The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

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Weather-What the Sharps Say.
New York, Aug. 29.-The second trial
between Defender and Vigilant over a
| triangular course eight miles to the leg
starting from the Scotland light ship,
| was one of the most interesting events
that ever took place in New York har-
| bor
There ere all kinds of weather from
| almost a dead calm 10 a blow of forty
miles an hour. In every point of sail
| ing and in every kind of weather De-
I fender showed herself TO be far superior
to Vigilant.
| Valkyrie made little bit Of a show
| of herself while the racers were at
| work, but il was so little that no esti-
mate could be placed on her qualities
as compared with that of either De
fender Of Vigilant.
| The regetta committee of the New
| York Yacht club which had the race
| in charge, let the boats off in regular
time. When they reached the line De-
| fender was twelve second ahead and
with that difference they made their
start.
ward which gave them beam wind.
For a couple of mile the breeze con-
tined blowing at the rate of seven or
eight knots an hour and they went
ahead fast Defender continually gain
ed on Vigilant until at the end of two
miles she had a lead of over half a
mile.
VALKYRIE SHOWS UP.
At this time Valkyrie who had come
out from her hearth inside the hook,
showed up in the open and undertook
TO chase the racers. She fell into the
same breeze that Defender and Nigi-
alnt had had when they started on their
journey and carried it with her down
the course for two miles when it col
lapsed. Defender and Vigilant had the
breeze desert them some time before,
and they were only standing still when
the English necessarily came upon
them with a rush that W as occasiOned
by the breeze which all had been fav-
ored with up to the nOrthward, but
which dropped at a point about two
miles to the southwark of the line.
When Nalkyrie got down 10 within
three-fourths of a mile of Vigilant and
found herself in a practical calm she
went about in a laboring way and
headed for home. Experts who watch
ed the English boat said that even in
that very light air and smoothest kind
of sea she made a good deal of a COM
motion from her bows, even more than
Vigilant.
In the almost impreceptible breeze
Defender made Roadway. The boats
Jagged for almost two hours in that
way, Defender continually gaining.
When Defender finally rounded the
first mark she occupied three minutes
and a half in setting her spinnaker.
Then began a run before the wind for
eight miles.
RUN BEFORE THE WIND.
At no time have Defender and Vigi-
liant met in a run before the wind be-
fore today when Vigilant has not beat
en- Defender. But today the keel boat
covered the eight miles in not only bet
ter time but by gaining the astounding
advantage of two minutes and thlr-
teen seconds. After rounding the sec
ond mark a big black squan came out
of the southwest and went for the sails
of the racers. Defender had no sooner
turned the mark when the gale was
upon her She stood it bravely and
there was no inclination TO take in her
big club top sail.
Mr.. Oselin, Captain Half and Nat
Hereschoff, all of whom were aboard,
were content to let the people see that
they had a boat which could stand up
in a breeze of wind The sheet of her
jib parted under the strength of the
forty mile wind and within a minute,
the headSail was in ribbons. Within
three minutes the fragments had been
hauled down and another new and
whole sail set in its place This last
leg was a close reach for home. Vigil
liant not being able to withstand the
blow, took down her club topsail soon
after rounding the second mark and
shortly after withdrew her baby jib
topsail.
VALKYRIE HAULS IN SAIL.
Valkyrie got a little piece of this
Squall as she was returning TO her
berth but Captain Greenfield hauled
down all her sails and the prodigious
club topsails. But it was said by the
sharpS who looked at her from Sandy
Hook that with only her massive main
sail set she keeled over enough to show
that she is very tender for one so big.
Defender went on fairly boiling thro'
the water. There was a good chance
for Defender TO make a lively kick off
from her boats but her deck was on the
level and her performance was sim
ply marvellous.
In the blow after It when the wind
dropped to about ten miles an hour and
lasted at that strength up to the finish.
Defender went on increasing the gap
that was between her stern and Wig
lldnt. 80 Ii can be seen that in every
point of sailing. even in the run before
the wiad with spinnakers set and in
all strengths of breeze, Defender not
only outsailed Vigilant but beat her
almost ridiculously.
And yet the Americas cup committee
does not seem to be satisfied that De
fender is the better boat for they have
ordered another trial race for tomor-
row.
The follovvinr table will Sbor- -b,-
Defender beat Nigilant.
Start. Finish E!apsed.
Defender .....11:2e-S 4:10-OS 1870
Nigilant Il 900 4:2s-23 5:O7-iS
WILL OFFER 1T TO BIsSELL.