winning the 500 cup and the steam whis-
ties screamed joyfully. The Vigilant was
| far astern and the Defender had proved
herself the better boat on all points of
/ sailing, except in the faintest sort of
breeze. When the Nigilant crossed at
I S:54.4S. there were more cheers ana whis-
/ ties for the champion Of 1888
The Defender sailed proudly up the bay
| escorted by a score Of steam yachts and
/ excursion boats. At the narrows she took
a line from her tug and was towed TO City
/ Island.
The Vigilant sailed up through the
main ship channel inside the horseshoe
I al sandy Hook, where she remained for
the night.
| After the vigilant came to an anchor
age inside the horseshoe, L. A Willard
was interviewed by a reporter. He said
I in answer 10 a question as to what he
/ thought of the Defender: she is a great
I boat In light weather she is a wonder"
I Just after the start2''
1T would not be courteous TO the re-
eatta committee 10 make public the pro-
/ test before they receive II. ! will say
1 This. however, all rules Of yachting were
/ violated"
WAS the race to-day fair test Of the
| two boats?'
.Wem. l think the Defender got con-
/ siderable advantage in the shift Of the
wind on the second leg. II helped her
1 materially The Vigilant was also very
/ much interfered with by the steamers
which accompanied the fleet. / had no
I idea how much interference there is from
] this cause, as / never sailed on the second
I boat before. Several of the steamers gave
/ US their wash, and the Alicia was on our
/ weather quarter for a long time
The races to-day and Saturday were
preliminary races only, and while the
/ defender has displayed her worthiness
10 meet Lord Dunraven's Nalkyrie III,
/ # win not be until the trial races are
+ sailed. about the middle OF August. that
1 ,ha eup defender is officially named. In
I se- the conditions Of deed OF gift o. tho
Americas cup the trial races must
I be held open 20 the competition q