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was then apparently going to take up a

The wind was easterly and blowing ut
the rate of about ten knots an hour De-
fender was standing up to it good deal
better tran Vigilant, which had her lee
ran smothered. AS time wore on the wind
freshened and Vigilant was compelled to
take in her baby jibtopsail, leaving both
under the same canvas.
Valkyrie, away in the distance, was
standing UP Well under her sail. She was
sailing very fast and was still on the star
board tack and appeared to pound the
water and jump to some extent.
AT about 1870 Defender took short
board for the Long Island shore on the
starboard tackS and then went about again
on the port tack NigiIant held on to the
port tack. Valkyrie during this time was
well over on the RockaWay shore on a sail
stretching expedition.
Both yachts at 12:43 pm. had gone about
on the starboard tack and were heading
for the stakeboat with Defender apparently
leading Vigilant by nearly two miles, De-
lender, however, only made a short board
ana went about on the port tack.
Rounding the Stake.
The two yachts rounded the stake boat
as follows:
Delehder. .......................... 125o:l2
NiSllant. l. oJ 30
Consequently Defender was Sis ahead of
Fisilant at the turn, only sos deduc tin <
the ten seconds she was ahead of ner rival
at the start.
Immediately after rounding both yachts
broke out their balloon jibs and spinnakers
starting away for home at rafting rate
everything pulling grandly. Both yachts
however, wele slow in getting out their
spinnekers, Figilant being even slower than
Defender.
AT l o'clock they We're standing for the
finish line under a cloud of canvas, each of
them carrying balloon jib topsails and
spinnakers.
Valkyre was still off the Long Island
shore beating along under the mainsail,
working topsail, staysail and jib. She
stood up we'll Under her canvas.
Nalkyrie at about 1:10 pm. went about
ana headed away in southwest direction
in order to get look at the racers as they
tore away home before the wind.
VaIkyric's Movements.
The two yachts at 1:15 pm. had covered
about three miles of the run home, and
Valkyrie was heading toward them on the
port tack. 1t was calculated that if she
Kept on she would be with the racers not
lar from the finish line. The British yacht
was goirg along easily under mainsail,
working topsail, foresail and a large jib
Suddenly, however. she eased off ner
sheets and headed directly inshore, and it
looked as if she was out for another scrap
with the two American boats. The latter
were tHen ruShlnS through the water, with
every stitch of canvas set.
The wind at this hour was diving away
and was only blowing about seven or eight
miles an hour Both yachts had sailed
very near half the distance to the finish
line, and Valkyrie was jogging along, wait
ing for them.
At 1 :35 Valkyrie was running toward
Scotland lightship ahead Of Defender but
little inshore. She had not, however set
any of her light sails. She had lead then
of about mile and half over Defender
The latter had not drawn away from Wig
out 10 starboerd tremendous spinnaker,
which was doing great work. The racing
yachts were then about four miles from
the finishing line.
The British yacht at "A pm gybed her
main boom over to port and stood toward
the lightship. The two racers were then
about three miles from the finish line.
1t looked from her as if Vigiiant had
pulled up considerably on Defender in the
light wind which then prevailed The COM
mittee boat was then approaching the fin
ish lire, and preparing to take up a posi-
tioE from which she could draw an i'm
aginary line between herself and the light
snip for the two yachts to pass over at the
finish.
The Finish.
The yachts finished in the following un-
official times:
HMS.
Nlgilant ............................ 9 10 IA
After crossing the line, Defender kept on
to the point of the Hook.
Figilant, just before she crossed the line,
to Ok in her balloon jib, and sailed the last
mile with her spirnaker only.
Defender won by five minutes twelve
seconds actual time. and five minutes TWO