The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08

| VIM the Winu. according TO the o1ncla con-
passes. was west by north. It was the inten-
ton OF the Regatta Committee to let tho lofty
duellists have run dead to leeward and beat
back. The tickle wind frustrated this inten-
| tion. and the race became run and q reach.
gun barked from the flagship at Ills.
and the familiar red canvas sphere. looking
not unlike prize apple. shot up to the m ain
topmast stay abaft the code pennant
There WINS long roll. and rs the
| rival racers mannuvred back Of tho line.
their sails Tapped. and Enfrs and booms
swung athwartships as they dipped their
spoon noses In the hollows or lifted them from
the hills. Tho shippers and their advisers
watched one another like cats. Within thirty
| seconds OF the time when the starting gun
doomed. at 11:25. the yachts came for the line.
They were headed to the southwark and had
the wind abeam. The Valkyrie was to wind
ward OF the Vigilant She had little the
better OF the start beyond question. There
was not. however. two seconds between the
yachts. Never have contestants in any race
started 30 admirably. The Vigilant broke out
her expansive spinnaker as she turned and
squared away on her course to the eastward.
She apparently broke out the big side sail
too soon. as the wind set 1t aback. and she lost
few seconds to the Briton. which slowly
passed her to starpoard. and. before the race
The Valkyrie's billowy white side sail did
not materialtze from the forward hatch> rising
like stage spectre through trap door until
she could use 1t effectively. That is. perhaps,
one OF the reasons she got lead on her Amer
lean cousin. A few minutes after the start the
wind shifted to the westward u bit. Spnna-
kers were set forward. but did not appear
to draw well. The racers were then I'M
der mainsails. clubtopsnils. spinnakers.
and intermediate jibtopsails. Balloon
jibtopsails were substituted for the intermedi-
ates. and they improved the speed trifle.
Tho Yankee held on doggedly to the cup hunt
or. but the general impression Of the floating
enthusiasts was that the gain Of the Briton
would be increased as the race went on. and.
save for the swish OF paddles and propellers. o
gloomy silence pervaded the attending fleet.
The Valkyrie was two lengths ahead at
11:50. twenty-five minutes after tho start.
The Vigilant headed more to the northward.
and at noon. instead Of being so near that q
biscuit might have been tossed from one to
tho other. they were nearly fifth Of
mile abeam. few minutes after noon
the Yankee. with all sail drawing finely. came
swiftly down on tho Briton and passed her with
marvellous ease. The wind had grown lighter.
and. as everybody who has seen the ViRilant
running in a zephyr knows, she is. as an ad-
miring tar remarked the very devil"
=, me patriots became hall dellrious when
shadow distance her British sister The wind Ii
had gone around to southwest 9 az hauling in
sathe1ed IN ~ and eded awas at ia55 Snd
two minutes later the Valkyrle's came down.
ahead ana s m0 esnnR Tse
kyrie's talent probably saw that something
Wn es to pd SS then ssns to
T hsS hey = a decide apparently that It was
iibtopsail. This .experiment resulted in no
nIpsTsaiashIe ga5a for the yalkys The Vigil
The Vtgilant took in her spinnaker at LIS.
wna sr an h ss vaaf1o
evidently felt the SHIFT OF wind ator than the
Vigilant.as she did not douse her big snowy sail
jibtopsaii Her jb was still in stops The
rless. With the addition Of ff forestaysaii.
=, Under this canvas the wrestlers approached
nag Sne the to ocean, tus
her b mst The ySaPPs sapsd like
and the hearts OF thousands Of patriots leaped
Tsa h bad t f I'D d
the gap between her bow and the iankee's
fhat the valkyrie could not hope to make up
The vieiiant rounded the red Gag amid
balloon lib jihed her boom to. starboard, and
came up on the Wind under forestaysail. lib.
ss nfn oo shS
full dancer with ten thousand admirers abeam
a and astsrn Of her She wHs busting without
though they threw the throttle wide open.
could not keep UP, The ocean tug Kate
her aera saficPer Ga5t HendeFsoR sstipAtsd ths
sew at no es
his iackkplis into tho foremost OF the Kate
THAT is for our boat to VIII"
Later he said he never knew the jackknifs
Al, i:55 the Valkyrie. going to the outer
mark. went to ttar6o b. q tie ysllsnt dylns
had run up In stops Just after turning the
The Vaikyrle rounded the fifteen. mile flag at
Of TIE Vigllant:, She was applauded royalty.
talent evidently Thought there was ' Yet hope
for her In the long reach to the llghtship
s ala aSnK II
lAntly: Some faint-hearted amateur even
that hS d Da better than
Briton set her small lit, topsaiL It gave
her additional speed. 1t was observed
that less than half OF her crew were ON
deck. and they lay near the weather rail to
help keep her up in the wind. A human body.
crowded into ever SO small a space, is o wind
catcher. and the NaIkyries skipper and owner
realized that they needed every breath they
could catch to overhaul the dying American.
This carefulness may account for several of
Vigilant In the fifteen mile roach.
The vlgllants big lib topsail headed her Off
the size q the yakyrie's. The wind continued
brisk until the yachts were within about four
miles OF the finish. Then II dropped to half
the force It had at its best, and came more
from the westward, Sheets were eased bit.
and tho strugg lers headed for the finish.
The Valkyrle had benefited by the drop In
the breeze. That 10 rule that applies to all
they feel the influence Of the drop last,
The yalkyrie took In her forestaysail and set
her white balloon forestaysatl at 3:l2, the
breeze having canted sufficiently to allow her
70 use II Three minutes later the Xalkyris
did lIkeMise preparatory to setting q ANAL