San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-08

plucnlng up 10 the WIND closer
than the English boat and un-
is closing the gap be-
tween herself and the Valkyrie.
The Defender has outpointed her
rival.
l2:40 p. m.-Both boats have
just gone about on the port tack.
AS they came about it was seen
that the Defender had taken full
of her better pointed
qualities and when they came
about the American boat was in
the lead. The wind is materially
strengthening. The Defender leads.
STARLIGHT, n. j., 1858 p. m.-
The Defender leads by about 100
yards and has the weather position.
1857 p. m.-The Defender is sail
ing fast and gradually increasing
her lead.
Navesink Highlands, 1870 p. m.-
AS observed from here it is evident
the Defender in windward work
thus far has outpointed as we'll as
out sailed the Valkyrie. On the
angle on which the boats are now
sailing 1t is impossible to tell with
in any degree of accuracy how far
the Defender is ahead, but judging
from her weather position she ap-
pears to have a lead Of perhaps
little over half mile.
las p. m.:-The Valkyrie has
just gone about on the port tack.
The Valkyrie made a very short
board Of 1t and then stood away
on the starboard tack again. Just
as she turned the Defender went
about on the port tack.
1:54 p. m.-The Valkyrie has
just stood away on the port tack
and was Immediately followed by
the Defender, who came about on
the starboard tack.
1:57 p. m.-Both boats have just
gone about, the Valkyrie on the
starboard tack, Defender on the
port tack. AS the two boats ap-
preached each other before they
changed their courses it could cas-
lily be seen that the Defender was
well sailed.
Up. m.-The Defender has Just
gone about on the starboard tack.
Both boats are now on the same
tack with the Defender we'll up to
windward.
2:39 p. m.-Both boats are still
on the starboard tack. 1t Is calcu-
lated here that the Defender is
mile to windward.
2:55 p. NIT IL quite bazy out
where the stake boat Is, and 1t is
doubtful Of accuracy at this point.
The yachts must be pretty near the
turning point now.
SHORT BEACH, l.. 1.-The Defen-
der turned the stakeboat at 3 40;
the Valkyrie turned at :43.
SHORT BEACH, l.. 1.-The boats
have two hours and forty-two min
utes in which to run in the fifteen
miles and be within the prescribed
time. The wind is light.
Highlands. - The wind is six
miles, southeast.
Highlands.-The boats have just
come in sight. The Defender seems
to be about a mile ahead.
NEW YORK, Sept. THE victo-
rious Defender is being toasted in
all the clubs and big restaurants
tonight, and cheered In all the
theatres and places CT amusement.
Her great victory to-day has
aroused quite an American feeling
the city, and even the
foreign visitors are entering into
the spirit of the day, and feel good
Notwithstanding their
sympathies were with the English
boat, naturally.
During the latter part OF the
race this afternoon, heavy fog
obscured the full view of judges
boats and excursion and press tugs,
but many of the faster and larger
vessels took the liberty of going
out and lowering near the course
If the racers, and brought their
marine glasses to bear on the grand
struggle.
At :3S when the boats had just
,ome in sight again, the Defender
seemed about a mile ahead. Ex-
element was intense and cheers
'ang all along the shore. The fog
vas seen coming in and closing on
he boats, but at 5 o'clock, when the
,oats were 4 miles from the finish
Defender was about three-fourths
niles ahead of Valkyrie. This lead
vas held steadily as the boats were
cen at 5:l0 p. m. coming out of the
og and nearing the stake boats.
again the fog shut in the boats,
ven the stake boat being invisible.
It $500 the fog lifted little and
he Defender was seen coming in.
At 5 81. Up. m. the Defender cross
d the line. and won.
At 5 :25 p. m. the Valkyrie was
ust discerned in the fog and seen
oming in, and she finished at o.
$50 p. m.
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