The evening world., 1895-08-30
FAIRLY FLEW DOWN WIND.


Especial TO me Evening Worid)
FAR ROCKAwAY. Aug. ao.-Defender
rounded the outer mark ahead after a
beat Of ten miles to windward in a
heavy sea.
The times OF the yachts. as taken here
unofiicially. were:
HM.S.
Nlgnant ......................... l2o&.O
The new yacht had shown great
weatherly qualities and stood UP stiffly
to the brisk wind, excelling Vigilant m
that respect. and footing faster and
pointing higher than the cup defender
Of 'ss. -
Defender had beaten her rival over
fve minutes N the windward leg. and
~ she stafted, for the finish with her
big spinnaker to starboard drawing
well In the brisk wind. she made an
other big gain while Vigilant was beat
ing up to the mark.
'a As Vigilant traightened out on the
homestretch she let go her spinnaker
also to starboard. and then immedi-
ately afterwards broke out her balloon
jibtopsau to port.
Fairly Flew Down Wind.
% Defender followed suit. and at 1
o'clock both the big sioops were COM
Ing up the course with every stitch of
canvas set. flying before the wind like
two rnonstrous white gulls.
Defender looked to have a lead of
p. more than q" mile over Vigilant when
thnxr at~ IL
their big sails, but as they were com
Ing almost directly In towards the
Highlands II was difficult to see how
much she had gained after the turn. or
whether Vigilant was footing any bet
ter in the run before the wind.
Valkyrie had been loafng In the
neighborhood of the Sandy Hook Light
ship. and as Defender led the way the
English sloop hauled her sheets and
stood away to. the routhward to meet
the racers as they came in. She was
not more than three miles away from
them at ITO. o.
Defender was then well on the way
/ towards the finish line and seemed TO
be coming UP like raeehorse.
At1.l6 the big sails on both the racing
sloops were drawing splendidly, and
Defenderq spinnsksr especially seemed
to be doing great work, while her bal
loon Jibtopsail was kept we'll flled.
There were some who thought that
Vigilant was crawling up on Defender.
but II was easy to see that she was
et!il trailing far. In the rear. Her big
ger club topsail ought to have helped
her In the, run In. and, n anything,
given her an advantage over Defender,
whose club was not much larger than
an ordinary gan topsaii.
At 40 Vaikyrie. standi.y on the star
board tack, seemed to be nearly abreast
Of Defender and about a mile and a
half to the north. The racers were
making very fast run in and II could
not be seen that Defender had lost any
thing, although II was evident that
Vigilant was keeping well up.
Overlook valkyrie WAITING.
At 1.25 the course on which the Eng
lish yacht was standing brought her
nearer ard nearer to the racers as they
came up the homestretch, She was
then scarcely half a mile distant from
Defender. and further inshore, and IT
seemed as II she intended to cross the
racers bow.
At L30 Defender was about three miles
from the Scotland Lightship. Vigilant
looked to be about q mile astern,
defender Overhauled vaIkyrie,
Vaikyrie had apparently crossed the
course at that time and was to the
southwark Of the path of the racers.
Al l.Sl she squared her sails. but with
out making any alterations In her can
vas began to run in before the wind.
She was not doing anything remark
able. Defender was rapidly overhaulins
her.
At 1.s5 Defender was directly opposite
Highlands. Her white hull was then
clearly visible. while 1t was difficult 70
make out anything below the line of
Vigilant's big foresails.
The latter seemed to be holding her
own. however. and II Defender had
gained anything on the run back the
relative position OF the two yachts did
not show 1t.
AT l+O Defender was a little more
than a mile from the judges boat, Wig
liant apparently holding the same posi-
tion she had started in. Defenders bal
loon lib topsail seemed to be on the
point OF collapsing several times as she
neared the finish. but q pun OF wind
would fll 1t up again. Vigilants bal
loon 3ib was somewhat shaky, too, at
times.
Vaikyrie hauled her wind at l42 and
stood up towards the course to get
nearer to the racers.
No Signals for Second Round.
The Luckenbach had reached tee
hghtship and was getting into position
to form the finish line. She showed no
signals.
Valky-ie was making rapid tracks for
the hnish at 150. and II was then seen
that she was much further in shore
than the racers.
Wind Losing Its Force.
The wind seemed to be going down.
A. Defender approached the line the
back of her mainsail hung slack
while her balloon jlb did not hold the
rounded form It had kept during the
run down wind.
At LIS Vaikyrie was OF the Lightship
and Defender about half q mile away.
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