The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-11

eteet q her SD fopsau parted Both boats
were on the stzrboar1 tack AZ ne tine.
80 that bath claimed they had the right
81 way. n was a question among t1s es-
r,erss who we're locking On whether Defes-
ss~ was az that moment the OyeFhsulSng
hoaf. n she had been. Il was. according
- th4 rifles ner rlsrr - give way. Ire
ans mint came in the discussions % the
shzrrz whefher the Defender. who had
hen hfznkstsd ard who had 20 fall ssck
"a Sped because 81 her IufT. was the over
hauling vessel A. the parting OF the
hsbv fb topsail sheet, the sail Tapped
great deal in the wind and assisted in the
Ioo~gnx q ifs own stay and the TOT stay
o. the starhozrd side. The slack OF the
topnaxt stay allowed the topnast 10
bend over toward the water on the port
ss8e 80 far that IL looked for moment as
though the mast was about % - carried
away, capt. Han Instantly eased OF his
vessel lie probably felt that had ne come
gp 70 the wind and met its fun strength
with his club fopSaii going. the entire up
Ter OUTFIT would have been carried away.
So he essed OF 20 find out what real dan
age had been done. He discovered that
th@ topssiI had been sprung.
The Defender Gains on the yalkyrfe.
THE Defender had. IN good ssarnsniy
style. held up the red protest flag when
= tTferfcTEI
with her progress. Stiii she went on her
Journey. very much worsted by the col
l4s.on. but stu gaining. After crossing
the line she came around something 70
ieewaTd - far, because OF Capt Han
apprehension that her upper starboaTd
rigging would not hold. that good many
people said that she was out OF the race,
that she had given UP. Others who knew
better remarked that the Defender people
would be towards II they dropped out be-
fore they got a decision from the CON-
mittee IN charge. and il proved that they
were right The Defender was out TO
race. even though cripple, and she went
on as cripple, SO that the w.nd-up OF
the days business showed that the fast
est yacht in Europe could beat the Grip
pied American over a thirty-miie triangu-
lar course by only forty-seven seconds.
The yslkyrie Outsaiis the American.
After the yachts came about TO the port
tack soon after crossing the line the VAL
kyrie was good eighth OF a mile to wind
ward and several lengths ahead. AS they
stood away OF the port tack the wind in
creased TO eight or nine miles an hour.
During the tack the Yaikyrie plainly out
footed and outpolnted the Defender. who
did not care 10 run up any sail on the in
topsail. At ii:2i the Defender came about
20 starboard The Nalkyrie followed as
promptly az though she had been racing
with a fellow well met On this tack the
Defender pointed up very well ard went
very fast. but the Nalkyrie did better in
both points OF sailing. They stood away
on this tack for only about FIVE minutes.
when they came around together. All the
time the Nalkyrie was doing the better
work on both pointing and footing. There
was considerable wonder that the Defend
or. without any jib topsail, did not point
higher than she did, but a matter of
NJ n " 3ry I'd
all the time she was going ahead. At 1854
the Defender was the first 70 come about.
and she did II in a very slow. slovenly,
careless manner, occupying not less than
twentxrseven seconds. The Ealkyrie fol-
lowed her opponents example quickly. and
continued to race as boat out for the
cup should race.
The Defenders Friends Lose Hope.
At this stage of the game the Defend
er's friends looked very blue. They were
sure that the Defender would lose the
race. but they did think their champion
should do better than she was doing. They
were willing TO lose under the circum-
stances. but they were unanimous In say
ing that the Defendes should make all the
fight she was able 10. which she certainly
did not appear 10 make even a bluff al do
ing. After that the boys tried 10 console
themselves with the thought that the De-
fender. as a cripple. was simply going over
the course as a protesting contestant.
The excursion boats were behaving more
generously than they did on Saturday.
They really kept away at least half
mile from the competitors, and remained
10 leeward all the time.
The yalkyrie spIashes Too Much.
The breeze was freshening from the
south right along. and the Nalkyrie be-
ing TO windward. always felt the increase
first. The same thing was seen on Satur-
day In the matter of the way the boats
went through the water. The sea was
far smoother. there being not so much
ground swell on. but the Valkyrie splashed
and threw spray from her bows for many
feet. while the Defender slid through the
water almost as easily and smoothly as a
snake.
End of the First Leg.
During the latter part OF the beat out IN
the first mark the Defender did better
pointing. but her jib was shaking good
deal OF the time At 1910 the yachts
came around TO port and at 1924 back
again to starboard, on which tack they
were both able TO make the first mark
where their time was taken as follows:
ValSyrie. 12:57:i3; Defender. 1901 ;S5. So IL
will he seen that the Valkyrie led out 10
the first mark by > minutes - seconds.
Defender Unable to Use Needed sails.
As the Valkyrie rounded she set her
h'g balloon j:btopssil and took in her jih
That big front sail filled magnfcently
and with goodness knows how many
horse power. The Defenders admirers
watched with al their might 10 see IL
their favorite would set her balloon lib
t0nsail They wanted 10 find out If the
Defenders rigging had been weakened as
much as they feared. Alas. the Defender
was able to run up only baby sail on the
ihtopsat stay. \ larger spread OF can
vas would have caused too much strain
on the weakened stay. The Defender id
however. set a balloon staysaii. and not
long afterward the Valkyrie followed suit
and sent M a balloon on her forestay.
The wind was then about south southeast.