The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
YACHT race A FIz2LE
Unable to Cover the Course
Within the Time.
Vaikyric Leads at First But Is Over
taken by VigiIant Excellent Work
by the Enslishman-NcNt Race to
be Sailed on FRIDAY.

NEW YORK, Oct IL 1t was no mans
race yesterday. The Niglaut aud Valky.
RE tried hard TO settle the international
question as TO which is the queen yacht of
the world. but after alternate spells OF
racing, drifting aud waiting for wind,
they gave up the contest at the eXpira-
iion OF the time limit Ii was long after
dark when the yachts abandoned the
drifting match off Highland beach and
hailed their tugs. They were fully seven
miles from the finish and they had been
sailing for six hours. The peerless white
cup defender Nigilant had turned the
outer mark seven minutes ahead of the
Englisn cutter, and was leading by about
half mile when the time expired. The
fortunes of each had varied during the
day, and the British boat had the best of
it during the first part OF the race.
The day promised we'll in the morning
There was "a good breczs from the north
west and the weather sharps said there
would be "A rafting wind outside of Sandy
Hook The race WAS 10 be ID miles to
wndward or leewarl and return. lt was
the third in the series. and II won by the
Visilant the Americas cup would be
Yankee trophy OF prowess on the water for
another year The usual crowd of yachts
men, who would not miss race Tor
farm, were on hand. as also were the
patriotic landsmen who neglect business
and rise certain personal discomforts Incl
dent TO q day on the rolling deep in order
TO see John Bulls crack yacht defeated.
The steamboats,, big and small, and the
yachts aud tugs with private parties,
steamed down the bay, as they had done
on each OF the preceding racing days.
A Late Start.
The wind of the early morning did not
hold and when all the fleet-had assembled
ready for the start the two racers with
their pyramids Of white canvass gleamin &
in the sun lay becalmed BY mutual con-
sent their owners agreed to postpoC ement
until later in the day. For two hours the
yachts lay idly tapping their sailsor slowly
gliding about among the excursion steam
ers. Then when the regatta committee
asked il they would consent TO n postpone
ment for the day, the people on the Amer
can sloop answered promptly in the affirm
ative, but Lord Dunraven hesitated, and
race The boats were started on beat to
windward and return ut lao p. IN. in a
light south by west. The Nalkyrie got an
advantage of one minute crossing the line
She had the wndward position as well rs
the lead Both bouts were under the same
canvass except that the Vigilant had up .
baby jibtopsail which was much smaller
than the one the English yacht carried.
The British boat pointed higher and footed
faster in tho light air that was stirring
For an hour she held the lead and worked
to windward of the white sloop. The two
racers made pretty picture rs they
worked in toward that part of the Jersey
coast midway between Sandy Hook and
Long Branch.
A Tame Finish.
Lord Dunraven led his opponent In
close to the shore and then made num-
Der OF short tacks, for which the black
cutter is famous The people on the V.gi-
liant kept up a stern chase without lessen
ing the gap until after racing nearly thre Q
hours with small jibtopsail up she took
it in and ran up larger one. Then she
began to pick up. Half an hour after she
made the change in sails she had cut down
the lead of the black cutter and crossed
the bow of the latter to the music OF
hundred whistles from the feet Of escort.
From that time on the gallant cup de-
fender led When the sun went down be-
hind the Seabright sand dunes and left the
yachts working slowly toward the turning
mark the accompanying steamers began
~ ~ sI,.,- LaI
formed at a respectful distance 10 leeward
of the racers, and started for home. Most
OF the steamers remained until the Nigi-
liant turned the flag buoy at G:O7 p. IN.
with the Valkyrie seven minutes behind
her. Then all Of the feet except the two
tugs which acted as tenders 70 the yachts
and half a dozen press boats deserted the
racers. Seeing yacht race after DARK
was a novel experiences TO New Go-kers,
and they did not like IL. The run bacs TO
the city was made without the satisfaction
of having seen finished race, but the
patr,otic Americans who went out to
shout for the Vigilant, were cheered by
the thought that she was leading when
the time limit ended the drifting match.
Good Work 10y Valkyrie.
The race, though unsatisfactory as to
the result. was stubbornly contested, and
the windward work done by the English
cutter during the hrst half was the finest
ever seen in this country. 1t showed
plainly that in very light airs, the Valkyrie
is dangerous competitor. aud had she
not tackled iushore and lost the breeze
would undoubtedly have beaten the Vigi-
liant around the hrst mark. IL took tae
vigilant just five hours and twenty-five
minutes to make tbs fifteen mile beat from
the ligbtship to the turn, and the Vslkyris
five hours and twenty-nine minutes. This
shows a gain Of seven minutes for the
American boat. taking the time OF both
yachts as that Of the starting qua. On the