The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-21
DEFENDER AND NAV4HOE RACE.
Cup Champion Ahead in n Ten-Milc Run to
Windward and Back.

NEWPORT. June 20-Royal Phelps Carroll's
sloop Navahoc. which was built to win back the
Cape May ana Brenton Reef cups. made fine
showing this morning in q scratch race with
the old cup champion Defender. sailing along
side of the latter in manner that surprised
everybody There had been no announcement
that the two boats would race. and. conse-
Quently. no one was expecting It, but when
the Navahoe hoisted her mainsail at 10 o'clock.
the few who saw 1t knew that something was
up. Mr. Carroll went on board at 10 Il 5 o'clock.
and he had as his guest William Barton Hop
kins. who SO successfully raced tho GlorIana
some years ago. At 1925 O'Clock the Navahoe
broke out her lib and began to creep out OF the
inner harbor. She seemed to work heavy and
all thought that the Defender would have an
easy time with her.
The Defender was all ready to get out when
W Butler Duncan. Jr.. went on board at 1 30
o'clock, and was soon standing outside after
the Navahoe. The conditions for race could
not have been better. there being an excep-
tionalIy strong wind from the southwest and
the sea was practically fat. The Navahoe wns
outside nearly half an hour before the De-
fender. and when off Castle Hill she headed
up into the wind and took 1t easy until the
other boat got out
sail. being Immediately followed by the Nava-
hoe. the latter sending hers aloft In quick or
DER. Az IL ~ q CLOCK the yachts seemed to be
about abreast, and were Off the Brenton Reef
lightship. Tho Navahoe was to windward
when they fulled away. but almost INN ediatey
the Defender split tacks and crossed the Sava-
hoes stern. Then, coming about, she followed
utter the Carroll boat. They were heading about
southeast on the starboard tack. and continued
on in this way for about forty minutes. From
the shore the Navahoe seemed to be going the
better The Savahoe's peak did not OF seem to
be way up. but her sails were drawing finely
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the Nayahoc seemed like catboat alongside
At12:02 o'clock the Navahoe came about on
the port tack and started for the Defender, but
before she reached her the latter was also
shore which was the windward boat. After
going four minutes on the port tack both
yachts were re clear to ease away their sheets
bHfk for the g;htsdhip The IL nSh time was as
way in and Dropped anchor in the outer har.
Dor. The Navahoe. having less draught. found
Mr.. Carroll said to- might that the race was
fhrStnddy one ne he trying ne Nqyahoe with the
agreed that. they should make one leg to to
windward. That was done and after, going
no pretence at racing. but tax ing the nsiender
minutes sr and s ssSonG 9 sS' the fs%sS
lnert was only SECONDS OlIerefCe between
the boats. Mr.. Carroll further said that al
though his sails were old they were az good as
Mr., carroll kept the Navahoe "a hard fun"
and had only five feet OF his centre board
down. He said that Mr.. Duncan wished to
and pointing, and then it was the first time
that Capt. Rhoadcs had received a chance
admitted that tho Defender could outsail the
Navahoe in all weathers.. 1t was quite natural
that the real positions OF the boats could not
be made ont from shore. IL ruita
and when ten miles out it was almost impossi-
bic to tell which boat was in the lead. Mr.
Duncan left for Bristol to- might.
Capt. Rhoades Of the Defender is reported to
have said hat the bottom Of his boat is not in
first class shape and cannot be made So The
NavahOe's run from City Island here last week
was very fast. she doing II In eleven hours.