Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-08

quarter Of the Vigilant aud was unable
20 gain an inch. Half an hour after
this the vino shifted again, almost back
to the point that it had come from at
the start. Once more
sPINNAKERs WE'RE RIGGED.
The wind was about equal on the
sails Of each, aud the Valkyrie could
not improve her position. On the con-
trary, she rather dropped of. The
Nigilant went on again and did not
stop In that process till the end Of the
outward journey. The American boat
made her turn OF the outer mark amid
the greater enthusiasm.
As she rounded, the Vigilant's men
hauled down her balloon jib top sail
once more in splendid style, aud in
place OF IL ran up piece Of canvas that
looked like a napkin In comparison with
the other tremendous spread that had
been seen. The Windwas now about west,
perhaps a half point to the south, and
instead OF a beat home, as all hands
had relied upon, IL became a question
Of a long reSch with perhaps a tack or
TWO toward the finish to find the home
line. IL was on the reach that the cut.
ter was supposed TO do her best. The
reach lasted after the Valkyrle had
made her turn and both boats were
heading FOR home, about one mile.
During that reach with ali things equal
TO the way OF wind, the Vigilant aCtu'
ally gained on the cutter.
Then there was another shift in the
wind and tho boats we're both compelled
20 haul sheets aft as far as possible and
sail closely 0y the wind.
In the lateral distance between the
stern OF the Vigllant aud the bow OF the
Valkyrie, the latter certainly
APPEARED TO GAIN GROUND.
The possibility OF the Nalkyrie over
hauling the ViRilant was considerable,
but all the time she was sagging of to
the leeward while the centre board was
holding her head to the wind, and in
that way gaining by making to wind
ward The Valkyrie caught slant OF
wind that the Viglaut did not and
picked up probably a quarter Of a mile
through this means. At this juncture
there was probably ten mile breeze.
Up 10 the end Of the course there
was no incident to be recorded further
than those that have been mentioned.
The Vigilant crossed the line on the
same old tack, while ths Valkyrie, haV-
ing saEged away down to leeWSrd as the
cutter Is bound 20 do IN a sail close on
the wind, had to 60 about before she
could cross.
AS soon as the Vigilant and ValkYrie
bad dropped anchor at Bay Ridge, an
Associated Press reporter visited them.
Lord Duuraven and his party left for
New York by the tender Immediately
after the Valkyrie reached her moor
ing.
Capt Cran6eld said he was very much
disappointed at the result OF the race,
and would say nothing more about 1t.
The reporter next visited the Vigilant,
on which were Mr.. G, Oliver Iselin,
owner, and Mr.. Nathaniel Hereshof,
her designer.
Mr. Iselln said: Il do not consider
this race to-day as being really test
race, for the reason that IL was all run
ming aud reaching instead Of sailing TO
Wlndward.
The course on Monday will be
different one, being triangular, and
there will be plenty Of windward work
instead OF running and reaching.
81 think the Vigilant is a better boat
working to windward than the Valky-
rie, and that she will do much better
than she did TODAY.
The Valkyrie was very well handled
and the only reason that assign for
her defeat is because of the superiority
of our boat.
"The breeze was all that could be
desired, aud the result II the race has
demonstrated that in running and
reaching the Vigilant will surely beat
/ the Nal6yrie."
Nat. Herreshof cOrroborated Mr..
| IseIio's r marks, and aided:
ION wiudward work Fe are bound TO
| do better than running Or reaching.
| 81 believe we won 6seause the Vigi-
/ liant Is better boat, AMI am confident
We will win on Monday on the triangu-
/ lar course
Captain Hansen, saic the crew Of the
I Valkyrie did all in their power to win.
/ She could not have t5en better han
/ died than she was and she was beaten
/ on her merits.
1--WE had ffty-6ve Usn all told on the
/ Vigiant," said the captain. The
average velocity Of the wind was from
nine TO twelve knots p hour, and our
average time was eiglt knots al hour.
From the time tat we passed the
/ Valkyrie she never glt within length
of as at any time, aid before that we
we're never lengJ from her. l eX-
/ pect we will be successful in the first
/ three races.
The difference (, our time aud the
I Valkyrie's, as we tC3k IL, was SIX min
| utes."
When the regsttS committee OF the
/ New York Yacht fh0 came back TO
| town they gave out the following table