The evening world., 1893-10-13
FROM "EVENING WORLD" TUG.
Details of the Race a. reported fror,
the Edw ard N. Timmins.


ON THE EVENING WORLD" TUG,
EDWARD NJ. TIMMINS. Oct. 13.-with
the wine blowing a point north of east,
and at ten knots per hour, the cup de-
fender Vigilant and the Dunraven cut
ter Valkyrie got away from Bay Ridge
this morning for the third and very
likely the last race OF the series for the
Americas Cup.
There was a crowd on the Atlantic
Yacht Club wharf to see them off, and
the yachting craze had evidently taken
a tight grip on most Of those in 1t.
Their talk was decidedly nautical. and
fhey studied the sky. what little there
was to be seen. with a sort Of anxiety
depicted on their faces that might be ex-
pected of the commander of an ocean
racer with a cyclone heading right
aboard and a thousand passengers de-
pending for salvation on his ~seamanship.
The talk was of tacks and OF runs,
n OF reaches and Of all sorts of sails,
some OF them unknown to the genuine
old tars, and SO deep, indeed, had the
craze taken root that every mothers
son on the wharf at the slightest provo
cation would jerk his starboard signal
boom up to his forepeak and salute
with all the formality and stiffness of
. MILDLY on an English man-o'-war.
Very early the outlook was decidedly
stormy. the air was raw, moist and
heavy. The wind had banked the fog
up against the Highlands so that moth
ing could be seen of the Jersey coast.
There were indications at Z o'clock
that the hurricane hurrying up the coast
was driving along 80 fast that 1t might
arrive In time to make to-day's race
not only exciting but decidedly danger
Gus.
BY Q o'clock. however. the sky to the
east had cleared considerably, and riffs
and streaks of light breaking through
the heavy dun-colored. lo~w-hanging
clouds made the day seem less gloomy.
1t was 7.45 when Vigilant, In tow of the
tug Commander. left Bay Ridge. On
board besides the general party was DIR.
Barton Hopkins, who slept last night at
the Atlantic Yacht Tub house. Mr..
Kerr Is representing Lord Dunraven on
board the Yankee to-day.
Valkyrie left Bay Ridge at sos A. NJ.
In tow of the tug Pulver. She had on
board besides the Earl Designer Watson.
sailmaker Ratsey, Lord wolverton and
ouyuuiH IdlIltT, OWntT OF marguerite.
Archibald Rogers, representing the Re-
gatta Committee. sailed again with Lord
Dunraven.
BY $40 the wind had freshened to
about twelve knots in the Narrows, and
was coming stronger and steadier every
minute. and Giving warning to the COM
manders ofo the contesting yachts TO be
ready to reef mainsa.ls.
1t was evident that Lord Dunraven
was to Bet his much desired half gale
OF wind, with perhaps more before the
race was finished.
The Nourmahal. with a new nose,
freshly painted, was anchored of Owls
Head. waiting for the May to get under
way. The flagship was anchored off
Bay Ridge. She had steam up, however,
and black smoke was pouring from her
cream colored stack. She got under way
at $40 o'clock.
w. X. Vanderbilt's Valiant was then
waiting of Stapleton to join the pro-
cession OF private yachts and excursion
boats. The sun came out for a minute
:ust as the May, heading a procession
Of pleasure craft, pointed her nose into
the Narrows.
The White Star steamship Britannia.