The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-21
THE CUP STAYS HERE.

The CUP STAYS hEhe-
lean Yacht vlgIiant Over the yaIkyris
i'm the Insernat5oual Rsee for the Amer
ies'z. Cop Thus Ending the Coatest-The
Vast Race q Nest Exciting One, and the
Enslishman Probably Lost ny Reason OF
Slight Accident.
SANDY Hook. n. u, Oct 14.-The
Vigilant yesterday won the third and
decis We race for the Americas cup, de-
feating the British yacht yalkyrie in a
gale by 40 seconds The race, which
had been postponed from Wednesday,
was started at 1891 with the yalkyrie
leading. The wind was blowing thirty
miles an hour from the east At 11:So
the danger signal was set at the signal
station, but notwithstanding this, both
yachts put upa great amount of sail
and kept up. their top sails 1t was
plain both boats intended to strain
every point in the contest. The course
was the same as that Of Wednesday,
fifteen miles to windward and return
inst before the starting gun was
/ fired both boats were Hying for the
line close hauled by the starboard
tack, the American boat little dis.
tance in the lead with the Englishman
on the weather quarter. Itwas close
the Vigilant would be over first and
handicap the Valkyrie by half min-
ute Skipper Hudson was little too
anxious, however, and had to pay the
penalty of being forced over toward
the eastern end of the line. The re-
suit was loss to the American boat,
for she had to luff in order TO weather
the way. The Englishman stood on
toward the line, however, with every
sail full, and crossed few seconds
ahead and well to windward. On cross
ing the line both yachts were heeled
well to leeward, the Valkyrie the, ,stiffer
and seeming to carry her canvas with
more ease. 1t was a wise move to have
reefed mainsails, for the sea was in
creasing at every minute and the ba-
rometer was falling rapidly, giving
every indication of an approaching
storm. Once over the line the racers
settled down to their work. The in
creased ballast attached to the VAL
kyrie's keel seemed to do her a world
of good, for she sat right up to wind
ward, and in less than an hour was
fully 100 yards off the Americans
weather bow. Both racers were stand
ing over toward Long Branch. but the
Vigilant was not doing as well as her
friends expected.
At 1910 the Vigilant, being close in
shore, went on the port tack and
headed over in the direction of the
Valkyrie, then standing over on the
starbOard. The American boat seemed
to be in doubt whether she would be
able to cross the Englishman. This
was soon dispeled. however, for two
minutes later the VigilaRt, seeing that
she must cast astern of her rival, went
about again and stood inshore. Both
yachts held on the starboard tack for
some time. when the Valkyrie went
about at 11:06, followed by the vigilMt |
a few seconds later. They now stood |
of shore on The leg, the English boat |
seeming. to hold her own. She was |
soon outfooting the American, and il |
was almost assured that the Valkyrie |
had been favored with Just what she
wanted, and that in a heavy sea and
half gale she was far the speedier
and sitter boat
At 2:31 the yalkyrie tackled for the
mark. going around IL n half minnie
later. The following is the official
time Of turning the outer mark: yal-
kyrie, 2:S3:4o; Vigilant, 2:s5:s5.
Though the beat to windward was
exciting in the extreme II was nothing
As compared To the run home. The
,r;,d f,,ashan.d .na ~. -, I,.
.Na'-, r..,,
angr anu .ars osii' oceh ooass
carried their nying Kites Inc Vigr
liant, though trifie slower than the
Valkyrie in setting her kite, carried |
many more yards of canvas and, to the
suprise of the Enplishmap. shook ont
the raaf in her r,air and cat bor J.,.ca
cInb tonsa;l over the ,rort;no IN. ,het
ISL . .ne WI MI" 3, one ,has
lant aitnongh almost a half-mlle be-
hind at the turn managed to pick up
her English rival and close
upon the weather quarter As soon as
she did this. she. of course. blanketed
tha rnoI;sbr,n ,,d tha,, ,v,.,,.5
Is.I,-- -, -
- srauuay crawl up anu pass her. y
Inc Engllshman showed that two
could play at that game, and he gave
the Vio;lant m dose of her own rned;-
,;ra H. .I.o to,,r - az. -
!. iie "iSo 0ooA away 'ne winu
from tine American, ana then In turn
shot ahead.
The Euplishman WAS leading nv sew
,,.,I lanrrths ,rhar 1;,tIa s,,l;t
az 80. 80 'p a
peareo on tne inner reach OF tne cut
rent seemed to grow, and when il had
spread well out Capt. Cranfield was
,orced to take 1t in. In two minutes
mother spinnsker OF hgnt Irish linen