The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-08

sisted or Twelve handsome steam
yscts. and might be said to have been
more ornamental than useful.
The patrols was the first to como
down the bay. They made their rem
devious ut first near tho Sandy Hook
keep the boats half mile from the
starting line, but finally gave it up.
Tho boats formed IN cluster so
close to the line that for a moment
it seemed impossible for tho racers
to reach the start without running ioul
of a dozen or more craft. When tho
announcement was made of change of
course the fleet of attending craft took
up anchor and sailed for the new
course. The patrol got lost IN tho maze
of boats aud but little was seen of it
the rest of the day.
The Defender was the fret Of the
two racers to make sail. Both anchored
iuside of Sandy Hook in the Horse
shoe over night and were neur at hand
this morning. The Defender sent up
her sull ut $40 and took line from
the tug Wallace. On the way out to
the lightship her club topsnil was sent
aloft and her Iib broken out.
She used q suit of Rarnie cloth sails
of yellowisb tinge, excepting the
CluO tOpShii, WHICH Wuh BLOW WHO.
The Defenders sides are pale bue
since ber last painting, and hor ap.
pearance was less beautiful than in tho
trial races, when sails aud hrll were
pure white. Her sails set better to day
than III auy OF her races with the Vigi.
liant, and that they did good work Is
shown by the result Of the race.
MIR. David Henderson, of the Anchor
Line, was on board as the representa-
tive of Lord Dunraven. Designer Nat
Herrcshotf was also there. Caut. Hank
Hail was Mt the wheel aud tho yellow
dog. Sandy, played mascot. Valkyrie
left her anchorage at 9:10 in tow OF the
White Star tug Pulver. She
had her mainsal up and her
jib and stay sail in stops.
When oil the point of the Hook
her llb topsail was sent aloft. 1t wus
triie larger than the similar sni cur
riod by Defender. On her decks were
Lord Dunraven, his daughters, tho
Lady Rachel Quin and Lady Wyud-
liam Quin. MIR. Archie Goodwin,
Designer Watson, Saiimaker Rntsey
aud II. Maitland Kersey. Capts.
Crantie!d aud Sycamore were ut the til
Ter. Her sails were we'll fitting at set
without n wrinkle. Both yachts kept
| arrived there at lO:lU.
The wind at 10:45 was from the
northeast, aud the Regatta Committee
decided To change the starting point,
as u fifteen mile course to the wind
ward would strike Long Island shore
about Long Beach. Signals were sent
up. and the committee boat, Walter
Luckeuhach. started south toward the
Jersey shore.
The yachts followed in tow of their
tugs. lhc ileet Of steam yachts made
| race FOR the new starting point, and
the excursion fleet followed
The gathering o! the immense hotilla
| about the starting line was one OF the
| most animated aud magnificent marine
| spectucles of Its kind ever wituesso IN
these waters. Every available craft
mad been pressed INTO service. There
| were tugs, almost too numerous to
count, bosts big aud little, n number
o large cUaNtipg vessels and sloOps and
| schooner yachts OF oil classes.
The most Impressive of nll the float
was the steam yacht Division. Such n
gathering never before was witnessed
IN American waters. There were over
thirty Of the finest and fastest steam
yachts atloat aud their spiok and spnn
hppoaIhuCe ltEl mucu CDurn To The
| days scene. When the iiotilla first
approuced the Sandy Hook hghtshlp
they weie spread out over IA distance
OF two miles.
The deiny ut the start allowed time
for all the helated craft to come up and
they clustered close to each other, now
aud then narrowly escaping serious
collision. The action of some of the
ilotllla was shameful. to say tho least.
Their selfish endeavors to hug the
starting line. to the detriMent OF both
Tue Eugl lsh and American racers, was
deplorabo and un American. The
movement of the big ilotllia when the
change OF course was made was au i'm.
presslve scene.
The first known of the change was
when the judges boat picked up her
auchor and headed, with tho two
racers, toward Jersey shore. In a few
minutes the iioated WAS headed III the
same direction aud rs II moved along
stretched ont in n long line, calculated
over two mllea In length.
The fleet gave chase and owing To
the light winds the slowest craft WIS
able To keep abreast of the racing
sloops. There were craft, tore aud
ait To the port aud to starboArd. and
the wash inter ferred with the progress
OF both bonts TO II more or less eXteut.
1t Was an interesting journey down
to the stnke boat. Bands PLAYED happy