St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-14
YANKEES KEEP THE CUP.
HALKYRIE BEATEN By OUR ViGILANT
A THIRD TIKE.
IDEAL DAY FOR YACHTING.

The English Boat Might Have
Won the Race if an Accident
Ha d Not Occurred-Her Silk
Spinaker Was Split Into Rib
bons - Finest Race Seen in
Years.
New YORK. Oct. 13.-For the third
time the Vigilant has passed the Valky-
RE, and the American cup will stay in
thus country for another year. With
plenty OF wind, with splendid sea and
an almost ideal day for yachting, the
beautiful white boat passed the
line, and amid the blowing of whis-
ties and the cheering of men, while
women waved their handkerchiefs, the
flagship MAY" hoisted the colors or
the Vigllant. The Vigiant was first on
the ground, and soon the Valkyrie came
down in tow of her tug. After some
preliminary maneuvering the gun from
the flagship declared the third and last
race had begun for the cup. The wind at
the start was squally, and it was feared
the yachts would not have all they
wanted. Fortunately, however, this
proved mistake of the prophet, for
after short time it blew steadily once
more. The yachts made short board
on the starDoard tack, but, changing
soon, took long run 10 port, and ap-
parently their positions did not change.
The Valkyrie kept her lead, and if any
thing increased it. At zig the Valkyrie
came about and made short board to
the Starboard. the Vigilant following her
close. Then again to port both bows
turned While the friends of the Vigilant
declared she pointed little closer to
the wind than her rival. The Valkvrie
turned the stake with it's red flag AFT
1855, and the Vigilant turned at 2:35.
apparently a lead of y minutes at the
iirst had not been changed as she swept
by the waiting steamers; the Valkyrie
at 2:5o set her silk Spinnaker. which
gllstened like sheet of silver in
the wind. In two minutes the
sheets were home and the great
sail was pulling and Juggling like a
live thing. The effect was apparent
immediately. The Valkyrie drew aWav
from her rival as though the latter were
tired out, but the sheets OF the Vigllant
wehI nome, and she, too, leaped for
ward. Then the Valkyrle douched her
Jlb and forestry sail and set balloon
staysail in place. The Vigilant hauled
her balloon jib slowly up to the topmast
mead and set it. She seemed to
fairly jump in the water. From
that time on it was a foregone
conclusion that the Valkyrie would be
beaten again. AS the white boat drew
up behind she blanketed her rival and
the silk spinnaker fell in graceful folds
Ior time. 1t was not long, however,
before the Vigilaut had made cast to
the south sufficient to enable her to
pass, and The VaIkyrie's sails filled
once more. The estimated three
quarters of mile between the
boats fell rapidly, and at 2:3O
the end of the bowsprlt of
the Vigilant was in line with
the Valkyrie's stern. At $3.50 it had
reached her bow-sprlt head, and at 1882
line of opened water appeared be-
tween the two, this time with the Vigil
liant i'll the lead. How the whistles
screamed and the people applauded.
Suddenly at 1884 the men on the Valky-
RE were seen running to and fro, and
then a glance showed the silk
two Tapping ribbons. Down il
came by the run, and in a few seconds
a new one was in place and being
bauleG up and sheeted home. The work
of the crew was so quick that at $685.
the new sail was in place and drawing
to the full. Short us the delay was, it is
to be feared it lost the Vakyrie the
race. for the two boats were very close.
Meantime the Vigilant was driving
ahead, everything pulling, and the
distance between herself and her
rival gradually widening. She
was picture as she tore along under
mainsail. gaff topsail, spinnaker and
balloon jib, every thread drawing and
the yacht waving her tall mast slightly
from side to side. A flash from the nag-
ship May as the Vlgilant passed the line
between herself and the lightship was
echoed and prolonged by all the whistles
in the fleet. The cheering filled the
air. Even the wind, strong as it was,
could not blow this away. 1t was a
magnificent race, the finest seen in
years.
1t is impossible to say with this record
which is the better boat in such wind
as that of today. The following is the
official time as supplied by the flagship
May: Corrected time. Valkyrie, 3:25:19:
Vigilant, 3:24:39. Lapsed time, Val |
kyrie, 3:26:52; Vigilant, 3:24:39. Time
passed finish line. Valkyrie, 3:53:52:
Vgilant, 3:51:39, Vigilant winning by
orty seconds
Whipped III seven Hounds.