Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-10
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. IT WAS A GREAT RAGE. The Vigilant Won With a Sprung Bowsprit, 1 BISMARCK IS MUCH IMPROVED. Prospect of Protection for
 Rio Janerio. EIsHT DROWNED IN LAKE SUPERIOR. Count De Lessep's Death
 Near at Hand.
EIGHT DROWNED IN LAKE SUPERIOR.
THE VIGILANT WON EASILY

THE vIGILANr WON EASILY.
 At the Finish the VaIkyrie Was Two
 Miles Astern-The Second Race Won
 by the American Yacht-It Was over
 Triangular Course-The Weather
 Was All That Could be Desired for the English Yacht, Hut She Proved ! No Match for Her American Rival How The Race Was Won.
 ! NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-This " as Grea Britain's day, 50 far as weather for a race vas concerned, and Lord Dunraven and the crew of the Valkyrie were happy when they went down the bay this morning.
 c. Oliver Iselin and the crew of the Wig liant were the happy ones when the yachts came back in the afternoon. They led triumphal procession of yachts and excur- sion craft up the harbor, for the Vigilant in the second contest for the AmerIc as cup had walked away from the Valkyrie in wind that topped the seas with foam and drove clouds of spray over her weather bow.
 The day was an ideal one for an outside race. To days course was a triangular one of thirty miles, ten miles to leg, and 1t was generally expected that in this race the comparative merits of the two types of l yachts would be made plain. The crowd was not quite as large as that of Saturday, but 1t made more noise. Among the ves- ! sells in the fleet were the Dolphin with Admiral Ghersrdi, U. s. N, William K. Vanderbilt's Valiant with the Count ess Dunraven on board, ex Commodore Gerry's Electra, E. 0. Benedict's Oneida, | Ogden Goelet's Whyte Ladye and Jacob ! Aster's Nourmahl. The excureion boats ! kept at more respectful distance from the \ yachts than on any previous day and did I not interfere with them in any way. The Vigilant left the anchorage off Bay Ridge ! at TAO a. m. and the Valkyrie had her an | chor up at 8. Both boats, were lowed to Sandy Hook and were saluted by incoming steamers, tugs and others as they went down The wind was south of southwest ! and blowing thirteen miles. The Vigi- | lsnt made for the Horseshoe, where under shelter of land she ran up her msinssil, jb and forestaysail. She then went out to ! sea with her sails aiding the tug. The Valkyrie took short cut through the Swash. She even ran up @ club topsail ! without heading up into the wind.
 The Valkyrie arrived at the Sandy Hook light an hour bafore starting time. After
 
 larger one used Saturday sent up. The Vtgilant rsn up her large club topssil st 10 ! o'clock. On the Valkyrie were Lord Dun ! raven, Lord Wolverton, one of Lord Dun raven's daughters, Captain Cranfsld, De- signer Watson, Sailnaker Ransom and Archibald Rogers. On the Vigilant were | 0. Oliver Selin, August Belmont, Nat Herreshof, E. A. Willard. W. Butler Dun- ! can, jr., Herbert Leeds, Newberry Thorne, Captain Hanson, Captain Terry, who \ looked out for the sails, and Charles Kerr, representative of Lord Dunraven.
 At 11:25 the starting gun was fired, and ! from that time until the finish the race was ! exciting. Shortly after the start the Val | kyrie began to lead and gained more than three lengths in the first ten minutes. By noon the wind had freshened considerably and the American boat accordingly began ! to hold her own. At 1905 the Valkyrie ! was forced to take in her jib topsail and ! the Vigilant held on to hers. This heeled ! the American over considerably, while the Eoglishman, seemed to stand up as stiff as fl house. The Vigilant rapidly closed the gap between herself and the Valkyrie, and when 1t looked ss though she was going to pass her to windwsrd the Valkyrie went ! on the port tack at 1907. So rapidly had ! the American overtsken the Englishmsn ! that had the latter gone about he could not ! have crossed the Vigilants bow. The Wig liant being on the stsrboard tack had the ! right of way, but instead of forcing his | rival to go astern MT. Iselin tackled twenty ! five seconds later than the Valkyrie. Both ! yachts now stood to the westward. At l2:16 the Vigilant heeing we'll over to lee ! ward was forced to take in her jibtopsail. Both yachts now began to watch each other closely and set thsir jibtopsails each within I few seconds of each other.
 + Int fresh breeze finally forced them both to haul these light sails down. The rivals held each other quite as making and taking in sail and they were determined not to split tacks. At 12:49 the Valkyrie went on the starboard tack, followed by the Vigilant one minute later. Again she tackled at 1851, followed imme- diateIy by the Valkyrie. At 12:59 the Val kyrie stood off to the southwsrd on the stsrboard tack, while the Vigilsnt stood tack. At 1:01 the Epgllshman tackled again and stood for the mark. The Amer ican was then leading by three-quarters of mile. At 04 the Vigilant, when about 900 yards north of the mark, went on the starboard tack and headed for the first turn, which che passed on the port hand two minutes and thirty-fve seconds later. l At 1:10 the Valkyrie came bounding along for the mark, having go to the starbosrd \ taCK, ph6slDS It AlSO 70 port one IulnuL6 ! and twenty seconds later.
 Both yachts eased their sheets as they rounded, and bore away for the second mark with fresh bree zs on the starboard, Tie Vslkyrie get balloon forestaysail and for 8 brief instance seemed to gain little on the Vigilant. At 1:25 the American
 took in her jibtopssil, but the Englishman held on to his. The run to the second
 mark was without incident, except that the | hrae continued fO fraahan and fha Vipf. 3 lant gradually increased her lead.
 From the second mark to the finish off ? Sandy Hook ightship it was broad reach 3 l on the port tack. shifting to close reach as the wind csntered to westward. The Wig | liant seemed literally to fly through the , l water from the moment she gybed around
 the mark, and when the red outline of the tlightship revealed itself in the haze the , English cutter was hull down fully three ; miles astern She seemed making very
 heavy weather of 1t, and though her sails | | fit as neatly as 8 glove she looked at times
 as though she was anchored.
 The old lightship has never witnessed
 such a magnificent panorama as was spread this afternoon when the Vigilant
 proudly swept by, the winner of the race.
 There can be no doubt now In the minds
 of experts as to which is the better boat
 of the two. The Epglishman was beaten
 today on every point and ir his own
 weather. In no condition of wind or sec
 can the Valkyrie be reckoned in the same
 class as the Vigilant. It only remains
 for them to sail in bowling gale unds,
 working canvas and house topmasts fol
 the American boat to win still more de
 cisive victory.
 Following is the official summary,
 Second race Course triangular-ten miles ,tt
 6 leg-thiIty miles,.
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