The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-10
THE DEFENDER and VALkYR|E
Meet Again To-day for the Second
Race of the Series.
The Weather Predictions are in Favor
of the Britisher. Thirty Miles
Over a Triangular Course,
One Leg, it Possible. to
10 the Windw, ri,
By Southern Associatod Press


New loHK, September 9.-Lord
Dunraven will make his second try for
the Americas cup to morrow. HIS
fleet footed Nnlkyrie viii meet Amer
cans champion Defender i'll thirty
nile rhce over triangular course. 1t
VIII be the second III tue series of in-
tcrnationul races, and it Will tuke three
winnings to decide whether tho blue
rlDDOu oi tue Seu Remains hero or goes
TO England. Unlike Saturdays contest,
which tested the qualities Ot the yachts
on two points uuly, the race tomorrow
VIII require then TO show their ability
on almost every point. Ii possIb lie,
one leg of the course will be TO wind
wnrd, so that the yachts may have
beating to windwurd, running tree, and
reaching with the wind ON the quarter.
The weather predictions seem 10
favor the British boat, whose best
work, AS far US has been observed here,
Ia III light winds ana u smooth scu.
Local Forecast Officer Dunn saws:
"ihe weather to morrow Will be geu
orally fair"
About the only change, if nuy, will
be the temperature, which Will be n
trllie cooler. Tho wind viii vary from
light to fresh bree2es. lint Is to SAY,
1t may blow from six to eight miles un
hour, and from tue southwest. 1t rs
very probable thut the day will he
hazy. lbere are no storms ID sight,
and nothing 10 Indicate uny disturb.
nnce.
lu Saturdays race, while the five to
seven Knot breeze prevailed for three
quarters Of all hour alter the start, the
NnlLyre made gains on Defender
The rough sea threw her back more
thau II Gid Defender, but the British
boat plainly had the better of 1t. When
the wind ireshened a little she cea sed
10 gain. aud when II grew to be IA nine
la ten-knot breeze she simply cou ld
not keep the pace set 10y The American
bOnt. should the sea be smooth aud
the wind six to eight miles un hour, rs
the weather prophet SAYS, there mav
ue less enthusiasm IN the crowd OF
sIgh.seer=
Judging from shat has been seen of
the two boats when they hnye been
near each other, the Defeader has no
walk over and unless there nre good
sun breeGes TO morrow AMI Thursday
the American boat will not win three
straight rnces.
The iieet OF excursion steamers an
nouncet tor Tomorrow Is nearly MS
great us for the first race, but the un.
precedeniet Attendance OF Saturday IL
Eandly to hn expected. Extra efforts
will he made to keep the steamboats, nt
distance from the racers aud after
tue press comments on the subiect the
yachts VIII probably experiences no
such interference.
The start .morrown to be made
from the Sandy Hook nghtsh,p unless
the committee decides To change 10
another location at the last momep..
The triangular course will he laid out
so as To give the yacts beat 10 wind
ward on one leg.
One turn will be ont to sea and the
other will either be OF Long Island
beach on the Long Island shore.
or OIL Long Branch OH the Jersev side.
The direction of the wind i'll decide
which way the yachts will be Sc, {,
around. The programme calls for the
preparatory signal at lO:1U. the star,
ut II.
The boats will have two minutes in
which to cross the line aud be timed.
The EeSatta Commitiee and the Amer
ica's Cup Committee will use the tug
Walter Luckenbucb, and two other tupy
Will be used ns stake boats. The New
York acht Clubs steamer Will carry
members and guests.
Betting on TO morrow's race was at n
low ebb TO day. American money was
offered at to l, but Briiishers were
shy.
{ frgtEit E.s.t.