The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-01
DNFENDER'S VICTORIES.
Added to Her List Of
Aquatic Triumpbs,
BEATS VIGILANT AND VOLUNTEER,

Tho Race Run with All Sail Spread, and
tho New Yacht Gained nj Every Point.
Superiority Of the Fin Keel over the
Conterboard Demonstrated
NEWPORT, r.. T., Aug. Tho Defender
bent the Vigilant i'm the run of forty-two
miles from Now London to this point, and
beat her SO badly that the latter's friends
must now admit that the new boat is bet
ter than the old. How much better can
not be stated, as no reasonable compari'
son Of the champion Of 1898 and the De-
fender Of 1895 can be made, only by the
handful of people who know about what
the Defender will give to the Vigilant in
the matter of time allowance. An Asso-
ciated Press reporter was told by ayachts-
man who is in a position to know that the
Defender should allow the Vigilant four
minutes, or thereabOuts, in q forty mile
race. If this is true the Defender did all
that could have been asked of her, beat
ing the Vigilant by at least eight minutes.
just at the start the Vigilant's mainsail
was split, but the accident had no appre-
ciable effect on the result of the race. The
tear was low down, near the foot Of the
sail, and the yacht was going with free
dom TIE wind was abeam, and gave the
two men who were sent out on the boom
to make the necessary patch no difficulty
at all.
The weather was in favor Of the Vigi-
liant all the way through. On leaving
New London it was more than free wind.
1t was brisk, but the big fellows were
able to carry all sail, including club top
sails, n the water was smooth enough
to suit the Vigilant in her very best days.
From start to finish the Defender gained
on the Vigilant, and came home so far
ahead that the doubling Thomases, who
were asking each other, referring to the
Americas cup races, "Will she dor" are
now saying at least, ''Well, she's the best
boat we aver had, " and that confession
from these people is to be thought over
more than once. 1t means that the SPLEEN
did win of the keel boat shows that she is
improving right along in form.
If the advancement continues at the
ratio displayed between the sail of Tues
day and hat of yesterday the Vigllant
will be nowhere in today's race. 1t was
almost a run with spinnakers yesterday,
and yet the Defender gained at every
point. The finish showed the new boat
to be over twelve minutes to the good on
actual time.
On leaving New London the yachts
sailed down with "a beam wind to the race.
The Defender had had her steering gear
patched up during the night, and her
sailors were smart enough to get her over
the starting line over a minute ahead of
the Vigilant. The Volunteer was pretty
quick, and went away five seconds after
the Vigilant. The Jubilee was there, but
for some reason or other she did not start
with the others, and this fact lessened the
interest in the whole proceeding, as every
body wanted to know what General
Paine's vessel could do with the champion
of 1898 and the new fin keel yacht.
The boats which did start had a good
race. There was a fine breeze, which was
always fair. There were a good many peo-
pie over at Fort Adams to see the finish,
and all were courteously received by Lieu
tenant Sampson, the officer of the day.
When the Defender hove in sight behind
the hills at Castle Point she was speedily
picked out by name, her almost straight
up and down gait making her easy to be
distinguished. Soon the Vigilant's lofty
club topsail was seen over the point.
There was a good two miles between her
and the Defender.
The resultof yesterdays race shows that
the fight for the cup on the American side
will be made by either Defender or Vigil
liant. The Jubilee, by her refusal to start,
indicates that she does not want to go into
a race when there is a blow, and a victory
in such weather can not be Of great value
just now, for the chances are eight to one
that the cup races will be sailed in light
weather, and that is the game the Val
kyrie III was built for.
The following table shows the time at
! atart and finish: