The evening world., 1893-10-13
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for the yachts to make ready to get
There were only about a dozen or go
excursion steamers st the. l!gntship.
among them the Richard Peck. Mon
Vaikyrie at this time was still in long
distance from the llghtship, AMI it lookel
as II she would hardly reach 1t in time
Atii.2i.iO the May hauled down her pre-.
paratory signal. and 1t looked as II the
committee on the judges'boat had decided
Vigllant was then half a mile to the
so'-ward OF the starting point, and was
and reached In for the l!sntship.
Nalkyrle cast of the fulver and was
then making for the starring point with
ont sssn., sn 1hi 1.s' re nne that Nay the eNs time se of
starting the race had been postponed.
At il,25 ValkNrie had set iorestay md
Wording ,ns I'm t0psnni ns AND %ir Tas n 5Ia sf
about and was off TO the Anstwi,.i aGlin,
.Nalkyrie reached. the group Of excur-
sion boats about the May at 1l.35. She
came down at a galioping pace after
Vigiiant was then about. half a mile TO
Tindward: The Judges, boat was stu
code book. signihed: Race is postponed
The only explanation Of the change in
Valkyrie, but what caused the delay
was not known. The sails of both
yachts seemed to, be in. fine working
order. The conditions of the weather
for a splendid contest could not be more
favorable.
At li.S valkyrie turned the Judges
boat and stood out TO- sea after Nisiiant;
the Highlands. looked like white stee-
pies. fitting away over. the ,leeward as
they dashed through the white-crested
The May had at that time hauled in
her signals. and the excursion fleet had
been Joined by a score or more late
At ii.B vigllant and valkyrie. after
standing out about q quarter Of a mile
to northeast OF the lightship, luffed UP.
II The s' May had 81" another 9TH set Of signals
up. but they could not be read from
shore. 1t looked, however. as though
they were getting ready to start the
The wind had hauled a tribe to south
ward, but was still coming in strong and
At noon valkyrie came about and
stood in, for the Judges boat, around
which she passed, while. Nigilant also
been set BY May so faf as se could be- seem sn.
At 1?G both yachts were lacking
about near the i%!ghtship. This May bad
set more flag signals, but the weather
be read. fhe smoke from the Sxcur-
sion steamboats, is. which. were lying, in a
bupch near the lightship, increased the
AT 1910 P. NJ. the Mays signals, as
read from here, indicated that the start
would be made at 1927. .Vigilant had
line, closely followed by Valkyrie. No
cMAnge a been made In the course,Aa
The yachts had not altered their safis.
and forestay sails.
The win gauge here indicated a IS
At i2.25 the yachts were reaching
southwark. Thu May hoisted the pre-
SSa asi eGn s Snn,d w whi Sno, read a that the the
AT 1925 both yachts were swimming
along down towards the May, after
the start. They, were close together. but
N!gilant 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 staittyg
gun was fred at 1921 p. NJ.
liant on the opposite tack. She turned.
however. Just as the starting gun was
fired by the May, and both the flyers
Wv \ ''' i"N w w I ''oIh
tack. heading northeast. They seemed
to be so near together that there was
little to choose between.
Nalkyrie got the windwari berth at
the start. hut Nigilant looked as II she
was setting a hot pace.
The excursion boats had all turned and
yachts. They had hard work to keep
up; for the wind had increased to thirty
miles an hour.
The marine observer at Sandy Hook
| On We tho starting time at 10 Of for hpth
yachts. They crossed the line, az seen
from that point, absolutely at the same
.Vigilant apparently led by a consider
able distance for ten minutes after the
start, although Valkyrie, still main.
tanned her position to wlndward, and
the water at a terrific rate. They heeled
away. over. to lecward, and as they
thrashed through. the choppy. ragged
seas. they both left a long trail OF white
AS they stood directly. away. from the
Highlands the excursion steamboats,
was difficult to follow the yachts. 1t
was also growing more and more hazy,
and this. combined. with the clouds OF
smoke which swept to leeward of the
from view.
Both yachts continued on the star
board tack, and at 1880 p. NJ, were APP
parently on pretty even terms, although
Valkyrie still kept to the windward OF
her rival.
The racers were, going at such n
tremendous speed that they were leav-
Ing the excursion boats far In the rear.
and the mist was closing in about them
so fast that II was evident that they
could not much longer be followed from
shore.
Nalkyrie's berth to windward appeared
to be about an eighth OF n mile.
| j.. M.-Both yachts We're out OF sight
IN the low lying mist on the horizon.
Their positions as they gradually faded
out of sight were unchanged, and they
were still headed northeast on the star
board tack. They were then about Ave
miles east of the lightship. The strag-
Cling line of tugs and excursion steam
ers could be seen stretching away out to
eastward.
At 1.03 the mist seemed to lift a little,
and the tall sails Of the racers were
visible as two slender, dark lines on the
horizon. Their positions. They could be
seen only for a few seconds. when the
haze settled down again and blotted
them from view.
At l.m some OF the steamboats, In the
rear of the procession, which were still
In sight. although almost hull down.
were seen TO turn and point to the south
ward. This was thought to Indicate
that the racers had gone about and had
taken the port tack. In the breeze then
| hInV'ino Nrau thA,,nIt that tla