The record-union., 1895-09-11

both yachts looked long and earnestly al
the weather. The wind was light from
| the southwest and lne fog was lifting
slowly. Both boats got club topsails
ready and made preparations for light
airs.
The Defender was the first to leave Bay
Ridge. At 7:40 she took line from the
tug Wallace b. Flint and started for the
scene of action. The Valkyrie left her
moorings ten minutes later III tow of the
White star tug Pulver. Both boats got
up their mainsails going down the bay.
The Defender used the Herreshoff main
sail and the snow-white topsail which
she displayed for the first time on Satur-
day.
The Valkyrie'S maiusail was fitted far
better than that OF the American boat.
On the Nalkyrie with Lord Dunraven
were Arthur G. Giennie. II. Maitland
kersey and }. Il. Bush OF the America 5
Cup Committee. LORD Dunraven's daugh-
ters did not sail on the Nalkyrie to-day.
steam yacht. On the Defender were NJ r.
and Mrs Iselin, Nat Herreshotf, " ood-
bury Kane, Newbury Ihorne. Herbert
G. Leeds and David henderson, the rep-
resentative of Loru Dunraven.
| Ibe fleet OF excursion steamers and
yachts which followed the racers was
smaller than on Saturday. They did not
begin to arrive off Sandy Hook lightship
in much force until just belore tho start.
y few minutes before IL O'Clock the vari-
Gus craft could be seen huStllng down to
the starting point around the lightship.
| W hIle the yachts were maneuvering for
position the patrol boats were very vigi-
| liant III warning the over-eager Captains
| to keep out of the way. The yachts were
not seriously hindered about the start,
although at times it looked as though
| they might be.
The Grand Republic brought down an
enormous crowd, and the st. John, the
Monmouth. the Sandy Hook. the City of
! Lowell, the General SlocunI. the Cetus,
The Sam Sloan and score OF other boats
were filled very close To the limit. Alter
tbs race was under way more boats con-
| tlnued to arrive. At the turns and during
| the race the attendant fleet gave the
yachts plenty of room. The warning
whistles OF the patrol vessel We're Needed
and no serious interference with the
yachts occurred at any time. At the
| finish there was the usual scene of ex-
element, with patriotic Americans for
once saluting q British yacht. The De-
fender received the greater ovation Of the
two. Her plucky hight eliclted much
praise from yachtsmen. Both yachts
were towed to Bay Ridge, where they are
anchored Tor the night.
Tomorrow new topmast will be put
on to the Defender.
The Regatta Committee stopped their
boat at Bay Ridge on the way to the city,
| and Mr. Iselln made a verbal protest in
regard to the fouiing.
Mr.. Bush, the club representative on
| the British boat, was asked by the COM
mittee 10 present his version OF the affair."
At 1880 P. NJ. the following notice was
| posted on the bulletin board at the club
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1S95.-The Defender
protests the Nalkyrie on the ground that
she bore down on her Just before reaching
the starting line, thereby causing a foul,
| Which resulted III the carrying away OF
her spreader and the springing OF her
| topmaSt. The REGATTA COMMITTEE"
Commodore Smith of the America s
Cup COMMITTEES said this evening that in
his opinion the protest VIII not be de-
clded until tomorrow. Speaking of the
Defender, Commodore Smith said that
his faith In the Herreshoff boat is tre-
nendously strengthened, and that tn e
cup is safe.
| DETAILS OF THE RACE.
NEW YORK. Sept 10-Shortly after 10
O'Clock the committees tug Walter Luck
| en- bach arrived Oil the Sandy Hook light
ship. She found u gentle breeze blowing
! from almost due south at the rate of 81 X
or seven miles an hour. The conditions 8
OF wind and weather were much like
those of Saturday. 1t was most emphati-
cally Salkyrie's day at the start.
y; IO:30 the preparatory signal was
fired. Both the racers were then to the
leeward of the line and some distance
apart on the starboard tack. Each had
the same canvas set, consisting of main
sail. club topsail, staysail aud jib, with a
jiO topsall In stops ready to break out
! When the gun was fired. the Defender,
which was TO the eastward, came about
| on the port tack and stood toward the
ValKyrie. The latter being still upon
the starboard tack, had the right of way,
and as the Defender approached her, she
lutfed up into the wind and went about.
This brought theNalkyrie on the weather
quarter OF the Defender; that is, 10 the
wind ward OF her, and just trifle behind
! but well overlapping her, and so gave
| her the weather gauge.
The maneuvers by which tho Defender
endeavOred TO make the Falkyrle lose
/ her grip were especially interesting, in
view OF the subsequent foul TO which tney
led. Alter the Englishman had secured
the much coveted position, both yachts
stood along the westward on the port tack
until beyond the committees boat. Cap
tain Half then gybed soon, hoping to get
around and iuff up the windward on the
| Walk yrie before she could get around.
But Captain Cranfield gy6ed 50 quickly
! that the relative positions OF the two boats
remained unchanged, the Valkyrie still
/ keeping the weather. This was at 1886.
The two boats came back on the star
! board tack toward the starting line. They
passed around one OF the big excursion
steamers, and then, as time was short
! began to approach the line from its west
ward end, breaking out their jib topsails
| as they did so. On came the boats, until
| only few seconds elapsed before the
starting gun. Then it was seen that the
| NaIAyrIe was too near the line, and was
! in danger OF crossing second or TWO be-
! fore the gun. She Immediately began to
! bear away to avoid crossing.
There was the Defender just to the lee
ward and little behind her, who had no
! need to bear away, and did not pro-
/ pose to do it. the Defender was allow
/ ing the Nalkyrie plenty of room between
herself and the mark, ana was acting
strictly within her rights in keeping her
| course Captain Crantield could not call
! for room, and there was but one thing he
/ could do to save himself, that vas to stop
| head way on the Vaikyrie. The orders
were gwen and all her sheets were
Stacked oil wide at once to spill her sails
and stop her headway.
/ Hence came the foul and it's resulting
/ trouble. he long boom OF the Walk yrie.
reaching out to leeward, rak ed across the
deck OF the Defender, only eighteen or
| twenty feet away, and, striking the top
mast shroud on the starhoard side, car
ried 1t away, breaking the Jaw OF the
spreader and pulling the bolt out of The
brass spreader strap. The Defenders
lower topmast Immediately buck led
under the strain OF her jib topsail with "a
! loud crack, and at this moment the start
| ing gun as fired. at exactly l. O'Clock.
The Defenders crew were ordered for
ward TO take in her jib topsail. in order
10 save the topnast from further damage.
| and in that condition she crossed the line
/ or I-OI- The Walk yria ba,I prappdaI