The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-10
AGAIN THE VIGILANT.
x.lkvrie Beaten Three Miles
over ! triangular Course.
x<,.,,spa or THE cENTERBoARD.


- vaxx. Oct 9-for the second time,
I. -. ,s1rs easily than the FIRST, the
-'ss.-,. eup defender, the yigilant. de-
<....s - English representative, the VAL
-. - .eccnd race Was sailed today
..x..~ursf eourse from Sandy Hook.
81. 'sc.dlflons that could not have been
-. .vsfIfvfux. While the victory today
- rsrnI6csnt one only the strongest
-. r rrs3se can De said OF the gallant
~ ss<a<rtusI struggle which the vaikYrie
E.ss 80 wss beaten three miles at the
<-s-x - rhen the pIaudits Of thousands
- ~ 3 speed the conqueror the hall
= ~ eoauusrsd was yet FAR astern. The
.s..kI. al down 10 the start over half an
-, esand 81 the time appointed for the
s,sr~ Il ne preparatory gun. which was
ss'ss 90 csvorted around TO the north
- 4 the iine until the frat gan vas
800 Then they began business.
/. 80 very pretty play on
- psrs Of both captains. The
.seaud vsre-ship Of the yigilant made her
- q lesst . couple Of lengths to leeward
q a. uoeislon from which she started 20
q - oct. and the valkyrie was right
xe~a ID line when the gun TO send her
.v~r sounded. At that time the wind Was
kaviur about thirteen miles an hour
!rsn southwest by south half south and it
- Il course q dead beat to windward
non sandy Hook lIghtship into Long
Hrsn<A, on the New Jersey shore.
1ks yixiiant got quickly into the wind,
and lo;loxed the vaikyrie over the line,
$40. tso lengths behind. The handler
Z he yixilant evidently felt that he must
Mn il rindward work. and very quickly,
vhst wss lost in lateral dis
ssnca He began 20 pinch his
heat kiRh up into the wind.
Her hesdsaiis shook as though
there sas not enough wind to fill them.
and she dropped behind. The valkyrie
vent ahead With great speed. 1t looked
4 though she vas skipping right away
frsm tho Vigilant, and so she was In
vsy. but the Vigilant's centerboard pre-
vsaisd shat boat from sagging to leeward,
whsnss the keel OF the cutter had only In
smziI part the same effect.
Presently the sails of the vigilant were
sssn 10 belly out well. and from that mo-
mat the American boat began to win the
ma She passed the vaikyrie at 1906.
hrty Minutes after the start. and was
soser sfterward headed or touched under
sny conditions or circumstances. When
ne Valkyrie saw her opponent going
ahsad she hauled down her big topsail
With the intention Of putting in small
sss Ike the vigilant's. but while the
eksnss was going on Capt Cranfield de-
cded 70 60 about. No sooner had the
Easiishmen gone around than the Ameri-
san followed suit As the boats stood Off
81 the port tack II was seen the yigilant
~ over quarter of q mile ahead and
just about az much to windward.
They tried hard on tho valkyrie to send
~ head mp into the wind, but she could
~ better herself n single inch. When tbs
f5lant got around the first leg she was q
nile IN the lead. but the Valkyrie stuck TO
y work. The wind was almost
ksctly over the starboard quarter
= they started on the second leg.
M Valkyrie now had a chance TO
lAas what she could do in running be-
fns real WHOLESALE breeze. The steady
tfn Of the cutter advocates has been
lasi their choice was sure TO beat the GEN.
Mboard in that sort of work. Instead Of
dang 30 the centcrboard increased her
nd 10 an extent that made everybody,
trends and enemies. astounded.
twas a fair and square open sea race,
both boats finding every breath that was
ntif When the vigilant turned the dag
q the end of the second leg she was good
two miles in advance. Having rounded
that mark, then came another leg on
which the cutter was supposed TO be
much the better boat. The wind was
pretty nearly abeam. and the sheets were
hauled aft away. 1t was q pretty good
specimen Of reach. and yet the light
dfsnghted boat knocked the spots out OF
she deep craft. There Is but one thing TO
say about Il: The vigilant continued TO
iaeressc her lead from the time she began
Tie leg until she crossed the finish line.
fas had made on an averages and lust
scout actually gain Of mile on each of
iae three legs.
xss an ample test, rs has been told, on
eaeh Of the three points. windward work,
naming and reaching. IL Is generally adj
msiied that the Valkyrie is the best boat
hag'and ever sent over to win the Ameri-
assap. She met. however. a yacht that
10 ar her superior that her hitherto adj
m g al say there can be no doubt the
sSuant will win three straight races and
.as's'ofe the match. There still remains,
a'ssvsr, question as 10 which boat is the
I'VE sufthy in a half-gale aud very rough
- Tie official record was:
- MAI
s....4.......-.. iis2s a m. 2:5as0u p, m.
1sssss,.............. il;s5 a. IN S:o2.2& p. N.
rInk
y,.a... Eiapscd Corrected
49,, ..s.s.....,.......- S.2a.0l S;2a.0l
.shs.s.............,.,.. S.S7.34 s:Sd.3
mas the vigilsnt beat the valkyris IL
lsaases. 3 seconds on elapsed time and.
s'sf taxing off minute a. seconds for
me allowance, by 10 minutes s. Sec
The regatta committee also
ae Nigilant crossed the start
Inc TWO seconds ahead of
sakyrie. This would reduce
~ Victory Of the Vigilant by two seconds
sSsaal time. but does not count, as the
s.sas lad equa. chances to start ut the
49, ssna, The gains OF the vigilant are
say reported 20 be minutes IS sec
"a tne hrst leg. minutes IL seconds
sae second. and 3 minutes rs seconds
= he third.
a associated Press reporter saw Capt.
aaaeia on the Vaikyrie and asked him
-. 'ae race. The captain said: II
issa y We are very much disappointed.
49, alter Saturdays race that We had
-. - hai to crack, but | could not be-
W We could have been so well beaten as
ssese.s '''''''
49, -Four knowledge of eenterboard
49, 49, - compared with keels convinced
= - american plan is betterf''
4. vi net admit that yet. +" answered
-. seusea captain. I'VE can yet show
sosns other experiments.
- = learned fha A..,a-s,-.. .-..h.t -