The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-12
4 DEFENDER"
INDEED.
YANKEE DOODLE COMES TO
TOWN, AND BRITANIA DOESN'T
RULE THE WAVE.
Defender Beats the Valkyrie Over
Eight Minutes. The Face
an Exciting One.
All hail, Defenderi

ali hail, Defender!
Fhe aluminium and bronze boat defeated
1alkyrie III minutes and 49 seconds in the
first of the races for the Americas fnp In
New York harbor on Saturday. Twenty
thousandspeople, on the greatest totlila that
ever assembled of Sandy Hook, witnessed
the race. and there was scene OF hilarious
iov when the Defender crossed the line IDLY
two miles ahead Of Lord Dunraven's boat.
The 10Y of the multitude was undoubtedly
Increased Jt the fact that the Nalkyrle led
the Yankee boat for the first hour. She
walked away from the Defender III way
that led ErgIishmen to fondiy hope that
their day had come at last. Bright visions
Of the Americas cup foated before their
eyes, while the patriotic. Americans. who
were packed tier above tier on the many
decked excursion steamers, were very
- < nTrsn zen over INV -Inarlnv p.a,.no.,tr..-
when the boats started and all the Joys OF
yachting seemed gone when the FalEyrle
easily moved TO the front and showed her
heels t. Defender. Cheers and enthusiasm
were missing for full hour when the British
boat .-rs leading, There WAS only five
knot breeze ut the start and Falkyric was go
fender in the light air.
There was 4 lumpy sea on and quite
swell came in from the ocean but the ouilet-
ing OF the waves against the DrltlSncs DOW
did not keep her back. She out-polnted ana
out-foote.l the Hetresho!r boat TO the amaze
ment of the great crowd OF spectators. But
after establishing I lead OF good quarter OF
mile, the wind having freShenea, the cup
challenger failed to hol1 her own ana me
Yankee Yacht lcgan to gain. Wnen inc
crowd saw it there wdS general orlShten-
ing up. and as it became plain tnat the pro-
duet of American brains was picking upher
rival. cheer went NJ. AID tug boat whist cs
screechcl. AS both yachts were heating TO
windwar.l it Is i'm oossibla 10 sly just when
the Defender OvcrhaGi'lcd the D,itisl boar.
but il WIS about :25 p. NJ. when tie Doat
hcal covered nearly hal! OF the 10 miles OF
windwar,l work. Ouce the Defender got her
gait there was no catchinS her. and as tne
wind rontinucd 10 lrcSi"n $!l, opened up Il
very largo S:Ip between ll"r Stern ana th2
how 0! Lord DanravcnS boat. Hh:H III"
D,irn!ier reached the outer marx she hr! iih
advantage oi , mjnaf"s aIt - seconds
There wasa biz d.'& )astratioI - u" IL
kae boat rn;rlc tn" tu@l II, WA having
shifted. tn" run hon; h@.a:n" = hrGa r"a:r.
aud it WAS \ constant gain fnr In" gallant
American boa.. ti>iny hoMH thH :;3:E was
minutes: 5j sHc1a;l;.
With the time a'low..nr" u! 23&f'"nb:. inc
Defenders victory Wis $ minutes an ~
seconds. The winl W IS t;E Knots II tEH M
ish. The days rae shcw:*l tni' Fl!@%Fie
III moved liked a ghost in III" wn.l. It also
showed that sh" seemed S."'r'lI"r than thr
Defender in that wind. /. ais show that
with Il wind Of from eight {" t"n knots III
both win.,war.l WORK aal broai r"a'hin$.
the English boat cou!! not krri. tn" pi:,.c ;:t
bv the Defender b h vt.mS w"r" some
what in,rrfcrcd with by tn. attendant feet.
but the patrol ya'!,t:: kept f,tirly clear
course except at thu start and finish when
some confusion occurred.