The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08
ALL HAIL, GALLANT DEFENDER!
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say's race sung praises Of the great
american single-sticker.
Ifter crossing the line the Defender
toot line from her tug and was towed
into the Horseshoe. She was saluted on
the way by all the steamers that passed
near her and steam yachts went out of
their way to fire a gun at her.
The Valkyrie started for the Hook under
sail. A fine rain which set in just be-
fore the finished was followed by mist.
which hid the yachts from view. At
o'clock she had not reached the Horse
shoe, and her tender, the City of Bridge
port, went out, and after considerable
trouble found her, and towed her in.
1t was just 1920 o'clock when the
preparatory gun doomed out and the
red ball was hoisted on the committee
boat the Walter A. Luckenbach. The
wind was very light, perhaps five miles
an hour, and was east-southeast. The
sea was moderately still. 1t was ValSy
ries own weather, in which she ought 70
do her very prettiest If she did not run
now, there was little hope for her. Both
boats were standing along the line, close
hauled on the starboard tack. and so
headed for the Long Island shore. Val
kyrie was to windward, and the Defender
had Just walked through her lee, so that
she was apparently, though not actually,
ahead. Defender had spread her main
sail club topsail, jib and staysail, with
only main, club topsail and jib, with no
staysail.
Now came the prettiest part of the race,
where skilled seamanship is at its highest
premium-the maneuvering for the wealth
engage Defender went about, followed
by Valkyrie, and both ran back along the
line with booms to port.
Valkyrle wen about again beyond,
breaking out a baby jib topsail and her
staysai. Defender kept on her course
minute longer, and when she too went
about on the starboard tack again she
broke out a No. ? jib tOpsai, one size
larger than Nalkyrie.
Valkyrie went about off the line and
ran back to meet Defender, with her boom
to starboard, but well in board, and the
wind on her beam, Defender, meanwhile,
coming up out of the southwark, close
hauled on the starboard tack. She had the
right of way and passed to the windward
of Valkyrie, thus gaining the coveted
windward position, then stood for the line,
still on the starboard tack, with the wind
on her beam and her sheets still close
hauled. Valkyrie jibbed over and found
herself to the leeward of the Defender.
Time was passing rapidly and 1t lack
ed but minute to the starting gun;
both boats now made for the line in good
earnest. Both were on the starboard tack
close-hauled.
Valkyrie was to the leeward but was
not blanketed, as she was slightly ahead
of Defender and more than that was
moving faster and forging ahead. In
this wise they approached the line.
The rival captains calculated their
time well. Both boats were to the lee
ward of the line when the starting gun
sounded at 1920. Both headed for it
at once and Valkyrie passed over first, at
12:2O:46. Defender was only four sec
onds behind, crossing at R:2O:5O. She
crossed much nearer the top of the
line however. and so was considerably
to the windward of the British boat.
Both of the racers were now well away,
standing, as they had crossed on the star
board tack, with sheets close-hauled,
which in that wind meant that they were
heading along the Long Island shore.
Valzyrie was leading by 100 yards or
more as well as the distance could be
estimated from the press boat, some dis
tance behind her, while the Defender still
held her windward position, which to some
extent was an offset to the Vallyrie's
lead.
At 12:4O O'Clock the Defender went about
and Valkyrie followed her, both stand
ing off on the port tack. This brought
the Defender apparently ahead, but as
the Valkyrie was considerably to the
windward, the American boats lead was
only apparent, and she was in reality some
distance behind.
The Defender was much the quicker in
stays, seeming to whirl about as on piv-
OF The conditions on this tack were diff
ferent from those of the preceding one,
as the sea then was on the beam and the
yachts rode easily over it. Now it was on
the weather bow and they had to cut
through it.
Then Capt Han tried an experiment.
and Defender was seen to bear away
trihe from the wind. She rode the waves
much easier this way and she at once
though, of course, she lost to leeward,
Nalkyrie sailing easily, worked stllI
farther up to windward.
This was a losing game for Defender,
however, and at 1:12:3O o'clock she went
about and stood toward the Long Island
shore on the starboard tack again. Val
kyrie followed instantly, and it was then
seen that the English boat was fully
quarter of a mile astern, though little
TO the leeward. In the light wind and
with the sea on the beam, the Nalkyrle
had a decided advantage, and again she
began to walk away from the Defender
The American boat made her worst
showing at this point of the race. 1t
almost seemed as if she had different
wind from the one in which she was
doing such good service.
At 1880 o'clock Valkyrie went about
and stood over toward Defender on the
port tack. The latter kept right on her
course. 1t was evident they would pass
close together and for the first time
since the race began, it was evident that
the exact relations of the two boats would
be clearly seen. Defender was on the star
board tack and had the right-of-way.
Would Valkyrie cross her bows, or would
she pass astern?
On they came, and the excitement be-
came intense. 1t looked as If Valkyrls
would cross Defenders bows, until sud
denly, just as they came together, the
English boat suddenly put about right in
Defenders lee, and stood off on the same
tack with her. She had failed in her
attempt to cross ahead of the American
BOAT and she would not pass astern-
In the midst of the excitement, at 1:5O
O'Clock the Defender went about on the
port tack. and the two boats separated
again. At 1:54 o'clock the Valkyrie went
about again, and a minute later the De-
fender also tackled.
once more they approached each other
as before Valkyrie on the port tack and
Defender on the starboard, with the right
of way. This time Defender crossed Val
kyrie's bows amid another deafening cheer
and, going about quickly, took up a posi-
tiOnsjust ahead of and to the WindWard OF