Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-12

/ along nicely uuueI nhlu hfh hhN
stay sail. Valkyrle was also under sail
and CONT z through Swash channel
Defender, In the run 70 tue ughuhlp,
sol her small balloon Jib. rhe Wind
by this time had not increased In
strength 10 any extent aud was still
holding q little southwest.
when Defender, about 0:l5 am,
was abcut third Of the way down 10
Scotland lightship, aho was ngain
taken In tow. Valkyrlr was then Just
oil the poiut OF the Hook, about tnreo
miles behind and rushing after De-
| lender
vAlkyrie Mt $500 was outside tho
| III Ook, calling under main sail, jib and
stay sail, aud Defender was HALFWAY
OUT to Scotland lightsbip, attn In tow.
There did not appear 10 be much OF
q breeze about Sandy Hook lightship,
although the wind was whislling about
tbs light house towers here At tue rats
OF fully 20 miles an hour, and tho
schoonets which were running up and
down passed this poiDt all well inihofe,
had n good breeze nnd were footing
along at Lively rate. The tchOoner
yachts which hsd laid all night ut At
lsntio Highlands were then passing
out by the Hook.
Defender at $3.50 was well out 10
Scotland llghtship, and not far fTom
her was the Black Navahoo. The lat
ter presented the very indication "
setting In trim for race today, as ehu
had two large head sails set. Possibly
shs intended 10 try conclusions with
the two Tacer8.
NalkyTie was standing out towards
the lightshlp, about thfeo miles out
asiern u her.
Mackay. Bennett - After Valkyrle
hoisied the ensign Of tho New YORK
Yacht club, the DunTaven tender ran
alongside her and threw her q liue.
| As the English yacht started for home
her sails woro lowered md ~ she
passed Mackny-B Bennett she WAS heart
ily cboerod BY the iatiot's crew. Tue
men OF the Valkyrle returned the
cneers, but all on board refuse to an-
swer questions. Tho only explanation
| for the affair ohtsinnble here nj this
hour Ia contained Ia Lord Dunraven'a
letter and In tho blsnketlug Hhe TO.
ceived from n pilot boat just before the
start. On the other hand u 10 claimed
| ValkyTio never intended 10 start today
Tor sho hnd not hoisted her club topshil
and not got her spinnaker ready for
crossing the line. just ~ she rounded
for tho start tho second time, the tondcr
OF Lord Dunraven ran hlougsldo and
spoke 10 her. From that lime on she
never prepared any further, 20 that
possibly the blanketing OF this pilot
boat was not the cause Of her with.
dTawai.
PRoM ANOTHER POINT or vIBw.
HIonLAsD3 oF NAvEsISI, n. j.,
| Sept 2.-AithOugh tue third aud pos.
aibly the last race OF 1875 for Tia
| America cup IL 10 DO sailed To-Day,
when tue sun struggled through the
gray clouds aud half smiled greeting
TO the small fleet Of schoonefs aud
yachts auohOfed In and about Hose
Snoo this morning, the sparkle u
healthy anticipation usual 10 such
occasions was not 10 the air. The un-
fortunate foul between Defender and
| Naikyrio, at tue start OF the race on
tuesday, anu the awarding OF tho
Iaoe 10 Defender, and shove all the fact
that Valkytie was looked upon by
many rs nopolessly ouicasl, tohded to
blue matters up co1slierAbly. Bus
under the gray mantle Of cloud
lowering over Sandy Hook aud Its
vicinity, there was n glimpse Of bright
sunshine caused by tho repoft that
C.Oliver Iselin had asked the America
cup committee " they had any
object 20 his proposing TO Lord
| DunTavon TO Ieiail tne Triangular race
of Tuesday. Then rumor haI II he
had received favorable reply and that
another race was Ia prospect, In place
OF the one awarded Defender ON Rc-
| - nj 70
OF which could not iAil TO make n
favorable impression among all
thorough spoflsmen.
Lord DunrEyen's strong denuncia-
tiou Of tho interference OF tteamp IL
with the Tacefe was looked upon in
quite \ serious light, aa there seams no
uoubt TINT no meant what he said,
when he threatened to withdraw from
tho race II interiersd with today.
The work OF comprising her meas.
urumenls was to be flushed at Bay
Ridge II possible. At this point
(Highland Heights) at O'Clock the
wind was about southwest, there WIS
quite n little haze about and tho Jrusz5
had reached AsIreDgth OF about twoivs
lnots, having gradually decreased
aimee 8 n. m, however, n good sailing
breeze was anticipated for this alter
noon. Tue reA WAS very light. The
condition was looked upon a. favoring
the chances Of thu British yacht.
About $40 Valkyrie dropped her
tow and weaI along under her own
sails. This committee boat passed. out
by her and upon the members OF thu
committee doiilng their O APPS 10 Lord
Dunfavss, the latter waved his hand.
At $3.50 Defender appeared to have
arrived very near the startling line, but
| Valkyrie did not seem likely TO reach
sandy Hook llghtship I'LL very short
time before the preparatory signal. The
wind this time, ut 10 O'clock, was weB,
| II north and came blowing past the
light house In smart pufis. The haze
out TO sea seemed 10 be- thiokening anu
Sandy Hook lighIship could DO dimly
seen.
Contrary to expectations the exour.
sion feet today was fully twice as large
as ON Tuesday. From Scotland Light.
ship up through the Narrows, there
was One continuous lino OF boats. The
patrol fleet At 1920 was already on the
ground and back Of them woro the big
steamers Of theOld Dominion line. some
minutes before 1920 the committee
boat signaled that the course would be
called and tho wind being about west
at that time, II scented rs II the yachts
would have 10 run towards Long
| Beach Rud beat back. The mark boat
WIS then dispatched In tho direction