New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11
starting line thereby causing foul which resu.eu
In the carrying away Of the spreader ana inc
sprnging OF her topmast. n,,rrrr
STORY OF THE, RACE.
THE DErENDERs GALLANT STRUGGLE
HANDICAPPED BY SHORTENED SAIL ON THE
BEAT TO wiNDwARD. SHE GAINS ON HER
RIVAL in THE SECOND LEO AND


RIVAL in THE SECOND LEO AND
THE RUN HOME
The Quickest race that WIS ever sailed virtual
victory In the sulse OF possible techhica' ueira'
That is the story OF yesterdays yacht race. me
valkyrie won. because the crippled cup defenoer
could only struggle slong under shortened san
over the most difficult part OF the course ~.
three OF the four hours Of the race the Herres"o'
boat limped along with canvas shor'ene' ""'
easing her strained tophamper IN the enoi' "
avoid its total loss. During thiro Oh '''' '
however the broken-winged sea oiru lo"' Wv
Rhode Island cote actually gained se'eh'ee" "
onas on, her british rival. which had on full set
Of sea t6gs-Ratsey's best. custom maze O' ..'e
last third Of the course and the last quarter Oh e
t,,. ,rhen the aluminium boat could carry the
same canvas as Lord Dunravens racing macnine'
.ho ,,cked Nm a minute a ma seventeen seconos on
the Briton.
vALKyRIE WEATHER AGAIN.
?, nae second day Of valkyrie weather. II was
-, moro 70 the Valkyre's liking than that OF
Saturday. On the first days race the winos were
uo,, enough "a suit the most tmd OF fair-weather
.a,,ors whether bred In the English channel or IN
Long Island Sound. /, But. there was swell INTO
which the beamy valKyrie pounded with shgh'
retardng effect while the narrower nun OF 'ne
Defender slipped through IT. Yesterday the "inus
were light too. and the ocean was ieVei as d io0'
Everything favored the challenger
Not only did the elements smile on the noid
Yochinyar who came out OF the East 10 Try 10
carry off the prize of the yachting world ou'' ac
cident or carelessness. violation OF the rules Oh
tho road as may be hereafter determined, caused
a collision that almost put the Yankee BOAT OUT
~ fine race before she was fairly In H. DfoKeh
epreader. slackened topmast stay, topmas'
bending like a reed in the wind when thus ropoeu
of its bracing. and clubtopsah that near!
vent by the board in consequerce-that was the
catalogue OF mishaps that sent Captain Han
craft over the line staggering, haf-dazed' broken
winged =
DUNN AS A FoRECASTER.s -
No matter what Is decided about yesterdays
contest the yacht racing season OF 1875 VIII score
4 grand triumph for Elias B. Dunn weather
forecaster In and for the city and county or New
York. Twice he has hit the prophetic nall square
" on the head far as wind and general cilInt-
lc conditions are concerned yesterday was hazy
In the morning, with light winds of general
southerly direction. slightly fresher than on sat
urday. all as foretold by the indefatigabe Mr.
Dunn.
The big sloops dropped down the harbor early
IN tha morning under tow The Defender reached
the lightship about 10 o'clock. The Nalkyr'e was
q quarter OF a hour later
The committee boat Luckenbach arrived at
1920 and displayed the signal letter D. which
meant that the course would be a triangular one
of ten miles so a leg The preparatory gun was
fired 1850; secs
The jockeying for position at the start was as
fine a piece Of work has ever been seen, but
unfortunately 1t ended disastrously to the De-
fender Just as the boats were crossing the line.
The Defender stood over toward the Long
Island shore and the Valkyrie pursued her.
When the Defender gibed and stood for the line
at 1854. Cranfeld swung his boat around as
though 1t had a pivot IN the centre, and he was
then between the Defender and the wind. Both
shot out baby jibtopsails. The Defender tried
q luffng game, but Cranfed was too quick. lie
held the windward berth as both boats made for
the line. They were almost side by side
THE ACCIDENT TO THE DEFENDER.
AS the two boats headed for the line there
were murmurs Of disappointment from the crowd
when it was discovered that the Valkyrie had
the windwari position. Both finally approached
the starting line with Valkyre leading and 70
the wlndward OF the Defender. Had both held
their courses there would have been trouble
but the anxiety Of the British skipper to get his
boat over the line first and to windward # the
enemy made il a question II he would not cross
before the starting gun sounded. To prevent
such a predicament the Valkyrie eased out her
sheets The main boom Of the Britisher swept
over the deck Of the Defender. carrying away
the topmast shrouds on the starboard side and
tearing out the Jaws Of the spreader. The top
mast cracked and was badly sprung. Just as
the crash came the starting signal given
and the Valkyre sped away like rocket. The
Defender was luffed In the wind. the ibopsail
lowered the wreckage removed. and Mr.. Iselin
tecidcd to continue the race Probably couple
of minutes wasted making repairs before
the boat continued on her course
protest flag displayed. and the COM
mittee boat showed en- answering pennant
The Official time of the start was:
The valkyrle Ill col3 The Defender II OlI5
As soon as the crew Of the Defender came to
a realizing sense Of the situation she was put
about on the port tack. which eased the strain
on Ter topmast. This spar robbed OF all
extraneous support upon the starboard side by
the tearing of the shrouds and the break ag
OF the spreader. The full weight Of the enor-
nous clubtopsail and half of the pull Of the
Jib-topsail came upon this stick. The jib-top-
sail was hauled down. and. by putting the boat
on the port tack. the still existing topmast
shrouds on that side supported the topmast
On the port tack the American boat seemed
to gain on her rival, which had also put about
and was ahead and to the windward The Val
kyrie seemed to be pinched up into the wind
more than the Defender. and consequently
footed less rapidly She greatly improved her
windward advantage however.
THE LOSS OF THE JIB-ToPsAII.
At 1l:24;30 the Herreshon boat came about on
the starbOard tack again. and the Valkyrie
followed suit about fifteen seconds later. Their
II became apparent that the absence Of her
Jb-topsail and the general loosening up OF her
rigging. which robbed the Defender Of her
customary ability to eat up Into the winds
eve had thrown the Yankee boat sadly TO tho