New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10

It was a victory as complete and as decisive
AS could possibly be won There were no fiukes
or flaws Of wind. no bothering OF excursion
boats and no accidents Of any kind. On every
point Of sailing the vigilant proved herself to
he a better boat and when she proved hersei1
a better boat than the Vakyrie she proved
herself to be the neetest boat ever launched
The boats of England have been defeated oy
the Valkyre. and where in the world outsioe
of America can yacht be found TO sail sue
ccssfully against the best OF the Royai Squau'
ron? But yesterday when with all her saiis
drawing with her powerful null cohquerihs
and overcoming the waters unui they were
her slaves and every wave that rolled ohiy
sorved to hear her onward, the great white
sloon syept across the finish line while the
Valkyrie was hull down astern.
The race Of Saturday dispelled the fears that
American vachtsmen have had for the prowess
Of the British boat. The race Of yesterday SET
tied the matter. and the only thing that Anleri
can yachtsmen complain OF to-day Is their own
fooishness in being scared by the NaiKyrle'
But that liz old story. There is not yach'
which has come a-seeking for the Americas
CUP but what yachtsmen have had certain
fear Of her. They have seen her good points
first qualities Of a yachtsman. as well as OF
soldier not To undervalue the strength of an ad-
versarv But all the waves that roll on Sandy
Hook and all the winds that blow from the
fr,litlcss fields of sea sang last night the story
If the glory of victorious Vigant. Deep as
the waves that roll was the meaning OF her
victory and far az the breeze can bear II
will spread her fame She is Vigant, and
eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty.
Into "A morning and under sky which
gave promise OF increasing wind the TWO
champions Of the two great maritime nations OF
the world were towed out beyond the channels
and the shoals Of the Lower Bay to the SANDY
Hook Lightship. great fleet came down after
them of excursion boats and tugs and yachts
The flagship May was there. ready TO give the
preparatory and the starting signals and to
take the official time of the yachts. The WIND
was blowing fair sailing breeze from south
west by south. and rather heavy swell was
running in from direction somewhat more to
the eastward. which was broken on its surface
by the wind. The two yachts sailed about.
watching each other carefully, the Nalkyre
keeping closer to the starting line as rule
than the virilant and both boats having up
their jibs only for headsail. The wind was
increasing. and they both had up their inter
mediate cluDtOpSdlls, not tncii iaiscS' "ho' A"'
no one knew how hard il was going to blow. and
both boats wanted to hold to clubtopsails
as long they could
The May hoisted the signals showing the
course and ten minutes before the starting
time of l:25 fired the preparatory gun. The
signals showed that the race was to be sailed
over a triangular course and the first leg
to be- southwest by south. the second east one
half south and the third northwest one-half
west This was intended to give ten miles Of
windward work ten of reaching and ten of
running But as Is usual in sailing triangular
courses IL did not do SO. for the second and
third legs were reaches The wind probably
hauled a little more to the westward or COM
passes not accurate.
When the starting signal was given at II :25
the two yachts were close together, neither Of
them having got far away from the other in
all their sailing about waiting for the signal.
The Valkyre was a little closer to the line
but the Vigilant was to windward They both
had set their lbs and all their sails were draw
ing. The two boats made for the line on the
starboard tack the Vakyrie going faster than
the Vigilant The Valkyre passed over first
the Vigilant two seconds behind her The
Valkyrie gained. There no doubt about
it, She seemed to have the speed Of all
the winds in her and taking the seas
easily on her full bows went down toward the
dim outlines Of the Jersey coast It looked
bad for the Yankee boat. but It was not As
the Valkyrie began to draw ahead, q new speed