. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . erreshoff did his best with Vigilant. Designedexpressly for racing in the waters off Sandy Hook, to defend theAmericas cup, with only a few turns, she was indeed great. Shedid the trick. It is always wise to judge by results. Vigilant ful-filled her destiny—that of a cup defender. Her designers ambition to build a cup defender was realized,and the experience gained in the races of 1893 undoubtedly pointedin the direction of deeper keels and less beam. Th
. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . erreshoff did his best with Vigilant. Designedexpressly for racing in the waters off Sandy Hook, to defend theAmericas cup, with only a few turns, she was indeed great. Shedid the trick. It is always wise to judge by results. Vigilant ful-filled her destiny—that of a cup defender. Her designers ambition to build a cup defender was realized,and the experience gained in the races of 1893 undoubtedly pointedin the direction of deeper keels and less beam. The Colonias work,compared with Vigilant, pointed to that conclusion, and the wonderful windward work on October 13, 1893, confirmed it. In Vigilants rajces this year we find that the foundations for anew type of boats, begun by Mr. Herreshoff in Gloriana, have beenwonderfully developed in the greatest of all yachts, .-VmericasDefender. MR. GOULDS SHARE OF THE HONOR. Now that it has been definitely settled that the Defender willmeet the Valkyrie in the races for the cup, it is proper to dwell on ■20 OFFICIAL SIGNAL PROGRAM. COLUMBIA
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