The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-14

ViGilant luffed UP on the cutters weather
quarter. and thaxbharps said she had won the
victory in the jockeylng for place: but they
| didn't know
| No sooner had the sloop weathered the cut
ter than the British skipper showed his helm
hard up and wore around on his heel In a fash
| ion to make sailor folk shout with pleasure
wore clean around. came UP into the wind,
tacke1 about. and once more headed for the
line,well in the wake OF the white sloop which
must needs keep on reaching for the line. for
the time limit had about expired
The Valkyre was astern OF the sloop. but
she had used UP enough time to enable her to
luff up on the starboard tack across the limo at
it's southern end. while the Viglant on the
same tack was going SO fast that she was
crowding the flagship May at the northern
end. The honors OF the start were with the
Valkyrie.
Keeling to the blast till the red copper Of the
cutter and the yellow bronze OF the sloop rose
high out Of the frothlng sea- the racers headed
for the line The wind had set their shrouds
a-singing. The keen bows dipped into the
tumbling waves. and tossed the spray up
whore the wind could catch 1t and drive 1t
smoking and splashing across their forecastle
decks. Rising again. they fairly leaped into
the air. the Nigllant luffed till every sail
tapped. tho final gun flashed in tho gale.
and to its roar the racers crossed the line.
THE YACHTS COMPARED.
1t was a glorious picture. but one which only
the sporting harnacles fully appreciated. for
the Valkyrie had too much the best-of 1t to
permit tho enthusiastic young patriots to take
note OF its artistic effects.
As the racers stood away toward tho Long
Island shore the sharps began to compare the
two critically. They found tho Valkyrie's
kI,y fnI
the Vigilant's. and In consequence the
areasof sail spread By the two were
moro nearly equal than In any preceding
meeting. That was pleasing to the sports
men. because 1t gave the cutter o better
chance. provided she could stand up under It
That she could do this was not doubted after
the start She did. indeed. heel o bit more I'M
der the wind than the sloop. but she was
making excellent weather Of it-better. indeed.
than the sioop. for the Yankee pounded the
seas In way that spouted gallons Of spray
aloft where the cutter did not lift pints.
Moreover. to the dismay Of the patriots. tho
cutter Immediately began to open up the
space between her and the sloop by pointing
higher into tho wind; but plainly she did not
travel over the ground any faster. As the
Long Beach Hotel rose out OF the sea
under tho bows OF the racers the situa-
ton for the Yalkyrle improved. apparently.
until when the sand became visible on
the shore she was at least q third OF milo to
windward OF the sloop as tho sharps said.
There was one consolation for the patriots.
and that was the fact that the Yankee was
travelling through the water bit faster than
the outer OF course. too. the cutter had led
at about every meet SO far held. only to be
beaten In the end: but the apparent lead was
particularly unpleasant this time because of
the strong wind and the new conditions pre-
vailinR.
BY and BY say at O'Clock. the patriots bo-
gan to say that the sloop's speed was fast
enough to make the apparent lead of the cut
ter delusive. They wondered whether the
sloop could not after all cross her bows on a
tack. And then the sloop did tack. as If to
satisfy her admirers.
vALKYRIE LEADING
It was at about :13 o'clock. and the turn set
everybody on nettlsA The patriots were sure
the sloop could cross the cutters bows. but
few minutes showed they were wrong. Within
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