New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10

kyrie followed. II evident now that tho
American boat ahead. Steadily she drew
ahead and every minute increased her speed.
The sails Of both boats were drawing for
every pound they were worth. and 1t was hard
to say which suit of sails set the best. At
first it seemed If those of the Valkyrie
were doing the better work. but as gazed
he could see that 1t not so. and that the
sails of the American boat were drawing bet
ter Both came about on the starboard tack
again at nearly the same time Now the gain
of the Vigilant was more than ever per.
ceptible. She seemed to be leaving her an
tagonist behind in a manner which left little
doubt to the result Of the race. The Vaky-
rie it. and split tacks with the Vigant
going on the port tack again. She held that
tack for a little time only, and then came
back on the starboard tack.
They were approaching the mark now and
all the time the Vigilant had been eating out
to windward Of the Valkyrie. The vakyris
sailing close to the wind she could
but the Vigilant held the windward position
better than her antagonist. SO they sprang
toward the first mark and every minute in
creased the lead of the Vigilant. When the
American boat rounded the was already
The Valkyrie as lonely and for
saken were. under similar circumstances
ana IN ike weather, tne ydcntS tnat last sum.
contended against the vigilant in the
off Newport The times of rounding the
first mark were as follows:
Nigilant Observation-Disclosures. 06:3
Nakyrle
The gain of the Vigilant on this first leg
was minutes 45 seconds. The wind was now
blowing fifteen miles hour and steadily in
creasing There a great gap Of sunlit and
wind tossed waters between the two boats.
The Valkyrie had been badly beaten in wind
ward work and the Americas Cup was safe.
The race was won and every minute only
served to increase the victory Of the Vigilant
After rounding the first mark the yachts
took i'm their baby jib-topsails, and set bigger
ones. They not fuIl-grown balloons. but
they big ones. The Vigilant eased her
sheets little. and went greyhounds run
when leash is slipped. The Valkyrie sailed
closer and lost steadily all the time. The seas
were ruffled and sparkling and dancing, and far
away before the British champion plunged the
white sloop Of America. The Vigant
far ahead before one-half the distance from
the first to the second mark was covered that
all the fleet of boats of observation had left
her and jngling up their bells to catch
the Vigilant. Vigilant took in her big jib-top.
sail and set smaller one. Valkyrie did the
same
AS the second mark reached the jib-top.
sail Of the Vigilant came in. She had on .
balloon staysa She rounded the second mark
jibing her boom over to port and stretched
away for the finish. going as never boat under
similar conditions Of wind and weather went
before. Under her bows the white foam was
shining in the sunlight, and clean against the
sky her sails of beauty rose. There was swift
ness. power and victory in every curve OF saR
and every line Of hull Slowly and az H n
mattered not how long she about II. she
ran up her baby jib-topsail and then broke IL
out. In the time. far far astern, the
lovely Valkyre. with not even tugboat to
bear her company, came along to the second
mark She took in her jib-topsai before round
ing and after rounding set smaller one. The
time of the rounding Of the two boats was as
follows:
Nigilant
Nalkyrie
The gain of the Vigilant on the second leg
was 4 minutes and IL seconds, which. added to
her gain of minutes, 45 seconds on the first
leg. made her entire gain up to the second
mark minutes, 81 seconds.
The wind, which had been increasing all the
time was blowing twenty-five miles an hour
when the yachts rounded the second mark.
AS they got in toward the ghtship they
found still more wind. and put their lee rails
awash The Vigilant took in her balloon stay
sail and set her working staysa No one who
did not see her can have any idea OF how she
few along All about her. but keeping at
reasonable distance. the attendant fleet OF ex-
cursion steamers sped along and way back hull
down. towering line of sails against the
sky came after her the Valkyrie.
The wind increased to twenty-nine miles an
hour before the lightship reached and
at the finish it was blowing thirty miles
hour.
Finally. not with a rush and a plunge, with
no Tapping of giant canvas. but easily, grace
fully sliding over the waves il they were
hers and slaves to do her bidding, the flying
Vigilant went in between the red-hulled light
ship and the black -hulled May, and all the
glory Of the day was hers. Long. long az
ter her came the Nalkyrie and the
and the race was over Not only the race
for this year settled
The result was a surprise. even to the most
enthusiastic OF the Vigilants admirers. They
had expected that the Vigilant would beat the
Valkyrie. but had not been prepared for any
thing like this The victory was grand one.
and long shall the name OF Vigilant live in the
history of the seas. The finishing times Of the
yachts were as follows:
NlRllant
NalkyTle 3V- -
The gain OF the Vigilant on the Valkyrie on
the second leg was minutes 26 seconds This
taken together with her gains OF 4 minutes
As seconds on the first leg. and minutes, II
seconds on the second leg, makes a total gain Of
II minutes % seconds. Deducting the time al.
lowaLce of minute As seconds. makes the
Vigilant winner by 10 minutes 35 seconds The
official time of the race was as fellows:
Elapsed Corrected
Start. Finish. time time
Valkyrie Ill 300 3:0224 1924 38.N
Both boats were sailed by such competent
men that 1t would be idle for an amateur to
criticise. To those who looked. however, 1t did
seem as If the people on the Vakyrie got rat