The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
PLAYS THE BABY ACT.
Valkyrie Defaults Today's Race
to the Defender.
She Crosses the Line and Then
Turns Back.
DEFENDER SAILS ON.
Lord Dunraven is Grouchy Over
Yesterdays Decision.
Defender Goes Over Course but
Finish is Doubtful.


The third of the yacht races Tor the
Americas cup, which, was sailed today
between the Defender and the Naikyrie,
ended in a grievous disappointment
Just after crossing the starting line, the
FaIkyrie turned around and came back
hosting the signal that she surrendered
the race The Defender sailed over the
course alone.
This morning the conditions for
good race were favorable. The wind
was fresh and the sea smooth, only here
and there white cap.
The Defender in low of tug Wallace
B. Flint, passed down the bay of Quar-
antine at $40 Z he Valkyrie in tow of
E. 81. Willard, went by at 500.
The committee boat Luckenbach
passed Valkyrie off the highlands on her
way out to the start about 10 o'clock.
The memb bers doffed their hats to Lord
Dunraven who waved mis- hand in return.
Both Yachts about this time dropped
their tow but when Defender was about
a third of the way down to Scotland
lightship she was again taken in tow.
Valkyrie was then just off the point of
the hook about three miles behind and
was rushing after Defender.
The committee boat signalled that the
yachts were to sail the straight away
course, which was fifteen miles to lee
ward, towards Long Beach, and beat
back.
Just before the start Valkyrie came to-
ward the starting line on the star board
tack, with only two sails set. Defender
was on the port tack on the other side of
the line, evidently trying to work over
and then turn quickly.
The starting gun was fired at II 20
Falkyrie crossed at 11:20:50. Defender,
when the gun fired at 11:20, had the best
position and crossed the line at 11:2O:20
with her spinnaker boom out Defender
as she crossed the line broke out her
spinnaker to starbQard.
Immediately after crossing the line
the Valkyrie luffed up and returned to
the lightship, making it evident she was
not. going to race. The Defender was
going away like a swallow uudou btedly
expecting to go over the course alone.
When Nalkyrie came down to the line
large schooner, pilot boat No. 10, came
directly across and to windward of her.
In an instant she was blanketed and as
soon as she got bit of wind she went to
port and rounded the light ship. AS she
did SO, she sent up to her mast head the
ensign of the New York Yacht club, sig
nifying that she surrendered the race.
1t then became apparent that Lord
Dunraven had carried out his expressed
intention of refusing to race any more in
these waters if crowded by the excur-
sion feet. But it seemed as if the ex-
cUrsion feet had given plenty of room,
and not Il single excursion boat was seen
within half mile of her today, But
things may have looked different from
the lightship
At the start in any case disappointm ent
reigned supreme here There seems to
be little doubt that Valkyrie from the
oh 1afe ho- a..
had no intention of racing, but went
across the line the same time as Defsnd-
er in order to establish a race.
The secret of the whole disappoint-
ment is supposed to lis in Lord Dunrav-
ems letter, published today, and in
the action of the regatta committee
Of the New York Yacht club in
sustaining Defenders protest against
? Nalkyrie. Valkyrie was taken in tow,
lowered her sails, and started back on
her way TO New York.
When the crowd of excursion boats.
bearing probably $4,000 people. saw
that the race was a huke, there were
howls of derision.
All sorts of jibes were hurled at Dun
raven sympathise9s and feeling sesmed
TO run very high. 1t seems to be the gene
raj opinion that Dunraven did not intend
to race when he came out this morning.
stThe Associated Press tug reports
that in reply to inquiries as to his
reason for giving up the race
Lord Dunraven and his party
made no attempt to answer and left
Falkyrie's deck, taking refuge below
Designer Watson and Sailmaker Ratsey
sat near the BriNsh yachts boom smok-
ing their pipSS cS9m placeDtly, but refused
10 answer any 3, ,sfostions and turned THEN
backs on the interviewers
In the meanwhile the Yankee boat was
sailing over the course before a light
wind and amid the exultant tootings OF
all the steam craft in sight.
Defender turned the mark at 1: 40 o. m
approximately, At 2:12 Defender could
be seen headed for the finish line and
about five miles from it. 1t is believed
here. however, that the Defender will
not hnlsh within the time allowance sc
as to make no race.
falkyrie returned to Bayridee. and
Arthur Glennie, Lord Ouraven's renre
sentative and authorized by him to speak
stated that the reason for not sailing wa,
interference from excursion steamers
he only crossed the line to make race
Athough Defender passed the neigh
horhOOd of the finish line Al
about 4:O4:30 the finish pnn wa,
apparently not fred, and owing t.
the croWding of the excursion
steamers 1t could not be ascer
tained if she really fpjabar
the race. sIpdeed, she may have nasse5
TO the mark in order not to make a fin
ian. This matter however, could not b,
definitely decided from here.
Lord DuRrRvsa's Threat.
Lord DuDraven's strong a1enunciatio,
of the steamers Interference with tn,
racers was looked upon in quite a seri
Gus light, and there Seems no doubt tha
be meant what he said when he thra a.