The record-union., 1893-10-10
Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie Again
Defeated by the Vigilant.
THE ENGLISH VESSEL STRUGGLED
HARD. BUT IN VAIN
Report That President Cleveland is
Getting Ready for an Issue of One
Hundred Millions of Gold Bonds,
Either Under a Compromise Silver
Bill or Under Authority of the
Treasury Department.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-For the second
time, and that more easily than the first,
Americas cup defender, the Vigilant, de-
feated the English representative, the
Valkyrie. The second race was sailed to-
day on a triangular course from Sandy
Hook, under conditions that could not
have been more gratifying. While the
victory to-day was magnificent one,
only the strongest words of praise can be
said of the gallant but Ineffective struggle
which the Valkyrie made. She was
beaten three miles at the finish. and
when the plaudits of the thousands rang
out to speed the conqueror. the hull OF
the conquered was yet far astern.
The yachts got down to the start over
half an hour ahead of the time appointed
for the firing of the preparatory gun,
which was ILLS, and cavorted around to
the northward ofthe line until the first gun
was given. Then they began business.
1t was a very pretty play on the part
of both Captains. The Vigilant made her
land at least couple of lengths to leeward
OF the position from which she started to
act, and the Valkyrie, with quick going
in the stays, was right down in 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. 1t was, OF course, q
dead beat to windward to the Sandy
Hook lightship, into Long Branch, into
the New Jersey shore.
The Vigilant got quickly into wind
and followed the Valkyrie over the line
about two lengths behind. The handler
of the Vigilant evidently felt that he must
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Quickly what was 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 behind. The VAL
kyrie went ahead through the water with
great speed. Is looked as though she
was skipping right away from the Vigi-
liant, and SO she was, in way, but the
Vigilants center-board prevented that
boat from sagging to leeward, whereas
the keel of the cutter had only small
part of the same effect
Presently the sails of the Vigilant were
seen TO belly out we'll and from that mo-
ment the American boat began to win
the race. She passed the Nalkyrie at
1906, forty minutes after the start, and
was never afterward headed or touched
under any conditions or circumstances.
When the Valkyrie saw her opponent
going ahead she hauled down her big
topsail with the intention of putting up a
small one like the Vigilant's, but while
the change was going on Captain Gram
field decided to go about. No sooner had
the Englishman gone around than the
American followed suit. AS the boats
stood off on the port tack it was seen that
the Vigilant was over quarter of mile
ahead and just as much to windward.
They tried hard on the Valkyrie to send
her head up into the wind, but she could
not better herself a single inch. When
the Vigilant got around the first leg she
was over a mile in the lead, but the Val
kyrie stuck to her work.
The wind was almost directly over the
starboard quarter as they started on the
second leg. The Yalkyrie now had a
chance to show what she could do in rum
ming before real wholesale breeze. The
steady claim of the cutter men was that
the model Of their choice was sure to beat
the centerboard in that sort OF work. In
stead of doing so, the centerboard in
creased her lead to an extent that made
everybody, friends and @enemies,
astounded.
1t was fair and square open-sea race,
both boats finding every breath that was
astir. When the Vigilant turned the flag
at the end of the second leg she was
good two miles in advance. Having
rounded that mark, then came another
leg in which the cutter was supposed to
be much the better boat. The wind was
pretty nearly abeam, and the sheets were
hauled aft. 1t was pretty good speci-
men of reach, and yet the ght-draughted
boat knocked the spots out of the deep
craft.
There was one thing to say about it, the
Vigilant continued to increase her lead
from the time she began the leg until she
crossed the finish line. She had made on
an average and just about an actual gain
of mile on each of the three legs. 1t
was an ample test. as has been told, on
each of three points, Of windward work,
running and reaching.
1t is generally admitted that the VAL
kyrie is the best boat England has ever
sent over to win the American Cup. She
met, however, yacht that was so tar her
superior that her hitherto admirers all
say there can be no doubt that the Vigil
ant will win three straight races, and
therefore the match. 1t still remains,
however, a question as to which boat is
more worthy in half gale and very
rough sea.
The official time was: Vigilant, start
11:25, flush 2:50:0I, elapsed time 3:25:0l,
corrected time 3:25:01. Valkyrie, 11:25,
finish 3:02:24 elapsed time 3:37:24, cor
rected time 3:35:36. Thus the Vigilant
beat the Valkyrie by II minutes % sec
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one minute and 48 seconds time allow
ance, 10 minutes and 35 seconds.
The Regatta Committee say the Vigi-
liant crossed the starting line two seconds
ahead of the Valkyrie. This would re-
duce the victory of the Vigilant by two
seconds in actual time, but it does not
count, as the yachts had equal chances of
the start at the one-gun signal.
The gains of the Vigilant are officially
reported to be minutes 40 seconds in the
first leg, minutes Il seconds on the Sec
ond, and 4 minutes 26 seconds on the
third.
An Associated Press reporter saw Cap
tain Craufield on the Valkyrie and asked
as to the race. The Captain said: ST
must say we are very much disappointed.
| knew after Saturdays race that we had
a hard nut to crack, but l could not be-
heve we could have been so we'll beaten
as we were."
HAS not your knowledge of center
board yachts, as compared with the keel,
convinced you that the American plan is
better?"
II will not admit that yet," answered
the Scotch Captain. I'VE can yet show
you some other experiments"
1t has been learned that the American
yachts head spar was strained during the
race. a new one had to De rigged, and
as the result Wednesdays race may be
put off until Thursday.
SILVER COMPROMISE.