New-York tribune., 1895-07-21
CROWDS ~ FRONT OF BULLETIN BOARDS
GREAT INTEREST IN THE RACE MANifEsiho Isl
THOSE WHO Corn.D Nor 90 DOWN THE
nay

BAY TO IT.
American n,,r!o,,.m ran high In Gotham yester-
DAY over the preliminary trial spin oi the masi'"-
cen, ,,oots Defender and vlglant. preparatory TO
Tho forma, trial races. the result or ~hich VIII u"
eide 10 which yacht sh all fall the cove'en "'a''.'
q, defender of the gallant old Americas cup NO
v,lng,oriou.n.ss was visible. but everywhere there
WAS evident an anxious hopcfu.ress that the ''o'
and ir,lsty yIgllant should show such improvement
IN speed or the new and undcve.oped Defender VIC"
t,lpab.e superiority that he safety ot the "op"'
should be assured beyond doubt Every one was
d..,iv ,nnrcsseI with the fact that whenever
Yacht shall be- selected rs the exponent OF A"e''''
AKIN in naval architecture and construction sne
Will meet in valkyric III competitor We" worthy
OF her canvas =.
Although yesterdays contest had been se"''-o'"
c,lly announced AS only sort OF cavortins cantor
over the course TO give tho marine racchor~s "
ch,rc. % climber up the mind OF the body poiiuc
,y,. nerv,d.l by A mysterious consciousness 'ha'
the day was fraught With an issue OF ''a' ''"p'''
70 m. Yachting world. Every one seemed '"'"'
lively 10 realize that the pracucay '"i3''
..,,g,.. he,wce, the two crack yachts In this
country would result In -I,h demonstration VI '''
relative racing merits that the cho'ee o' ''' w
cha, shall confidently pick up the gauntlet so sh'-
lsntly thrown down BY the owner oil 'ah'''' ''
would be decLsivey determined
Lang before the starting gun was discharse'' ~
If 20 1, m crowds OF enthusiastic men, anu
We with tho uSuil pToiur" 0P'""''
s,rsnerous boys gathered around the hc"'P"p'
buIetin boards and with eager eyes Closely r''
,n.,, IN rlean the earliest inkling regarn'nh '"o
-,c. r., look at the expectant assemp'aseS "
r,t,aod ore ~ the anxious crowds tnat tn'"''se'
ro,,d Tho sam. bulletin boards when the ''si''''
u,s making her record and saving the cup '''''
the touch OF British hands u, ~ oo,,,a
All dav long II virtually seemed as II o'' ~
.hear the lar" and when the news OF the start was
bulletlned all were literally on the very "P "
o.,o,,o, The banker elbowed the BAKER 'ne
rIerk the costermonger, and the frma'e Sp,rs ,he
the charwoman in their eagerness 10 i,. ca chts
earliest information Each OF the conteh'"h an,s
had her partsans% 81 ana yewYerk street crowd that
cvnrv ones opinion was received respecttuiy " "o'
drlerentially , ,a,,rod outlaw re-
sonndsS In front OF The Tribune bulletin when a
vs,arnn md weather beaten yachtsman VINO uiih l |
20 down TO the to see me race oe'se ar,enas
didn't have the price. saiu. ,n,,s,rv hut in
Wards kangaroo this Is all very amusing, pu' IN Ia,
stead Of having Ferris wheels In your heads. you
All seem to have your craniums lu,i 81 ""p"'
launches going ahead under jingle p,iie,arc. peii q,
OF course few comprehcnded the sish -, -,
his suggeston but all with tacit unahi,,ty ~.
promptiy set him down n nea descendant OF me the
original sir Oracle. The same Ola yach's,nan tnv %
finally turned out TO be. and justly no al. ~
American yachts (Which the same A. WaId prop
ably would have described as one o, ,oh W ts the
IN shoned kind brass-mounted. and OF sucn ls .he
Kingdom" etc.) seeing the announcement Oh I'm Me
fender is dandy. but that cuts no Ice Nigiissnt
may reverse the result on Monday ANYHOW, 'ns,
the two best boats ever pu, overooata h III III m% % -
quarter OF this wicked world. and while he race Is
strong the selected cup defender VIII surely deieat
Nakyrie III--barring accidents