The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-11

point the English boat as well Inc "iiia
had hauled little TO the WESTWARD anu
the mark was easily reached on tiiS
long starboard tack. The NalkyIle ivunu-
ed at l2.57:43 and easing on her shec's
started for the second mark. AS soon as
the Valkyrie rounded the mark she maui
cd down her jib top-sail. and two minutes
later took IN her stay-sail, preparatory
10 setting her balloon jib In stops. she
broke It. together with huge balloon
stay-sau al l.O2 The Defender fouhueu
the first mark at :0l 80. having been heat-
en- three minutes and hfty-two SECONDS III
the ten miles This. Of course, did not
include the difference OF time at the
start.
THE sFcoND LrG.
Immediately after rounding. the De
fender broke out baby jib top-sal ana
took i'm her stay-sail. A few minutes
later she. too, set balloon stay-sali.
The run to second mark was broad
reach, with the wind over the starhoard
quarter and the sails set 10 port. Tho
wind kept on Increasing reaching about
eighteen miles an hour at one time on
this lex. and the yachts dashed on at
good pace as the Defender had done
ON the first leg. 1t was nevertheless
homeless race for the Yankee yacht.
Reing unable. on account OF the weak
ness Of her top-mast, 90 set her balloon
iib she could not OF course. carry any
where near as much sail as the English
man. H..
stay offered but poor substitute Tot
a balloon Jib. -.
In spite of this handicap however she
held her own much better than 'ould
haA been expected. and actually sai"'b
f..f ~. .I.E
of this gain was due 10 the difference
In the behavior Of the boats in the rather
stiff breeze. The Nalkyrie. as is her
custom. made much more Of plunge IN
her work. At times cascades OF water
wer thrown out from under nor hoMS'
and the wake which she left behind her
became very marked. The Defender on
the other hand. though she was soihs
at nearly as fast pace as the biluSh'l'
took matters comparatively quietly, Gre
afinr but little fuss I'm connection with
either her entrance or leaving the water.
Al 1880 Valkvrie took In her balloon
SO top-sal. and at 15SI0 she turned the
second mark. sending up 40. lib top
sail as she d,d so. She then hauled IN
her sheet. and started for home with
her main sail and club top-sail, jib ana
iib tOp-sail set.
l.5q. the Defender. which had by that
time nearly reached the mark took in
her baby iib top sail and jihhed and round
ed the mark at 20l.i5.
Tbs HOME nUV.
She broke out 30. iib top sail.
which i'm size was about the same as
that which the Nalkyrie had. Just as
the boats were rounding the mark the
breeze took another sIurt, and before
it settled down again il had reached
velocity Of y or - miles an hour. The
leg was "a reach close hauled with booms
to starboard. This brought the strain
OF the Defenders sail on her port shrouGs
which were uninjurcd and for the irst
time during the race IT was possible to
sail her TO the best advantage and how
good that was she showed by the way she
oyerhauled the Nalkyrie. She was half
a mile behind the Nalkyrie when she
rounded the stake boat. and. I'm less than
half an hour. she had cut this distance
down 10 3-S of mile
She had but three minutes and thirty
five seconds behind at the second mark,
and during ,hc last ten miles she gained
one minute and seventeen seconds which
dcducung tine difference of time az the
start and her allowance. made her
loser ny only A. seconds Had the last
leg been five miles longer the Defendr
would have won 10y over Il minute. But
the leg was only ten miles and the noble
boat could not overcome her great hdndi-
cap in that distance.
Tnf OFFICIAL TIMr.
Nalkyrie finished at 25j.22. Defender
was ? minutes is second behind, at
2.5l.i0. The elapsed times We're. Val
kyrie 3.55 %. Defender. 1868. Nalkyrie
allows Defender 20 lilo seconds. ana Wall
kyrie started one minute two seconds
ahead. The corrected times are: Val
kyrie 3:55o,. Defender. 355.56 Nalkyrie
won hy a. seconds. corrected time.
DEFENDER made ja most remarkable
showing. under the circumstances. and
her superiority was clearly marked ON
every point of sailing, even I'm her crip-
pied condition. IL is 10 her credit that
she was defeated By such a small mar
gin. and mad the race been FIVE miles
longer she would have been the winner,
at the rate at which she was over
hauling Halkyrie.
MIR. Isoliu was seen after the race and
asked If the boom OF the Nalkyrie car
ried away the t0p-mast shroud. lie said
that 10 dld. and that it carried away the
jaws of the staiboard spreader. When
asked if the NalKyrie was not bearing
down upon him. he replied: Il do not
care 10 make amy statement until / have
laid the case before the committee"
Mr.. lselin said that he expected 90 he
able to replace she top-mast with a
new spar tomorrow.
Eager ior the News.
LONDON. sept. l0-When the White
Star Liner routonic. which LEFT New York
for Liverpool on The fth instant, waa
approached at Queenstown this afternoo-
by the tender. 10 which she was 10 trans
fer her mails ana the persons wishing
90 land there. many Of the saloon passen-
gers clam0red upon the rail and shouted
out Inquiries regarding the result of the
first OF the series OF the races FOR tha
Americas Cup. When in reply. they
were informed that the Defender had won
the Americans on board the steamer
cheored wildly, and In other ways show
ed their enthusiasm and satisfaction over
the news. When the tender had come
alongside. the newspapers. which contain
ed accounts OF the race were eagerly
bought. The race was almost the sole
topic Of conversation during the voyage.
and "A number OF wagers Were laid at.
odds OF five to four on the American
boat
YHT UUFfT CONDINIION.