Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-16
THE YACHT RACES.
American Defender Clearly Out
classes the Challenger.
Valkyrie III. Withdraws at the Start Of
..sea &. the Third Race. .s.. g..

New York, Sept 13-The American
yacht Defender proved true to her name
in the international yacht races held this
week, and, while the conditions unfOrtG>
nately were such as would prevent full
test of the Defenders qualities, she
clearly showed herself to be superior in
model, sails and handling to the Brit
Usher. a .s....a a-e[ ..-.a.
The first race was held Saturday, Sep.
TENDER Z. The course was east by south
down the New Jersey shore, 1t being
fifteen-mle beat out to sea and return.
The Defender started four seconds
ahead, and it was on the second tack
that she showed her superiority in any.
kind of windWard work, for the Vaikyrle
got muffcy. The Defender made not
so much furry in the water and she out
pointed and Outfooted her rival cOntinu>
is as follows:
Corrected
Start Time. Finish. Time.
Defender. 12:2o:3o 3$6;29 22d:54 4:5S:33
Valkyrie.. 12:2O:46 1882 $3.50 9;oo:44
In making the start on the second race,
on Tuesday, September 10, the Valkyrie
,. fouled the Defender. The accident oc~
Cured almost on the line. When the
Valkyrie luffed, her boom went smash
against the topmast stay of the Defender.
The topmast bent until it seemed as If 1t
and its load of canvas would go by the
IL
the line first. and, after hosting a protest
flag, the Defender pluckily started in pur-
suit. The course was triangular one,
ten miles to a leg. The Nalkyrie had no
difficulty in turning the stakes first, Tor
the Americans were afraid to strain the
home reach, however, extra canvas was
cautiously put up, piece by piece, and the
Defender made such decided gains that,
despite lead of almost three. minutes at
the second mark. the Nalkyrie had only
fifty-seven seconds to spare at the hnlsn
The ANALYSIS of time is as follows:
Corrected
Start. Time Finish; Time 0a
Valkyrie.. 1100:13 3:55:09 2:32:22 3:22: ~
Defender. 11:01:15 3:56:25 2:ol 40 800 90
most of Wednesday in taking testimony
and finally announced that it held the
Valkyrie responsible for the foul which
occurred at the start of Tuesdays race.
The race was therefore awarded to the
Defender. BZz .s&ah 4a&
The third race held Thursday, Septem-
Der -. proved to be no race at all, tor
the Valkyrie withdrew Immediately after
going through the formality of crossing
tho first line leaving the Defender to
cover the course alone. The course was
down the Long island shore fifteen miles
and back, and the wind was. SO strong
that everybody expected race that
would clearly demonstrate the merits OF
the boats. Lord Dunraven's reason for
withdrawing from the course was that
he had not been assured of non-interter~
ence on the part of the vast fleet OF eX-
cursion steamers. His boat, as we'll as
the Defender, had been greatly bothered
by them in the preceding races and, after
writing a protest to the committee and
receiving no satisfactory reply, Lord
Dunraven decided no. to race. > He
crossed the first line mel ely to make it tech
nically race in name if not in fact.
The Defender made the run alone in
d.A2.42 80.