The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-12
.THB WINDS WERE
WEAKLY WAITED.
The International Race of Yes
terday Was Declared Off.
BIKE RECORDS BROKEN.
The Best Time Ever Made on q Louis
vile Track.
Directum Won the Free-For-AlI-FOur Of
the Fastest Heats Ever Made
In a Race-Sport-
ing Notes.

New York, Oct 11-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 ike
the first, was not finished within the
time limit and was therefore counted
out
The lack of wind caused all the
trouble. Early in the day a nice breeze
was blowing. but as the hour for the
start approached the wind died out
entirely.
The regatta committe could do
nothing but wait before it gave the
starting signal. About 1 o'clock the
committee was still unsatisfied as to
the probable appearance of a breeze
and a signal was run up asking the
contestants if they would assent to
a postponement for day. The Wig
liant answered she was willing The
Valkyrie made no response, and the
committee felt it incumbent upon them
to start the boats.
A little breeze came out from the
southwest in the meantime and at
1:S5 the preparatory gun was fired.
The racers at once began manoeuv-
ring for position, and when. at las, the
starting gun was fired. the Valkyrie
crossed the line with a length of clear
water between her and the Vigilant
They had scarcely gone over. when
both went about, the Valkyrie having
gained two or TREE hundred feet
When they came about again, it was
seen the Valkyrie was fully half a
mile to the good. The Valkyrie only
stood on her tack about seven min
utes, for the Englishman knew his
opponents would make weathering
very fast with the center board, so
the cutter went about to maintain her
weather position if she could. The
wind increased from six to eight miles.
while the generating was going OH, but
dropped back again, running off
shore.
The vigilant clearly outfooted the
VaIkyrie. At 4:43 the Vigilant came
around on the port tack, crossing the
Valkyrie's bows good quarter of a
mile away.
The air strengthened a little and the
-Vigilant was in fortune by getting
most of it Finally the Vigilant
rounded the stake at about sos, and
the Valkyrie about seven minutes Ia
ter.
After the racers began the run be
fore the wind for home, darkness set
IN and the immense Meet OF excursion
boats undertook to get home as
quickly as they could
The cup defender and the challenger
were towed to their moorings in the
Atlantic basin as soon as the race was
declared off.
Commodore Banks, of the Atlantic
Yacht club, offered today to give a cup,
value $500, for a race between the Co
lonia and the Valkyrie after the con-
test for the Americas cup is decided
The project is said to be impracticable,
as the Colonia is not in commission.
1t would take three weeks to put her
in, and it would not be possible for
Lord Dunraven to wait until then.
Captain Cranfield, captain of the En-
glish yacht, said after coming to an
Choir: Il am satisfied we are beaten.
because the Vigilant is better than the
Valkyrie. Today's race, though not fin
ished, proved even more than Satur-
days or Mondays that she is able to
defeat u.s.
What do you intend to do after the
match is over?"
"Oh I suppose we must build a cen
terboarder."