The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-30

NEW YoRK, August 2a.-Tho IecSha
trial race between Defender aud Vigil
liant over the triangular course, eight
miles to the leg. starting from the
Scotland llghtIhip, was one Of the
most Interesting events that ever took
place In New York hRrbor, There were
all kinds Of weather, from almost .
dead calm to . blow Of forty miles an
hour. In every pOInt Of sailing and In
every kind OF weather. the Defender
showed hOrRslf to be far superior to the
Vigllaut. The Valkyrie made a little
bit OF q show Of herself while the rAcera
were at work, but It was so little that
no estimate could be placed on her
qualities as compared with that Of
either Defender or Vigilapt
The regatta committee Of the New
York Yacht Club, which had the race
in charge, lot the boats OF in regular
time. Whom they reached the line De.
fender was twelve seconds ahead and
with that difference they made their
start. Both boats stood well of TO the
SoulhWard, which gave them beam
wind. For Q couple Of miles the breeze
continued blowing at the rate OF seven
or eight knots an hour and
they went ahead fast, The Defender
continually gained on the'VlViiant un.
I'll at he end Of two miles she had lead
Of aysr halt a mile.
vALKYdiE MAKES Az APPEARANCE.
At this time, Valkyrie, who had
come out from her berth inside the
Hook, showed up in tile open and
undertook to chase the racerA She fell
into the same breeze that Defender aud
VigiIant had had when they started on
their journey and carried II with her
down tho course for two miles, when 1t
collapsed. Defender aud Vigilaat had
the breeze desert them somo time be.
tore and they were only standing Still
when the English boat nearly came
upon them with 4 rush that was oc.
ca,ioned by the breeze, which all had
been favored up to the northWArd, but
which dropped ut point about two
milss TO the southRArd Of the line.
When Valkyrio got down to within
three. Qu QuArters Of q mile OF VigilAnt, aud
found herIeIt Ia q practical calm, she
went about in laboriug way and head.
Cd for home. Experts who watched the
English boat said that even In that light
air and the smoo.heSt kind Of sea. she
made good deal Of commotion from
her bows, even more than VigllanL In
the almost imperceptible breeze, De-
lender made headWay.
The boats Jagged along for almost two
hours In that way, Defender continually
gaining.
BEToRE THE WIND.
When Defender finally rounded the
fret mark GhS occupied three minutes
and half in setting her Ipinnaker,
then began run beioro the wind for
eight miles, After rounding tho second
mark big black squGll came out from
the southwest aud went for the sails Of
tho racer,
The Defender had NO sooner turned
tho mark than the gale was upon her.
ShO stood 1t brayslY, and there was no
inclination TO take in her big club top
saiI. The sheet Of her jtb parted under
the strength OF the forty mile wind, and
within 4 minute tho hsad.sAil was In
ribbons. Within thros minutes, the
fragments had been hauled down aud
another new and whole sail set In Its
place. This last leg was close reach
Tor home. The Vigilaut not being able
TO Withstand tho blow. took down her
club top1ail soon after rounding the
second mark, aud shortly after with
drew her baby iib topsail.
Defender went on fairly boiling
through the water. There was a good
chance for Defender 70 mako lively
kick o1 from her bows, but her deck
was on the leysl, and her performance
was simply marvellous. In the blow
ailer II, when tho wind dropped to
about ten miles an hour AID lasted at
that strength up to the hniSh, Defender
went on increasing her gap that was
between hpr stern and the Vigilaut. SO
II can be seen that In every point OF
sailing, even In tho run before the wind
with spinnRkerS set, and In all StrengthS
Of breeze, the Defender not only out.
sailod the VigIlant, but beat her almost
rldiculouily.
And yet tho American cup commit.
toe does not seem TO be satisfied that
Defender is tho better boat, for they
hnvo orderht another trial rAco to.llor.