The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-07
VIG|LANT'S RACE
She 0utpoints the Valkyrie
in Today's Great
Contest.
IN A SpANKINC RPFFZF
IN A SPANKING BREEZE
The Britisher Crossed the Line
First, But was Soon Passed
By the American, Which
Led All the Way.
Bulletins Which Tell the Story to
The Finish of the Yacht
Special to The Jersey citu Ne,cs.

lant and the Vulkyrie started again this
morning to contend for the Americas
cup and at the same time determin g
which is the better yacht. The startin g
gun was fired at II. 2s A. NJ. and the VAL
Ryrie, which had secured good position,
WAS the first to cross the line. She was
fo lowed about seven seconds later by
the Vigilant. The Valkyrie hal good
lead of about one length.
Both boats had spnnakers swung out
10 port almost as soon as the line was
crossed, and The Vigilant appeared to
gin on tue Valkyrie.
The two yachts left their anchorage
his morning and passed out by Quaran-
tine in tow.
THE sun COMES OUT.
At this time the sky was overcast aud
there was thick haze hanging over the
Mario W and the lower bay.
Half an hour later the sun came out
for few minutes and a ten knot breeze
from west southwest began to dissipate
The fog The weather was still muggy
n thick of the Hook, however, but not
IN ugh 20 to prevent start.
UuGer the conditions of the race the
Start WAS to be made at 1L25 A. NJ, un-
less the owners OF both yachts consented
to Il postponement for clearing weather
or for more wind.
The start, under the conditions. is
timed from guufire on the flagship May,
aud he first yacht across the line Is ELL
Titled 10 whatever advantage she may
in oy reason of beng first over
/ he course to be sailed is the same as
that essayed Thursday. being fifteen miles
to wiudward or leeward aud return.
PASSING OUT TO SEA.
NiJilanr rlrg .G4d hy HnOl Of
With mHnssil aud jib set.
AT 9 10 Valkyrie passed ont by the
Hook. her sailors at that time running up
Tie shrouGs and riding down the nal
Y ,rds, hosting her maiusail into position
fItr jIb topsail was soon afterwards run
up i'll stops.
At fifty minutes past nine rhe wind
here had increased to fourteen knot
breez-; that tue weather had cleared con-
siheraby. and there was then only
little haze off shore. There was heavy
ground swell, however, and the excur-
sion craft following in the wake of the
yachts were being rocked by iG to such
All ex cut that SOME of the eXcursionsts
were already leaning over the sides and
unbosoming themselves to the sea.
When off Scotland Llghtship, at 10:15
the VIgiiant cast off her tow line and
set her gaff topsail. The Valkyrie was
still in tow then.
The Vakyrie's mainsaiI seemed TO set
badly at foot. but this may have been
due to its not having been fully sheeted
home.
The flagship May took up her positio
opposite tue Sandy HOOK Lighthouse
about 10. 50 O'CLOCK. aud a few minutes
If eEward. the United States despatch
l,oav Dolphin. flying the flag of Assistant
Secretary of tle Navy McAdoo, passed
out to view the races.
The wind at IL O'Clock had increased to
seventeen miles an hour and was fresh
ening. Il was still west southwest
SCENES AT The START.
At this time the scenes aI the iIghtship
was an imposing one. The excursion
boats seemed drawn 10 the vicinity as by
n magnet and massing themselves toS
Rether like floating dwellings i'll blocks
left wide avenue between tor the
racers.
The decks were bla.k with people. and
on the Roanoke, Guvandotte and other
steamships ventureSome passengers
climbed up in the rigging to get better
Views.
Meanwhile, the two sinale-stickers,
with their towering masses of canvas,
cruised about, trying their sails aud get
ting them to set In way that brought
admiring remarks from seadogs, as well
as from amateur yachtsmen.
The steamship captains did some ma.
nmusring themselves to give their
passengers a better view of the start than
those on other boats had.
In the crush of boats the big ocean
steamers threatened several times to
grind some of the smaller craft out of
existence. Their high sides excluded the
view from everything behind them, and
as there were too many bpats to be ranged
in single file, they lay half dozen
abreast.
The yachts were given little more
room than on Thursday. but the police
boat Aurora and the tugs, which assisted
1,ar :, nil nj run npK tua arf13n
p Using captains to keep their craft out of
The way.
SANDY HOOK, Oct, z. 1898, 1l:55 A. M
VigiianG now looks as though she was
holding her own. Her spinnaker is doing
good work, but her mainsail is steadily
SANDY HOOK Oct. Z, 1898, 1855 A. M
TIE wind has dropped to thirteen miles
an hour.
A: 1890 a little over an hour from the
start Vigilant had a lead OF nearly but
not quite an eighth Of a mile. and ap>
peared to be outfooting VAlkYrie. 1t is
getting hazy in the south east ofing. The
wind has hauled southeasterly. and the
yachts h We taken In their spin makers
b topsails.
12:45 2. MA careful estimate made
here by experts puts mile of water
between ViRiiant and ValKyrie.
HIGHLANDS OF NAvEsINK, Oct. z, 1898.
1855 p. M.-Valkyrie appears to have
the best of the wind and is pichking up
q little hit.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, Oct. Z. 1898. - so
P. M.-1ne Vi2ilaut has set her spin
maker. She appears TO be increasing her
lead all The time.
HIGHLANDS OF NAvEsINK, Oct. s. 1898.
Ito r. M.-The excursion fact deserve
great credit for the manner in which
they have acted almost since the sttrt.
They have given the racers d fair Held
aud have not taken their wind. The
Vnlkyrte appears Co be gaining on her
SANDY HOOK, Oct. Z. 1898, lilo Long
Branch Life Saving Station reported: