Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-09-19

DEFENDER.
thence ten miles to and around a second
mark, and thence ten miles TO the finish
line, turning the marks on the outside of
the triangle TO port or to starboard, accord.
ing as the yachts are sent around. At the
time of the start the wind was about six
miles an hour
AT 1850 a. m. the preparatory signal
was fired and the yachts began the usual
maneuvring for positions The British
yacht blanketed Defender, but the De-
fender worked out from under her lee.
only to be blanketed again, and the yachts
crossed the line in the following official
times: Valkyrie l:00:l3, Defender
11:0l:l5. shortly after the start Defender
hoisted protest flag, and the protest was
allowed it being believed here that Val
kyrie fouled Defender during the luffing
matches.
Defender in Soft Spots.
The two yachts at II: 43 were not more
than mile and half off shore and the
Defender was sailing along nicely without
the aid of her jib topsail Valkyrie seem
ed TO be gaining trihe on Defender, as
she was getting better breeze to wind
ward, Defender being in soft spots, and
while Nalkyries jib topsail did not set
very well yet it helped her considerably
Both boats ut 1859 We're standing off shore
on the starboad tack, and Defender did not
seem TO be closing up the gap on Valkyrie
Through the great glass of the Associated
Press the rival shippers could be seen at
their posts.
Both yachts at 1907 p. IN. were still
holding off shore on the starboard tack
Valkyre was apparently about half q
mil Iln hn Ias hale
they sailed close race Shortly after
1910 the Defender went about on the
port tack and the Valkyrie Immediately
followed suit. Defender seemed to go
about five seconds faster than Valkyrie and
from the positions they occupied in turn
ing it looked like the Defender had
crawled up little on her rival The two
yachts were then headed along the Jersey
shore, and while they were only about
three miles from land the fog bank
which had come up made it difficult to
sight them accurately
Headed Toward Long Branch.
Defender was not carrying her jib top.
sail, while that of Valkyrie was doing
good work. The two yachts at 1878 were
headed toward Long Branch and Defender
did not seem to be gaining much The
fog bank was then quite thick.
Shortly afterwards the wind began to
freshen and Defender commenced going
through the water at great rate The
two yachts at about 1920 went about on
the starboard tack Defender was then
working Valkyrie and was only IL quarter
of mile behind. She was clearly outfoot
ing her British rival At 1890 Yalkyrie
was being held by Defended in good
shape.
AT about 12:45 p m the Defender
seemed to start ahead again and reduce
the gap between herself and Valkyrie, and
her windward work became really SUI.
perb. She pointed better than the Brit
ish yacht and footed faster, and it looked
as if she was steadily working to wind
ward and overhauling Valkyre
Valkyrie rounded first stake boat at
1851 80 and the Defender at :OO:50, and
both yachts started for the second mark
running before the wind with balloon jibs
set and the Valkyric slightly ahead
valkyrie Wins the Race.
At 2:30 p. III. both yachts appeared in
view and there seem ed to be no doubt that
Valkyrie was leading by short mile
She was carrying mainsail, club and top
sail, staysail, jib and No 1 jib topsail, and,
and, barring accidents, she was looked
upon as certain TO cross the line winner
before O'Clock The excursion fleet was
then heading up TO the finish line.
many of the attending vessels had al
ready clustered about it. Valkyrie crossed
the line official time, at 2:55:23 Defend
or 2:57 40
Valkyrie was gi zen an ovation by the
assembled feet Of excursion boats and
yachts when she crossed the line BY care
full figuring on basis of official time Val
kyrie wins by forty seconds corrected
time, and subject to the protest entered at
the beginning of the race. In regard to
the protest lodged by Defender against
Valkyrie at the start all that can be said
at present is that the regatta committee
will hear the case on its merits and decide
upon it later on. 1t is thought probable
that the decision Of the committee will be
that the two yachts sail an extra race