The evening times., 1895-08-29
TO RlcE THE vlLKIRIt
vigiIant and Defender Set Their
Jihs For the English Yacht.
ANOTHER TRIAL ON TODAY
Great Crowds Feast Their Eyes Onthe
Englis II BOat-JOhn Jacob Astor
Offers an Extra Cup for the Coming
COntest-George Gould Sails on the
vigilnnt-Good Sport Promised.

| Nevesink Highlands, Aug. 29.-1:12 p.
| m-The vigilant is appa rently looking for
wind and frequently deviatcs from her true
course. The Defender appears TO hold heE
| course and it locks from here as though she
had increased her lead There is scarcely
more than ripple on the water out where
! the boats are.
Navcsink Highlands, 1890 p. m.-The
| valkyrie has evidently seen all she wants to
| of the ra acers at present. She has put about
| and is now heading up to northward.
Navesink Highlands, Aug. 29,-12:20
p. m.-The Defender has changed her
| course. and is now heading almost due
east. The viglant is following suit. Both
boats are now almost exactly stern on from
here. The valkyrie is also standing al
most due east.
Sandy Hook, Aug. ga cloudy sky and
a Sou westerly breeze ushered in a promis-
ing day for the second of the trial races
set to determine whether the Defender or
vigilant shall have the honor OF meeting
Lord Dunraven's yalkyrie III In the con-
test for the Americas cup.
The wind soon blew the cobvebs out of
the sky and ruffled the surface OF the bay
in a manner that gave hopes to shippers
and caused yachtsmen to predict good sport
later in the day.
The expectation that the British boat
would be out near the American racers
and the interest In the performance OF the
latter attracted n goodsized crowd OF spec
tators, and the excursion steamers which
went scaward were crowded from rail to
top deck
ALL EYES ON THE BRITISHER.
All eyes were on the Valkyrie as the
fleet pa ssed the Horseshoe. She was riding
gracefully at anchor, with her yellow
spars reaching skyward her polished black
sides rcflecting the dancing waves, and
her decks as white as a sandy beach. 1t
was noted that the British boat sat 10 wer
on the water, had less free board, as
saiIormen say, than either the Defender
or vigilant; that her nose had more of
shars-like look, and that her ovcr-hang
aft was even greater than the Defender.
Her topmast seemed a little more lofty,
her bowsprit a foot or two longer and the
steel boom reached further aft than the
latest Herreshoff creation All these things
were noted by the expert yachtsmcn, and
speculation was aroused as to how the
boat would carry her canvas in a good
stiff breeze.
The race to-day was originally set for
August 22 1t was the second OF the
tria. races to enable the cup committee to
pick out the best boat for the International
races, the first of which is set for September
Z.
As an additional incentive, John Jacob
Astor has offered a $1,000 cup for the
winner The third trial race may be sailed
tomorrow unless the committee con-
cludes after to-day's race to name the De-
fender as the contestant in the international
races.
The vigilant slipped her noorings at
e:IO and started under her own canvas
She had up her Herreshoff niainsail,
Hcrreshoff iib and staysail, and the large
club topsail which she carried in the last
race.
Mr. George j. Gould arrived on the Alta
lanta and boa rded the vigilant before she
started out Mr.. willard was also on her
and Capt. Charlie Barr was at the wheel