The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-08

tageous positions. When the Judges
boat arrived it found the course ALSO.
lutely blocked After considerable
work it was cleared.
Just as tho Defender was approach
ing the line, three masted SCHOONER
swung across directly In the,way. They
were shouted to from all sides to clear
rue way, but the skipper paid no at
.entlon, shouting bnck defiance. When
tue Defender sailed proudly over tho
nnish line she was given a treme ndous
ovation.
Whistles were footed long and loud
anu cannon were doomed and tho
many Thousand eXcursionists shouted
themselves hoarse In exultation OF Joy
over tho gallant American boats big
victory. On the Defender. the gentle.
men all shook hands with Mr.. lscliu.
who stood on the companionway with
beaming countenunce. Woodbury.
hane danced Il Jig. waived his arms
windmill fashion, and behaved like all
overJoyful school boy.
Mr. Leeds hugged Mr.. Iselin and all
hahas seemed to drop decorum aud
give way to hilarity. Eight minutes
later, when the Yalkyrie finished sho
was also givon q splendid reception,
which was acknowledged by Lord Dun
ravens purity. Immediately after the
finish, the fleet headed back to tho
city, and ali the way up the bay the
hnppy spectators of the days race
suug praises OF tho great Americen
sing esticker.
After crossing the line the Defender
took limo from her tug and was toweu
INTO the iiorshoe. She Was saluted on
'he way by nll the steamers that passed
near her aud steam yachts went out of
,neir way to fire q gun at her. The
Nnikyrie started for the Hook under
sall. y line rain, which set in Just
before tho finish, was followed by mist
which hid the yacht from view.
AT O'Clock she had not reached tho
horseshoe and her tender, the City of
Bridgeport, went ont, and after con
siderable trouble, found her and towed
her in.
1t was just 1920 o'clock when the
preparatory gun doomed out and the
fed bali was hoisted on the committee
poat. lhe wind was very light, per
haps five miles nu hour, and was from
the cast southeast. The sen was mode.
rately still. 1t WAS Nalkyrlr's own
weather, in which she Ought TO do her
very prettiest. If she did not run now
Both boats were standing along The
line, close hauled on the sturboard
tack, and SO headed for the Long
Island shore. Nalkyrie was to wind
ward and Defender had lust waiked
through her lee, SO that she was ap
parently, although not actually, ahead.
Defender had spread her mainsail club
topsail, Iib and stTy sail, with her lib
topsail III stops. Nnlkyrio had only
main, club top sail and jlb, with no
stay sail.
Now came 1.-THE prettieat part of the
race, where skilinl seamanship is at it's
highest premiums-the manuuyerinp
ior the weatherage. Dentender went
about followed by sNnlkyr!e and both
run back ulong the line with booms TO
port.
Nnlkyrie went about again beyond
breaking out Il baby jlb topsaii and
stnysnil. Defender kept on her course
q minute longer, and when she, too,
went. about on the starboard tack
again she broke out Il No. 2 jib topssil.
one size larger than Nalkyries.
he Nalkyrie went oil the line and
ran hnck to meet the Defender, with
her bow to the s,arhoord, but we'll ia
board, and the wind on her beam.
the Defender meanwhile coming from
the southwark, close hauled TO the
star bourd tack. She had the right of
way and passed to tho windward OF
the NaidyrIe. thus gaining the coveted
windward position; then stood for the
line, Slili on the ktarboard tack, with
the wind on her beam and her sheets
still close baulcd. Vnlkyrie jlbed over
and found herself to the leeward of
the Defender.
The rival captains calculated their
time well. Both boats were to the
leeward OF tue line when the starting
gun sounded, Mt 1920. Both headed
Tor 1t ut once, and the Valkyric passed
over first ut l2:20:l6. Defender was
only four seconds behind, crossing ut
l2:-0;5O She crossed much nearer
the top Of the line, however, aud so
was considerably to the windward OF
the British boat.
Both tue racers were now well away,
stu"dinB ad they had crossed Oh the
starDourd tack, with sheets close
hauled, which III that wind, meant that
they were hendiog along the Long
Island shore. The Na!kyrie was lead
ing by hundred yards or more as we'll
as the distance could be estimated from
the press boat, some distance behind
her, while the Defender still held her
wlLuward position, which to some nA-
tent was an offset 10 the Ya!kyrle's
lead.