Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-08
WAS A ylGlLANT DAY
American Yacht Easily Defeated
me yaIsyr'e
ENGLISH BOAT MAS ouTsAIltD
s.fkyrie Lei az the START bat Quick-
- Passed ~ sigitznt and
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New YoHx, Oct. The first race %
|. finish betNs~a the FalksFis aud the
Vselianf u the SERIES Tor the Americas
cup. was palled Of today and xon by
TIE Eigihant The day ~as a beautiful
ON. snd although the ~ind AZ times vas
q tribe Azht TIE sport Vas tns aud
eeeryone. especially Ansricans. feel sat
i.f,sl ton8shL Thursdays sosne. - tar
a. taa heet - eoacerned- vas repeated
Bnt tosiay there xas a pretty flash, and
ail tAs attending demonstrations OF en-
thasissna seat %.
~hea the vlsiL,nt riding the waves
hk- q victor appuaehcd. drew near the
hnih ins IN al sails spread. leading
The English cfsff q nearly two miles.
~ the craft ia the vicinity % sandy
iiook dfex up Ia iae and screamed her
= selcome that could oe heard miles
aeag - the mainland The gallant
race Is detailed belo~.
Both Nachs. lowed OuI
The Vixllant was taken 10 TOW OF Bay
Eld4e by her teafier. tue tug Com
malscar at o'clock. and the Naikyrse
b. the Lewis Pulser few minutes later.
The sails ~ both yachts acre nearly
fnrie,i bat the men were already casting
loose the l.Askets and preparing Tor The
hard stgagz.u of the cay About s;l5
the rival racers we're Nell under way.
heading down the niain ship channel IN
the ,.irection II Sandy Hook. the red
ard yellow Il the American and English
yachts flufiering n the eafly morning.
breeze. Ii xas pleasant run down the
hafior in the soft and geniai sunshine
,so1 q light westerly breeze gave
promisc II something better 20 come.
At9-l5 Ia tie middle a the channel
the commander hauled the Nigiiant's
head towind ard 80 that she might hoist
her huge main sail lt ~as full fifteen
minutes before the sails we're taut and
na1 a. the traditional board after which
tie 10 eas ron up n stOps.
At 81 the Naikyrle also came head
O. Niad and ran up her main SAT-. The
Nigilaat Was the nfst 20 follow With her
iib stay sail and big club topsail. filling
away ia port tack and standing Tor the
lightship. Designer Herescon steered
furn after which he turned over the
helm q Captain Hanson while Captain
Cran6eid handled tne tiller Of the Nalky.
ne fFom start % finish.
signal Gun Given-
Al n O'Clock the flagship May steamed
down the harbor and took her position
about leo yards 90 the north ard u the
Sandy Hook hghtship. AZ her fore
cross trees fiuttered red flag. the let
Ter r. ~ the New York Yacht club
code. % announcr the fact that the con
test was "a b. fifteen miles o. leeward or
wi1dWard and return. ieaying the mark
on The starh0ard hands At III tci the
course were ssgnailed The wind had
frsshsned bit by this time and blew
from the west When The preparatory
pun bcomed acroes the sea. both ~
the raccrs we're g. the north ard of the
hagship fca1ling west on the starboard
tack Zach carried her nam sail. club
tspsssil snt IN - while the American boat
hat her lib topsaii hoisted ia stops. The
NalSyrie eas the iirst 20 gibe over % the
rort and loNcr her spiuHaksr boom 20
-fsfloasd followed ~ the Nigilsnt
few secundz LATER. They stood 10 the
north ard with tho \ gilant in the lead
and mansavred around awaiting the
sfaFtinz gun When this was sounded
and the rel ball lowered from the Mays
STAY hey uere sfili 10 the n0rth ard and
ee-t'sri. Nith the NigiiaEt close aboard
TIE Nay ard the t.nglishman on the
weather quarter of the American. Scarce
ly bad tlie e. b. died away before theVigIl-
arr troxe out her immense spinnsker.
Rtica SEEMED o. aimost eushroud her.
put her helm % starboard aad swung
around isr the line The tugiishman
Vas c.oss mon her heels hosting hss
sr.anaker "a tae weather quarter and
going over almost bow and bow With the
AusHcan tpat
Ws- Beautiful start.
The start was the most beautiful ever
seen Ia American waters and q the
sqeetffofs % scemed a. though both
to.lfs hsl been simultaneously shot out
al aetnuiu- A- ssou - the yachts uere
Nea clear r the hne tAey te9an D. pay
..rse sffenilen 20 the trm ~ their
aas The Nigiisus seemed to
.ee trFifs vim her spsnnakrr.
slh. ~ sosle reason. got sfoul - the
s-srtesrd After clearing thie she hauled
aeta hef it iepeaii AMI at The bailoon.
wa,ie tae f1sHshman followed the ~
re srf 81 tte Amefican. hoisted hts
t4ton be 'np.sl9 stla heiding on g
f.s ia tee poeifion q the kalkyrie on
lI ttaiLef g12-frf af toe Nigiisnt gave
fsf ga irlrseuss asiranfs4e for she shot
sae1i ati f.f e liue Is .o1kesi ~ though
ta kmrriCaa xss tpafen boat
A. che er1 q fss minutes the
Fhri sonta va faiiY t0o lengths
ahead anf srpsrertiy gaining every
st.1.naent fnia discouragirz state q
afsifs olntiasea flr fifteen minutes.
nhra fte a mef'rau seeusesl to gather
hefasf fer 4eee Hnscrou1tahlc rraeon
scs TfNhniy ressi ~ the xsp. uatii
ere aFeffts,k sna ps=eed tho Naikyfie.
"a fls a ic8st nne Lar q rniis - clear
water astassn them AZ 'he end q the
f.t heuf Sc raan TIRE Naikyrte pufout
large s.1n Keep ~ gur weather,
fes here so lutte rerd fer this warn
.ne. "a tt- exeoreion iref had already
ttn beth hustz si.ie osfih
tialsns Fss IN she Lad
khest - is he aind b~Ean - hanI 10
the siih ar,i hrineing TIE treezs IT.
fie 80 tfe sfsftosr3 qaafter This
f.rsrsl tae tlxiant "a lake ia hsr spin
rskar fslies..si IN oiuetes ieter ~ ~
tsixs t.e. sAe hnf slreadY han.ed siown
trf sa sea 60 her forestsy sail 10 -
fisafa Tee Naitsaf e1cfinued - Eala
- tsreiY tfaf ibe Nsiksr,e so her
sfiaaasfr se4ts aoring nat thls 10
rfeaee - ssH srrssa nsieht heip her
sI0r~ tt xndeatfe,Hf 3id iu
see.ett fs haf rst ~ she leuan
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