Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-12

also hoaufd back Tor New lOfs.
Disappointment rel ms supreme here.
There seems to 10 but little doubt now
that Valkyfie, from the tins she Lett
The mo'fings this morning, hal no real
Intention Of facng, but went across
tho line nj the same time az Defender,
In order to establish race.
1l:50-Dafendet 10 fiying along like
a white swan before the wind aud the
heoi following her Ia having n hard
ims To Keep up with the American
yacht.
Highlands OF NAvesink, 8 a.m.-If
tho wlud holds ~ II does now from a
little south OF wet, the yachts will
have n run Of 10 mites 10 leewarj fot
the hrst leg, and turning the mark will
be- above Long Beach. This Wind IL
about twoivs miles an hour south west.
II y slightly foggy, the sea light.
HighlAnds, ll;lg a.m.--Botb yachts
arc standing down towards the line,
Defender to the northward Of Il and
Nalhyfie southwark. Defender has low
cred her spinnakcr.
1l:2l.-VAlkyrlr crossed at ll:2O;50.
Defender, when the gun was fired nj
lli20, had the test position and crossed
the line At ll:2g!20, her npinnaker
hNNh VuNs bolthhNtf ~ hut tNutstu
thu line, broke out her spinnaker 10
stsrboHfi.
Highlands, 1905 p. m.-Defep1or
II now well down TO the outer mark
and eau eiill DO seen from this point.
sho IL sailing along without effort un-
der mainanil, club topsail md two head
sails.
Vaikyrle 10 in line between this
press boats are surrounding her, anu
ihe reporters are plying Lord Dun
raven and friends with questions.
Highlands, 1917 p. m.-Defendef
appears stiil to DO standing away, nj.
though without het tpinnnkur. She
ehouli turn this marx about \. m.
Vsikyrlo ~ halfway between Scotland
lgntship and Sandy Hook Tbs alt 10
very cloar and Long Island shore eau
be seen for some ilstaace.
Highlands, 1915 y. m.--Valkyrie 10
now headed up through the main ship
channul, three miles this slide OF tbs
Narfowa.
Highlands, l:l5 p. NIT In reported
hers that Defender turned tho mark
boat about O'clock, but nothing eau
DO seen through the haze.
Hil h ards, l;23.-Valkyfie has Dis
appeared through tho uarfows | n the
direction OF bay Ridge. Tho wind
continues light irJm the westward out
near the lightship. In TACT II teems
perfectly calm.
Hlahands, 1869 p. m.-Dnionder
came ABOUT n moment ago nnd IL now
standing toward Long Island on the
! port tack.
Highlands, ego p. m.-Defender can
dlmly DO seen ON the port tack. sac
| probably will finish about 3 O'Clock.
ligulHLgs, g:iT- -DuiUndoI has come
about ON the sinru0ard tack headed In
! this direction. She has one more tack
10 make before she crosses tho nnlsh
line.
Highlands, 1880 .. m.-Dsiendet has
gone ablu, on tho port tack healed for
the tlniih h.
Highlands liz o. m.-Allhough the
DefonJer passed tins neighborhOod OF
the nnish beat about 1904 30, the finish
gun was apparently not nfed and NV
ing TO the cfowdIng Of excursion
steamers II could not DO aacrftainod
" she really finlshed the race. Indeed
chs may have passed 10 lcowEfd OF the
mark IN order not TO make n finish.
/ ms matter, however, could not DO
doiini ely decided ffoln hero.
Observation-Disclosures finished at
4.nl.i6.
q laraniine, l:28 +. m.-Valkyrie, In
tow % the tug T.. NJ. Willard, Ia passing
| Quarantine, bound In.
Far R1ckaway, .:l2 .. NJ Defender
oAn bB eeen hcsuuu Tor the finith line
una atout i've mites from IL. She was
Oh tue stnfb9aId tack, but has gone
ABOUT snd ~ now on the port tack.
fhS steam yacht preoedes her ana n
portion OF the excursion fleet 10 follow
/ Ing behind.
sandy Hook-Following was the
official time uken nj turn; Defender
l;.6.5s.
ToDAY's RACE.
On board Msokay. Bennett, s u. NJ
The Mackay- Bennett dropped anchor
at S n. NJ, tnon right oil Sandy Hook
LiRbtship, directly of the imaginary
lines OF yachts crossing In starting anu
| finishing. AZ that the timo weather
| conditions were the best that have yet
favored the International contests. The
haze which during tne early morning
hung TO the bosom OF mother ocean with
an embrace that was more than nfiec.
tlot ate, deileu tho breeze Tor n brief
time, but the sun burned the haze IN a
nh n time anu their Ia now clear
outlook. Tho Hoe OF purple along tho
| horizon has melted tue hrst into "a
delicate PINK ana afterwards to "a pale
yellow until II merged itself into al
ln0sI n clear blue sky, with just u rug-
gestl0n OF c,l1riug along the sea line
aud few ilsecy clouds lying alsf 4
the fresh Wind made giRd tue hearts
Of all enthusiasts, ANA little euppllca-
tiOHa went up TO Providence that II
might continue TO Increase 50 the Iela.
tive merits OF the boats Ia goDd, stiti
breeze could be determined. Aud it
certainly looked rs II 1t might DO 30, for
the sohooneTs and sl0ops went
flying past ut n lively pace,
and tho usual ilsnt OF small
boats ut the fishing banks danced
over tho water throwing the spray
from their DOwe. The water uon-
uilions were equally favorable rs thOss
OF tue wind, there being but very
slight sea for such goO1, SIN breeze
anu only here and there was there n
white car. ~ was iust such day,
Just such breeze and just such u sea
as were wanted Tor great raoe, u race
where there would DO no fluk ng.
Tho wind at y O'Clock WAS blowing
at the rate OF ak aud half to sevsn
knots from the weai, with every indl-
cation OF Increasing. Tho Indications
Mt the hour were that the raco would
start from Sandy Hook lighlship, und
IN. run be to the cast. Turning O. u