The evening world., 1893-10-13

for the yachts to make ready to get
the line.
There were only about q dozen or so
excursion steamers at the liEhtshlp'
among them the Richard Peck, Mon
month and st. Johns,
Nalkyrie at this time was still in long
distance from the lirhtship, lld II lnlNrl
If she would hardly rea2n 1t N time
Atii,2i.ijth the May hauled down her pre-.
pGratory signal, and 1t looked ~, IL the
on the judg"s,holt had decided
TO delay the start until Nalkyrte came
Vigilant was then half a mile to the
seward OF the st9rtinE point, n was
and reached in for the ilshtship
Nalkyrie cast m the culver and was
making for the starring point with
mainsatl and iih. The May then had
S t arting the race bad been POSTPONED.
At ll.25 Nalkyric had set forestry and
working .tcrsaii, and was approaching
about and was off TO the ",s'wtt.l aEain
Nalkyrle reached the group OF sxcur-
sion boats about the May At n35, She
came down at a g%aliop'hS pace after
Vigiisnt was then about half a mile to
windward. The Judges boat was still
flying signals, which according to the
code book, siEniiled: "linoe Is postponed
till later"
The only explanation OF the change in
the programme was the late arrival OF
Nalkyrie, but what caused the" delay
was not known The sails OF both
yachts seemed to I've in nne working
order. The conditions of the weather
for a splendid confess, could not be more
At ia valkyrie turned the iudges'
boat and stood out to sea after Nigtlant.
The sails Of the hig yachts, as seen from
the Highlands. looked Ike white stee-
pies. fitting away over tho ,%lceward as
they dashed through the white-crested
seas.
her signals, and the excursion ileot had
been joined 10y IL score or more late
At iiS vigilnnt and valkyrir. after
standing ont about a quarter OF n mile
to northeast OF the ligh,ship, lgHcd up,
and hove to in the eye Of the wine
The May had another set of signals
shore. 1t looked, however, as though
they were getting ready to start the
race.
The wind had hauled a trinc to outh-
ward, but was st!ll coming In strons "ni
At noon valkyrie came about and
stood in for the judges beat, around
which she passed; while. Nigilant also
ward. No preparatory signal had yet
been set by May SO far as could be seen.
At III both yachts were lacking
about near the l!ghtship. The May had
set more flag signals, but the weather
was getting so misty that it could not
be read. The smoke from the excur-
sion steamboats,, which were lying in a
AT 1910 P. NJ. the Mays signals, as
read from here, indicated th9t the start
come over to westward of the starting
line, closely followed by Nalkyrie. No
change had been made'in the course.
The yachts had not altered their sails.
Roth were nu1nr flIll rlninCailg work.
ing or gaff topsail, immediate jibs
and forestry sails.
The wind gauge here indicated a 2S-
over towards the starting line from
southwark. The May, hoistod the pre-
iirst gun would be fred at Ell, and
the start made ten minutes later.
At 1925 both yachts We're Swimming
along down towards the May, after
jockeving about to get n position for
the start. They were close together, but
'Nirilant seemed to be a little in the
Both crossed the line together within
two or three seconds Of each other as
timed from the Highlands. The staitb:g
gun was fred at 1927 p. NJ.
Just before the yachts went over Val
kyrie was on the port tack, with Vigil
liant on the opposite tack, She turned,
however, Just as the starting gun was
fired by the May, and both the flyers
NfllL DNfl llt llll' 'li llf Sidl bhiI 'l
tack, heading northeast Th"y seemed
to be so near together that there was
little to choose between.
Valkyrie got the windwari berth at
the start, but Nigilaut looked as II she
was setting a not pace.
The excursion boats had all turned and
were pointed award, foliowing the
up, for the wine had increased to thirty
miles IN hour.
The marine observer at Sandy Hook
yachts. They crossed the lin. as seen
from that point, absolutely at the same
instant.
,yigliIant apparently led by a consider
start, although Valkyrie etHl main,
taired her position to w~indward, and
both yachts seemed TO be Coins through
the water at n terrific rate. The healed
thrashed through the choppy, ragged
seas. they both left a long TRAN of white
AS they stood directly away from the
Highlands the excursion steamboats,
took up a position between the racers
and the observers on shore, so that II
was difficult TO follow the yachts. 1t
was also growing more and move hay,
and this, combined with the clouds OF
smoke which swept to I-cwar1 of tho
fleet, sometimes hid the white sails
Both yachts continued on the star,
board tack, and Mt 1850 p. NJ. were an.
rarcntly on pretty even terms. although
Nalkyrie still kept to the windWard OF
her rival.
Tho racers were going at such a
tremendous speed that they were ieaV-
Ing the excursion boats far In the rear,
and the mist was closing In about them
so last that II was evident that they
could not much longer be followed from
shore.
Nalkyrio's berth to wIrdword appeared
10 be about m eighth Of a mile.
| J.. M.-Both yachts were out Of SIGHT
In tn" low l"iGG mist On tine hCri2oS.
Their positions MS they gradually faded
out OF siGht were UNCHANGED, rnl thew
were still headed northeast on tho star
board tack. They were then about i've
miles cast Of the l!Ehtship. The s,rag-
glirg limo Of tugs AMI excursion steam
crs could be acsl stretching away out 10
eastward.
At los tho mist seemed to lift a little,
and the tai sails OF the racers were
visible as two slender, dark lines on Ia"
horizon. Their positions. They could b.
seen only for q few seconds. when the
haze settled down again and blottel
them from view.
At l.ol some o' the steamboats, in the
rear of the procession, which were stiil
in sight. although almost hui down,
We're seen 20 turn and point - the south
ward This was thought 10 indicate
that tho racers had r"'o about all had
taken the port t0cS. In the brecG, then
b.7wia. Il "1a thought that the racers
.N,',l NOT N. sr9g1Etru Inc tN.r t-Hr.Fny