The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08

seemed impossible FOR the racers to reach
the start without running foul of a dozen
or more craft
When the announcement was made OF
change Of course, the great fleet of at
tending craft took UP anchor and sailed
for the new course. The patrols got lost
IN the maze of boats, and but little was
seen Of them for the rest of the day.
The Defender was the first of the two
racers to make sail. Both anchored in
side Of Sandy Hook in the Horseshoe
over night, and were near at hand this
morning. The Defender sent up her main-
SAIL at $50 O'Clock, and took a line from
the tug Wallace. On the way out to the
hghtship her club topsail was sent aloft
I and her Jib broken out. She used a suit
of ramie cloth sails of a yellowish tingue.
excepting the club topsail, which was
snow white.
Defenders sides are a pale blue since
her last painting and her appearance was
less beautiful than in the trial races, when
sails and hulls were pure white Her
sails set better to-day than in any Of her
races with the Vigilant and that they did
good work is shown by the result Of the
race. On her were the happy family which
has practically lived on board for the last
two months. They were: c. Oliv-
er Iselin, Mrs. Iselin, Woodbury.
Kane, Herbert c. Leeds and Newberry
Thorne. Mr.. David Henderson of the An
chor line, was on board as the representa-
tive of Lord Dunraven. Designer Nat
Herreshoff was also there. Capt. Hank
Haff was at the wheel, and the yellow dog
Sandy played mascot
The Yalkyrie left her anchorage at $40
o'clock in tow of the White Star tug Pull
yer. She had her main sail up and her
jib and staysail in stops. When off the
point of the Hook, her jib topsail was sent
alOft. 1t was a trifle larger than the simi-
lar sail carried by Defender. On her decks
were Lord Dunraven. his daughters, the
Lady Rachel Quin and Lady Wyndham
Quin, Mr.. Archie Goodwin, Designer Wat
son, Sailmaker Ratsey and II. Maitland
Kersey. Capts. Cranheld and Sycamore
were at the tiller. Her sails We're well
fitting and set without a wrinkle.
Both yachts kept their tows to Sandy
Hook lightship. They arrived there at
10:45 o'clock. Their tenders, the Hattie
Palmer and the City of Bridgeport, fol-
lowed them out in case any changes in
sails or spars should be decided upon.
The wind, at 1850 o'clock, was from the
northeast and the regatta committee de-
cided to change the starting point as
hfteen-mile course to windward would
strike the Long Island shore about Long
Beach. Signals were sent up and the COM
mittee boat, Walter Luckenbach, started
south toward the Jersey shore.
The yachts followed in tow of their
tugs. The feet of steam yachts pade a
race for the new starting point and the
excursion feet followed.
The gathering of the immense fiotilla
about the starting line was one of the
most animated and magnificent marine
spectacles of its kind ever witnessed in
these waters. Every available craft had
been pressed into service. There were
tugs almost too numrous to count, boats,
big and little, a number of large coast
ing vessels and sloops and sooner yachts
Of al ri mr. Of
all the fleet was the steam yacht Division.
Such a gathering never before was wit
messed In American waters. There were
over thirty of the fastest steam yachts
afoat and their spick and span appear
ance lent much charm to the days scene
When the fotilla first approached the
Sandy Hook lightship they were spread
out over a distance of two miles. The
delay at the start allowed time for all the
belated craft to come up and they clus-
tered close to each other, now and then
narrowly escaping serious collision.
The action of some of the fiotilla was
shameful, to say the least Their selfish
endeavors to hug the starting line, to
the detriment of both the English and
American racers, was deplorable, and un-
American.
The movement of the big hotilla with
the change of course made an impressive
scene. The first known of the change
picked up her anchor and headed, with
the two racers, toward the Jersey shore
In few minutes the fleet was headed in
the same direction and as it moved along
stretched out in a long lire, calculated
to be over two miles in length.
After the yachts started the fleet gave
chase, and owing to the light winds, the
slowest craft was able to keep abreast
of the racing sloops. There We're craft
fore and aft, to the port and to the star
board, and they much interfered with the
progress of both boats
AS the yachts moved along some of the
hotllla grew boIder and bolder and came
closer and closer to the racers until
shamed off by the shouts from other craft
of the fleet. The steamboat John Syl-
vester was notably one of the offenders
and paid absolutely no attention to the
shouts of warning from the committee
boat
1t was an interesting journey down to
the stake-boats. Bands played, happy ex-
cursionists sang and rent the air with yels
for the Defender. At the turn, the feet
| steamed ahead and stood by for the yachts
to round.
AS Defender went around a mighty sa-
lutte was sent forth and kept up for sew
eral minutes. Then the fleet Joined the
sloops on the reach for home. The feet
divided the attention between the racers
and were spread out over three miles.
They were to the leeward Of the yachts
and consequently did not bother them SO
much as they did on the beat to the first
turn.
1t was a long trip to the boat many of
the craft running ahead for advantageous
positions. When the judges boat arrived
1t found the course absolutely blocked.
After considerable work, it was cleared.
Just as the Defender was approaching the
line three-masted schooner swung across
directly in the way. They were shouted
to from all sides, TO clear the way, but the
skipper paid no attention, shouting back
defiance.
When the Defender sailed proudly over
the finish line she was given a tremen-
dous ovation. Whistles were footed long
and loud, and cannon were doomed and
the many thousand excursionists shout
ed themselves hoarse in exultation Of
JOY over the gallant American boats big
victory.
on the Defender the gentlemen all
shook hands with Mr.. fselin, who stood
on the companionway with a beaming
/ countenance. Woodbury. Kane danced a
| Jig. waved his arms, windmill fashion,
nd hahavqd like an oNcr-i0Vful gcFoOl