Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

Beacon and the two big yachts, which
headed the fleet.
At 1880 the tug Luckenbach hoisted her
signal that the starting point would be
shifted from Sandy Hook lightship, and
She started toward the Jersey shore, De-
fender was taken in tow again and headed
shoreward from the lightship. while VAL
kyrie, with her tremendous club topsails,
swung around and began running before
the wind.
At 1854 am. Defender was half way
frcm the lightsnip to the new starting line
point of this coast, about one and one-half
miles southwark. Valkyrfe and the eXcur-
sion fleet were following her. The Luck
enbach had small tug beside her, and it
was evident that the latter was to be used
to mark the other end of the starting line.
Defender, at II O'clock was about a mile
northeast of what was looked upon as
being the new starting line. She was in
tow OF tug and had her big club topsaii
set, the largest of it's kind that she has yet
stretched to the breeze. She was in tow,
and Valkyrie lad also been taken in tow.
Suddenly the Luckenbach again changed
her position, and headed closer inshore.
with the little tug following her. There
was no prospect of a start before II 30 a. m.
The wind was then northeast and only
about six miles an hour, which would give
them a beat from close to the Jersey shore
close toward Far Rockaway shore and a
run home.
Defender at 40 cast loose from her
tow. A minute later Valkyrie also
it appeared. would he east of Normandie
by-the-Sea. The wind was very light, not
over five miles an hour.
The Course z. by S.
At about 1850 the Luckenbach signaled
that the course would be east by south
from near Normandie, which would be
beat right out to sea from the Jersey coast
At 1855 the preparatory signal was
hoisted; Valkyrie dropped her tow. De-
fender then was just to the northward of
the Luckenbach, heading out to sea on the
starboard tack and Nalkyrie went about
on the same tack and headed after De-
fender.
The British yacht had her baby lib top
sail up in stops. Both yachts were keeping
little to windward of the small tug which
marked the end of the starting line. The
two racers at noon were heading toward
the line, close together and jockeying for
position. Valkyrie was nearly abreast of
her.
The wind at noon was about east and onIv
blowing about four miles an hour, the
yachts having little more than steerage
way.
A couple of minutes after noon Valkvrie
broke out her staysail and Defender ap-
peared to be drawing out from under Val
kyrle's lee. Tie excursion fleet and the
patrol boats had formed about the starting
Hhe anu everything was ready to start the
yachts on their way.
The Start.
The yachts crossed the line, but had
hardly got away when they were recalled
the start evidently having been a false one
The judges boat then hoisted "blue peter"
again, and the yachts were prepared for a
fresh start.
The yachts crossed the line, unofficial
time, as follows:
H NJ s..
AIN! re .'........................ 20 O5
SNcl .''.' ...................l ~ III
The wind at the start was about east,
blowing at the rate Of about four miles an
hour. The sky was cloudy and there was
moderate sea running.
Just previous to the start, Defender
sIpped In between the judges boat and
Valkyrie on the latter's weather quarter,
and both yachts went across on the star
board tack under mainsails, ciub-topsails,
staysails, jibs and jolly jibs.
Although Defender was slightly to wind
ward in crossing, Valkyrie soon began to
draw away, and at 1927 che had lead of
about 300 Yards on Defender and appeared
to be gaining constantly, although the two
yachts had to pick their way through the
excursion feet,w hampered their move
ments badly.
In fact, the captains of the excursion
boats never interfered so badly with the
movements of the yachts as they did at the
start today.
The wind at 12:3O pm. was freshening
and there We're good prospects of a rattling
breeze before the race was ended. Valkyrie
during the next few minutes did not gain
so much on Defender, and as the yachts
pulled out from the excursion steamers De-
t, 1ftr 1ynI ~, I,A 1nfy