The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08

only four seconds ahead, with Defen-
der having the wind, and even this
subsequently showed, in much better
position. The course was fifteen miles
to windward and return and the boats
went off on the Starboard tack At
this time the sky was laden and the
| wind was about a five-knot breeze.
The swell increased greatly as the
fleet proceeded outward for although
the pace was slow, the solid phalanX
of moving craft kicked up quite a
sea of itself. There had been a haze
in the early hours, and this was en-
tirely dispelled by the occasional sun
burst.
When Britain Led.
To those ashore, and to many afioat,
1t was matter of extreme doubt al
most until the first mark was reached,
as to which boat held the lead. Val
kyrie seemed at times to foot trife
faster than the other, but Defender was
pointing higher. AS the detailed story
OF the contest shows, the British boat
led through the early part of the race,
and until far out beyond any fixed
point of observation. The most eligi-
lble points of observation was the Com-
mercial Gable cOmpany's steamer from
which an ocean steamer was placed,
ana which was anchored near the
starting line, nearly eight miles out at
sea. Obviously the yachts might from
this vantage ground be more accur-
ately observed than from shore sta
tons. From the latter, the yachts
having started, the range of shore Wis
ion was obliquely across the course.
From the cable boat observation in the
early part Of the race was directly
across the course, while shore observ-
ers were astern. The British boat led
out into the fog and rain toward the
turning mark, nearing which Defender
parsed her antagonist. and turned
ah,5ad.
Defender Forges Ahead.
On the run home, the identity, of the
yachts could not be disclosed, owing to
the thickness of the fog, until they
were close to the finish A few min
utes before the turn was reached the
! boats seemed to come well together.
and within a moment it was observed
they had squared away for the mark.
Defender forged ahead. Previous to
this their relative positions had been
fixed merely by the angle from which
the boats were observed, or when OBJ
served directly across their bows,
was no mistake now, however, as the
out leader of the Defender was giving
out and she was sailing away from
her rival amid the cheers of her thOus-
ands Of staunch admirers. She came
straight to the mark, and would have
rounded it perfectly had not a big eX-
cursion steamer shut out the wind for
a moment. The double fine Of steam
vessels We're there in waiting to send
the boats off on their homeward course.
AS a rule the steamers kept we'll off
/ from the course. Several, however,
careless Of the consequences, pushed
their way to the front with the result
that Defender lost a trifie of the ad-
vantage which she had gained toward
the end of the first half of the course.
Made Them Stare.
Fortunately for the credit of Ameri-
lean sportmanship, it was the home
boat that was interfered with. The
manner in which Defender outfooted
/ Valkyrie made even old yachtmen
stare, for it was a remarkable perform
ance for one boat after sailing almost
even with another for many miles, to
come out at the end with a lead of
almost a half mile, gained in the last
two. She was almost three minutes
I and a half ahead Of the other at the
/ turning take. On the home run they
broke ort balloon jibs, but Valkyrie's
did not seem to fill so we'll as that Of
Defender. The wind which had in
! creased during the early part of the
| afternoon, to about eight miles an hour,
died away considerably. ana II was in
this forlorn hope that Valkyrie
put her faith Valkyrie had already
given evidences of speed in light wealth
er several times during the race. and
it was believed by some that she would
gather herself together for a final
burst of speed. But although for a
moment it looked as though she really
did gain a trifie, her chances We're lost
soon afterward when it was clearly ev-
ident that Defender was steadily in
creasing the distance between them
So They Finished.
And so they finished in the highest
breeze of the day. Valkyrie standing
up straight more than a mile in the
distance and the new champion well
coined by the booming of a hundred
guns and the shrieking of a hundred
whistles and the cheers of the thou
sands.
The greatest fleet ever gathered to-
gether in the lower bay witnessed the
race today Every steam yacht and
sailing yacht of known quality was
there, of whom the Valiant, for the
former. and the Mayflower and the
Columbia of the Defenders class for
the latter. were the sponsors. There
We're few acts in this great aotilla, but
in the run home the MaYflower went
| ashore off Sandy Hook Point. Late to-
night tug was by her side waiting to
get her off. Besides the yachts, all the
excursion boats some of the Sound
steamers and every available tug and
float in the port had joined the fleet
Many Of the big boats were crowded
to the rail and were dressed in that
holiday attire which signifies a great
event and great rejoicing.
1t is estimated by the syndicate own
ers OF the Defender, c. Oliver Iselin,
E. D. Morgan and W. K Vanderbilt
that their expenses in connection with
the present series for the Americas
cup will amount to not less than
$4,000
Hardly less than this amount will
be spent by Lord Dunraven in the same
good cause, and it is impossible to esti-
mate what it cost the $4,000 people who
occupied the steamers in viewing the
contest today.
FAIR AND SQUARE.