The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-09

Upto the moment when Valkyrie
failed to cross Defenders bows aud was
compelled 10 pass under the Americans
storm, there was little comfort for tho
10000 patriots who made up the floating
city that witnessed the race. But what
II difference then. There was shrek.
ing by tho steam yachts and excursion
boats in attendance that will never DO
forgotten by those who heard it. Val.
kyrie, on finding that she had not yet
gained enough to weather Defender,
came back again to the stNrboard tack,
after one minute on the port. AS she
did SO Defender came about 10 port II
was now NAlkyrio's turn to refuse a
splitting OF lacks. and she followed De.
lenders lead in going about to port, AT
O'Clock the contestants began long
board TO siarboard. During this tack
the wind hauled gradually to east south
east by east, and finally to southeast.
The breeze stiiIened too, up to about
eight miles an hour, and with that in
crease Defender began to overhaul
tho enemy, She picked her rival up
witha burst Oispeed that was as remark.
able as delightful to the inhabitants OF
tho city that was looking on. So easily
did she overhaul the challenger that
more than oao observer remarked to
his neiRhboF something to tho effect
that old Hank Half had only been iol'
lying his competitor aIl the time, 1t
was 300 when Defender Was on even
terms with NRlEyrie.
Thence shO gradually forged ahead,
aud at 800 IL was estimated that the
Yankee boat was three lengths ahead,
and vol to windwarl at that. De.
fender was Grst TO como around to star
board. and head for the outer mark.
This was at 1925.
It looked Just thCn. as though De.
fender was quarter OF milo to tho
good. When Nalkyrio came about,
tifteou seconds later, shO was we'll away
on Defenders loo quarter. Tho breeze
continued 10 blow at about eight miles
an hour from southeast. and they came
along at pretty lively gait to round
the buoy and square away for home.
As will be seen by tho table above, DO.
fender passed first by throo minutes
and twGnty-three seconds, gain OF
three minutes and twenty.seven seconds
from tho ilmo OF tho start. On going
around they eased oil sheet on the star.
board SidO, set balloon jibtopsait and
sped for the finish. Tho VNlkyris took
in her jib and stay salt, while Defender
hauled down only her jib. Before long,
however, Nalkyrje seeing that Defenders
stay sail was drawing we'll, re.et hers.
The fow champions OF VHkyrio vino
were lett said that their boat would over.
haul Defender on this broad reach home.
But Rho did not. The Same sails were
held on both ship8 Nil tho way to tho
finish line, Nhile tho wind gradually
dropped to its original strength OF about
five miles an hour. In nil tho reach De.
fender continuously increased hOr load
over NAlkytio and finished eight min.
utes and sixteen seconds ahead OF hsr.
II was, tnkon altogether. especially
tho concluding part OF ii. after 90 much
had been said about ValkyriU'B gtOat
powers in light weather, ono OF tho
most interesting Tncol that ever took
place. The only thing to mar the days
pleasure was tho action OF certain OK.
cursion boats, notably tho Richard Peck
and tho City Of Lowell. in going too
close to windwNrd Of tho racing yachts.
Perhaps tho bNnkoLinp oil these stOam.
era hal littlO or no oiluct upon tho 70.
suit, but they allowed very bad tustO in
hanging 10 tbs contestants In auCh m
important event, aud their passengers
could have seen tho raCo just as vol II
tho steamers had remained quarter Of
milo or moro further away
When the Defender crossed tho finish
limo bho was greeted by cannOns, whi7.
tics, tin horns and tho waving Of hand.
kDtchiGis TO an extent that entirely
fitted tho victory Of tho yacht, which all
experts HgtoO wnB tho inSIosL machine
for hDr purpose that tho world ever saw.