The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-12
I;IajLKYRIE GIVES UP.
s, c.ptain Acknowledges the
viriIant's superiority.
- cesr9asosRD IS KING.


4 go OF. ff--Whas gave promfss
-. enal race in the international
- tbs America cup turned ont to
- - . "a. y was the fourth con-
= p - the yigiIant and Vslkyrse.
-. - 49, frsf. vas not finished within
eaas - ,;-w;f and therefore vas counted
~ 80 49, al wind was the cause
gu - t-oubIe. Early in the day .
- - x1s slowing, but IS the honr
- .s--t approached the wind died ont
-. rhs regatta COMMITTEES could do
su. ss..r al rait before Il gave the start
ns 49,, About O'Clock the committee
- 80 nasstisfiei as 70 the probable APP
. -. n : breeze. and a signal was run
$3.50 he contestants If they would
80. s nostponement for q day. The
- .aswered that she was willing,
- =. vaskyris made no response. and
- eonmIstee felt u incomoent upon
s.sn d sssrt the boats
|. s.,ts1 kreexe came out from the south
- IN the meantime, and NJ I :35
q. s,.rsrstorv gun was fired. The racers
!. -. a@vsn msneuyerinR for the best
-, and when at las the starting
- - cred the valkyrie crossed the
n. nth 4 length of clear water be-
s~~n her aad the Vigiiant. They
ii scarcely gone over when
80 rant about, the Valkyrie having
-.;.~a 30 or 800 feet. When they came
$500 .raif II vas seen that the valkyrie
-. falIv half O mile 70 the good. The
gsIkxrs only stood on the tack about
s.vrs minutes, for the Engiishman knew
4. opponen. would make weathering very
~ sitA her eenterboard, 50 the cutter
v<nt about 10 maintain her weather posi-
dan II she could. The wind increased
f,om sir 10 eight miles while this general
IND xss going on, but dropped back again,
running Oft shore.
The Vigilant clearly out-noated the Val
kvrie. At4:4s the Vigilant came around
an the port tack, crossing the Valkyrie's
bows good quarter Of q mile away. The
Iii s.fsngtheped little and the yigilant
va scrtnnate by getting most
Of Ii Finally the vigilant round
"a he stake at about Cos, the
yslkyrIe turning about seven minutes
istsr After the racers began the run be-
;ors the Wind for home darkness set in
ana The immense feet of excursion boats
undertook 10 get home ms quickly rs they
e0aId. The cup defender and the chal-
ksrsr xere towed to their moorings in the
AsIxatic basin ~ soon as the race was de-
cared of.
Commodore Banks. OF the Atlantic
Ysshs Club. offered today to give cup,
rains $500, for race between the Colonia
md Vaikyrie after the contest for the
lnerica's cup is decided. The project Is
I'd 70 Be impracticable. rs the Colonis is
scs 10 commission. Ii would take three
vseks 10 put her so. and IL would not be
pzible for Lord Dunraven TO wait until
Nh. Capt Cranfield. captain of the English
ptat said after coming TO anchor: 81
q sxtisfed that We were beaten because
~ fifilant is better than the valkyrie.
lday's race, though not finished. proves
m more than Saturdays or Mondays
81 she is able to defeat u.s."
What do You intend to do after the
tsth is over7"
Oh. suppose we must build center
arder"
LasDoS. Oct. 1.-THE Exchange Teie-
rapA Company says IL the vaIkyrie is de-
kisd by the Vigiiant John jameson.
aBslfast, owner of the crack yacht Irex.
vi build n new boat and challenge for
De Americas cup.
Secretary Grant, of the Royal yacht
squadron, today denied absolutely the
famor that member OF the Royal yacht
squadron would chalIedge for the
Americas cup In the event the valkyrie
ss defeated.