The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-07
BRAVO, DEFENDER !!
The Bonnie Blue Boat Sails
a Most Remarkable
Race.
VALKYRIE FIRST OVER THE LINE me
-
But She Soon Has an oppor-
tunity to Study the Defen-
der'S Fine Lines.
PLEASURE CRAFT EVERYWHERE
The Lower Bay Presents a Holiday
Aspect-The Start Delayed.

Aspect-The start Delayeu.
ON BOARD THE United PRESS
TUG. VIA SANDY HOOK, Sept. Z, 1895.
Pretty nearly all New York started
oceanward this morning. The sky was
overcast and a light breeze from the
northeast stirred the flags aloft and
gave the steam a slant Jersey-ward as
it rose from the tugs and steamboats,
scurrying about the wharves picking up
their loads of people anxious to see the
first meeting between Valkyrie III. and
Defender. Farmer Dunn from his eyrie
above the roof tops found his Official
forecast of yesterday apparently being
fulfilled. No blue sky was visible any
where. but the clouds did not appear to
be heavy with rain. There were bright
streaks here and there that gave the
excursionists hope as they made their
may to the boats at the wlaarves.
Excursion boats and club steamers
were obliged to start at from $3.50 10
$50 A. NJ. in order to reach the scene
of the days battle by eleven O'Clock
The Sandy Hook Ightship is gooa
thirty miles from the Battery. 10
stem the incoming tide with overcrowded
boats and reach the starting line De-
fore the yachts were sent away was no
easy problem for the shippers to solve.
The greyhounds of the bay and sound
did very handily. but many of the small
ler boats and those from up the river
Mere late. Steam and sailing yachts
with owners and guests aboard, got un-
der way earlier and were among the
first arrivals outside. Tugboats charter
ed for the day for people not opulent
enough to own ocean-going steam
yachts. but too exclusive to mirgle
with the promiscuous throng on excur-
sion steamers were out in great null
bers.
CRAFT OF EVERY KIND.
The procession down the Bay, though
somewhat obscured by the haze which
hung over the water, was one of the
sights of the day. Slow boats starting
first were passed by faster ones which
left the city later, and the line of vessels
was one of Kaleidoscope changes. The
great fleet of steam yachts, anchored OFF
Bay Ridge, and along Staten Island
shores of the Bay moved out one by one
and joined the passenger steamers IN the
channel outward bound. The finest Hoat-
Ang palaces in American waters were IN
the procession.
On the club steamers yachtsmen with
fakish caps and gold embroidery were
numerous. They were accompanied py
zachtswomen in rigs as marvellous OF
design as the combination aluminium ana
bronze creation, whose performance they
were going to witness. The lowering
skies did not dismay the nautical ones.
They were comfortable on boats re-
stNcted to members and tourists ana
carried mackintoshes for any dashes OF
rain or sea that came aboard.
The newspaper tugs preceded the heet
down the bay and were soon followed
by the patrol division, consisting OF
twelve boats. which will endeavor to
keep the course clear. Later came the
gaily bedecked excursion steamers with
bands playing and laden with a precious
army of enthusiastic men and women.
There were steamboats, big and little;
there were ocean steamships and coasters
all carrying their share of the public
anxious to see the American sloop van
ouish the English challenger. But the
most imposing of all the craft were the
steam yachts This harbor has never
before witnessed such a large and magni
hcent squadron. Looking spick and span
with their shining brass rails and clean.
graceful bodies. they sped down the bay
with their millionaire owners and friends
.ar,oara cooia+,, vas aioat in force.
apodro- oocielS was ana. -
Nearly every yacht or club BOAT oulcar-
ried a number of men and women
prominent in the social world.
RESTED SIDE BY SIDE.
Down in the Horseshoe, riding at an
,,;,rt,+ tl,o o,,a,,,,,;o,, ,roob+s of
enor over hisnt' slie eiioiii pion 0n.1 -
nations We're ready to try conclusions
Both had been groomed allow and aloft
80 $50 :, as 6,a fo++1a &c racer
anu were III do hhe ietsle az d 7l aoei
on Futurity morning. The anchorage
ground was hardly ruffled by the breeze
% WI. out w. '.ls 49, go -e...s
from across the sea. ana the sturdy sons
of Maine were at breakfast, there was
,,,ora DIR s+irrinp and tbe nrosnect of a
iioi a. ,--s..'a -, ,,.;lr,,te ~
good racl 1s breeze grew pl1sleer- "
both boats the shippers and men were
astir at break of day. There was little
~ do &c evervtIing was made shipshape
10 40 as everything was iiis'o0 si'' Spe
yesterday.
The two boats were mored near each
nv I,oeo,,,7or ,,,i+b ba, White
other- iHe Delehuel WIN nei ",ie'
sides changed to light blue by her
last painting lay further in toward At
1s,,+;a IIis,,,l,,,ds tban tba Rri4ier boat
lanuc f1isHiahus thai sne hi-'i9.' Doe, =
ha In sides.