The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-10
Little Doubt Now that the Yankee Boat
Will Win the Match in Three
Straight Victories.
RACE SAILED IN A SEMI-GALE
The Superiority Of the Center
Board Fully Demonstrated,
As Well as the Better Skill of American
Seamen-The Englishman Out
sailed at All Points.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.


NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-This was Great
Britain's day. far as weather for a yacht
race was concerned. and Lord Dunrayen
and all the crew of the rakish black cut
ter were happy when they went down the
bay in the morning. c. Oliver Iselin and
the gallant crew OF the cup defender were
the happy ones when the yachts came back
in the afternoon. They led triumphant
procession OF yachts and excursion craft
up the harbor, for the Vigilant had added
another victory to her score. She had
walked away from the Vallxyrie in a wind
that topped the sea with foam and drove
clouds Of spray over her weather bow.
The day was an ideal one for an outsids
race. The air was clear as a crystal. Il
had the vigorous freshness OF October in it,
and every old salt who shifted it in the
early morning predicted a blowing day.
The yachtsmen, American as we'll as Brit
ish. were glad that the day had arrived
when there could be no excuse OF light
winds for either of the contestants. All
felt that the comparative merits OF the two
crack single stickers would be made plain
before the day was over, and the anxious
citizens Of the two nations would be able
to make something more than a guess as TO
which is the queen OF yachts.
The first Of the International races was
run to leeward and return; that of to-
day, the second in the series OF three in
five, was a triangular course of thirty
miles, ten miles to the leg. There was
bound to be windward work and reaching.
and that always makes a prettier race
than leeward run. When the wind came
up out of the southeast, in the early morn
Ing, all the yachtsmen and yachtswomen
put on their blue caps and seagoing togs
and started down the bay on the fleet Of ex-
cursion boats. which included everything
from a big ocean steamship TO naphtha
launch. The big boats were the popular
ones to-day, and many of the small craft did
not go half way down the bay before they
turned tail to the seas that threatened TO
Gns gnsulf rnem ana returned 10 tne Stty.
citizens who went down TO see TO IL per-
sonally that our Yankee sailor boys did
their duty in the defense Of the Americas
cup. They We're not quite equal to tie Sat
urday crowd in numbers, but they made
more noise, especially when they saw the
her stern to the black cutter. The Dol
phin. with Admiral Gherardi on board,
was conspicuous in, in the fleet so was WI.
Valiant, with the Countess Dunraven on
board. Other crack steamers were eX-Cona-
modore GerryS Electra, h. &. Benedict 8
Oneida, Ogden Geolets White Lady, and
John Jacob Astor's Nourhamal which re-
Gently ran on the rocks. The excursion
boats kept at a more respectful distance
and did not interfere with them in any
way.
The two yachts left their. anchorage. or
Bay Ridge, where they had been over Sun
day, rather early. The Vigtlant got away
at 7:45 a. m.. and the Valkyrie had her
anchor UP at o'clock. Both vessels were
towed down to Sandy Hook. They were
saluted by incoming steamers, tugs and ex-
cursion boats as they went down the bay
The wind was south-southwest and blowing
thirteen miles an hour The Vigiant made
for the horseshoe. where she ran UP her
forestaysail, main and jib. She then went
on out to sea with her sails aiding the tug.
The Valkyrie did not seem to find the
breeze, which was getting stronger all the
time and, taking q short cut through the
even ran UP her club topsail without head
ing up into the wind. This was not her
largest one. as there were indications OF
more wind later.
The Valkyrie arrived at the Sandy Hook
lightship an hour before starting time. Af-
ter 4 consultation had been held on board
the topsail was taken down and the larger
one which she used on Saturday run out
instead. At this time the wind was blow
ing good fifteen miles an hour. The Vigi-
liant ran up her larger club topsail at 10
o'clock. Both boats cruised about north OF
the lightship for an hour before the start.
On board the Valkyrie were Lord Dun
raven, Lord Wolverton and one OF Lord
Dunravens daughters, In a blue yachting
suit, trimmed with white at the neck. She
seemed to be perfectly at home on the
deck, and when there was any unusual ac-
tivity she stood in the companion way.
Others on the British yacht were Captain
Cranfeld. designer Watson, sailmaker
on the vigllant were c. Oliver Iselin,
August Belmont. Captain Hereshof, w.
Willard, B1rler Duncan, jr., Herbert Leeds.
was at the tiller; Captain Terry, who looked
out for the sails and Charles Kerr the rep
resentative OF Lord Dunraven.
Ia NrChf "a WAR;
Commodore 1. Morgan, ex-Comnodore S.
Nicholson Kane, A. c. Garfield. L. A.
nell, peter Wright, ]. Rogers % Maxwell . :.
s: Voddie, Charles Russell and Stanley
Mortimer.
Before 1.-THE start the excursion boats
and tugs massed in two groups. one around
the lightship and one around the May At
the request OF the skipper of the Vigilant
over to the other side OF the course, so
that the yachts could work up TO the line
close under the lee Of the lightship without
the wind being broken. The feet made a
great show on the water. The decks OF the
iron steamboats, and river craft were black
with people
Both yachts rested gracefully on the wa
ter. The Valkyrie did not heel quite so much
as the Vigilant, but she showed some Of her
sailed under conditions that could not have
been more gratifying had they been ar
ranged to order, and 1t looks now as though
the international series would terminate in
three straight victories for the gallant lit
tie centerboard. In light winds and strong
winds the Vigilant has demonstrated her
superiority over the British boat. and In all
the tricks of the trade the men who handle
the Yankee vessel showed they were quite
as competent as those who sailed for Eng
land. While the victory to-day was a mag
nificent one only the strongest words OF
praise can be said OF the gallant, but inef-
fective, struggle which the Valkyrie made.
She was beaten three miles NJ the finish. md
when the plaudits Of thousands rang out
TO speed the conqueror, the hull of the con-
quered was yet far astern, seen barely dip
ping UP and down with the waves