Evening journal., 1893-10-12
FINAL RACE TO- MORROW
Yesterdays Didn'r Count But
Another One VIII Decide It,
IF VIaILANT OONrINUEg TO VAN

IF VIGILANP CONTINUES TO WIN
Rumors Now That the American Yacht
win Be Sold at Auction Immediately
After tho Final Race aud That John
Jameson, the Dublin DistnIer and
Owner Of the Irex. win Build Yacht
aud Challenge Next Year.
NEW YORK. Oct IL.
For the fourth time the Valkyrie ana
Vgilant met yesterday at Sandy Hook
Ligbtship, and for the second time. the re-
suit Of their meeting was declared mo
race" Starting because Lord Dunraven
refused TO postpone the race, the yachts
were off, after two hours delay in
breeze as light and bamy from the south
as an August zephyr The course was to
be fifteen miles west Of south from Sandy
Hook Llghtship and return The start was
made about 40 p. M, and four hours
and a half later the Vigilant rounded
the outer mark, nearly mile ahead ~
Yalkyrie. Darkness closed upon them
soon ,afterward, leaving them without
chance either Of seeing or being seensor
Of finishing within the six requisite
hours
The advantage Of the afternoons
sailing rested with the America
as the time shows Beat to windward
fifteen miles:
ACTUAL START
vvigiiilant ......1 A l9
OUTER MARK.
iiiitne' 0s 90
fhAh9 ..0 li 10
OFFICIAL ELAPsED TIME TO OUTER MARK.
yi{iilan,t.. % 90
'aihs iie'''...' 20 bi
ACTUAL ELAPSED TIME TO OUTER MARK.
Nlgilant.'.-. 2O4l
aAh4Iles ............A 2s AZ
The result thus is not widely different
from those OF Monday and Saturday. and
the chief interest given TO the observa-
tlon Of Nigilants chronic victory habit. is
that the Nalkyrie's ID tier insisted on
start after the Res atta Committee had
asked, and the Vigilant's owner and cap
tain had assented TO q postponement.
In making terms for the present match
Lord Dunraven asked,for anew rule re-
curing that every race should be sailed
within six hours. Since the making Of
the rule he has reached the conclusion
that one of Valkylie's strongest points is
beating to windward Ia a light breeze
Such an opportunity was presented yes
terday, and Lord Dunraven was disin-
clined TO postpone the raco But Vigi.
laut, though behind during the first ten
miles, reached the outer mark seven
minutes before her competitor and
would doubtless have won the race and
ended the present contests but for the
six hour limit
Under the rules the next race will be
sailed tomorrow. Another victory for the
American will end the series, and rumor
ali eady has it that the Vigilant Is 10 be
sold at auction at the conclusion of the
series and that John Jameson. the Dublin
distiller and owner Of the Irex. will build
yacht and challenge for the America
cup next year.
Does HerreshoT Sail ,vigIIant9
On board the vigilant G Oliver Iselin
said last night that the race was given
M At 2 o'clock.
1--WE had twelve miles to 20, he con
tinued, and only fifty minutes to make
It in j."
In reply to criticism on the manner
In which the Valkyrie was sailed he
said:
She was splendidly handled and beau
tifully sailed No man could have done
better They got ali the best of us at
the start They were 20 windward of ms.
and cut OF our wind all the way over to
the jersey coast. Why didn't we come
about2 Why, they are twice as quick in
stays as we are, and what good would It
have done2
"Why didn't we take down our baby
iib topsail before and try our intermed-
late one2 Hou see we were trying to work
to windward all the while, but could
not do it in the light air They got
most of their lead-through our pinching
and the manner in which they cut our
wind
II is reported now that Nat Horreshof
has sailed the Vigilsnt all the time and
that in spite of all reports to the con
trary, except in one OF the trial races.
Captain Hansen has been in no way re-
sponsible for the manner in which the
yacht has been handled All he has done
Is to relieve Mr. Herreshoff at the wheel
when Mr. Herreshof got tired.