The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-11


NEW YORK, Sept. 1O-Crippled, but
still heeling far over in her strength
and swiftness, Defender followed Val
kyrie across the finish line today.
Less than a half mile separated the
two, and an anxious eye kept pace
second by second, with the time indi-
Gators as they moved around and
when it was seen that Defender had
not only lost nothing in the last twenty
miles of the course but had actually
gained. great shout went up for the
gallant vessel.
Was Il Grand Effort.
There were cheers for the victor, too,
but although Valkyrie was the first
challenger since III to lead over the
home line. the honor of her perform
ance was lost sight of for the time in
the grand effort of the American, for
the American heart loves the hard
loser in the fight, and loves him the
more when he loses through no fault
| Of his own. 1t was a grevious accident
that ruined the Yankee boats
chances, an accident which, under the
hairspliuting circumstances of jockey
ing at the starting line, looked to be
unavoida BILE. Early in the morning
the racers had leisurely made their
way down to the Hook from Bayridge.
They circled in great rings about the
light ship until the signals went up
/ for the course and then the shippers
took tighter grip on the wheel Hank
/ Half had made a record in seaI0anship
on Saturday, and the English skipper
prepared to regain the fame which had
preceded him.
They Come Together.
They manouvred swiftly after the
preparatory gun had been fired and,
with Valkyrie to the windward, Cap
tain Haff made every effort to gain
that position. Just before reaching
the line, when Valkyrie was still to
| windward and Defender to leeward, a
length astern, but still overhauling her,
the American boat was blanketed so
much that her baby jib ttopsail and jib
shook and Captain Haff, seeing this,
luffed up a little, evidently intending
to let the other boat go ahead for the
purpose of enabling him to pass under
her stern to WindWard Captain Syca-
more, at the Valkyrie's tfller, noted
this move and luffed up also 1t was
the surrounding boats, noticed how
dangerously close to each other the
racers were. And just at that mo-
ment too, snap and rending sound
was heard, and it was seen that De-
tenders jib topsail was flying loose in
the wind. The Valkyrie's main boom
had swung around and fouled Defend
er's rigging. To those who had wit
messed the accident and sprang for
ward at the ominous sound it seemed
as though Defender trembled with the
shock
Lightning Action.
They saw her topmast bend and her
topsail swing over as though it would
break away, and groan went up as
though the brave boat which had won
so noble a victory few days before
was wholly debarred from even an eff
fort to secure second. Lightning ac-
ton was necessary to save the topmast
from breaking away completely. for if
was already sprung from its fastening
and Captain Half with a master
stroke taking his boom down to lee
ward soon manouvred her into safe
position and gave chase. Valkyrie.
which had crossed the line first had
gained a good lead by Defenders dis
aster and had probably a little more
than half mile advantage at the end
OF the first leg in the triangular course
over which they sailed. Her gain was
something less than 4 minutes in the
beat windward. From that on. how
ever, Defender, while not perceptiblv
closing the gap between them. les
sened the time and they crossed the
line not much more than two minutes
apart. Valkyrie, according to correct
ed time, however, wins from Defend
er by just AZ seconds.
An Ideal Day,
Such an ideal day in the lower bav
has seldom been seen. 1t was not what
American yachtmen call an ideal rae
ing day, but nature has always been
KIND to Dunraven, that gallant Eng
iish sportsman, and for the second
tlme IN the second race of the series
Tor the Americas cup and. the honor
OF the sport, the winds and the seas
nave favored the man who has come
so often to the line like a true Briton
with seldom a chance of winnine &C
events have happened. %
Little was promised in the wav of
pleasant weather during the early |
hours of the day, for the clouds HING
low and the fog spread itself over the
waters and misty rain fell. OLD |
weather shalps declared that +bera
rain it would. But soon after A.
long keen racers weighed their ancb.
ors off Bayridge, there came a bnrst
of sunshine yelled in a golden haze
and when the old lightship off the |
Hook was reached there was a skv
fiecked only here and there with a
light cloud.
Out through the Narrows and into
the open water Defender stood up high
Tar ahead of Valkyrie and going under |
her own canvas almost before the |
Englishman thought of hoisting his I
mainsail.
Engcr Eyes Watch the Beauties.
Passing craft Inward bound drew
alongside to feast their eyes on the |
beauties and early as it was when the I
lightship was reached quite a hand |
some fleet was drawn up to greet /
them. And later on there was life I
and T17Ofi0r1 n Pho o1Ar, (