The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-31
DEFENDER IS SELECTED
SHE WILL RAGE THE TALRYRIE III
 FOR THE ATERIC4'S CUP.


 Cup Committee After the Contest of Yes terday in Which She Easily Beat the yigilant-she Established a Record as a Weather Boat-stiff in a Breeze.
 New York, Aug. SO.-The third trial race between the yachts Defender and Vigllant took place to-day and the De- fender won by minutes, 12 seconds elapsed time over the twenty mile course.
 rattling breeze and a rough sea made the test of the abilities of the new boat one of the best that has been afforded. She removed all doubts as to her ability to go through a head sea in a blow, She established record as weather boat, and her heavier mast and stouter rig did good ser vice. The keel boat outpointed the cen- terboarder and outfooted her in the windward work. She showed herself stiffer in a breeze and easier in get ting through rough water. She made less fuss and left a clean wake. After the race the following announcement was made by the cup committees
 The Americas cup committee have selected the yacht Defender of the New York Yacht club, as against Valkyrie III. in the contest of the America's cup. (signeO
 A. CASS CANFIELD, Secretary.
 The fleet to-day was the smallest that has followed a trial in years. The late hour at which the committee decided to hold the race left many in the dark as to arrangements, The Vigilant, with MT Gould aboard, was the first to leave her moorings at the Horseshoe. Captain Barr apparently expecting wind, sent up working top sail There was a ten-knot breeze coming in from the eastward and while caps were plentiful outside. The De- fender with mailsail up started to- ward the lightship in tow. When clear of the Hook Captain Half sent a clubtopsail aloft. Then with all plain lower sails the Defender dropped her tug and beat down to the line. MT. and Mrs. Iselin were among those on board Before reaching the lightship the Vigi- lant changed her topsail for club. The tug Luckenback with the regatta committee and the cup committee aboard arrived outside at 10;45 a. m. and signalled that the start would be from the Scotland Lightship and the course No. la beat of ten miles to Windward and return.
 The course directions were east by south, or right into the eye of the wind. The outer mark was off Far Rockaway and was well out to sea- The yachts had plenty of room to jockey for positions at the start. The preparatory signal was sent at Il a. m. When the Vigilant went about and headed for the line the Defender swung about as if on pivot and led the way. Both were on the starboard tack. The Vigilant was to windward of the new boat and Captain Barr shook out the baby jibtopsail to help him crowd the other boat out of the best position. He drew up on the Defender and lap ped her. Both were crowding in so close on the committee boat that there seemed great danger of collision, but Captain Barr finding it impossible to pass the Defender wore away and the new boat rushed over the line, eight seconds after the starting gun.
 The time was: Defender, 11:10:0S. Wig liant, 1110:18
 The Defender had smaller clubtop- sail aloft than the Vigilant, and used no jibtopsail, but with less canvas she was too much for the Gould boat. The latter endeavored to steal De- lenders wind by crossing close to the committee boat end of the line and Huff ing as she went, but the new boat was going too fast and the Vigilant found herself doomed to another stern chase. The Defender never showed to better advantage than to-day. She was in the pink of condition and well handled, al- though plainly not pushed to her best, as no jibtopsail was carried. The wind was now a good sixteen-kn 1t breeze from a little south of east, and there was considerable sea caused by the wind blowing against the ebb tide. The Defender rode beautifully, wetting her decks with spray, but not dashing the waves out from her bow and plung- ing and pounding, as did the Vigilant. The two yachts held the starboard tack for four minutes after the start and when they went about together at 1:14 the Defender had four lengths to the good. on the tack III tOWdFuS IUe Jer- sey shore the Defender doubled the gap. The wind had dropped couple of knots but it was all the same to the new boat. When the two went on the starboard at 11:29 the Defender was well to windward. The breeze freshen- ed as the boats stood off shore and at F o'clock the Defender was three quarters of a mile ahead. The Defen- der went on the port tack at 12:01 and the Vigilant at 12:03.
 Just after the start Lord Dunraven's s Valkyrie was seen tacking out from the Hook. She had mainsail, working topsail, jib and staysail. She stood up well in the fresh breeze and bowled along at a good gait, but poked her long nose into the pillows in way that neither of the Yankees did.
 The Valkyrie carried a much small CT topsail than the others and no jib- topsail, and yet she heeled over more than did the Vigilant with both club topsail and jibtopsail. She did not reach the lightship until the racers were nearing the outer mark ten miles away.
 At 1927 the Defender went well out toward the turn, went on the starboard