Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-10-19
THREE STRAIGHT RACES
The American Cup Defender, Vigi-
liant, Out Sails Her Rival.
The valkyrie no Match for the American
Craft and Again the Britisher Goes
Home Disappointed.

New YORK, Oct. 12.-For the second
time, and that more easily than the
first, the Americas cup defender, Vigi-
liant, defeated the English representa-
tive. Yalkyrie. The second race was
sailed today on a triangular course
from Sandy Hook, under conditions
that could not nave been more graft
flying. While the victory today was a
magnificent one, only the strongest
worSss Of praise can be said OF the gal
liant but ineffective struggle which the
Valkyrie made. She was beaten three
miles at the finish, and when the
plaudits of thousands rang out to
speed the conqueror, the hull OF the
conquered was yet far astern.
At the start the wind was blowing
about thirteen miles an hour from
the southwest by south half south,
and it was of course a dead beat to
windward from Sandy Hook lightship
into Long Branch on the New Jersey
shore The Vigilant got quickly into
the wind and followed the Nalkyrie
over the line about two lengths be-
hind. The handler of the Vigilant be-
gan to pinch his boat high up into the
wind. Her head sails shook as though
there was not enough wind to fill
them and she dropped behind. The
Valkyrie went ahead with great speed
1t looked as though she was skipping
away from the Vigilant, and so she
was in a way, but the Vieilant's center
board prevented that boat from sag
ging to leeward, whereas the keel o.
the cutter had only a small part o.
the same effect.
Presently the sails OF the Vigilani
were seen to belly out well and from
that moment the American boat be
gan to win the race. She passed the
Valkyrie at 1905, forty minutes after
the start, and never afterwards was
headed or touched under any condi
tions or circumstances.
AS the boats stood off on the port
tack it was seen that the Vigilant was
over a quarter of a mile ahead and
| lust about as much windward, They
tried hard on the Valkyrie to send her
head up into the wind, but she could
not better herself single inch. When
the Vigilant got around the first leg
she was a mile in the lead, but the
Valkyrie stuck to the work. The wind
was almost directly over the star
board quarter as they started on the
second leg. The Valyrie now had a
chance to show what she could do in
running before a real wholesale breeze,
The steady claim of the cutter men
was that the model of their choice was
sure to beat the center board in that
sort of work. Instead of doing so, the
center board increased her lead to an
extent that made everybody, friends
and enemies, astounded.
1t was a fair and square open sea
race, both boats finding every breath
that was astir. When the Vigilant
turned the flag of the second leg she
was 3 good two miles in advance
Having rounded that mark then came
another leg on which the cutter was
supposed to be much the better boat
The wind was pretty nearly abean
and the sheets were hauled aft away
1t was a pretty good specimen OF 9
reach, and yet the light draughted
boat knocked the spots out OF the
deep craft.
There is but one thing to say about
1.-THE Vigilant continued to increas,
her lead from the time she began tn,
leg until she crossed the finish line
She had made on an average, and just
about actually, a gain of a mile OIL
each of the three legs. 1t was an am
pie test, as has been told, on eacl
three points, windward work, running
and reaching.
There can be no doubt that tn
Vigilant will win three straight race
and therefore the match. 1t still re
mains, however, a question as t,
which boat is more worthy in hal
gale and very rough sea. The Off
cial time was: Vieilant, start. IL: pa
finish 2:5O:O1; elapsed time, 3:25:0l