The morning call., 1893-10-10

:. NEW YORK, Oct. e.-Flashing in the
{. sunlight and dashiDg over the seas, the
great Vigilant to-day won the second of
the series of races for the America cup.
It was a great and glorious victory and
when the race was finished there was no
shadow upon the waves of an immediate
parting between America and the Amer
:ica cup.
=. From start to finish. in her own wind,
and in the sort of sea which she ought to
. love. the Valkyrie was so badly beaten by
the great boat from Bristol that
1t occasioned feeling of sorrow. almost,
among American yachtsmen that the boat
of Lord Dunraven should have come so
FAR and have Jared so poorly.
1t was defeat such as has seldom been
seen in an international race. and it was
the defeat of a boat which came over with
a record and reputation such as no other
; boat sent after the trophy won in 1851 has
had.
= II was victory as complete and as de-
-.cisive as could possibly be won. There
were no fiukes or flaws of the wind. no
b6thering excursion boats and no acci-
dents of any kind.
-. On every point nf sailing the Vigilant
proved herself to be the better boat, and
when she proved herself better boat than
:the. Valkyrie she proved herself to be the
feetest boat that was ever launched.
=: The best boats of England have been
defeated by the Valkyrie, and where in
:: the world. outside of America. can yacht
% be- found to sail successfully against
the. best of the Royal squadron?
.Bnt. to-day. when with all her sails
drawing. with her powerful hull conquer
ing. and overcoming the waters until they
were her slaves, and every wave that
rolled only served TO bear her onward, the
great white sloop swept across the finish
. line while the Valkyrie was hull down
asterrf
THE race of Saturday dispeled the fears
that American yachtsmen have had for the
prowess of the British boat. The race to-
day settled the matter. and the only thing
that American yachtsmen complain of is
their own foolshness il being scared by
the Valkyrie.
- But that is an old story. There is not a
yacht which has come a-seeking for the
Americas cup but what yachtsmen have
had certain fears here. They have seen
her good points where others have not.
and it is one of the first qualities OF the
: yachtsriian as well as of the soldier not TO
= undervalue the strength of a adversary.
But all the waves that roll on Sandy
Hook. and all the winds that blow from
= the truitess fields of the sea sang tonight
the story of the glory OF the victorious
" ..Flgilant. Deep as the waves that roll was
1.-The meaning of her victory. and far as the
breeze can bear 1t will spread her fame.
!: :.She is the Vigilant. and eternal vigilance
- Is the price of liberty.
:.::Into. the morning sea, and under sky
: which gave promise of an increasing wind.
" the two champions Of the two great mari
time nations of the world were towed out
.beyonq the channels and shoals Of the
lower bay to Sandy Hook lightship.
a great fleet came down after them, ex-
-.cnrsion boats and tugs and yachts, and the
flagship May was there ready to give the
-:-preparatory and starting signals, and to
:. lake the official time of the yachts.
:. The wind was blowing a fair sailing
breeze from southwest to south, and rather
p: a. heavy swell was running in from djrec-
tion somewhat more to the eastward, which
was broken on its surface by the wind.
: The two yachts sailed about watching
each: other carefully. the Valkyrie keeping