Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-10

Vigilant wins on corrected time, 10rn. 35s.
First Second
Mark. Mark.
Yigilant .......................1oe ;SS 20 20
valkyrie ..........---.-..-...111 2:oo:52
Gain CvigilanUf
First leg -....-.-.--..-.......... tos.
fhiro 0's'
Total ..........---...............-- rs.
Loss allowance.----.-....-...... I'm. 4os.
Corrected time. ........-......---....1om . 3os
Courses:
First legs. w. by s.
Second leg-E. one-half s.
Third leg-N. N. W., one-half W.
Actual starting time: Vigilant, n:2519;
valkyr,e. II :25:N.
VfgiIant's Fine Sailing.
The sailing of the vigilant was an i'm
mense surprise, even to the most sanguine
Of her admirers. She defeated the Valkyrie
under conditions which many experts
thought gave the challenger a very good
chance of winning. and she did 1t with
amazing ease. In windward work, in close
reaching and in broad reaching the Ameri-
can boat showed a great superiority.
Almost from the start the Vigilant ran
faster, and as each new condition was en-
tered she seemed to like 1t better. She
sailed every leg of the triangular course
faster than did her adversary and in each
leg Increased her lead.
No finer sailing was ever seen in the
world than was seen in the second leg of
the race. Lord Dunraven and Captain
Cranfield have been aching for a chance to
show the reaching powers of their boat,
yet when they had it yesterday afternoon
they were hopelessly chasing yacht that
was running away from them like a deer
The Vigflant made the reach of ten knots
from the first flag to the second in the mar
velous time of so minutes and so seconds.
Such time on reach has never been
equaled in the world. The Valkyrie fell
astern of the flying wonder of the HERES
hoffs almost visibly.
lish yacht has been beaten by the Vigilant.
1t has been favorite remark of her de-
signer that the Valkyrie Is an "ail-weather
boat" Since their first meeting the yachts
have met nearly all kinds of weather.
They have had puffs. Gains, gentle breezes
and half gales. and now there is no ques-
ton in anybody's mind as to which is the
better boat.
The magnificent work of the Vigilant has
settled the question. The yacht was a
revelation even to those who knew her best.
All that remains in the way of weather
that the yachts have not enjoyed is a gale,
and now every one Is wishing that some
| such condition as this may prevail in to-
morrow's race.
II IL should be q housed topmast day,
with a reef or two in the mainsail, and the
Vigflant should win, Dunraven and his
splendid crew could not go home with any
other belief than that the Americans had
beautiful. sleek cutter.
Those who saw the work Of the Vigilant
yesterday have no doubt whatever that she
is the superior Of her rival in any kind Of
weather, and there Is very little doubt in
any yachtsnan's mind that the cup will
| stay here. and this with only three Of the
| five arranged races necessary.
Herreshon has proven himself a worthy
| successor of Burgess. and his beautiful
sloop wears with becoming grace the man
tie handed down to her by the Volunteer.
The English. to secure the cup. must send
The next race will be tomorrow It will
be a beat to windward, fifteen miles and re-
turn. Should the Vigilant win again. the
another year, land the American centerboard
will still be the champion yacht of the
world.
A London Opinion.
The London Daily News, referring to the
second race for the Americas cup, says:
1T seems to be all over with Valkyrie. She
has been beaten again under conditions
that furnished as good a test Of speed and
seamanship as could have been desired.
IT Is impossible any longer to believe
died as Is Fisilant. Our yachtsmen and
America.
this branch of sport We have yet to master
The fact that Valkyrie had to make
more tacks than Vigilant seems to point
to the handling rather than the building
as the reason for the superiority Of the
American boat"
Designer Watson Has No Excuse.
When George L. Watson. the designer of
the Valkyrie, was asked by a New York
Sun reporter what he thought Of the race
he replied:
well. they beat US; that's the first and
last Of it,
Did You have any trouble with your sails
or meet with any accident?'
"Oh. no. none whatever. The vigilant
there is to it,
When asked to what he attributed the
NfSilants success. to her hull, model or
sail area, he declined to answer directly,
but said:
You know she has a far larger sail area
vigilant?' he continued. why. 1 think
she Is a very remarkable boat
Would the Vaikyrie do better in a heavy,
choppy sea-"
"Oh. don't know. You see" he added,
"the Vigilant has outsailed us in every
course and in every kind of wind, and
that's all that can be said"
Why did you make that short tack just
before coming to the first mark on the
beat to windward?"
ITO get away from the wash of the ex-
cursion steamers. which were far too close"
w ere you DOtnereQ as muCn To-Day by
the excursion boats as you were on Satur-
day."
NO: they behaved pretty we'll today.
There was one big fellow with two tunnels
which ran very near several times. 1t
would not have affected the result any
a few seconds at the most. Very bad taste,
though. in them, don't you Think" he add
ed. Then. again, at the finish, several
steamers which were on the leeward side
of the course crossed over to the wind
ward end of the line after the Vigilant had
finished and churned up a great old wash.
US greatly at the start. and We came near
running into one or two of them.
In case the valkyrie is beaten again on
Wednesday will Lord Dunraven build an
other boat and challenge again."
IF he has made any plans for future
cup challenger / don't know of them.
When asked how Lord Dunraven took his
defeat he replied:
"Oh. Lord Dunra ven is true sportsman,
and did not complain, as he felt satisfied
he was beaten squarely.
In explaining the changing of the jib top
sail so often in the race he said it was not
because they could not carry the sail, but
because the wind headed them OFF. The
changes were entirely due to the shifting
of the wind.
Capt. Cranfied admitted last night that
his boat was fairly and squareiy beaten.
he said that he considered the Vigilant
remarkably fast boat in any sort of
weather. The steamers bothered him some,
but not enough to affect the result. He
considered IL very fair test.
Satlrnaker Ratsey when asked what he