Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07

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V .lkyfie anu on tho laitet's weather
a after anl both yachs went nrrDSs n
q EFnoafd tack, under mRi1 SAIL, "lIh
top saii., IRv tsils, flo and Uaby Itf.
Although Defender was slightly 10
windwafd crossing, NalgyrlU soon It.
rsn 10 dtaw away ana Mt 1897 hRu a
lead OF 200 yards on Defender and AZ.
penfed to be gaipiny cInsiqutly, al
Though this two Yachts had had 70 % Ok
their wsy through the excursion Il .s',
which hampeted tie movement. bad .
~. In fact, tho captains Of CEcurslu
steamers never intrfeietcd 10 badly
with the movements Of the yschts ne
they diJ at tho slart today. Not lee
than dn18n big side wheeler CEcIt
Vi "a steamers were 10 wlniward Of the
yachts Bborily siirr the Start.
The wind OF 1890 was ifeshentng
/ and thorU was r3oi nrospsc, oi a
! rattiiuG breeze before the Tacb ended.
Nalkyrie dufiug tbr last few ml'us Jid
not gain % much ~ thu Defender. AZ
tire yachts pulled out from the Cxrutsiou
ngpi, the American yacht appeared tn
lr doing better. Defender was got
Iing q good treczs and was cutting
| down NAikyflu's ltsi'
CROSSED DEraSDER's BOW.
Nalkyric at 1910 ,. M. went about
on tho port tack Auu crossed Doioudsr's
bow. The American yacht followed
suit afterwards. Both yachts were
heading southeast. The oxcursion
boats we're still standing very close 10
the racers anu one OF tue steamers had
TO back water 10 allow the Defender 10
pass. The two yachts beld ~ canvass
under which they crosse the line und
wnSn the tack was maize tue cup chai.
longer did not seem more than half a
| length ana ~ wIndwafd Of Deioulsr,
while the American boat seemed 10 be
QUIT otlng the Britishcr.
At 1900 Luctcnbsoh steamed ahead
" the yachts Ia ofger 10 Icy out the
G ufse ui hueun miles TO v indward.
! Nalkyrie was then widening the Gi o.
/ tauCn between hefseli anu her Tiva,
They both hell on 10 the port tack,
/ NAlkyrie not making much huadway
while goirg through tho water rs
| Defender diI,
4 CLOSE RACE.
The race 1T tuia pUint was IN tx.
ttomuly close one, but II suogloI az II
/ tho Bfltish yaCnt hHd tue beet OF 10,
Tor she was apparently crawling from
Defender. Tho Bfitither hudI her
large baby iib top sail vet, while De-.
| fender only had Au ordinary jiU top
sail. The wind was iftsheniug aud
| both yachts, standing 3. by H., ulufe
hauled. In spite Of this, from mere II
seemed ns u Duiendut's 40 top sail wa
Ian nHEW oil -.
diI not holI tho wind VI all ~ Va.
! kyTlc, which was pointing bighuT,
I though Defender seemed 10 be footing
| iAHtur.
From here nj y. m. 10 sH,mli ~ n
there was n gap OF iullya quarter Of a
/ mile bstworu trs two boats aud II ulfO
pcarnd M n N,lkyrir was consldsfa.
bly, 70 windwAtd, although not fJolius
as i6st ~ Defender.
a. the two yachts worked ii own tho
! c1uTsc, the decided windwntd position
! NAikytie had secured showed up moro
plainly than ever. Ihs wind was s,ill
holding from eastward. For some
rcEson Defender uid not look NJ n
holding up % the wind ~ closely NJ.
che had doue IN the races with NIgI-
lan;,
Nslkyflc st l:li p. m. was s.ill on
the port tack anu leading Defender.
Tho Bfitleh yGch's 'mmenso CLUB top
sail was doing splendid WORK, while
that OF Defender la comparison seemed
too small. Nalsyiiu Eud Defender
about l:l9 p. IN. went ObOut on ths
LtRTbUard tack east From
tins point, " looked ~ II NRlgyTie
had the lead Of about hEli n mile. fhb
race IL no doubt n close onO, aud on
this tack, as Ou the previous tack, NHl.
Eyfie seemed 10 be- gaining.
Both yachts ~ l:2O y. IN. were bold.
Ing of shore on tue ftsfbOaTd tack.
Defender from here seemed to bs do.
ing much better. ENNuftlOu boats
were clustered about Nhikyrie. Ac.
COfding 10 sOmO experts NalkyTie Will
have quito = lead At the turn 10 she
continues 10 gaip, as she now AppeAfs
20 bs doing Ia spite OF the fact that De.
fender hat footed much faster ami
higher recently than In any other time
race.
A FRKsH AREEZE,
The racers were rSttllnz along with u
nice breeze At 1880 y, NJ, aud hau
snilei about four miles. NalkyTie had
msnsged 10 shake OIL tls thick OF tile
a@AANfNNh Af'N NAhNtA Nhf
stsAluSr captains to turn their atten-
ton 10 tho Defender. Ono uotah bio
exception TO this much 10 be- blsmed
L1L AviOr upon the part Of the accom-.
nRnyiug iiset was tue action Of w. IL,
Vanderbilt with the big steam yacht
Valiant, which no kept fully hall a
mile 20 ioewaTd Oi the excursion fleet
itsolf, AMI nearly mile from the
rAcefE. The wind NJ this hour N
about 9. ne, aud blowing about seven
miles an hour.
Vslkyfio OF lass went about on the
port tack, Defender followed suit
minute or 20 later. Nalkyre then
went about ami soon afterwards the
Defender did the seine.
The race IL undoubtedly tho most
exciting ever held for the AmerioA's
cup and II has been close since the
start, ald at times from here 1t was
dinlculE 10 distinguish which yacht
was ahead Defender and VallIyrio. Just
before they met bO.h went about and
tackled In opposite directions, each TO
the disappointment Of the fleet, and IL
looked NJ n Defender were unable TO
force ValkyTle about and pr isIred to
split tncks with her rather than to get
into box under her ior. They then
stood away from each other, Defender
on the port tack ~ tue southwark and
With vTlp on tue AtaTbDAfu tack In tina