The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
DEFENDER WILL DO HER DUTY
N THE SECOND RACE OF THE
GREAT CUP CONTEST TODAY.


Probabilities for To-day The
Fleet of Excursion Steamers An
nouneed is Nearly as Large as That
of saturday-Every Effort 10 BE
Made TO Give the Racing Yachts
"a Fafr Field With No CrOwding.
New York. Sept. 9.-Lord Dunraven viii
make his second try for the Americas
cup tomorrow. His feet-footed Valkyrie
will meet Americas champion, the De-
tender. in a thirty mile race over triang-
MAR course. 1t will be the second in the
series of international races. and it viii
take three winnings to decide whether the
blue ribbon Of the sea remains here or
goes to England.
Unlike Saturdays contest, which tested
the Qualities Of the yachts on two points
Of sailing only, the race tomorrow will
require them to show their ability on al
most every point. If possible one leg OF
the course viii be to windward, so that
the yachts may have beating TO wind
ward, running free, and reaching with
Tie wind on the quarter.
The weather predictions seem TO favor
the British boat whose best work, so Tar
as has been observed here, is in light WINDS
and a smooth sea. Local Forecast Oficer
Dunn says: 1.-THE weather tomorrow
VIII be generally fair. About the only
change. if there is any, will be tempera-
fure which may be a triile cooler. The
wind viii vary from light to fresh breezes.
That is to say, It may blow from six TO
eight miles an hour and from the south
east Ii is very probable that the day
will be hazy. There are no storms in
sight and nothing TO indicate any dis
turbance."
In Saturdays race while the TO 7
knot breeze prevailed for three-quarters
of an hour after the start, the Nalkyrle
maze gains ON Defender. The rough
sea her threw her back more than 1t did
Defender, but the British boat plainly
had the better of it. When the wind
freshened little she ceased TO gain, and
when IL grew to be TO lO-knot
breeze she simply could not keep the pace
set by the American boat. Should the
sea be smooth and the wind six to eight
miles an hour, as the weather prophet
saye, there may be less hilarity IN the
crowd of sightseers than Saturday.
Judging from what has been seen OF
the two boats when they have been near
each other the Defender has no walk
over and unless there are good stiff
breezes tomorrow and Thursday the
American boat will not win three straight
races this year.
There was a good sailing breeze to-day
stronger than Farmer Dunn has map
ped OUT. The Britons are by no means
discouraged, even though Americans, IN
the excess Of their patriotism, are shout
ing that the cup is safe.
The fleet of excursion steamers an
nounced for tomorrow is nearly as great
as for the first race, but the unprece-
dented attendance of Saturday is hardly
to be expected. Extra efforts will be
made to keep the steamboats, at a dis
rance from the racers and after the
press comments on the subject, the
Yachts will probably not experience so
much interference.
The start tomorrow is to be made from
the Sandy Hook Hghtship unless the
committee decides TO change to another
location at the last moment.
The triangular course will be laid out
so as to give the yachts beat to wind
ward on one leg. One turn will be out to
sea and the other Will either be off Long
Beach on the Long Island shore, or off
Long Branch on the New Jersey side.
The direction of the wind win decide
which way the yachts will be sent around.
The programme calls forlthe preparatory
signal at 1850, the start at 100 O'Clock.
The boats will have two minutes in which
TO cross the line and be timed.
The regatta committee and the Ameri-
cas- cup committee will use the tug Wal
ter Luckenbach, and two other tugs will
be used as stake boats. The New York
Yacht Club steamer will carry members
and guests.
Betting on to-morrow's race was at a
low ebb to-day American money was Of
fered at . to l. but the Britishers We're shy.
Defender and Valkyrie went out for a
sail-stretching spin this AFTERNOON,
cruising about in the narrcws and lower
bay for three hours. Valkyrie was the
nrst to get under way at about O'Clock.
Defender followed half an hour later.
There was no brush between them,
though at one time standing on even
tacks down the narrows and past he
quarantine islands, it looked as though
there might be a little impromptu con-
test
A thick haze which had hung over the
bay in the morning cleared away sowe-
what during the afternoon and a light
southerly breeze increased to a l6-mile
clip, and under it the yachts bowled along
at good gait, closely watched by many
on-lookers from the Long Island and
Staten Island shore Their white spreads
of canvas stod out in the sunlight aginst
The varied blue of sky and water and
formed a picture of rare beauty. Defend
er carried besides her plain lower sail the
ciun topsan she used in the races dis
unsuishable for its extreme whiteness.
talkyr1e dispensed with hers The
buusher's sails set perfectly.
Defender seemed to be trying a newer
forestaysail and jib and they fitted her
mlserably. The leeches shook in a manner
that must have irritated so fastidious a
yaehtsman as Mr. Iselin. The club topsail
also bothered Defender in raising.
IN the early part of the spln when the
air was light and the water smooth, a
good deal of comment was excited by the
russ Nalkyrie made in the water with her
bow. Defender made almost no disturb
ance
on the American yacht were Mr. and
mrs Iselin and Nat Herreshoff. After she
nae stood off and on in the narrows for a
snort time, the Defender was headed over
10 the anchorage of Mr. w. K. Wander
pitts yacht Valiant lying off Stapleton,
, L.. launch which was put off, took
slrs lselin from the Defender and took
Aer aboard the steam yacht.
Later, coming back both yachts were
running free, but neither put out their
4pinnakers. Defender anchored off Bay
Ridge at O'Clock
Mr Iselin said that the spin had been
satisfactory and they were ready for the
second race.
me difficulty with the club topsail was
Ho1 a matter of any moment. he said
WIE0 asked a sI- ? t,..f,.