The herald., 1893-10-12
They Cannot Carry Off the
Americas Cup.
Dunraven's Yacht Is Simply
Not In 1t.
The Centerboard Admitted to Be the
Better Type of Boat.
Yesterdays Race Was Declared on
for Lack of Wind-The vigiiant
Had the Rest OF 1t as
Far as 1t Wont.
By the Associated Press.

by the ABbOclhteu 1fess.
New YoRK, Oct. 1l.-What gave
promise of being the final race in the
international series for the Americas
cup turned out to be no race at all. 1t
was the fourth. contest between the
vigilant and the valkyrie and, like the
first, was not finished within the time
limit and therefore counted out. Lack
OF wind caused all the trouble. Early
in the day light breeze was blowing,
but as the hour for the start approached
the wind died out entirely. The regatta
committee could do nothing but wait be-
fore it gave the starting signal.
About O'Clock the committee was
still unsatisfed as to the probable ap-
pearance OF the breeze, and a signal was
run up asking the contestantsi if they
would assent to postponement for the
day. The Vigilant answered that she
was willing. The Valkyrie made no
response, and the committee felt it in
cumbent pom them to start the boats.
A little breeze came out of the south
southwest in the meantime and at 1885
the preparatory gun was fred. The
racers at once began maneuvering for
the best position, and when, at l 40, the
starting gun was fred, the Valkyrie
crossed the line with length of clear
water between her and the Vigilant.
They had scarcely gone over when
both went about. the Valkyrie having
gain ed 200 or 800 feet. When they came
about again it Was seen the Valkyrie was
fully half mile TO the rear. The
Valkyrie only eteod on one tack about
seven minutes, for the Englishman
knew his opponent would make the
weathering very fast with the center
board, 80 the cutter went ABOUT to main
tain her weather position II she could.
The wind increaeed from six to eight
miles while the generating wac going
on, but dropped back again. Running
off shore the Vigilant clearly outfooted
the valbyrie.
At4:45 the vigilant came around on
the port tack, crossing the Valkyrie's
bowe good quarter OF mile away.
The air strengthened little and the
Vigilant was in fortune by getting the
most of it. Finally the Vigilant
rounded the etake at about 6:07, the
Valkvrie about Z minutes later. After
the racers began to run before the wind
for home darkness set in, and the inn
menee fleet of excursion boats under
took to get home as quickly as they
could.
Tho cup defender and the challenger
were towed to their moorings in the At
lantic basin as soon as the race was de-
clared off Commodore Banks, OF the
Atlantic Yacht club, offered today to
give the cup value, 5000. for race be-
tween the Colonia and Valkyrie after
the contest for the Americas cup was
decided. The project is said to be i'm
practicable, as the Colonia is not in COM
mission. 1t would take three weeks to
put her in shape, and it would be i'm
possible for Lord Dunraven to wait that
long.
Captain Cranfield, captain of the
English yacht, said after coming to
anchor: 81 am satisfied we are beaten
becauee the Vigilant is better boat
than the Valkyric. Today's race,
though not finished, proved even more
then Saturdays and Mondays that Hhe
is able to defeat u.s." ss4su
"What do you intend to do after the
match is over?" rs
"Oh, ] suppose we must build center
boarder,"
LONDON, Oct. 11.-Secretary Grant of
the Royal yacht squadron today denied
abeolntely the rumor that member of
the Royal yacht squadron would ohal-
lenge for the Americas cup in the event
of the Valkyrie being defeated. s..
The Exchange Telegraph company
says if the Valkyrie is defeated by the
Vigilant. John Jameson OF Belfast.
owner OF the crack yacht irex. will build
new boat and challenge for the Amer
ica's cup.