St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-12
RACE DECLARED OFF,
Cup Contestants Unable to
Make the Time Limit.
LACK or WIND THE CAUSE.
Our Yankee Boat Rounded the
Stake Seven Minutes
BEFORE THE ENGLISH SL00P.
The Valkyrie Led for a Con-
siderable Distance.
BEFORE THE ENGLISH SL00P.
MANY PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED.

NEW YORK, Oct. II. = What gave
promise of being the final race in the
international series for the Americas
cup turned out to be no race at all. It
was the fourth contest between the
Nlgiiant and the VaIkyrie, and. like the
first. was not finished within the
time limit, and therefore was counted
out. The f1otllla that followed the
yachts down the bay returned long after
sunset, leaving the racers far behind to
fight it out in the darkness. The result
of that fight the thousands of excur-
sionists cared nothing about, for they
had made up their minds hours before,
in the first place that there would be no
race, and the second that the VigIlant
would win if there were.
A lack OF wind was the cause of all
the trouble. At noon it seemed as
though the contest would have TO be
postponed. The disappointment was
greater because early IN the day there
was nice breeze blowing. Yachtsmen
and landSmen looked knowingly at each
other as the steamers speeded down the
bay, and extended congratulations all
around that the conditions for all excit-
ing trial of skill looked so promising.
but as the hour for the start approached
the wind died out almost entirely. The
Valkyrie drifted slowly about. circling
around the flagship May, with the Vigi-
liant in tow of her tender, following
CLOSELY IN HER WAKE.
There was hardly hatful of wind,
though there were clouds in plenty in
the sky. The expanse of ocean looked
like great lake without motion, save
where the paddles of a big steamer or
the propeller of yacht churned up the
water and sent long swell swinging
under the surrounding boats. 1t was
almost a calm, and the regatta commit
tee could do nothing but wait before it
gave the starting signal. 1t was long
time after the usual hour of giving the
preparatory signal-1:I5 p. III. There
were certain signs that a breeze would
spring up Later from somewhere be-
tween the south and the west, and for
this a delay was caused, About O'CLOCK
the committee was still unsatisfied as
to the probable appearance of
breeze strong enough to send
the yachts over the course within
the stipulated SIX hours, and signal
was run up on the flagship May asking
the contestants if they would consent
to postponement for the day. The
Vigilant answered that she was willing.
The Valkyre made no response by flag,
and the committee felt it incumbent
upon them to start the boats. A little
breeze. one OF about six miles an hour,
had come out from south-southwest in
the meantime, and at :35 the prepara-.
tory gun was fired from the flagship
The racers were then both above the
line, and at once began the asual man.
euvering for the best position to be
obtained at the time of the starting
signal. The Valkyre had the best of T.
this figuring, and when, at 1:45, the
starting gun was fired see crossed the
line with a length of clear water be-
tween her taffrail and the end OF the
Vigilant's bowsprit.
THE AMERICAN BOAT
had pinched hard to get weather po-
sition on the Briton. but was unable to
do so. Tie cutter was well to wind
ward of the center board when they
crossed the line. They went over on
ia.
Journey of fifteen miles dead to the
windward. They had scarcely gone
over when both went about. the VAL
kyrie still to WindwarG and having
gained Two or three hundred feet in the
fooling. Both yachts were carrying
besides their club topsails and
mainsails, four staysails, jibs and
baby jib topsails. When they
came about again they ran farsoYer to
the New Jersey shore on the port tao K.
The Valkyrie was the first to 90 about
at $40. The Vigilant followed suit inn
mediately. As they both headed of
shore it was seen that the Falkyrie was
fully half mile to the good. The VAL
kyrie only stood on that tack about
seven minutes. The Vigilant had begun
to get in her center board work and the
Englishman knew that his opponent
would make weathering very fast. so
the cutter went about TO maiutain her
weather position if she could.
The Vigilant passed under the Val
kyrie's stern, half a mile away. The
wind had increased a mile or two an
hour while this generalizing was going
on, but now it dropped back to its orig
inal velocity. On the tack at 1884 the
Vigilant had hauled down her baby jib
topsail and ran up an intermediate. Ii
was long board off shore, and the Yig-
liant was clearly outfooting
THE vALKYRIE.
She passed the cutter to leeward. and
at :25, thinking she could cross the
Valkyrie's bow. came about and UNDER
took to do so. Very quickly the Yankee
found out that she had made mistake
in that little calculation, and tackled
again. The Vigilant was now about
sixteenth of a mile from the VaIkyrie'
lee bow. The Valkyrie made another
head to port at 4:31. while the Vigilant
held on to her starboard tack. When
the Valkyrie did come about with her
head OFF shore she was a mile away on
the Vigilant's weather port. At 4:43
the VigiIant came around on the port
tack. this time being successful in cross
ing the Valkyrie's bow, good quarter
of mile away Again the air straight-
ened little, and this time the
Vigilant was in fortune by get
ting the most Of it. 1t came
from about south. At 5:35 the