Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-11
ngFEyDER FOULED BY YALKYRlE.
PM il Spite Of Her Crippled Condition
The Yankee GainS.
,orrSp FROM MIR. IsELiN'


.,..4 Ia an accident 10 inc A'iN''1''
which spoiled the race. F1fteen
.,,..s,,d pcrsons. on steamboats, tugs
..,.ya,bts. and ocean steamers sent
groon of disappointment when mat
,.tf.l aluminium and bronze creation
-. ,yirplel before their eyes. Not an
,.s-. near enough 10 see what had nap
.,4 hut all the yachting shorps said
.,cc AN accident had happened to the
trniast-rigrug.
Sumo remarks were made Whlch "ou'u
49,. rl4c cars tingl. had they reached
-. V.lkyric but Lord Dunraven's boat
,r.r f5aling the Defender, was away
...hyntnr. While no one suspects the
.,r.r n thp visiting yacht Of such I'M
...,..r8uUko conduct as Intentionally
l.,ir.- tho Yankee yacht. yet the way
D.. rtkeI his great steel boom over the
,..t and tore down the other fellows
-..-.r. and TIM sailed away at his best
,... aver the course was not pleasant
r4tr.otic Americans 20 contemplate
I,-.r. the first every attempt 10 secure
f.,.rlsv for the visitor has been made
erI methods that prevail In English races
aim an American b0st completes are
l.t tried here. H.,
The boats. In jockeying for the line
80 shown some OF the prettiest work
u4t has been seen here, ana when the
t.ksyiur resulted On the Nalkyrie's Cd
tanning the wiudward position, as the TWO
i..4 headed for the line. there were
ugrmurs Of disappointment In the crowd.
THE ACCIDENT.
10Th finally approached the starting
In. with the Nalkyrie leading, and 10
tir vIndWard Of the Defender Had both
held their courses there would have been
.. trouble. but the anxiety OF the BRUSH
skinner 10 get his boat over the Tine hIst
IN! % windward Of the enemy, MADE
., a question IL he would not cross before
Do, etarting-gun sounded. To prevent
.glh a predicament the Nalkyris bore
sway a trnc and eased out her sheets.
The main boom Of the BritishCr swept
r,.r the deck OF the - lender. carrying
way the top-mast shrouds on the star
tl4ri side. and tearing out the jaws OF
tie spreader The topmast cracked and
was badly sprung
lust as the crash came the starting
signal was given. and the Nalkyrie sped
away like q rocket. The Def nder was
luffcd I'm the wind. the jih-iopsail low
cred The wreckaCe removed. and Mr.. lse-
llv "a couple Of minutes were wasted
,r9kiu-r repairs before the boat continued
rr her course. a protest-hag was dis
,avel and the c0mmittte-boat showed
'a answering prunent. Then the gal
liant Defender and her plucky crew went
I'm pursuit ~ the British cutter
pw Tor the accident the race to-day
would probably have been one Of the
finest iu the history Of the Americas Cup
contest- Nothing was lacking % make
ia memorable affair. Crowds OF specta-
toys and "a large fleet Of eXcursion-crait
and rrivate yachts were present to lend
animation - The scene There was
good sailing breeze. the sky was clear
,r.r the mist of the morning had been
,.sp,llel. and the ocean was comparative
D. smooth.
II was good day for the Valkyrie but
{. would have been "a better one Tor me
Defender had she not met with an &C
,-.nt The weakened topmast Of De
f..,r prevented her from carrying the
sH hat the Vaikyrie carried. and she
could BOO, keep the pace set by the Dun
I4vtu boat.
DEFENDER GAINS.
I'm tr. beat Of ten miles 20 windward
% thc first turn the Nalkyrie gained an
a.yaltas. u minutes and % seconds.
Al 0u, time she led by fuzzy mlle' but
O.. 90. ulal freshened from the SIX Knots
a. the start TO fifteen at the hrst turn
ana eighteen shortly afterwards. the De
fender crippled though she was began
l. gain. 800.
III. second leg Of the race was
lr.I reach. ana the Nalkyrie used "A
bsllu-ub topsail while the poor De
fender bad 90 be content with a BABY
tnfuf.eu i'm spite of her handicap the De
frr..rsaiuel IL seconds on the second leg,
arI gn the run home she gained l MN
We ana DC seconds. The time allowance
o. re Nalkyrir 20 the Defender Is -
t-coals and. allowing for this. the ar
ference between her time and the De
f,Il.rs time was AZ seconds only
A FOGGY MORNING.
The early morning crowds found the
,aII.r ana bay wrapped IN fog. y gem
s.a. nurkuess filed the air. and blew up
b., u,tr The dubious outlook kept many
.,.r., 40 home. but there were many
thousands of others who filed down 10
tr was,r front and embarked on any
tt.re that was going out to see the race.
N4ry OF the steamboats, were dangerously
Ottrcr.Wlel, owing. 10 doubt, 10 their
ieuct0u IN the price OF tickets from
: 90 81.
Down 40 Bay Ridge, Juggling at their
anchor chains. lay the two yachts In
whose D. Torrance the world is chiefly
Interested at present. After yesterdays
talsretchIng spin both sought the pic
tr.s8uc anchorage ground inside Of the
q .,sCa hoe The towering mast-pOle
yachts rugged at their anchorage Ike
I-.uiorsys that seemed anxious 10 get
away. After breakfast there was a
lai..iing up and testing OF rigging and
'..a-tl.ke The slippers Of both yachts
Bel long and earnestly at the weather.
iH- wind was lght from the southwest,
aa- the fog was lifting slowly Both
.N'f got club.top0alls ready and made
,iri rctI1rs for light air
ia- Defender was the first Of the two
te,ers o. leave Bay Ridge. At 7:iO she
..A "a line from the tug Wallace b. Flint.
1 started for the scene OF action.
4ae Naikyrie left her moorlngs 10 min
.,s later. In tow Of the White Star tug
tayer
DOWN THE BAY.
ID boats got up their mailsails going
DOWN the bay The Defender used her
f'Ieshon mainsall. and the snowy-white
hiI which she displayed FOR the first
Time on Saturday. The Valkyrie's main
tal VAS fitted FAR better than that OF
Wr American boat.
vn the Na!kyrie with Lord Dunraven.
"cft Mr. Arthur c. Glenn.e. H. Malt
Jana ktrsey. and J. X. Bush. OF the
Americas cup Committee. Lord Dun
ravens daughters ga not sail on the
NaiAyfie to-day. They saw the race
rom the deck Of stcam-yacht. on
lhe Defender were Mr. and Mrs Iselin.
Nat herreshor. Woodbury. Kane. New
Dliy Ihorne. Herbert G. Leeds and
,''N.d Henderson, the representative OF
Lord Dunrayen
me Aect OF excursion steamers and
yachts following the racers was smaller