Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-10-14
FLEW THROUGH WATER
A Second Time the Gallant
American Yacht Beats Her
English Rival.
rhe Valkyrie Over Two Miles
Astern When the Vigi-
liant Finishes,

NEW CRK. Oct. 1l.-Thls was Grea
Britain's day. so far as weather for {
yacht race was concerned, and LORD
Dunraven and all the crew of the crack
cutter were happy as they went down
the bay in the morning. c. Diver Iselin
end the gallant crew Of the white CUP
defender were the happy ones when the
yachts came back in the afternoon.
They led triumphal procession OF
yachts and excursion craft up the har.
Dor, for the Vigiiant had added an
other victory to her score. She had
walked away from the Valkyrie in q
wind that topped the sea with foam
and drove clouds of spray over
her weather bow. The day was
an ideal one for an outside race. The
cir was clear as crystal. 1t had the
vigorous freshness of October in it, and
every old salt who shifted it in the early
morning predicted blowing day.
There was the usual crowd of patriotic
citizens who went down to see to it
personally that our Yankee sailor boys
did their duty in the
Defense OF the Americas Cup.
They were not quite equal to Satur-
days crowd in nun bers, but they made
more noise. especially when they saw
| the manner in which the white sloop
showed her stern to the black cutter.
! They made q pretty start as they
| started on beat to wiudward of 10
miles to the first mark, which was OFF
North Long Branch and so close in
shore that good view of the racing
yachts was obtained from Soabright,
Monmouth Beach and Long Branch.
As On Saturdy the Ve!kyrie forged
ahead at the start. She was not run
ming quite as close to the wind as the
white sloop, but she was going faster.
In 10 minutes the Vaikyrie led by four
lengths, but the Vigilant was tritie to
windward. The Valkyrie increased
her lead to ~ lengths at the end of the
first half hour and then while the Eng
lishmcn on the steamboat were hug
ging themselves with joy, the Viyiiant
began to cut down the open water be-
tween her bow and the Valkyries
stern.
She Walked Right Up
and took the lead, and the race was
procession from that point. The cup
defender gained minutes aad As Sec
onds in the first 10 miles, minutes ard
IL seconds in tho second 10 mile run,
and minutes and 26 seconds in the
last ten miles. She crossed the line
ahead Of the Valkyrie II minutes and
23 seconds, actual tine, and deducting
the time allowance Of minute, 4Y sec
a2d5 she won b. IL minutes 35 seconds.
The steam whistles Of all of the craft
thatcould keep the pace set by the white
sloop greeted her and the people on the
decks yelled themselves hoarse. The
Vaikyrie Was over two miles astern
when the Vigi!ant finished.
The race was run in 8 hours and rs
minutes. The wind blew almost a
half gale during the last half of the
race and the boats came in with decks
for ward were wet with spray. All the
excursion boats ealuted the Vig;lant
and also the Valkyrie as they sped past
them coming back to the city.
Preparatory Maneuvers.
The May steamed down to the light
ship at 1880. flying at her starboard
forespreader the letter ''T' of the New
York Yacht club code. This signifed
T., %D <r;o
one, ten miles to a leg.
When tho preparatory gun doomed
the breeze had freshened bit, and the
prospects for close and exciting con-
test were very encouraging. Both
yachts were then maneuvering around
the flagship under mainsails, club top
sails, jibs and stays. At 1885 promptly
the starting gun flashed from tho magic
port bow, and the red ball was lowered
fro1l the frantic stay. The Valkyrie
and Vigilant had both been a little
over TO the westward but were soon
bearing down for the line. the Valkyrie
triac in tho lead. They were both on
the starboard tack, with the Vigilant's
nose almost abreast Of the Valkyrie's
weather quarter. When the echo of
the starting gun died away, both boats
put down their helms, shot up into the
wind and
Darted for the Line,
the American about FIVE seconds ahead,
and little to the windward. Both of
them hoisted their jib topsails as they
crossed, the Valkyrie an intermediate
and the Vigilant small one. Despite
the seemingly great advantage that tho
Vigilant enjoyed by having the weather
gauge of her antagonist, the English
cutter walked right through the
American boats lee, and gained more
than three lengths in the first 10 min
utes. Both yachts seemed to be pointed
equally high, but the vigilant's people
were pinching too much, for her head
sails were shivering in the breeze,
while the weather leech of the set top
sail was fiat back at times. The sails
Of the Vallsyrie were wrapped full, and
she seemed to be out6elding her rival
with ease. By noon the wind had
freshened considerably, and the Ameri-
can boat accordingly
Began to Hold Her Own.
At 1905 the Valkyrie was forced to
take in her b topsail, but the Vigilant
held on to hers. The Vigilant rapidly
closed the gap between herself and the
Valkyrie, and when it looked as though
she was going to pass her to windward,
the Valkyrie went on the port tack at
1907. So rapidly had the American
boat overtaken the Englishman that
had the latter gone about he could not
have crossed the Vigilant's bow.
At 1:u4 the Vigilant then about 200
yards north of the mark. went on the
starboard tack and headed for the first
turn, which she passed on the port side
2 minutes and IS seconds later.
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