The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-10
JUST WHAT DEFENDER WANTS.
The "Post-lntelligeneer" Bulletin
Boards Will DeS tribe the Event.
As There VIII Re No Fog. the Success
sive Bulletins VIII Read Like the
Chapters of >tory-1he Defender
and NaIkyrie 60 out for Exercise
in the stir Breeze.

Inteiligencer from about s.3o o'clock until
the end OF the race
There viii be a stin wind anI no fog.
and the yachts viii never he out al sight
Of the newspaper mea. During the frst
race the bulletins were hazy for time.
The race viii be thirty miles. as before.
but the course viii be in three legs ~ ten
miles each. Beside the yacht race. the tel
esraph companies Viii race 10 get tho
news 20 Seattle nrsi, May the Defender
win the second race.
New York. Sept. a.-The Indications At
midnight are that the weather viii be IA
vorable tomorrow for the second race he
tween the British yacht Nalkyrie III. and
the Defender. Forecaster Dunn reports
that the outlook now IS that there VIII he
fresh south winds and a clear sky. At
this hour the wind IS blowing from the
southeast al the rate Of twenty miles an
hour of Sandy Hook. Al Long Branch
the sky is clear and the wind IS blowing
az the rate Of nineteen miles an hour.
Atlantic City reported d twelve-m.le wind
ard a clear sky.
This afternoon both yachts went out for
a trial spin. The Nalkyrie left her anchor
age at Red Hook at p. m. under io and
malnsaIl, making the quara Itine station In
half an hour. She then tackled across the
narrows. beating down the bay again on
the port tack. At 80 she returned through
the narroWs. running free under the same
sail 1t SIS she heaLea down the bav
again, passing the quarantine station ar
80 under mainsaH and jih. " hen close tn
Fort W ellsworth she went about and stood
over toward Cravesend and went OF 20 tho
long dock south Of Fort Hamilton. At 3.25
she went about again and stood down the
lower bay.
In the meantime the Defender had also
gotten under way. the two meeting OF The
Crescent Club House, the Defender on the
starboard tack, under jib staysan. mainsail
and club tcpsail The Defender At 5 -
went close 10 the steam yacht Valiant an
chored of StapletOn, went about and head
cd down the bay 10 the narroWs At SIT
both yachts were observed from Sandy
Hook IN the upper part of the bay. stand
ing on the starbOard tack toward Conev
Island. The Nalkyrie was in the lead and
somewhat TO the windward. X looked as
though a private match had been ar
ranged The wind was from the south aad
blowing sixteen miles an hour. Both yachts
held their relative positions until a.. when
the Defender Went about and went up the
bay The Nalkyrie held on her tack until
near the bell buoy at the junction Of
Swamp and Ship channels. when she also
went about. easing off her main sheet. q nd
headed up the bay. At an the Defender
passed quarantine. bound in, and was fol
lowed fifteen minutes later by the NaIkv-
rie. also bound in. Later both yachts
headed about and cast anchor off Bay
Ridge. where they viii remain until time
to make ready for the race tomorrow
At an informal meeting of Tho members
OF the New York Yacht Cub the regatta
committee delegated James r Busk 10
represent the cup committee on board the
Nalkyr.e a. tomorrow's race. II Was also
learned that David Henderson. Lord Dun
ravens friend. VIII represent the British
interests on board the Defender No Off
cial action of any other k.rd in connec-
ton with the race was taken.
The preparatory signal gun will he fired
at 1880. the starting gun ~ n o'clock.
The boats VIII have two minutes in which
10 cross the line and be timed.