Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-12
1T WAS NO RACE.
Contest for the America's
Cup.

AmeFlC0s0
Cup.
Yesterdays contest for the Americas cup
amounted to little more than half a race.
The yachts reached and turned the stake
boat after consuming more than four hours
in beating out against very feathery breezes
from the southwest and then the contest
was abandoned for want of wind and light
An attempt will be made to sail tomorrow
the race arranged for yesterday, and the
course will be, as yesterday, fifteen miles
to windward and return. But IL the affair
OF yesterday was disappointment II had
It's features. and these, in the summing up
were Nigflant features. There was no ex-
element at any stage, but the race was
very close and the yachts stuck to each
other from start to stakeboat. At the start
the Nalkyrie got decidedly the best of it,
leading across the line by fifty-five seconds
and well to windward. And she held this
advantage for ten minutes
After that distance had been traversed
the Vigilant began to do the better work
Her gaining was so slight as to be almost
imperceptible but IL was none the less sure.
and when the yachts were within three
miles of the stakeboat the white yacht had
eaten up the lead of her black rival and was
slowly gathering together a margin. And
this was due very largely to her magnif-
cent handling.
1t was, if anything. more a contest of
shippers than of yachts. and Capt Hansen
had the better of it. Capt Cranfield knew
the superiority of the Nalkyrie in stays in
light winds and he worked this to good adj
vantage for the greater part of the Journey
out. but he worked IL a few times too many
In coming about the Nslkyrie was always
at least ten seconds quicker than the Vigil
liant and the Valkyrie held her lead very
largely by the maneuvering of Capt. Gram
field along this line. Capt Hansen followed
him nearly every time until ten miles had
three times when he refused to do SO. and
as result of this refusal at these times
the Valkyrie lost the lead and the vigilant
took IT.
The race. such as It was. shows that the
Vigilant is at least the equal of the Valky-
RE in the Valkyrie's strongest point, beat
ing to windward in a light breeze. and the
conviction is firmer than ever that the cum
will stay on this side.
Lord Dunraven Retfcent.
The reporters tried to get an expression of
opinion from Lord Dunraven but failed.
1T was no race" said he. and beyond this
would make no comment on the DAVIS
events SO far as the valkyrie was con-
cerned.
Word had reached the Atlantic Yacht
Club long before the return of the yigila MT
ana Nalkyrie to their mooring grounds that
commodore Banks of the club had called
Its officers together on board the Cav Head
ana announced that he would offer a 500
cup Tor race between the vaikyrie and
CoIonia, the representative English and
was asked how the proposal was regar ied
Both Lord Dunraven and myself think
II would be most interesting event" said
ne. but impracticable at this time. Tho
Colonia is not in commission and n would
take three weeks to get her In shape for a
that long" wait
Then there is no prospect for such a
IT is not practicable now" repeated the
Capt. Cranfield laughed good-nateuredIy
Vigilant why ~ 'ie
we We're beaten: I can't say anything
more than that. can I? Why We're we beat.
en-? Because the other is a better boat
we needed a center-board. She sailed away
worst of it,
Capt. Cranfield said he considered yester-
Gay race experience a fairer test of the
merits of the two boats than the race of
MONDAY. They had sailed in a stiff breeze
ana In light one and the Vigilant had
won. That was enough. Nothing more was
needed to demonstrate the qualities of the
two boats. he said
Following is a summary of the race: