Evening journal., 1895-09-10
THE VALKYRIE A WINNER
Was Nip and Tuck With De-
fender and Valkyrie.
sRITIsHER BRoKs OUR ToPMAsT
Bnt Defender Sailed on with Topsan
Hanging and Only Hoisted Flag OF
Protest-Vsikyrie Once Nearly Mile
Ahead-racIss with tho America Yacht
Every Time.

Protest-vsikyrie Once Nearly Mile
Ahead-racIss with the America Yacht
Every Time.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal
SANDY HOOK Sept 10 The yachts will
sail over q triangular course of thirty
miles, ten miles to each leg. the frst leg
b.iug to wind ward. The start will be of
Sandy Hook Llghtship. and this will
bring the boats in sight Of Long Branch
as the boats work down to the Jersey
coast.
While waiting for Captain Hank"
Half to return from bis home &C Islip, l..
his crew amused themselves In the
early morning by working on sails,
scrubbing decks and sides and polishing
brass work. The vslkyries men took
things rather easier.
A thin haze hung in the air, 80 that
objects at even little distance lost
their distinctness of outline The tall
spsrs and shrouds of the anchored cup
racers seen from the shore at Bay Ridge,
seemed unreal and ghostly. Faint
breezes from the south fretted the
green surface Of the harbor into foamy
ripples-
There can be no question. whatever,
that Valkyrie stock has fallen of, and
while she may win race In light wind
aud smooth water, still there are few
who believe that che will be able to win
three races from the Defender. From
what has been seen of her, allowing. Tor
| the sake of argument. that she may beat
1 the Defender to windward, she Is not
fast enough reaching to hold the De-
/ fender.
The Euglishmen still have hopes, and
| they BY no means admit that the thing
is settled yet IL Is said that Royal
/ Phelps Carroll, representing New York
ers, laid bet Of $40. GOO to 50 600 on the
Defender, and that the British gentle
man who put up the money was Harry
McCslmont, the principal financial owner
OF the Valkyrie
Captain Cranfsld, even after satur-
days race, does not give up the fight vet,
/ but says that the Valkyrie will yet
make a good showing again st the De-
fender.
It is understood that In case the
/ Defender wins she will bs taken to Elg-
land next season, and sailed for the Cape
May Cup As only fifteen days notice
is required to sail for this cup she could
sail the races early in the season. and
her beam would be more suitable for the
English waters than any Of the boats
now sailing In England. Should she
defeat the Valkyrie in three straight
heats on this side, there Is no boat In
England which would be a match for
II 4 I4-I... a. EaaHN 4
] new boat to meet her.
Should such thing come about. and
| the Defender win the cup 1t would show
to the world that Americans had only to
make two attempts to bring back two
cups since 1885, while the Britishers
have been trying since 1851 to bring
back one cup.
Yachts Started on Time.
10 30a m.-Both Yachts are # light.
ship at Highland ready to start. Defender
and vAlkyrie standing about Sandy Hook
lightship. Wind south southeast. about
six miles.
II 1O-Both boats have started. The
start was as followf:
II. NJ
| Defender. r........-..... ......-....-.l vi ~
IL 2O-Valkyrie is still little ahead.
Wind southeast
Defenders Topmaat Broke.
Fifteen seconds before starting gun,
Valkyrie's boom byoke Defenders
topmast backstay. The topnast was
bent to lesward. cracking it. Defender
continued the course bat immedi
ately hoistsd a protest
Defender Gets Ahead.
Later. In spite Of the damage to the
topmast and a protest hag by Defender,
she is now apparently leading.
II 90 Defender goes about, closely
followed by Valkyrie. Both on starbOsrd
tack. Valkyrie has again passed ahead
passing ightship, but Defender is
closing the gap rapidly.
1l.4O Defender lesds by seventy
FIVE yards, but the VAlkyiie has the
wind ward position.
II 55.-Defender now leading by about
100 yards.
Highlands, - O1 p. m.-Bath yachts
now on starboard tack. Valkyrie is in
the lead about three minutes. 1t is 8
pretty race.
- 25-valkyris is gaining slightly OIL
Defender.
Everytime Defender makes tack
Valkyrie follows suit.
l2 26-Dsfender Is now gaining.
10 27--VAlkyris spurts and is plainly
holding her lead. There is a much better
breeze, now s to 10 miles per hour, al
least
23O-A tug just arrived at cable
steamer reports vAlkyrie over half mile
ahead
They Pass tho Stakeboat
VslSyrie passed the stakeboat Al
12. 81 03. Defender at 00,05, improving
her position slightly.
25-A heavy fog now Overspreadi
the ocean.
35-Wind blowing 16 miles an houi
of Sandy Hook.
p. m.-Valkyrie finished at 2.55 40
l Dafandar at . ~ 56 Vallxxrie has ,