Evening journal., 1895-08-30
Tho OmlcIai Time.

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Thus It win be seen on tho first leg,
which was reach most Of the way in
light air, Defender gained minutes
seconds.
On the second leg tho Vigilant waa
boRton for the fifth time on run before
the wind. Defender gaining minutes .
seconds
On the homo leg, when the squall
struck, Defender simply ran away and In
creased her lend by 10 minutes 40 seconds
Valkyrie came out from her anchorage
rs tho racers were starting and followed
thom at distance over the course The
challenger caught the seven OF eight mile
breoze, under which Defender and Nigi.
liant started and was carried by it CLOSE
down to tho point where the racers drop
ned g. Whom VallSyrie found herself be-
calmod within half mile Of Nigilant
which was threo-quarters of q mile astcrn
OF Defender, sho went back Ne fair com
parison between Vallgyrie and Defender
could be made, as one had breeze when
the other had not.
Valkyrio came down fast, with her big
club topsail and balloon jib topsan SET,
but Defender had done at least equally
well before she ran into the calm NaA
kyrie saw the squall coming and prompt
ly took down her club topsails. She al
ready had her staysail and iib down. 1t
looked as though her skipper was not anx-
ious to havo her out in that kind of breeze.
BiR Fleet OF Boats Out.
The growing interest IN tho yachting
mon was proved by the largo number Of
boats that went outside the Hook 20 see
the racers sail There were many stoam-
ers which had excursion parties aboard,
and thoro wero several sloops and big cat
boats that also carried passengers out TO
see the race. Moreover there was larger
selection of steam yachts and schooncrs
and sloops of tho larger sizes than had
beon seen around these waters all the
year.
Prominent among the sailing yachts
was the old schooner Columbia, which
was a cup defender against Lnvonia, tho
second yacht that MIR. James Ashford
brought over hero TO win the Americas
cup. There wero score of FAST and lux
urious steam yachts cruising around the
point of start and among them were three
who can class as tho fastest, OF at least
three of the fastest, steam yachts in the
worid-namoly, the Atalanta, Corsair and
Columbia.
Experts who watched the English boat
said that oven In that very light air and
the smoothest kind of sea she made a
good deal OF a commotion from her bows,
oven more than Vigilant. She tossed the
wntor away it may be said in her favor,
rather than pitching IL up and down, as
Nirllnnt has been known TO do but mo-
body could say that she glided OF slid as
evenly and smoothly and with as little
disturbance as Defender under those same
circumstances
Dunravon watched Defender Closely.
It was noticed that every possible Off
oial on Valkyrie, from Lord Dunrayen
| down 70 Ed Young, the pilot was much
| moro interested in the action of Defender
| than I'm that Of their own ship. They kept
ltheir glasses on the leading American
boat with assiduity and persistence that
satisfied nll observers thcy didn't like the
movements OF the yacht which probably
will race against them for the America S
cup.
Even in the almost imperceptiblo breeze
Defender made Roadway. Nigilant, though
she eascd of sheets and tried to gather in
the breeze on her mainsail in that way,
could not pick up on her rival.
Just before they came TO the first mark
little bit of a breeze did come out from
the southwark, as the shippers had antici-
patcd, and SO as IL did strike them De
fender only increased her lead
At no time have Defender and Nigilant
met in a run before the wind before when
Nigilant has not beaten Defender. But
this time the keelboat covered the eight
miles in not only better time but by
gaining the astounding advantage Of :
minutes 13 seconds. Tho very few cen
terboard oranks who were left gave "a gasI
at each other as they saw the keelhoai
simply run away from their favorit'
, model on the latter's best point Of sailing