The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-12

VIII be Used for Dciender-Th EH'
cttement surpasScs Anything in
Previous Years-T.ord sutton's Ao.
tion Recalled In tho GsnsstA.PurI'
tau Race,
NRw YoRK, Sept. 1.-The yacht races
for the Americas cup Of 1895 will re-
main in history as tho most exciting
that ever took place up to this date.
Not that tho capabilities Of tho two
boats have been 80 evenly matched as
ms other raceS, such as the second
race Of the Puritan aud GeResta series
aud tho third between the VigilAut aud
ValkYrie II, but in tho enthusiasm
which has prevailed among the people
from the very time that the match waS
made. A larger AoOt OF excursion boats
and a greater number Of people have
witnessed the two races, which have al.
ready taken place, than ever before
weru gathered to see q yacht race.
Even though IL appeared on Saturday
last that Defender WAS easily n better
boat than Nalkyrie H., on Tuesday the
crowd that went out was as great Tho
interest was further shown by the over
anxiety Of the captains Of several boats
10 allow their passengers TO remain
close to tho racers and thereby incom'
mode the contestants too many times.
1t is true that there has not been very
much betting on the evonts, but that is
easily accounted for. At frat there
was too much doubt on both sides aud
after ono trial tho friends Of tho yacht
that was beaten demanded too great
odds.
EXCITEMENT AT FLOOD TIDE.
At time since Valkyrie arrived in
this country has the excitement Ap.
proachcd the degree to which ii rose
to-day, excepting the times whom the
winner has crossed the finish line, or
rounded a mark, or something like
that, when she displayed hOr superior.
ity actually in race. The unfortunate
collision OF Yesterday and its attendant
incidents have kept tho public in fer
vor, 10 to speak, that has not boon
equalled. Everybody was anxious to
know what the regatta committee Of
the New York Yacht Club would do
about Defenders protest, and having
learned that the decision was in De.
tenders favor, they were further stirred
up by d report that Lord DunraYen,
considering that ho had been unjustly
treated, determined to withdraw his
boat aud 30 home without another race.
That the English party holds the sin
Cere opinion that they have been badly
treated, there can DO no doubt, II any
Testimony on this point were needed, it
could have been found tonight over in
the Eric Basin, where tho two yachts
were being measured for the third time
under the electric lights-something
now in tina. line, when the feeling be.
twecn the respective crews OF tho ships
manifested itself in various ways. Lord
Dunraven's friends and advisers on the
City OF Bridgeport, the ValkyriO's ten
dor, were all curt in manner and re.
served in worda They seemed to do.
siro to let their American callers know
that they were deeply hurt For long
time Commodore Arthur GlOnni, who
has gained the reputation since being
on this side OF being genial and eX-
ceptionaiIy merry fellow, refused 10 give
the newspaper men tho slightest hope
that there might be race tomorrow.
Ho would only say that he was "waitinG
for orderS from Lord Dunraven." lie
did warm up n trille, however, about S
o'clock, and admitted that Valkyrie
would start tomorrow certainly. This
fact had been discounted before Mr..
GIeuni's admission, because Of tho
presence Of MeNsurss Hyslop, the gen.
cral activity OF Valkyric's sailors, and
tho very plain purpose Of the English
boats managers to tighten her and thus
decrease tho load water limo length. 1t
might be mentioned incidentally that
one Of tho things dono to tighten Val.
kyrie was to remove the eighteen pigs OF
lead that wore taken aboard Of her on
the day before tho hrSt race. This lead
weighed in tho neighborhood OF n ton.
Excitement among yaChtsmen was at
fever heat all day. Everybody had an
opinion to expresa OF course most
persons upheld tho committee from
patriotic motives II nothing elso. There
we're q good many, however, who cham.
pioned Valkyrio aud hor cause. There
were others who said that tho commit.
too ought to have given, tho race to
Nalkyrle because Defender could beat
her anyhow aud that decision favora.
bio 10 the Englshman would haYo no
other effect than TO make necessary ono
moro race.
While thinking tho whole matter
over, old timers recalled tho action OF
Sir Richard sutton, tho owner Of Genes.
tn. who raced against Puritan in 1885.
1t wac rOinOmberol that Puritan aCcl.
dontally, but certainly iOuled tho
GonostA Rt tho statt on tho ilrit day oi
tho match. When tho committee sOnt
word to Sir Richard that Puritan had
boon disqualified aud that hO could Junil
over the course alonO and win tho race,
he replied that he didn't want to win
that way; hO wanted u rNcO aud not n
waIk.oyur. lIO Bhowod himself to,be n
sportsman. Lord Dunraycn has sliown
In this case that hO Is not tho quiItor
that somO porsonR hnvO trtct to mnko
him out by saving tonight at tho Wal.
lori Hotel that hO could certainly DO OH
hand " race tomorrow.