The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-09-12
STORY OF THE RACE.
Talksrie Had but Slight Lead All the
Way Around.

HIGHLANDs OF TIE. NAyEsINK, N. j.,
Sept. IA cloudy sky and smooth,
leaden- looking sea over which hight
southwest airs We're sweeping gently
ysss.s the outlook from here at a. IN. A
few stray yachts, fishermen and -sEnaIl
.coasting craft were to be seen at anchct
inside Sandy Hook, but the, Contestants
for the America S cup, the British ehqtl-
lenger and the Ameriean champion,
Vallyrie TIT and Defender, were absent
from their usual nloorIns s., having passed
the night almost within q biscuit toss OF
each other, off the Atlantic clubs an
clsrage az B,sF Ridge.
Ihe: British tgIS,s H. much 6iscGura ged
1Esss;
with oa .sssa1ure.av last in light to
stronger breezes and a heavy sea, have
shifted some of her ballast from aft for
ward at the suggestion of George L..
Watson, her designer, and have given
her a good trial spin since the last heat
Of the battle for the cup, therefore they
confidently expected her to show up ID
better form at the second race.
A Triangular Race.
The race on Saturday was a beat OF
Is miles to windward for the first leg,
and broad reach of 10 miles, intended
to have been run home. The second
race was around triangle, 10 miles to
leg, 80 miles in all, starting from Sandy
Hook ightship and with the first leg
beat, if possible. With the wind hold
ing from the southwest this would be
possible. but the yachts would have to
run very close to the Jersey shore to
turn.
Weather Slightly Improved.
Off shore at 7:3O the wind was only
blowing at four miles an hour, but this
was an improvement on the light airs of
the earlier morning. However, there
were breaks in the clouds here and there
at intervals, which seemed to hold a
promise of better weather as the
day wore on These favorable
conditions continued until at s o'clock
the sun began breaking through the
mantle of cloud in earnest and the wind
came breezing up from the southwest
until it was stirring at the rate OF Six
miles an hour But off shore it was
still very thick, it being impossible to
see much further north than the end Of
the Hook and Scotland ightship could
only be d1mly seen.
Valkyrie at S:42 could be seen follow
ing Defender through the swash chan
mel with her mainsail set and in tow.
Defender at the same time was passing
the end of the Hook. There was no
change in the weather conditions and it
was fully as thick off shore as it had
been an hour before.
At 1880 a. m. the preparatory signal
was fired and the yachts began the usual
iockeying for positions. The British
Yacht blanketed Defender, but Defender
worked out from under her lee only to
be again blanketed, and the yachts
crossed the line in the following official
times: Valkyrie, 11:0O:13; Defender,
1101:15.
At 11:O2:3O, after short tack to star
board, both boats came about and
stood directly towards this point
on port tack. Both boats were headed
directly for this point, Defender to lee
ward and seeming to point trif1e high
er than the Valkyrie.
Shortly after the start Defender hoist
ed protest flag, and the protest was
allowed, it being believed here that Val.
kyrie fouled Defender during the luffing
matches. 1t seemed from here as if one
of Defenders shrouds was injured, but
nothing definite could be made out, and
Defenders topmast hung on well.
valkyrie Gained Some.
At 11:43 they were not more than
mile and half of shore, and Defender
was sailing along nicely without the aid
of her jib topsail. Valkyrie seemed to
be gaining a trifie on Defender. She
was getting better breeze to wind
ward, Defender being in soft spots, and,
while valkyrie's jib topsail did not set
we'll, yet it helped her considerably.
The excursion feet was giving the
yachts all the room they wanted, and as
there were not over a hundred vessels
of all sorts about the racers, they were
not ia any way interfered with.