St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-10
OUR AMERICAN QUEEN
The Fair Vigilant Wins Her
Second Race.
KALKYRLE WAS BADLY BEATEN.
Although Favored With a
Wind She Desired.
IDEAL DAY FOR THE SAILING.
NLKYRIE WAS BADLY BEATEI
IDEAL DAY FOR THE SAILING
English Boat Beaten Three
Miles at the Finish.
STORY OF THE SECOND RACE.

SIORY OF THE SECOND RACE.
New YORK. Oct. 9.-For the second
time, and that more easily than the
first, the Americas cup defender, Wig
liant, has defeated the English repre-
sentative, Valkyrie. The second race
was sailed today on the triangular
course from Sandy Hook. under condi-
tons that could not have been more
gratifying had they been arranged to
order. and it looks now as though the
International series would terminate In
three straight victories for the gallant
little center-board. In light winds and
In strong winds the Vlgilant has demon
strated her superiority over the British
boat, and in all the tricks of the trade
the men who handled the Yankee vessel
showed that they were quite as compe-
tent as those who sailed for England.
And, while the victory today was mag
nificent one. only the strongest words of
praise can be said of a gallant, but inef-
fective, struggle which the Valkyrie
made. She was beaten three miles at
thousands rang out to speed the con-
queror the hull of the conquered was
yet far astern, seen barely dipping up
and down with the waves.
II was an ideal day for sailing, with
all indications that it would continue
clear and bright and that there would
be at least
STRONG FRESH BREEZE
AS the steamers which daily accom-
pany the yachts moved out to sea. they
lett long streak of white smoke far be-
hind them. The same wind that bore it
astern tossed up the waves until the
spray went swirling high over the guard
rails. All along the coast the glistening
sails of yachts went bobbing in and out
of the hollows, for this was really the
first day on which their shippers had
chance to show themselves, and they
drew up alongside the old red lightship
as smart and as trim as their second
cousins, the steam yachts. and much
more in keeping with the event of the
day. The yachts got down to the start
over half an hour ahead of the time ap-
pointed for the firing of the pre-
paratory gun, which was 11:15, and
cavorted around to the northward of
the line until the first gun was
given. Then they began business. 1t
was very pretty play of the part of
both captains. The Vigllant wore ship
a couple of times, but confined herself
the Vigilant made her land at least
couple of lenghths to leeward Of the po-
sitiOn from which she had started to do
the act, and the Valkyrie, with her
quick-going instays, was right down in
the line when the gun to send her over
sounded. At that time the wind was
blowing about thirteen miles an hour
from southwest by south, half-south,
and it was in that direction that the
regatta committee had notified the rae
ers that they could make the first feg of
ten miles of their course. 1t was, of
course, a dead beat to windward from
the Sandy Hook light-ship into Long
Branch, on
THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.
The Vigilant got quickly into the
wind after she made that unfortunate
wear ship. and followed the Valkyrie
over line about two lengths behind.
Neither boat crossed for the start as
promptly after the starting signal as
they had done on the previous date, but
they were about equally close together.
After having gone over the line the
handler of the VigIlant evidently felt
that he must gain in windward work,
and that very quickly, what had been
lost in lateral distance. He began to
pinch his boat high up into the wind.
Her head sails shook as though there was
not enough wind to fill them, and she
dropped be hind. The Valkyrie's sails
were kept well filled, and she
went ahead through the water
with great speed. To the nautical eye
it looked as though the Valkyrie was
skipping right away from the Vigilant,
and so she was in way; but the Vigi-
lant's center-board was preventing that
boat from sagging to leeward all the
time, whereas the keel of the cutter had
only small part of the same effect.
The Vigilant also pointed higher to the
wind by about point of the compass.
Presently the sails of the Vigilant were
moment the American boat began to
win the race. She passed the Valkyrie
at 1905, forty minutes after the start,
and was never afterward headed or
touched under any conditions or cir
cumstances. When the Valkyrie saw
her opponent going ahead of her and an
eighth of a'mile to windward at that,
she hauled down
HER BIG TOPSAIL
with the intention of putting up a small
one more like that of the Americans,
but while the process of changing was
going on, Captain Cranfield decided to
go about and stand up for the New Jer-
sey shore. No sooner had the English
man gone around than the American
followed suit. AS the boats stood off on
the port tack it was seen that the Vigil
ant was over quarter of mile aHead
and just about as much to windward.
They stood pretty long on that tack. the
centerboard naturally eating up the
wind and, strange to say, clearly out
footing the other. They tried very hard
on the VaIkyrie to send her head up
into the wind and lessen the advantage
that the tenterboard was making on
them with every length, but let the
Englishman's forestaysail shake as it
would she could not better herself
single inch. When the Vigilant
got around the first leg she was
oyer mile in the lead but