The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-10
VALKYRIE WINS.
The English Boat Takes
the Race by Forty
Seven Seconds.
TIE AMERICAN BOAT FoULED
Her Topmast Back Stay Broken
By Dunraven's Yacht--The
Race Protested.
TIE AMERICAN BOAT FoULED

ON BOARD THE UNITED PRESS
TUG, VIA SANDY HOOK, Sept. lo'
1S95.-Fog and general murkiness usher-
ed in the day set for the second con-
test between Lord Dunraven's Valhyrie
and the great American yacht Defenaer.
On bay and river the white haze hld the
shipping from view. and even IN the
citys street. New Workers who took an
early peep at the weather saw nothlns
but fog Farmer Dunn had modestly pre-
dicted a slight haze. but here was
curtain of mist that seemed most als-
couraging. However. there was a gentle
wind coming in from the westward, ano
Old Sol was forging shafts of heat IN
the East that soon worked through the
fog, and all the yachtsmen donned tnelr
blue suits and caps with raSisn vlsors,
and pretty girls galore arrayed them
selves in nautical rigs of serge and duck.
The yachting contingent was not ols-
mayed by whiff of fog in the morning.
The people were out to see all that could
be seen of the great international doings
beyond Sandy Hook That portion of the
general public which was actuated by a
patriotic desire to be present when the
Bull met for their second bout made
haste to secure good seats on the excur-
sion boats and club steamers.
The crowd was not as numerous as on
Saturday. but it numbered well up into
the thousands. Most of the steamboat
captains named an earlier hour for de-
parture than on Saturday as they found
it no easy matter to push their deep
4, ;r+1 of
water that intervened between the Bat
terry and the Sandy Hook Lightship.
The murky atmosphere and generally
dubious weather conditions led the ex-
cursionists to carry mackintoshes and
wraps AS usual the great topic of con-
versation was the chances of the fight
for the cup The margin by which the
Defender won on Saturday gave Amerl-
cans an oVer-confidence in the proWesS
of the Herresnoff boat. Englishmen and
Canadians kept up an air OF confidence,
but when money was offering right and
left at double the ODDS that prevailed
last week. Her Majesty's subjects de-
GETTING READY FOR THE RACE.
Down at Bay Ridge, tugging at their
ananor enalns lay tne ne smo yaents a ;o4lt ~
interested at present. After yesterday $
sail stretching spin both sought the
picturesaue anehorage nc ground 1nslde de- OF OF
holes in the mist this morning as each
champion tugged at her moorlngs; Like
race, horse champfng at the Dr. rrla rShey
crews breakfasted early on the lumber
ing propeller Hattie Palmer and City of
bosa Wnlc9 fo, seIve te en a Affes
breakfast there was a careful tautening
up and testing of rigging and deck
to polish, but Valkyrie had only decks
to wash down. The skippers of both
yachts looked long and earnestly at the
southwest and the fog was lifting slowly;
Both boats got clubtopsalls ready and
made preparations for light airs
sailing breeze, and the yacht sharps on
club steamers all said there would be
enough wind to make race. but not
enough to bury lee scuppers.
The Defender was the first of the two
racers to leave Bay Ridge. She lay in
the midst of fleet of the finest steam
and sailing yachts in AmerGa 1sd va ,iao At fi9o i
Flint and started for the scene of ac-
ton The valkyrie left her moo1r,n!gss 1.,l! 2 $
ten minutes later in tow of the White M
rows. the crew of the Defender began to
send up. their ,mainsail. They had lit IT
well peaked up before reaching the loWer
Quarantine Station on Hoffman Island.
lib and staysail were sent up in stops,
and when the Swash Canal was reached
and the tug pointed her nose out
broken out. The yacht remained in tow,
however. until she was well out toward
Sandy Hook Lightship; p
ON BOARD THE DEFENDER.
ON the boat were MIR. and Mrs. Iselin,
Nat Herreshoff. Woodbury. Kane, New,
berry Thorne, Herbert G. Leeds and
David Henderson the rS1ow representatye dn an61 gt
was there, and the Yankee tars from
Dear island patted his back and told MIN
| to do as good work today as on oatur-
The vallzyrie's crew began to make
sail as soon as they were under way
The big mainsail was sent. UP. Al hands I
the naa end 8 iuo Of the the boom. When this was
done and peak and throat hallards nag ma?
been stretched to, the utmost fne a sal!
sat as fat as a board. 1t is lar anc
away y a better sail than has ever. been
shown by an American boat, and II the tn.
Valkyre fails to win II the nct cup alaff taf iaa ao
| ing down the main channel both yachts
were saluted by passing steamers ano
tugs. The Valkyrie fellowed the ned peledad, sboo
| out her jib after passing Romer Beacon
On the Valkyrie We're Lord Dunravenii si l
Arthur Glennie, 81 Maltiana Ma adh heTSesR R RICK uet
| of the Americas Cup Commute , was Seq on
board the Tepresentatlve iSaan 1I ehS wind. NeI
YORK Yacht and Slqe 4adv hfa Rachel Wyndam
! 0uin did not sail on the Valkyrie. They
| went down to see the race today as the
4 guests OF the owner VI etii1 ~,
| other big single sticker, lying quletly az az
anchor lin the Horseshoe, began 70
make sail Royal Phelps Carroll Nava.
| hoe. the winner of many trophies OF
| both sides of the ocean. was prepaIllE lla,
| to go out and accompany the racers over
| AS the boats came scurrying by Sandy
Hook a beautiful nautical panorama was va
presented. There were the saucy ,llttie
| tugs, gay with burgess. fags and punt;; ;
| ing: the big white steamboats, tpedtecke1d .,e1
some schooner yachts Win GLORIOUS gg !
! stretches of cream white canvas, ana g
| splendid fleet Of steam yachts. all LOOKING
| spiclS and span.
/ out First came Fl. M. Flagler's Alicia
bla; John Nicholas Browns Balmena
| John M Halls Unauowa; Harrison y
Meore's Marietta: Fred G. Bourne,s re
| ion: John H. Gourlie.s Ava John F
| Duncan's Washita: e. H. Harriman's
| Spindrift and H. F. Noyes' Katrina, Al
| carried square blue fag astern, stern bear bear.
| letters. They We're a magnificent fleet lee
/ in themselves, and were much admired
| by the thousands of excursionists out to
sse '' STEAMBOATS, ARRIVE.
| 1t was about 1890 o'clock when the
| division gathered at the Sandy Hook
| Lightship, where they made their rem
| devious until the racers were sent over
| the line Soon after the arrival of the
patrol the attending fleet began, one by
| but a short time when the waters Were
| dotted with almost every description OF
/ craft, ali in fete-day attire. Bands play
/ ed and happy excursionists showed THEN