The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-03
VIGILANT WON THE CUP.
But the Dashing Defender Again
Shows Her Superiority.
KNOCKED OUT BY AN ACCIDENT.

Herreshof7s Latest Creation Had the Race
Wei In Hand When Her GafT Broke
and She Was Compelled to withdraw.
Jubilee Defeats Volunteer.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 3.--The Vigilant
won the Goelet cup for sloops yesterday
because the Defender was forced to with
draw from the race within half a dozen
miles of the finish on account of a broken
gatf. But for this accident the Vigilant
would probably have been nine minutes
or more behind the Defender.
So far as practical results go the race
only reiterates what everybody knows,
that the Defender is the fastest light
weather boat ever built in America. She
outpointed and outfooted the Vigilant in
the beat to windward, which was the first
leg of the course, and gained much more
on her during the second leg, a run dead
before the wind, a course supposed to be
most favorable to the centerboard yacht.
But just as the new vessel undertook a
stretch for home with only six and a half
miles of the entire thirty eight to cover,
her hollow gaff snapped in two and she
was compelled to give up.
At the first mark the Defender led the
Vigilant by six minutes, with Jubilee
third and Volunteer fourth. On the run
to West Island Defender gained materi-
ally on the Vigilant, going around the
second mark at 8:44:1O, while the Vigilant
did not show until 3:55:45. The Volunteer
was nowhere. She did not turn until
4:14:5O.
At the turning of the second mark the
Defender was seven and half minutes
ahead of the Vigilant on the time con-
sumed from the start, and she had the
same opportunity to lengthen the gap that
she had off Sandy Hook on July %, when
on a long stretch for home she increased
her lead. The last part of the race was a
closer stretch, but the high pointing quail
titles of the fin keller justify the statement
that she would have gained on that leg.
| Although the Vigilant won the cup, it is
growing opinion that the American cup
committee are satisfied that no formal
trial races will be necessary because the
sailing of the Defender yesterday was
| good enough to evidence her continuous
/ improvement and that is all that is
wanted in the way of information
/ However, a test of the boat in a blow is
/ still essential, for the Defender has not
yet been tried in that sort of weather, but
it is hoped that this one undisplayed quail
ity of the yacht will be brought out be-
fore this cruise of the New York Yacht
club is ended. The Jubilee and Volunteer,
which also started yesterday, were never
in the hunt with the Defender and Vigi-
liant, although the Jubilee did make bet
ter time than the Vigilant on the eight
cen mile run before the wind from Block
Island to the West Island lightship.
The Defender had not been past the mark
more than a minute when her mainsai
was seen to collapse. A second glance
showed that the gaff had split right in the
middle and it's two parts were sticking
down into the head of the mainsail. Clul
topsail and mainsail began to flap, and tn,
boat was instantly thrown up into tn
wind. After moments consultation be
tween Mr.. Iselin and Captain Half it ap
peared as if they had concluded to try tt
finish. The yacht was kept on her cours
for the home mark close hauled For ttv
minutes she was kept at it, but sagged 81
far to leeward that it was decided to Civ
up the race, and the Defender was takeI
in tow for Bristol.
The Vigilant went on and won the cup
gaining very much on the Jubilee on tn
last stretch. Such little interest as re
mained after the Defender obtained he
big lead on the others was altogether los
when the accident occurred, and only be
came a matter of universal regret that i
could not be seen how much the new boa
would come in ahead of the Vigilant, 70
it is conceded that the Defender does bet
ter every time she starts
The race between the schooners was
very secondary consideration. Laska go
) home first, and won the cup on time al
lowance.