The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20
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NEw York, Sept. IA cloudy sky
and 2 smooth, lcaden looking sea over
which light southwest Mrs were
sweeping gently, was the outlook early
this morning for the second Of the
great yacht races. This was real So
called Valkyre weather and the friends
OF the British vessel were more conf
dent even than Saturday. No patriot
ic American, however, doubted De-
tenders ability to make it two
straight"
AT 1850 the preparatory signal was
fred, and the yachts began the usual
jockeying for positions. The British
yacht blanketed Defender. but the
latter worked out from under her
lee only to be again blanketed, and
the yachts crossed the line in the fol-
lowing official time: Nalkyrie Il:OO:l3;
Defender Hollis. The American
yacht at once raised a protest flag
claiming that Valkyrie violated racing
rules by bearing down on her and car
rying away her star-board shroud.
The protest was accepted and Defend
er, though her topmasJ was badly
sprung, went on her way at a great
rate and oon passed her rival and
half hour in a five knot breeze.
At 1l:35 both yachts were still hold
ing in shore on the port tack. Defend
err broke out her large lib topsail, but
the crew had difficulty in making it
set well and it was soon hauled down
again.
The two yachts at 11:43 were not
more than a mile and a half off shore,
and Defender was sailing along nicely
without the aid of her jib topsail.
Valkyrie seemed to be gaining q trife,
Ms She was getting a better breeze to
Windward, Defender being in soft
spots, and while Valkyrie's jib topsail
did not set very we'll, yet il helped her
considerably. The excursion fleet was
giving the yachts ali the room they
wanted, and as there were not over a
hundred vessels Of all sorts about the
racers, they were not in any way in
terfered with. At that time Defender
was about seventy-five yards ahead.
The wind at 1855 o'clock was very
light, and the excursion fleet was still
doing finely, keeping from half to
three-quarters of a mile from the
racers.
AT la:s3 Defender was fairly out
pointing Valkyrie and directly in her
wake and only about a quarter of a
mile astern, but really not that far
behind.
Valkyrie went around the first stake
boat at 12:57:3O and Defender at l:0o:5o
Fog interfered with observations
and it was hard to tell which was do
lng the better, though at times Val
kyrie seemed we'll ahead. The for
hung heavy over the course Of the
second leg and no one from any of
the points of observation could tell
anything about the progress of the
contest.
When the two vessels finally emerged
from the fog at 2a::25 o'clock Valkyrie
was apparently fully a mile ahead and
was only about three miles from the
Sandy Hook lightship.
At 800 p. m. both yachts appeared
in view and there seemed to be no
doubt that Valkyrie was leading by q
short mile. Then the American Yacht
crowded on all sail and soon the Val
kyrie's lead was slowly but surely cut
down, while the excursion fleet kept
well out of the way. There was in
tense excitement as the Defender drew
up closer and closer and cut the lead
from a mile to a half and then a quar-
ter, and, when the two were about
three miles from the finish, Defender
was running SO speedily that it was
hoped that it might win on time
allowance.
Finally Valkyrie ended the excite
ment by crossing the finishing line
FIRST: by f~orty-seven seconds elapsed
time or seventy-siX seconds without
allowance. Valkyrie crossed the line
Official time) at 2:55:22. Defender
crossed ut 2:b7:4o. Valkyrie was given
an ovation by the assembled fleet of
excursion boats and yachts.
As they came down to the line the
two boats were dressed alike, each car
rying main sail No. /, club top sail,
balloon stay sail, jlb and No. 8 lib top
sail. They eased sheets on the port
tackjust before the line was crossed,
The official record Of the race was:
Start: Valkyrie, lI:O0:l3; Defender,
11:Ol:15.
First mark-Valkyrie, l2:57:43; De-
fender, l-01:35.
Second mark-valls5yarisea, y ::55ss:lo; De-
fender, 2:O1:45. $500 ~
Finish-Valkyrie, 3.55:22; Defender,
2:58:4O.
PROTEST. TO BE ACTED UPON.
Both yachts went up towards the
city when the race was over amid the
footing Of whistles, and the boats
were racing towards Sandy Hook with
all sails set.
Valkyrie wins subject to protest. In
regard to this all that can be SAID at
present is that the regatta COMMITTEES
will hear the case on it's merits and de-