The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-13

had taken her position to the north OF bno
lightship set the letter G, meaning that
the course would be fifteen miles..straight
away and return. Several minutes later
she set the compass signals, reading the
course would be east by south. MAS the
wind was blowing this meant race to
the outer mark would be run before the
wind, aud return a beat to the windward.
The outer mark was to be turned to star
board. The Vaklyrie was away down to
the southeast of the line, and kept on her
course and paid no attention to the
signals. At TO- 55 a preparatory signal
was given. but no activity could be seen
on the Valkyrie's S deck. The wind which
had dropped to six knots began to freshen
and the Defender dashed through the
water in fine STYLE She cruised along to
the westward of the line and Captain
Half got his spinnaker pole out Tor the
race down the wind.
AT II. 10 the starting signal was hred.
The Defender was standing in among the
excursion fleet on the port tack. She
went about and stood back toward the
line on the starboard tack. The Valkyrle
eased her sheets and stood farther away.
1t was then evident that she did not In
tend to start There was absolutely no
excuse for her behavior, as the attendant
feet was well back of the line and the
space for manoeuyring was ample. FINAL.
~ Ua0 dlhyElO OdIlO eSOoou OA o~AS r.
tack and stood up toward the line At
II. 13 she broke out her staysall. but made
no attempt to set her topsail or get her
spinnaker ready for run to leeWaId.
The Defender sailed we'll down towards
the line without starting sheets and then
headed up toward the westward anu lay
to for short while. Then she broke
away once more and stood for the line.
She approached it as near as was
desirable and then luffed up again, at
1S, and ran her spinnaker boom out to
starboard. AS soon as it was out Ethe
spinnaker was set in stops, and easing OFF
her main sheets she started for the line
Meanwhile the Valkyrie was coming
along slowly under three sails She
passed to the south of the mark with
boom to port, ran we'll to the line and
then iibed and made for the line in a
leisurely way without making any move
to set another sail 1t was evident she
did not intend to race. The Defender
was well timed and made beautiful
start The signal was given at 11.20 and
she crossed at II. 1924. AS she did so she
broke out her spinnater. The Valkyrie
was a minute and a half behind, crossing
at H. q. 30. Just before the gun denoting
that the time. had elapsed was fired, her
boom was swung off to port and immedi-
ately after crossing she hauled in her
sheots, rounded under the stern of the
and run up to WlndWard ofathe
line where she lay to. A few minutes
later she took in her sails and was taken
in tow by tug heading back for Bay
Ridge. The committee boat was imlne-
diately surrounded by the press tugs, and
why he went back as the committee did
not know. The tugs started after the
Valkyrie Part of the excursion fleet
followed. The Defender kept on her
course with all sails set. Soon after
crossing the line she took in her staysail
and shortly afterward took in the spin
maker, SO as to ease the mast of the
jibtopsaiL The first leg was run to lee
ward along the Long Island shore, and
the Defender held steadily on her course
and the run was almost devoid Of Incl
dent. By one the wind had freshened
trifie, and veered more to the southwark.
AS she moved to the turn the fleet OF
patol boats formed a line well back OF the
stake and to leeward, and none of the ex-
cursion steamers were allowed to ap-
proach nearer than half mile. All were
kept to leeward of the course She
finished at 4.04 Is, having covered the
course in four hours. forty three minutes
and fifty-one seconds. The corrected time
was 4. 43. 43. AS she had no opponent she
took things very easily. The Defender
arrived off Bay Ridge at six O'Clock. in
tow. Three large American flags few
and short piece Of broom was attached
to the jibboom On her deck were a
happy party. All the way up the bay the
yacht was serenaded and her people
cheered. She was towed past the
Valkyrie before she came to anchor. The
British people came out on deck to look
at the Defender as she passed, but not
G IL. <,I.1 ,s~I N,r x-O6 Q hot OF
the crew of the winning boat. When
the Defender anchored, Iselin said:
After the decision on Tuesdays race, I
offered to Lord Dunraven to sail the race.
I received his declination this morning l
regret we could not have had q race in
stead of winding up as we did. y II. q.
Leeds said Dunraven's conduct is an in
suit to the American nation. Captain
Half said: stNo one could complain of
the fleet at the start or during the race
today. The wind was all right, and no
one could complain of not being given a
fair show. 1t looks as if some one was
afraid to race. would be willing to put
in $500 of my sayin gs to help make up a
pool of $4,000 that we can beat the
Valkyrie in beat Of fifteen or twenty
miles to windward, and return" Capt
Half said the Defender would be toWed
to New Rochelle tomorrow forenoon.
Dunraven said this evening: II am
quite satisfied that I cannot off New
York sail race for the Americas cup
under satisfactory conditions. The
situation is this: I do not believe that I
have superior boat. 1 do not Lelieve I
should be subjected to insult from the
regatta committee of any yacht club or
from representatives of any challenging
syndicate. 1t was not my way, was
forced to it, There is no difference of
opinion aboard our boat. 1t is a simple
matter of refusing to sail under existing
conditions and rules. know I cannot
get show. 1 saw Half put up his helm,
or thought I sawait. I have no Ecritioisn
to make upon Watson. He turned out
good boat. She crossed the Atlantic
ocean, and if she could not win it is not
the fault of Watson. Watson is not re-
sponsible for my actions"
Says Pilot Boat Did Not Interfere.
Scotland Lightship, September IA
Pilot Burnett of the Mary A. Williams,
No. 49, says he did not interfere with the
Valkyrie as his boat was much to wind
ward, also that the Valkyrie had no CLUB
topsail set, no spinnaker ready and passed
under the stern of 10 several boat lengths.
There was ample time to get out OF tne
xV6y if the Va1kvria intepded to start.