Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-06
+ From ALI Quarters.
THEY gave UP TEE RACE
First Of the Cup Matches
Was a Failure.
VIGILAaT Lead BY The YALkYRlE.
Dunraven's Yacht Was Much
Better Handled.
WILL SAL IT AsAIN TOMORROW.
Thousands on the Bay at
Yesterdays Race.
WILL SAIL IT AeAIN TOMORROW.
vALKYRIE BETTER HANDLED.

Yesterdays Race.
VALKKRIE BETTER HANDLED.
The First of the Yacht Races for the
America Cup Proved to be a Fall
ure-Thousands of People Saw the
Englishman Gain a Big Advantage
Over the Vigtlant, All of Which
Was Due to superior Handling
Race Starts With wind From the
North and Ends With a Fitful
Breeze From the South-Crews of
Both Boats Were Astir at Dawn,
and, Accompanied by All Sorts of
| Graft, Went Down the Bay-From
the Time That the Starting Gun
Was Fired the Valkyrie Showed
Superior Handling Dead Gains
| Compelled the Yachts to Give Up
| the Race and Seek the Assistance
| of Tugs-vigiIant, Which Was Far
in tho Rear OF the Challenger, Gave
Up First.
NEW YoRK, Oot. 8 Lack of wind made
the first of the international yacht races q
/ failure, Thousands of enthusiastic spec
tators saw the Valkyrie gain big advau-
| tage over the Vigilant by being better
handled and they saw both boats after
sailing twenty miles of the thirty give up
l the race. It was more of drifting match
than of a race. The wind at no time
reached the dignity of sailing breeze and
it was ftiul at that. The race was started
with the wind from the north. 1t ended
with the wind from the south.
The whole of New York and vicinity
| seemed to be on the water. A thick mist
hung over the water and the skies were
lesden. The crowd embarked on big and
little craft of every build from ocean
steamers, temporarily pressed into service
1 as excursion boats, to naphtha launches
/ and steam racing machines. There were
/ boats from Philadelphia, Boston, Balti
more and other points. Some of the boats
from a distance made arrangements to
board and lodge their passengers for
| week. There was big showing of steam
yachts and a few schoopers dritted down
| toward the course Among the latter was
the Queen Nab, Designed by Watson, and
almost q counterpart of the Valkyris. Tugs
were out by the legion. All these boats
with bunting flying and deckloads of gaily
dressed men and women made a sight
never equslled at this port.
Thecrews of the two yachts anchored off
Bay Ridge were astir at dawn All IN
ne cessary truck was put off on the tenders
| and the boats made ready for the contest.
The skippers looked obviously at the sky
and were disappointed as both wanted
strong wind.
A few minutes after 8 the vigilant's
anchor went up and in tow of tug Com
mander she passed down through the Mar
rows. On her were Colonel Iverson and
Perry Belmont, of the syndicate of owners;
Captain Hansen, her skipper; Nat Heres
hoff, her builder; Duncan Kerr, the repre-
sentative of Lord Dunraven; Captain Terry
and Newberry D. Thorne.
The Valkyrie followed in tow of the tug
Louis Pulver ten minutes later. On board
were the Earl of Dunraven, the Marquis of
Ormonde, the Hon. Herbert Longrishe, 81.
Maitland Kersey and Designer Watson.
| The New York Yacht club was represented
| by Rear Commodore J. Archibald Rogers,
head of the syndicate which built the Col
onia. The yachts were saluted by tugs and
/ incoming ocean steamers as they passed
down the bay and proceeded to the Sandy
Commodore Morgan's steam yacht May,
with the cup committee and Secretary of
| the Navy Herbert on board.
| The Vigilant arrived at the lightship
ahead of the Valkyrie and ran up mstnssil,
club topsail and jlb The Valkyrie apent
| time in getting her msinsail W The
boats when surrounded the race presented
q fine spectacle. 1t was like q floating
| city.
The boats with photographers and news
paper men kept in front, and a score of
police boats darted about, ordering other
boats to keep off. Later on the fiotilla of
boats formed lines and enclosing the yachts
| In the procession accompanied them to the
i turn. The crowds on the excursion boats
cheered again and again during the wait
for the signal.
Shortly before II o'clock the sun broke
through the clouds and the sea was like
elaes
By II o'clock the variable wind had set
tied down to an apparently eteady breeze
from the north and the heavy fog bank
slowly drifted away to leeward. Both
yachts were sailing around the lightship
maneuvering for q position of vantage,
under mainsails and club and iib topsails.
The Vigilant also bad her fore staysail and
the Vslkyrie her jib run up in stops ready
to be broken out at q moments notice.
At lilo the signals D. G.. B. (steer south
course) huttered from the foremost head
of the flagship May. This told the yachts
men that the first leg of the course was to
beat back. At once spinnaker booms
were lowered on both yachts and the calls
ran up In stops. The Vigilsnt also mast
headed her great balloon jib topssil, but
the EDglishman believing that this sail
would be beoalmed by the spinnaker de-
cided to hold on to his medium jib top
sail
At 11:15 gun doomed from the May and
red ball was hoisted at the stay. 1t waa
the preparatory signal, and the yachts had
ten minutes to cross, for the start was tc
4 ha oil % ha WI
Heading the Valkyrie about two lengths
Before the echo had died away both boats
broke out their spinngkers, and the Vigi
liant her balloon jib topsail, hauling dowr
the other at the same time. Booms were
board off to port and spinnakers to star
broad when the yachts crossed, and i
looked then as If they would make speed,
| run to the first mark. The wind, however
had scarcely started them on their journey
: before 1t died away almost to calm.
Now 1t became a drift. The sails of boil
Hung lifeless, and the great spinnaker o
the Englishmsn almost dragged IN tn
water.
The valkyrie WAS the first to hang out
sign "Keep further astern," followed b.
the Vigilant with a demand keep off
These REQUESTS had the desired effect, ant
as the attendant craft stood off the racer
seemed to forge ahead trife faster. Fo
t. the first hour there was scarcely any chang
in the relative positions of theyschts. Tn
Englishman did his best to crawl up on til
q weather quarter of the American and stes
away his wind. He had not speed enough
:, however, and though he steered q course
y little to windward it failed to close the gar
+ but he gradually fell back further, until 3
" the end of an hour and half he was twic
as far behind the American as at the star
] The vjgilant's balloon jib topsail was 81
J, parently becalmed by her spinnaker. tt
Englishman was trying hard to blanket tt
American.
At lis O'Clock the wind began to ha,
N to the southwark and westward and tt
vigilant took in her spinnaker and jipto,
saiI, and seemed to lay to right In Ii
LE winds eye. The Valkyrie hung on to hi
spinnaker and rapidly overlook the VII
# liant, passing her at las, just two hou
es after the start The Valkyrie hauled |
ST. the wind on the starbosrd tack, set b
:; jib and stay sail and shot ahead, steeriI
It, to the southwark and westward. II
vieilant made no effort to get by, but Z
tanned her head sails while che eased G
- her main eheet
se, There was evidently q strong tide and