The evening world., 1893-10-13
FROM "EvENING WORLD" TUG.
Details OF the Race as Reported from
tho Edward M. Timmins.

FROM EVENING WORLD" TUG.
Details Of the Race as Reported from
tho Edward M. Timmin,.
ON THE EVENING WORLD" TUG,
EDWARD NJ. TIMMINs, Oct. 1s.-with
the wind blowing a point north OF east.
and at ten knots per hour, the cup de-
fender Vigilant and the Dunraven cut
ter Valkyrie got away from Bay Ridge
this morning for the third and very
likely the last race Of the series for the
Americas Cup.
There was a crowd on the Atlantic
Yacht 1T wharf to see them off, and
the yachting craze had evidently taken
a tight grip on most of those in 1t.
Their talk was decidedly nautical, and
they studied the sky, what little there
was to be seen. with a sort of anxiety
depicted on their faces that might be ex-
pected of the commander Of an ocean
racer with a cyclone heading right
aboard and a thousand passengers de-
pending for salvation or his ~seamanship.
The talk was OF lacks ana Of runs,
and Of reaches and Of all sorts Of sails,
some Of them unknown to the genuine
old tars. and so deep, indeed. had the
craze taken root that every mothers
son on the wharf at the slightest provo
cation would jerk his starboard signal
boom up to his forepeak and salute
with all the Formally and stiffness Of
a MILDLY on an English man-o'-war.
Very early the outlook was decidedly
stormy. the air was raw. moist and
heavy. The wind had banked the fog
up against the Highlands so that moth
ing could be seen Of the Jersey coast.
There were indications at 7 o'clock
that the hurricane hurrying up the coast
was driving along so fast that 1t might
arrive in time to make to-day's race
not only exciting but decidedly danger
Gus.
By 9 o'clock. however. the sky to the
east had cleared considerably, and riffs
and streaks Of light breaking through
the heavy dun-colored, ~low-hanging
clouds made the day seem less gloomy.
1t was 7.45 when Vigilant. IN tow OF the
tug Commander. left Bay Ridge. On
board besides the general party was DIR.
Barton Hopkins. who slept last night at
the Atlantic Yacht Club house. Mr..
Kerr is representing Lord Dunraven on
board the Yankee to-day.
Valkyrie left Bay Ridge at sos A. NJ.
in tow of the tug Pulver. She had on
board besides the Earl Designer Watson,
Sailmaker Ratsey. Lord Wolverton and
Suydam Palmer. owner of Marguerite.
Archibald Rogers. representing the Re-
gatta Committee. sailed again with Lord
Dunraven.
BY 10 The wind had freshened to
about twelve knots In the Narrows, and
was coming stronger and steadier every
minute. and Giving warning to the COM
manders Of the ccntesting yachts to be
ready ~ reef mainsails and house top
masts.
1t was evident that Lord Dunraven
was to get his much desired half gale
Of wind. with perhaps more before the
race was finished.
The Nourmahal. with a new nose,
freshly painted. was anchored off Owls
Head. waiting for the May to get under
way. The flagship was anchored off
Bay Ridge. She a steam up. however.
and black smoke was pouring from her
cream colored stack. She got under way
at go o'clock.
w. K. Vanderbilt's Valiant was then
waiting of Stapleton to join the pro-
cession of private yachts and excursion
boats The sun came out for a minute
just as the May. heading a procession
Of pleasure craft. pointed her nose into
the Narrows.
The White Star steamship Britannia
lying OF Quarantine, saluted both yachts
as they passed, n paid the same COM
pliment to THE Evening World" tug.
There was lots OF wind off the Hook.
a twcnty-knot breeze at least. as the
yachts passed out. Some fishing schoon-
ers. going out in spite OF the storm sig
nails ordered up by the Weather Blu
reau, were keeling over to starboard
under double reefed sails. and the crew
OF each was busy taking In headsa!ls.
leaving only anvas enough up forward
to steady the boats.
The schooner yacht Yampa went out
enbach tugs followed the May down to
the Lightship.
The white caps were not all on the
excursion m to-day. In the
lower bay and as far out to sea as the
eye could range a nasty cross sea was
hiding the green of the water under a
coverlet CT foam. Away of to the
southeast q bank OF steam = colored
clouds began creeping above the hori-
bringing more wind.
The few vessels following in the wake
of the races were pitching about like SO
many corks. The excursionists were evt-
IDENTIFY In for . uttls experiences that