Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-12
VALKYRIE REFUSED TO RACE
Wind and Waters We're Favorable for
Third of Americas Cup Races
This Morning.
BUT DUNRAYEN HAD FIT OF The SULKS
Pulled His Yacht Off After Crossing
Line-Makes Feeble Apologies
Defender Sailed Over Course
Like White Swan.

Like White Swan
Highlands Navesink, N. j., Sept. 12.-
Although this is the day for the third ant
possibly the last race in 1895 for Ameri
cas- cup, yet somehow the sparkle Of
healthy anticipation usual to such oc
casious was not in the morning air.
The unfortunate foul between the Val
kyrie and the Defender at the start of the
race, on Tuesday, the awarding of the
race to the Defender, and, above all, the
fact that the Valkyrie was looked upon
by many as hopelessly out classed tended
to blue matters up considerably.
But there was glimpse of bright sun
shine caused by report that Oliver
Isiling had asked Americas cup commit
tee if they had any objection to his pro-
posing to Lord Dunraven to resail the
triangular race of Tuesday
Rumor had it that he had received a
favorable reply and that another ra,e was
in prospect in place of the one awarded
to the Defender on account of the Val
kyrie's foul.
Lord Dunraven's strong denunciation
Of the interference of steamers with the
racers was looked upon in quite seri-
GUS light, as there seemed to be no doubt
that he meant what he said, when he
threatened to withdraw from the race if
interferred with to-day.
There did not appear to be much
breeze about the Sandy Hook light ship
at 8 a. M, although the wind was whist
ling about the light house towers here at
the rate of twenty miles an hour, and the
schooners were running up and down
passed this point, all we'll in shore, at a
lively rate.
The racing yachts, which had laid all
night at Atlantic Highlands, were then
passing out by the hook.
oABLED FROM MAoKAY-BENNETT.
By cable to Associated Preston
board the Mackay- Bennett, 8 a. m.-The
Mackay- Bennett dropped anchor at 8 a.
m. to the right Of the Sandy Hook light
ship, directly off the imaginary line the
yachts cross in starting and finishing.
At that time the weather conditions
were the best that have yet favored the
international contests.
A fresh wind made glad the hearts of
all enthusiasts, and little supplications
went up to providence that it might con-
tinue to increase so that the relative
merits of the boats iu a good stiff breeze
could be determined, and it certainly
looked as if it might be SO, for the
schooners and sloops went flying past at
lively pace, and the usual fleet of small
boats at the fishing banks danced over
the water, throwing spray from their
bows.
The water conditions we're equally as
favorble as those of the wind, there being
very slight sea for such good stiff
breeze.
1t was Just such a day, just such a
breeze and just such sea as was wanted
for the great race, race where there will
be no dunking.
Contrary to expectations the excursion
fleet WAS fully twice as large as on Tues
day. From the Scotland light ship up
through the Narrows, there was one con-
tinuous line of boats.
PRELIMINARY TO THE START.
Highlands. Shortly before 10 o'clock
the Defender was within short distance
of the light ship, but the valkyrie was
still good way to the west.
About 1O:40, the committee boat sig
nailed that the course would be east by
south, or run before the wind on line
with the Long Island shore, with the turn
ing mark opposite Short Beach and about
eight miles from that shore.
Both boats then commenced jockeying
for positions.
The starting gun was fired at 11:2O and
the boats crossed the line as follows: De-
fender at 11:2O:24; Valkyrie at II 1.21:58.
The Valkyrie went over the line with
no club top-sail and almost Immediately
after crossing came around the light ship
on the port tack and seemed to be out of
the race.
The Defender, however, kept on with
spinnaker and all sails pulling grandly.
1t then became apparent that Lord
Dunraven had carried out his expressed
intention of refusing to race any more
in these waters if crowded by the excur-
sion fleet.
But it seemed as if the excursion fleet
had given plenty of room. Not single
excursion boat was seen within a half
mile of her to-day.
But things may have looked different
from the light ship.
vALKYR1E DIDN's INTEND TO RACE.
There seems little doubt that the Val
kyrie had no real intention of racing, but
went across the line the same time as the
Defender in order to establish the race.
The secret Of the whole disappoint-
ment is supposed to lie in the action of
the, regatta committee, OF the New York
Yacht club, in sustaining the Defenders
protest against the valkyrie.
The va1kyrie has been taken in tow, has
lowered her sails and started back on her
way to New York.
oHERREp 4s 4 MATTER OF FORM.
Mackay- -Bennett.-After the Valkyrie
had hoisted the ensign OF the New York
Yacht club, the Dunraven tender ran
along side and threw her line.
As the English yacht started for home,
her sails we're lowered, and as she passed
the Mackay. Bennett, she was heartily
cheered by the latter's crew.
The men Of the valkyrie returned the
cheers, but all on board refused to an
swer questions.
| The only explanation of the affair OBJ
tainable here at this hour is contained in
Lord Dunrayen's letter and in the
blanketing the valkyrie received from a
pilot boat just before the start.
On the other hand it is claimed that
the Valkyrie never intended to start to-
day, for she had not hoisted her club
to D. sail or got her spinnaker ready for
crossing the line.
just as she rounded for the start the
second time, the tender of Lord Dun
raven ran along and spoke her. From
that time on she never prepared any fur.
ther, so that possibly the blanketing ol
the pilot boat was not the cause of hel
withdrawal.
Mackay. Bennett, 1915 a. m.-The drst
preparatory gun was fred at 1856 a. IN
anJ tho oeNnnd at :C9.