The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-11
DEFENDER BADLY FoULED.
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time Valkyrie was not only three-eighths
or half a mile ahead of Defender. but was
also quarter of a mile to windward.
The wind had now freshened to twelve
or fourteen miles an hour and the water
became much rougher. Valkyrie now be-
gan TO make considerable disturbance in
the water, rolling up quite a wave under
ner bow and slowly but surely the crip-
pied Defender began 10 creep upon her.
She not only went more smoothly through
the water, but she began to outpoint the
English boat as WELL The wind had hauled
little to the westward and the mark was
easily reached on this long starboard tack.
The Valkyrie rounded at 12:57.4S O'Clock
and easing of her sheets started for the
second mark. AS soon as the Valkyrie
rounded the mark, she hauled down her
Jib topsail and two minutes later took in
her staysail, preparatory to setting her
balloon jib in stops. She broke il out to-
gether with a huge balloon staysail at
10000 o'clock.
The Defender rounded the first mark at
Lon: 35 o'clock, having been beaten just
3 minutes and 50 seconds in the ten miles.
This, OF course, did not include the diff
ference of time at the start.
Immediately after rounding. the De-
fender broke out baby jib topsal and
took in her stay sail. A few minutes
later she, too, set a balloon staysail.
The run TO the second mark was abroad
reach, with the wind over the starboard
The wind kept on increasing, reaching
about is miles an hour at one time on
this leg. and the yachts dashed on at a
good pace.
Nobly as the Defender had done on the
first leg, it was. nevertheless, a hopeless
race for the yankee yacht Being I'M
able, on account of the weakness of her
top mast to set her balloon jib, she could
not, of course, carry anywhere near as
much sail as the Englishman. The little
baby jib topsail and the balloon staysail
offered but poor substitute for a balloon
Jfb. In spite of this, however, she held
her own much better than could have
been expected, and actually gained II
seconds on the ten miles.
Much of this gain was due to the diff
ference in the behaviour OF the two boats
in the rather stiff sea. The Valkyrie, as
is her custom, made much more of a
of water were thrown out from under
her bows and the wake which she left
behind her became very noticeable The
Defender, on the other hand though she
was going at nearly fast a pace as
the Britisher. took matters comparative
ly quiet, creating but little fuss in con-
nection with either her entrance or
leaving the water.
At 1:5sOO Valkyrie took in her balloon
jib topsail and at 1:5S:10 she turned the
second mark, sending up No. 2 jib topsail
as she did So She then hauled in her sheet
and started for home with her mainsail
and club topsail, jib and jib topsail set.
At 1:59:00 O'Clock p. m. the Defender.
who had, by that time, nearly reached the
mark, took in her baby jib topsail and
jibed and rounded the mark at POI AS
o'clock. She brought out No. 2 jib topsail
which, in size was about the same as that
which the Valkyrie had Just as the boats
were rounding the mark the breeze took
another squirt and before it settled down
again, it had reached a velocity of IL or 10
miles an hour.
The leg was a reach close-hauled with
booms to starboard This brought the
strain on the Defenders sails on her port
shrouds, which were uninjured and, for
the first time during the race, il was pos
sible to sail her to the best of her ability;
and how good that was, she showed by the
way she overhauled the Valkyrie.
She was half a mile behind the Valkyrie
when she rounded the stake boat, and, in
less than half an hour, she had cut this
distance down to three-eighths of a mile
She was but minutes and IS seconds be-
hind at the second mark, and during the
last ten miles she gained / minute and II
seconds. Had the last leg been five miles
longer Defender would have won by over
minute. But the leg was only ten miles,
and the noble boat could not overcome her
great handicap in that distance.
Valkyrie finished first at 2:55:22. Defen-
der was two minutes IS seconds behind, at
2:5740 The elapsed times were: Valkyrie,
3:55O9; Defender, 3:56:25.
Valkyrie allows Defender 20 lilo sec
onds and Vallxyrie started one minute
two seconds ahead. The corrected times
are: Valkyrie, 3:55:09; Defender, 1856 So
Valkyrie won by Al seconds corrected time
Defender made most remarkable show
ing under the circumstances, and her su-
periority was clearly marked on every
point of sailing, even in her crippled con-
dition. 1t is greatly TO her credit that
she was defeated by such a small margin,
and had the race been five miles longer
she would have been the winner at the
rate at which she was overhauling Val
kyre
The regatta committee will not decide
the protest before tomorrow 1t is gen
orally believed the decision will be in
favor of Defender
Mr. Iselin was seen after the race, and
asked if the boom of the Valkyrie car
ried away the topmast shroud. He said
that il did and that 1t carried away the
jaws of the starboard spreader. When
asked If the Nalkyrie was not bearing
down upon him, he replied: II do not
care to make any@statement until l have
laid the case before the committee" Mr..
Iselin said that he expected to be able
to replace the topmost with a new spar
tomorrow.
The Tribune tomorrow will print an in
terview with Capt. Cranfield of the VAL
kyrie. He defended the course he had
taken and said he could not see how the
Defenders protest could fairly be sus-
tanned. The reporter inquired: Shall you
object to run the race over again if the
committee decides against your WELL
I don't know" replied Capt. Cranfield
and he added with just the shadow of a
smile: Il rather think if the protest is up
held we shall make our way home again,
and call 1t one win each.''
London, Sept. 10.-The Daily Graphic
commenting upon the result of to-days
race for the Americas cup between the
Defender and Valkyrie, VIII say to-mor-
row that however slight the damage sus-
tanned by the American boat, in being
fouled just before the starting gun was
fired, Ii was probably apt to affect the
result of the contest.
The Morning Post, which prints the re-
port furnished by the Reuter- telegram,
will say that after Mr.. Iselin had made a
protest both yachts, ignored the recall
signal 1t is clear, the Post will further
say, that both boats were disqualified in
failing to obey the committees signal.
The Daily News will say: 1T is evident