The evening world., 1895-08-30


Ivy 'i''i iace' A"e o'iie'a' ''i'e" VI 'h'
| line were:
! I'M 8
| Derend,r ... ......1 II 10 N
yigilant ............... ..............1I. 10 #
| ,, - ,,, II
''
""N "' w. ~ 'N'
The start was magnificent one. the
Two vach's beihs so close together as
thcy crossed the line that there seemed
10 be scarcely ooats Length between
them.
Defender ha1 slight advantage to
~ihnwfrd' but Nlsiihht followed so
,Iah, ,,a.sas ~, nan,as soar,aa ,,,,,h,,' .
few feet of each other.
H""S'
Al lll1 Deterder went about on the
port tack forcing Nigilant to tack. Tn ,
yachts then presented broads!de to
the shore observers. Defender mad
gained a httle TO windward ana was
drawing steadily away from NiRiiant.
When they first went aboht their bow
spris were even.
AT liz Defenders main boom was
| clear. and she continued to draw away.
Vigllant had run up baby jib-topsail
when she went about. but II did not
seem 10 heip ner Nalkyrie had gt
under way In the Horseshoe while the
yachts were starting. and at 1l.25 was
wen around the Hook and maxim
'o"arus 'he east on tne starooard tack.
with her mainsail. gaH-topsai. )ib ana
AS soon as tne yachts had settled
began TO draw AWAY rapidIy from yipi.
liant. and at ll.25 she was fully three
hundred yards In the lead and eating
away continuously into the wind.
o,., c...
i"e Jugs anu s'eh'hcrs ma" haru WORK
W neep up WIN 'he r"c'rs anu s'rue-
k'eu ou' oe..nu ,"eih VI 'o''E Proces-
s,o"' n. iioi |'s"aht went apout on
.he s'arpoaru TACK ana minute later
DeienueI 'o''o"eu'
Deiehder was then seen TO have
Nihu"aro perth OF nearly Two cable
lengths on Nis'ant m addition to the
iea" which fhe mad gained. She was
| outsaiilng the o. defender In every
| ''N"'S
fo,,owed viei,an, I'm, ,o,h,na 90 ,h,
,ort was seen as.ern of the Defender
She stood I'D like a sentinel and was
| working several points closer 10 the
windward'
| With such a 81. ctacle TO view Nttle
attention was paid TO Valkyrie. which
was still moving eastward away ia tho
racers IN sight.
'ASr'e "ee'e" 10 the "rrese.
She did not seem to be making n
very rapid pace. and Defender and
Vigilant were both getting away from
her. She careened away over to lee
motion I'm the water as she ploughed
through tn. rising waves
At ll.4O the racing sloops were still on
| starboard atck. but Defender was clear
ly increasing her lead. as well as her
distance to windward. Two tugs were
| following close behind Nigilant. but
nothing could touch Defender.
The wind at Has at Highlands had
| shifted to east-southeast and was reg
istertng fifteeh miles AN hour. The
'osViS "S'e sSe'hhb ioic VI IL.
v.,, ,
Na'H'r'es niue squirt yesterday
was su' p''se 10 opSer'ers her SLOW
neSs .o-uay was equally noteworthy.
she uioh seem 10 try TO get ahead at
all anu AT ll'oo was still lowering
arouha. Two or lhree miles north OF tho
Llshlshlp.
MOST OF the time mad been spent In
ouiihs' put capt. Cranheld didn't
change any OF her sails. She was In a
position where she could keep the
racers under good View. without at
tempting to follow them, and this was
apparently all that her owner seemed
TO want to do.
Defender went about at l203,5 so and
started on port tack. heading south
west.
Al noon Itenuer ana Nig1lant had
so' 50 iar away on the long starboard
'na' 'he'r SAILS iooked ike two
,n ''nes oh Tue "o''%on, Ihey We're
.a.u.a >" LII. anu
but Defender was stn the straIrhter
| OF the two.
She was standing I'm admirable and
her windward berth was widening all
| the time.