Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-13
DEFENDER is The WINNER.
DuNRAyrN REFUSED TO SAIL IN THr
THIRD RACE YESTERDAY.
Tho Yankee Yacht Went over the Course
Alone and Was Proclaimed the
Winner OF tho Race and
the series.

New York. sept 12.-The international go.
ries between Defender and Vaikyrle for
the Americas cup lS ended. on the whole
IL has been an extraordinary series. and
while the result is satisfactory 10 the reo-
pie u was less exciting than either OF The
two preceding for ID was to be expected
that every effort would be made by Dun
raven, after Tuesdays disappointment TO
score victory with the boat he had
brought so far Yesterday Nalkyric had
been tuned up to the highest pitch in an
tlciration OF tc.day's contest. Several al
teratons had been made and those upon
whom her sailing qualities depended mostly
were prepared 10 expenl every ounce Of
muscle and skill 70 bring her over the line
victor Lord Duuraven had expressed
himself as apparently satisfied with the de-
cision rendered by the cup committee on the
foullng of Defender by his boat and the.
matter had seemingly been settled so ami
cably that 1t was a question In the minds
of the general public II Tuesdays race
would not be resailed. And the fleet pass
morning observed the Defender standing
high upon her way to the lirhtship. and not
Ia aar ast,In NakErei moving slowly, but
slEnai that assurclly pleased tho
heart % all. Last night the observer at
SANITY Hook had reported an eighteen knot
breeze. and although the breeze this morn
ing passing out through the narrows was
hardly up to this. yet 1t was one calculated
20 bring happiness to yachlsmen and the
promise OF a speedy run But there was
scarcely breath OF air. and there was no
Improvement at the liEhtship The course
mafked up was fifteen miles 10 leewari and
return, starting of the llghtship. There
was some little delay while the racers
was noticed that Nalkyrle was lack
sailing under main sail and j At hrs HIST
ms caused no wonIerment. hu, as the
starting hour drew near the strange action
or the Rritisher came In for considerable
discussion, and not few believed that the
race would not he sailed after ali. 4 grea,
circle of steamboats, and yachts had drawn
UP 20 witness the start and with desire to
Bile, score of patrol boats were sent out
10 drive back the lines. The preparatory
gun was no, fred until about twenty min
utes after the fixed time. In the meanwhile
a sun was fred from the committee boat
ana a signal deno,inC that a getaway
would take place. Then tine announcement
was made from the patrol boat that Lord
Dunraven had refused to race unless a
clear course. was guaranteed by the com
mittee. so far as the committee was con-
c"rnsG, il seemed mposs BILE to do more to
secure open water than had already been
hred. the nearest boat to the racers was
fuily half a mile away. and the great ma
jorlty Of the excursion steamers and other
crafts were much further off in the dis
tance.
The starting gun want off at the appoint
ed time. and almost the same instant De-
fender crossed the line. VaIl,vrie,s com
mnnder had SO maneuvarsd her that she
was stun long way off, and Just before
crossed ths line. 1t was evident to those
VINO had besn watching the English boat
crossed that she hauled to on the star
board tack instead of following her rival
out ana passed under the stern OF the
iightship, This action on the part of the
English boat was not an actual surprise
for events had led mp to IT, and had indl-
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