Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-09-14
I'M UNDER PROTEST
|,.,.vrie Defeats Defender In
me second Race for the
Americas Cup.
.,dent to the Latter Yacht
puined Her Chances at
the Very Start.
,,,,s a Plucky Race, However,
and Finishes Not a Min
ute Behind.

go Work Sept. 11.-Crippled, but
!, NM hss,ine far over in her strength
~ = .wiftne,s. Defender followed Val
wa across the finish line. Less than
N a mile separated the two, and
.nrOus ewes kept pace, second by Sec
- With the time indicators as they
roved around, and when it was seen
:, The American defender had not
[.lv lost nothing in the last 20 miles OF
H. cOurse, but had actually gained, a
mat shout went up for the gallant
huggle the vessel had made.
There were cheers for the victor, too,
IN although valkyrie III was the first
challenger since ~ to lead over the
home line, the honor of the perform.
.pOe was lost sight of for the time in
In Grand effort of the American, for II
h were for nothing else, the Amerl-
Fan heart loves the hard loser Ill the
scht and loves him the more when he
lss
Through No Fault of His Own.
btyas grievous accident that ruined
Ne Yankee boats chances, an accident
which, under the hair ir-spltting circum-
raaces Of jockeying at the starting line,
|lOked to be unavoidable. Early in the
nOrning the racers had leisurely made
ther way down to the Hook from Bay
gidge, white-winged and beautiful.
Dust before reaching the starting Line,
when Valkyrie was still to windward
and Defender to leeward q length
strn, but still overhauling her, the
american boat was blanketed so much
that her baby jib topsail and jib shook.
Captain Half seeing this, luffed up
little, evidently intending to let the
dher boat go ahead for the purpose OF
Enabling him to pass under her stern
nd to windward. Captain Sycamore,
G Valkyrie's tiller, noted this move and
Pufed no also. 1t was then that the
thousands of watchers ON the surround
lng boats noticed
How Dangerously Close
70 each other the racers were. And
lNt at that moment, too, snap and a
pending sound was lizard, and it was
ssn that Defenders Jill topsail was fly
ing loose in the wind. Valkyrie's
nam boom had swung around and
lGaied Defenders rigging. Valkyrie,
sach had crossed the line first, had
gained Q good lead by Defenders dis
SlG and had probably q little more
saaA nalf mile advantage at the end of
" nrst leg in the triangular course
WI winch they sailed. Her gain was
nethlng less than four minutes in the
eal 70 wlndward. From that on, how
Sa, defender, while not perceptibly
Saag the gap between them, lessened
~ sme and they crossed the line not
S.:n more than minutes apart. Val
!ne according to corrected time, how
s's 's' !, WINS from the cup defender by
Spectators Limited.
aaere was life and motion at the
s athough it was no such sign as
~ presented on the day of the first
/. ~ M far back in the quiet hours the
M SsS ~ dotted here and there with a
n n y anu a the smoke ON the horizon told
gun ,rsi auSancing fleet and when the first
.ir;ob. aS %. nred a swinging vanguard,
tha =. ~ with color, was there to speed
NM saCSn ~ on their journey. Then,
sIle all eyes wera ~, +Lat ;:-:II
smls n.o which a step made too soon
sams u prove fatal, Defenders mishap
|aad to,,a anrecoverlng quickly, however,
the braaIM;eo bJMeo eagerly by those to whom
Ind tbs tbg ha.lg away of the jib topsail
In the NJ lending of the topmast meant
Ama u ncnent abandonment of all
n IN ~ sne Went in stern pursuit With.
Fender maa.0 utes 1t was seen that De-
want 10 sail the first leg
ma. without Jib Topsail
rsans,ml y many any Of those on the excursion
eave the si silu accompanying yachts. this
bad ocerss LIST mkllng that an accident
nas was y ana that Defenders top
Vas down th the weak spot. The course
al pyna,.. @a 'ne Jersey coast, and nauti-
rdcalv Nv S, On board some of the boats,
lsssesd 0e.ssefvlng Defenders progress,
es merely themselves salsSelves as believing she
FG the ~, following the EnglisRman
ace TbisS biSutse hse. without attempting to
lle fact tha. 1 oelef was strengthened by
\ he Una Eslat directly after the fonIing
iih A. v;m protest flag was run mn
hn On ths hor that denoted determine.
Aaader g pp part of the American com.
aa and but Defender was in in for T .
s few n;!aa d;a!r,ng the progress of the
aads "a enahss es' sufficient repairs were
Matter aO,s ronns;a ner to set q baby jib top