Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-13
WINS IT WITH EASE
THE NAI4kYRIE NANQUISHED BY
THE EIGILANT.
AMERICAS CUP DEFENDER eros
SEES THE LINE AT 3:31.
Lord Dunrayen's Yacht Outsailed at
Every Point by the Vigilant-Val-
kyrie Gets the Best Of the Start
But Is Soon Passed-Story in De-
tail.

New York, Oct. THE American
tional race from the English yacht,
Valkyrie, this afternoon. The finish
was made at 3:31 o'clock, the Nigilant
coming in Il mile and Il half ahead
of Lord Dunraven's yacht. Although
the race was something in the nature
of Il walk-away, never was such an
enthusiastic crowd gathered to witness
Il similar event
FOLLOWING THE YACHTS.
highlands OF Nayesink, Oct. The
starving signal Iur the 1lrsu OF the
Americas cup races, postponed from
thursday, WAS fired prompuy ut ll:.5.
The NaIkyr4c crossed The me ut ll:.5:
~, the Nlgilant at 11:25:45 (unotiiciaD.
The course is the same us that sailed
Ihursday-that is, fifteen miles due
east to leeward and return. The wind
at the start was from the west; We
iocity, fourteen miles and freshenins;
sea smooth
LAO Il. m.-The Valkyrie is heading
southeast and the Nigilant east-south-
east. sails Tapping. Wind has dropped
slightly.
11:45-Valkyrie seems to increase her
lead.
11:50-Falkyrie keeps her sails mod
erately full, while the Vigilants are
Tapping somewhat. The wind off shore
appears to be lighter than at this point
At noon the Vigilant began to creep
up Oh her rival and at 1921 was
abreast Of her.
12:20-The present indications are
that it will be Il long race. The
Figilant appears to be picking up lost
distance and is rapidly gaining on the
Falkyrie. The racers are sailing al
most alone. Scarcely an excursion boa
is around them. The police boat at
the head Of the fleet is doing excellent
work in keeping the course clear.
VIGILANT AHEAD.
At 1928 the Figilant passed the Eng
fish yacht.
AT 1870, Il little over an hour from
the start, the Vigilant has lead of
nearly but not quite an eighth of a
mile, and appears to be outfooting the
Valkyrie. 1t is getting heavy in the
southeast otting.
1888 p. m.-Wind has hauled south
erly and the yachts have taken In
their spinakers and jib topsails
12:49 p. NAT 1916 the Valkyrie set
her spinnaker and was followed about
two minutes later by the Vigilant
The wind must have hauled around
to northwest to allow of the use of
these sails.
12:49 p. MAT 1915 the Valkyrie set
have the best of the wind and is pick
ing up little.
1855 p. m.-The Valkyrie appears to
to have stronger puff of wind than
the Valkyrie and is again outfooting
her opponent She looks to be about
Il mile ahead.
p. m.-From this point it appears
as if the Vigilant turned the stakeboat
at 1:5O and the Valkyrie at 1:59.
2:25 p. m.-The race, to be race,
| will have to be finished at 5:25. The
boats have now just three hours to get
i'll within the time limit and 1t is the
opinion here that if the wind does not
freshen they will scarcely be able to
do it,
2:3O p. m.-The wind is sOutherly
and if it holds in that direction the
boats will have long reach home.
Both yachts are still on the port tack
The Vigilant still holds her lead and
is apparently outponting the Valkyre
n m oil
lead. They are about eight miles from
the lightship.
3 o'clock-The Vigilant is put four
miles from the starting point and in
creasing her lead.
1t now looks as though, if the wind
holds and barring accident, that the
yachts will finish with a little of the
time limit to spare. A conservative
estimate is that the Vigilant will win
handily. She is fully mile in the
lead and is holding her own beautifully
3.31-The Vigilant is winner, having
just crossed the line
STORY OF THE RACE.
Sunshine, blue skies and prospect
Of a wind that would keep yachts and
people from getting into the dOldrums
greeted the eyes Of yachtsmen and
patriotic citizens this morning Heavy
rains during the night had ceased at
dawn and by Z o'clock hardly cloud
was to be seen.
Thousands Of citizens of every degree
who have caught the yachting craze
left their homes and their everyday
occupations and embarked On all
manner of crafts in order to see the
race. They went on big boats if they
could afford big prices for tickets; If
not, they trusted themselves to very
small crafts to venture outside Of Sandy |
Hook.
The men for the most part wore
yachting caps and looked nautical
The women wore smart blue costumes,
as a rule, and many of them had caps
to match. All the prophets said there
would be a race, and no mistake, as
the wind was getting around to the
northwest, from which point the
weather bureau says a gaze is due
Last Thursday the crowd went down
The bay to see Uncle Sans boat walk
away from the Britisher; to-day they
went to sec Uncle Sans boat defend
he cup and preserve it or perish in
he attempt Thursdays experience,
hough it ended in a f1uke, demon
'trated the fact that the two yachts
ire yell matched and that the cup
vii have no walkover this
rear.