The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-12
THE RACE IN DETAIL
Tn. Br,to, sailed We'll Untn the YiEiiaut
set u larger JtbtopsntL


bon,d side OF her foremost spreader. indicat-
ing that the race would be fifteen miles to
wlndward or leeward and return The light
casterly wind had died out. and was succeeded
by n calm. Tho surface OF the sea was OF mid
summer smootness.
II was apparent that II the yachts were start
ed they might not be able TO finish In the six
hour limit The Regatta Committee. after a
consultation on the flagship. decided to get
the orinlon Of the owners of the Nnlkyrie and
yigilnnt on the desirabiity Of waiting for q
breeze A square red and white flag was dis
p!ayed from the ma intopmast stay OF the May.
meaning DO YOU assent to postponing the
start until later In the day."
In response to this asserting rennants ttri-
angles OF white with red balls In the centred
we're displayed from the Briton and the Yam
kee and the race was put OF temporarily. At
1880 the information code signal g depressed
by a red and yellow rennant was run up on
the May. 1t meant: Do you assent to call
the race off for the day 2" Tho Nigilant set her
asserting pennant from the starboard spread
| er. There was neither negative nor aitlrma-
tive response from the Valkyrie. The May
| steamed to her former position. about a sixth OF
a mile east OF the lightship and ran up three
pennants to the maintopmast stay. Just abaft
the foremost The pennant nearest the stay was
blue with a white nall in the centre. tho next
| was Teu WIN u VINO phi. anu e"o o"oos
| yellow and blue They stood for the letters ID
+ G, which indicated that the course would be
south by west
| The preparatory gun was fired Mt :35. The
yachts stood Off and on behind the line under
mainsails. clubtopsails. forestaysails. iihs. and
| small jibtopsails. Five minutes after the pre-
pnratory signal 10th yachts were on the star
board tack standing to the northeast. The
vigilant was on the Valkyrie's lee bow. They
headed up twice. and Just about minute be-
fore the start the Valkyrie blanketed the
Yankee. The black yacht went about on the
port tack Just as the starting gun doomed at
| 1:45.
Tho Vigilant got little more blanketing as
she also went on tho port tack. She was some
what sluggish in stays compared with the
nert Briton. She came around on the star
board tack. being apparently forced to it by
her closeness to the lightship and thus
crossed the line. The Valkyrlo got over the
line on the port tack. She quickly came about
on the starboard. not hundred yards off the
Yankees weather bow. Both yachts now
stood to the southeast or senward. The yalky-
rle had the best Of the start by n minute and
six seconds. She crossed at 1:46:l3 The
Vigi,ant crossed at :47:l9.
At l SO the Nalkyrie appeared to be about
an eialh OF a mile to windward OF the Vigil
liant and about 300 feet on her bow Tho Vigil
liant went on the port tack at loo. aud the
Nalkyrie followed suit a few seconds later. II
was then seen that the vigilant had improved
her pace a little since the start. She ran
through the black cutters lee at 2:05. and
sacrificed some Of the bullying symmetry OF
her sail lip pinching.
The weather space between herself and the
Valkyrie became less but not enough to
gladden. the hearts OF the patriots. The wind
shifted somewhat t9 ne westward s at 2Ia:
forged ahead q bit At $50, the yachts were
about SaT niles or ssa5rs I; Tbs yslk,r0
in nser ros
ing tribe higher than the Briton, but 81. Was
handily crossing the VIeilant's bows She
tack. and then made a board to port. nearly
abeam OF the Yankee. and about 300 yards to
Both Yachts were bothered a little by the
up the coast for the city The val X. had
sioop The visiisnt held t. the port tack; The
yalkytie broke ,t taSks With her, her at 3l3 and
weather quarter Of he cutter. 1t 9; ld.
at Gn fHft
declared that she was an excellent boat in !
light wlndwa1d work rea1tiring ,rsauent tack
hons only mDa Te Vent
sS, TIE tail SS # s22 Three mnp bs Wiz
iaDr came around " not more than half as
swiftly as tile cutter on the starboard tack.
tS be the Of the
S .bs for GnSls
at II. There had been much wonder expressed
by the amateurs. looking on at the footing OF
the yiGilant She ~. was certainly not doing
Hundred or more observant. t;orinthians that
a larger iihtorsal was in order. The talent on
The hnndkerchiei head sail was hauled
down at ,3.3I, when the Briton went on the
the southeast the Valkyris with nearly tIree e.
quarters Of a mile OF weather advantage, The
S su at 'Ths sFfSE nna PcSt
vas Increased her pace perceptiby within five
Was s s'es Was at ESQ that the vrant
might have probably sent up her helpful head
es aS hs s ss Rr,an
and unGmestioIahly pointed higher.
The Wind had tTeshened tyo miles. perhaps
Syrie. then about 100 yards on the starboard
counterbaIanced by the leaf Of the Vis iR
The nSlkErie went abop IT,, on thG port task at
then she also stood In The vigiiant went on
might be able to Just weather the cutter. She
evidently found that she could not 10 tn trick.
as she tackled about 100 yards OF the Valkyrie's
lee bow
The vigilant. not being as swift in stays as
her rival, lost In lacking. The valkyre broke
tacks with the white sloop at 4;30. and stood
inshore on the port tack. She held this board
about q minutes and then went about on the
starhoard tack. her excursion inshore was
disastrous. as was soon manifest The Vigil
liant, which went about on the port tack at
49, w.athered tho yalkyrie minutes later
by an eighth OF mile and tucked on her
weather bow, standing out to sea.
The Ialkyre went about OH the port tack
almost before tho white soop had filled away.
and headed In toward the Jersey coast. She |
went on the starboard tack at 4; 54. over mile
on tho weather quarter Of the Yankee.
The Vigilant went about on the port tack at
5:25 standing inshore. She crossed the cut
ter's bows. revealing nearly mile OF redeemed
horizon between her port side and the cutters
finely outlined stem. This Slgllant went on
the starboard tack at 5:33. half mile aheam
and dead to windward OF the Valkyre.
The NalkYre went on the mort tack. at 5:i3
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