The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-10

thirteen miles an hour from southwest by
south-a half southland IL was in that d.
rection that the regatta committee had not-
lied the racers that they should make the
FIRST leg of ten miles of their course 1t
was, of course a dead beat TO windward
from the Sandy Hook light ship to Long
Branch. The Vigilant got quickly into the
ship and followed the Valkyrie over the
line about two lengths behind. Neither
boat crossed for the start as promptly after
the signal as they had done on the previous
date, but they were equally close together
After having gone over the line the hand
Ter OF the Vigilant evidently felt that he
must gain In windward w0rk-and that very
Quickly-what had been lost in lateral dis
lance He began to pinch his boat high up
though there was not enough wind to I'LL
them, and she dropped behind The Val
kyrie's sails were kept well full, and she
speed. TO the uncritical eye it looked as
though the Valkyrie was skipping right
away from the Vigilant. and so she was. in
a way; but the ViSiiantS centerboard was
preventing that boat from sagging TO lee
ward all the time, whereas the keel of the
rect. The Vigilant also pointed higher to
the wind by about point OF the compass.
Presently. the sails OF the Vigilant were
seen to belly out well, and from that mo-
ment the American boat began TO win the
race She passed the Valkyrie at 1905,
forty minutes after the start, and was
any conditions OF circumstances.
When the Valkyrie saw her opponent 60
ing dnead or her, and an eighth or a mile
to windward at that, she hauled down her
big top sail, with the intention of putting
up small one like that of the Americans
but while the process OF changing was go
Ing on, Captain Cranfield decided to go
about and stand up for the New Jersey
shore. No sooner had the Englishman gone
around than the American followed suit.
As the boats stood off the port tack it
was seen that the Vigilant was over
quarter or mile ahead, and just about as
much o windward. They stood pretty long
on thar tack, the centerboard naturally eat
Ing up the wind. and strange to say, clear
~ outfooting the cutter. They tried very
hard on the Valkyrie to send her head up
into the wind and lessen the advantage that
the centerboard was making on them with
every length, but let the Englishman's fore
stay sail shake II would, she could not
better herself single inch.
when the Vigilant got around the first
lee. she was over a mile in the lead. but the
Na@-yrfe stuck to her work, and the cut
tsrs admirers retained their hopes saying
That the more wind they had the better
would be the chances of their favorite and
yet, as the wind increased, the greater dis
lance did the Vigilant open between herself
and her opponent The wind was almost
directly over the starboard quarter as they
started ed on the second leg The XaSyris
do in running before a real WHOLESALE
breeze. As has been the steady claim of
was sure to beat the centerboard in that
sort or work for one thing. Instead of do
ing So tne centerboard increased her lead
10 an extent that made everybody. friends
and enemies astounded. The bow of the
Nlglant Hoped up and down little on the
running seas, but, SO little more than did
that of the Valkyrie. that establishment
was expressed all around. 1t was a TAR
and square open-sea race. bolh boats find
ing every breath that was astir. and neith-
er being Bothered by the excursion boats.
When the Vigilant turned the flag at the
miles in advance. Having rounded that
mark, then came another leg, on which the
boat. The wind was pretty nearly abeam.
POSSIBLY haf point forward of it. and
sheets sheets were hauled aft away. 1t was a
pretty good specimen of a reach, and yet,
mere again, the light-draughted boat
E H,n "a the spots out of the other craft.
the second. There Is but one thing to say
sbout 1.-THE Vigilant continued to Increase
i hsr lead from the time she begun her last
leg until she crossed the finish line When
the winner did finally get the line from
which she had started she was three miles
just about actually, gain of a mile on
each of the three legs. 1t was an ampIa
test. as has been told. on each Of the three
ing. '''' iO'''''"s anu ieS''ii-
1t is generally admitted that the VAL
kyrte Is the best boat that England ever
sent over to win the Americas cup. She
met, however, yacnt that Is so far her
s sppt tp that her hitherto admirers all say
liant will win three straight races and.
therefore, the match. 1t still remains.
boats Is the more worthy In half gale
= and a very rough sea-for instance. in
u Wlhu VIII allow neither 10 carry q
top sail The cutter cranks. and handful
OF them are still to be found, continue to
claim that their boat can do UP the Vigil
lant in hard blow, and therefore, is the
more useful as a yacht for the purpose of
pleasure in cruising and for safety than
the mere racing machine that the Vigiant
represents. The American boats support
ers meet this assertion with the fact that
the more breeze that blew the further
to-day. =
The official time of the yachts, was;
elapsed time ssaG5 o corrected aii time ss
elapsed time, s:37:24; corrected time 8: S5 So
u minutes. % seconds on elapsed time,
and, after taking off the one minute and
forty.eight seconds time allowance, by 10
mittee of the New York Yacht Club also
say that the vigilant crossed the starting
and they ought to know best. This Would
reduce the victory of the Vigllant by two
Count Count as the Yachts 'i had equal Chances ne
TO start away at the one-gun signal, at
11:25. The gains of the Vigllant are Off
cially reported TO be minutes, 40 seconds
an the first leg. 4 minutes u seconds on
the second and minutes, 20 seconds on
the third. The first leg of the course was
second, east half south in the run, and
north-northwest in the reach home.
What the Yachtsmen Say.
NEW YORK, Oct. "a reporter saw
Captain Cranfield on the Valkyrie when
the English yacht came to anchor off Bay
Ridge after she was towed up from the
Sandy Hook lght-ship.
what kind of a day was it, Captain? ?"
he was asked
1T was not bad day." replied the cap
tain I'VE had a good, fair breeze. and
not too much of It, / must say we are
much disappointed. L thought after the
race on Saturday that we should do better
on the triangular course than on the to
windward and leeward race. Instead of
that, she beat us on the wind and off it,
and when the wind freshened. and thought
we should catch her, she walked away
from US. When we had gone about five
miles 1 thought should have passed
her, but was very much surprised that
from that time to the end she gained on
u.s. 1 expect that account of her
center-board-m idea, 1 mean. She prob
ably had not got it down to suit her.
knew after Saturdays race that we had
hard nut to crack, but could not believe
that We could have been so well beaten as
we were. We knew from what the Nava-
hoe could do, the other side, that the
Eigilant must be far away in front of her -
HAS not your knowledge OF er-board
yachts, as compared with the keel, con-
WINGED you that the American plan is the
better?'
Il will not admit that yet" answered the