Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-08-09
CONVINCED D0UBTIEG THQNle I3S
Almost Runaway with Lnnakers and
rss ne Fsssisss der Gained

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Il0l August 2.-The De-
fender bea igilant today in the
run Of fort t6 miles from New Lon
don to this port, and beat her so badly
that the latter's admirers must admit
that the Defender is better than the
Vigilant. How much better cannot
be stated, for no reasonable comparison
of the champion of 1898 and the Wig
liant Of 1895, can be made only by the
handful of people who know about
what the Defender will give the Wig
liant in the matter of time allowance.
Concerning this matter, reporter
was told today by yachtsman who is
in a position to know that the Defender
should allow the vigilant four minutes
or thereabouts in forty mile race,
such as that of today.
If this is true, the Defender did all
that could have been asked of her, beat.
ing the Vigilant by at least eight min
utes.
just as the start was made, the Wig.
ilant's mainsail was split, but the ac
cident had no appreciable effect on the
result Of the race. The tear was neal
the foot of the sail, and the yacht was
going with freedom. The wind was
abeam and gave the two men who were
sent to the boom to make the necessary
patch no difficulty. They had no trou.
BILE in stopping the hole and sewing or
new canvass, and the accident, it il
said by experts, did not work against
the Vigilant by more than fifty seconds
at the outside, and probably not over
twenty seconds.
The weather was in favor of the
Vigilant all the way through. On
leaving New London it was a more
than good wind. A broad reach with
the wind abeam, would better describe
the direction of the wind. which wa:
almost due southwest, as it had beer
for two days. 1t was brisk, but the
big fellows were able to carry all sail,
including the club topsails, and the
water was smooth enough to suit the
Vigilant in her very best days.
From start to finish the Defende,
gained ON the Vigilant, and came 81
far ahead that the doubling Thomases
who were asking each other as to tn
America cup races, "Will she do?" ar,
now saying, cat least, she's the bes
boat we ever had" and full comics
sion from these people is to be though
over more than once. 1t means tn
splendid win of the keel boat toda,
shows she is improving right along il
form. If the advancement continue
at the rate displayed between the sal
of yesterday and that of today, tn
Vigilant will be nowhere tomorrow.
1t was almost runaway with spin
makers today, and yet the Defende
gained at every point. The finisl
showed the new boat to be IL minute
2 seconds to the good on actual time
On leaving new London the yacht
sailed down with abeam wind to tn
race. The Defender had her steering
gear pitched up during the night, ant
her sailors were smart enough to ge
her over the starting line l minut
and 20 seconds ahead of the Vigilant
The Volunteer was pretty quick, am
went away seconds after the Vigilant
The Jubilee was third, but for som
reason or other she did not start wit
the others, and this fact lessened tn
interest in the whole programme, 70
the breeze was blowing pretty fresh
and every body wanted to know wha
General Payne's vessel could do wit
the champion of 1898 and the new fin
keeled yacht.
The boats which did start had a goo
race. There was fine breeze whicl
was always fair. After rounding tn
race rock the feet found itself goin
before the wind, and spinnakers wer
set, and in this way they rushed hom
to the finish line.
The result of today's race shows tina
the fight for the cup ON the American
side will be made either by the De
fender or the Vigilant. The Jubilee
by her refusal to start today, indicate
to sane persons that she does not wan
to go into a race where there is blow
as a victory in such weather cannot b
of great value, for the chances are fiv
to one that the cup races will be il
light weather, and that is the game tn
Valkyrie III was built for.