Evening journal., 1895-09-07
VALKYRIE IS WINNING.
Outpointed Defender in To-
days High Wind.
HALF MILE TO THE GOOD, NOW
For a While it Looked Like No Race the
Ashore and May 10 Wrecked

Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
SANDY Hook. L. /, Sept. THE
weather in the vicinity of Sandy Hook
to day was fair to partly cloudy. with
slight temperature changes and fresh to
brisk northeasterly winds, shifting toward
southeast, possibly followed by rain.
The valkyrie allowed the Defender.
over a thirty nle course. 20 10 100
seconds
The ocean tug Walter S. Luekenbsch.
the official boat having the Americas
cup and regatta committees on board,
left the foot Of East Twenty sixth street
at o'clock q. m
The New YORK Yacht Clubs steamer
st. John left Pier No s, foot Of Rector
street. at fifteen minutes after nine
o'clock s. m.
The Atlantic Yacht Clubs steamer
Gay Head left Pier No G. North river, at
nine o'clock 3. m.
The ssawAnhaka Yacht Clubs steamer
Roanoke left Pier No. &C. North river,
foot Of Beach street, at nine o'clock
a m
The course Of the race was from Sandy
Hook llghtship. fifteen miles to wind
ward OF leewsrd and return
The Defender. N. Y. G., Captain H.
& Half, We. the Vslkyris ILL.,. R. Us,
Captain William Cran6eld, left their
mooTings about the same time.
The representative OF the N. Y Y c.
on the Vslkyrie was l. A. Fish. Repre-
rsn tstive Of R. y. s. on the Defender
was David G. Henderson.
The splendid yachts are now ready for
the battle for the Americas Cup. and as
they left Msssursr HyslOp's hands, as far
as trim and amount Of sail is concerned,
so will they oross the line to-day. Thou
sands were interested in this official
work. aud stood for hoars watching it
and those on the yachts. Probably
twenty Thousand all told visited Erie
Basin during the day.
HerreshoT Looks Her over.
Captain NAT" Herreshoff walked into
the yard early. but the Valkyrie had
been f'Ated and was lying alongside her
tender. the City Of Bridgeport, awaiting
the arrival of Mr. Hyslop. Captain
"Nas" took a good look at the craft that
the Defender was 80 soon to meet, and
then went hunting abont the place as
though anxious to meet some one that
he knew.
10 80 a. N Both yschts appeared on
the course. vslkyrie being first to pass
before the gszs Of the assembled thou.
sands in New York bay.
The sea is heavy, go much so that all
the decks Of smaller boats are awash,
and it is evident that small sailing craft
cannot live. BY ridding the bay Of these
boats the course will be much clearer.
The MAJ flower Driven Ashore.
IL 00-The May Jh)wer has been driven
ashore at Sandy Hook point and put up
on the beach so hard that the ,entire life
saving crew went 80 work to save her.
The MayfOwer is I24 feet long and is
now in great danger.
Cannot Live In This Heavy Sea.
111O-Dsfendsr has Just been towed
away from the starting point in the
teeth Of a high sea that threatened to
swamp her under any heavy canvas
vAkyrie started back against a
wind blowing about miles an hour.
u OO-vsry chOppy seas, and the
start will have to be postponed.
Started Ten Minutes Past Noon.
10 1O-The yachts have started. The
point for the start WAS shifted little
more toward the Jersey shore valkyrie
crossed the line Eve minutes ahead Of the
Defender.
Excursion boats are badly hAmperlng
the grounds In their persistence for
vantage ground. that their excursionlsts
may not lose sight OF the white winged
racers.
1245-Valkyrle is two-aud-a-quarter
lengths ahead and seems 10 be out
pointing and outfooting the Defender.
2O-Boats have gone around on the
starboard tack. Valkyrle is now quar-.
ter Of mile ahead.
Defender is not holding up to the
wind.
30-The breeze is freshening and
there is prospect Of a much better race.
valkyrie is still a quarter of a mile
ahead.
40-Valkyrie does not seem to be
pointing so well under the freshening