New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-20
READY FOR THE TRIAL RACES.
TUE DrrrxDER AND THE vIGILANT TO
FIGHT 1T OUT TO-DAY.

os.,c,,r CONTESTS WATCHED WITH GREAT ~"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR The S'H0S
CONFIDENCE IN THE SUPERIORITY
OF, THE AMERICAN YACHTS.
,-. es, ~ the :raI races to decide wnicn Of vac
American yachts shall defend the -,'ne.'SI' ~
u,I he sailed to-day. The races vni9" '0'N 49,
,,,y % and July >, between Inc Deie'ue' " 80
v,gIlant. although they were ohis san
u.re watched By yachtsmen IN inns oou'' 49,
were s. ,,s,., interest The fact that the
-, .,,c, had been butt 10 do bitue WIN "'s
L,ng.sh Yacht was fashioned on ne" "nes or. -.
Il WAS a trial between the o'o Se'' 49,.
md de.pkeei sloop was one reason why sa1"
- .r. interested and excited over the race
Th. bartender at that time came ny W INC '"pS~
-, q, tho most sangulne. and the TWO races
s,ac,,ca,Iv decided which OF the two YANKEE Scoops
shau have the glory OF the contest WIN Na'n' 80
sI,ho,sh the Defender may have demonstrated
her superiority over the Eigliaht 10 t"e NM
h many the trial races which VIII be saileh 'o-o~S
Wv, -, Tnursdav will decide the matter officially
,h REGATTA Committee of the New-forK idch'
cub has made all arrangements for the race ah'
homes that there may be a sood o'ee~e -
good speed may be made. According ~ TIC P'O
pramme the start will be OF SANDY fioo" " 49,,
1ard Tirhtship the preparatory signal 10 ne give"
a", Thsra are TWO courses aid out on the
ogr,ume No l Is from the starting line 70 Ano
around a mark mites TO "indward' OK "
.rI and return leaving the mark on the star
board tack A., ,., ,,uo.
course No. is from the starting line eish, ''lIe,
~ and around a mark; hence eight niles 10 anu
- acond mark and thence eight miles 10
enisb line turning the marks on the outsiae o. ''e
triangle 10 port starboard. ACCORDING d. '7
yachts are sent around. The race To-Day Will ~
ably he over No. l. the committee i s'"e
tho right TO send boats twice over the course.
,,na starting and finish lines will be between
ro,n, on the committee boat indicated by wnite
aag and the mainmast OF the Hgh'smp i"eSe
line. will he at right angles with the outward ana
home courses. respectively ,,.,
rho nrenaratory signal will be made by hosting
-, h,,o meter Ten minutes later the starting
SIGNAL viii be given by lowering the Due peter ana
hosting a red ball Two minutes later 'he oa-' "''
drop yacht crossing the line before 'i'e S-n 10
signal IS made will be recalled by plds, Oh ''s
whistle and the display OF her protest s's"'' =" -"
fore. III, , IN.
n,er at Twenty-sixth-st and East River at A. H.
viii be the following members OF the commits.
lanes d. Smith A. Cass Garfield, Latham ~ NM
I Frederick Tams, Gouverncur kortrgnt' Atch-
hald Rogers and J. r. I.usk; also 3 Nicholson ha"e
chester Griswold and Irving Gr.nnen. members OF
the Regatta Committee, and Commodore bro"h'
I V s Oidie and Frank Robinson
Tho members Of the yacht club and their guests
will see the race from the tug Luckenpach' which
u,nl leave Pier No l. East River. at s:i5 a. M ana
,rna Course will be laid by y. O. O.sen VINO Wiz
go special tug rom the Pic' a. A"S''' ~
ST. and East River. VI, ,,.. ,,,,,h ,,ho
;rhe members OF the New-York Yacht Clup VINO
,,sro seen al the clubhouse. No. OF Madison-aVe,,
vos,erdav were all sanguine as 10 the maj result
=, ,his Years Yacht races. Only few had seen inc
E,oish Yacht but they felt confident mat WHICH,
aver Of inc two American soops Won III tne uIsi
rscas The cum would remain In this country.
III the Vigant and the DEFENDER eacn WIN =
race said a member. they Will nave 70 try onSs
more but is not much use specula'.hs on st,
nveni The Defender will win both races, ana VIII
beat Valkyrie III, too" ,,.A,o a,,o,r,
Wall Street broker left considerable amount
of money with a member OF the Gun Yesterday
morning TO be bet even on the Deiehuer' anu
took mains 10 have II known where the money wa'i
hut up TO closing time yesterday not one cent "a
heen p,acei on the English boat ana no inrodus
had been made on the brokers' betting capital
To-day's race will be closely watched ny the rep
resentatives of Lord Dunraven some or wnon were
heard to say yesterday that unless the Letrnoes
could beat the vigant by fifteen minutes IN races
such as are to be sailed to-day and on THURSDAY 'hs
English boat would have an easy victory ~ -.
The measurements which were recently taken OF
the Defender and the Vigiant VIII not DE msue
pubic for some time but enough on mat subject
has rea ched the yachting world 10 convince them
that the new boat has won in every race IN when
she was entered. and II Is this possibly when gives
the New-York yachtsmen 50 much commence 49,.
You must know" a member OF the ciuo SAID last
night, that the Vigilant Is not the same BOAT
she was two years ago and last year. she is many
minutes faster than she Inc EngVsninen
think she is still the Vgilsnt OF old. and are max
ing their calculations on that basis When the races
are over they will see where they erred"