The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-30
A GOOD WIND.
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| Jesrey shore
AT IL :23 a. m. Defender had a lead on
| Vigilant. Her mainsail appeared TO be a
| third larger than Vigilant's. A nice
breeze was blowing from the eastward.
Nalkyrie, soon after the start, passed out
side of the Hook, under mainsail, work.
| ing topsail, toresail and jib. She seemed
| 10 dive into the swell more than either
| Yigilsnt or Defender.
The racing yachts presented beautiful
sight as they stood by this point. Every
sail was drawing and they were dancing
over the waves In the prettiest manner
possible. At 20 Defender was four
lengths ahead and TO windward OF Vigi-
liant, though she carried one sail less.
Defender did not seem TO jump into the
swell as much as Vigilant. Valkyrie was
then standing down from the main ship
channel along shore on the port tack, the
same tack as the American yachts, which
carried their clubtopsails against the Brit
isher's working topsail.
Previous TO getting away, both yachts
got little too close TO the line, and were
compelled to hold of in order to avoid
crossing before the signal This COM
PEELED Nigilant TO go astern of Defender,
and gave the latter the windward posi-
tion. Defender just saved herself from
going across before the signal.
Defender, at IL :33 a. M, had q lead OF
nearly quarter OF a mile on Vigilant,
and was fast working her way TO wind
ward of her. They both went about on
the starboard tack, and stood toward the
Long Island shore, sailing remarkably
fast, and not laying down 10 any extent,
although the wind was fresh from the
eastward.
Defender stood up better under her can
vas than Vigilant, and was ouptointing,
outsailing and dawing farther ahead
from her competitor every moment.
1s42 \. he "A
of shore, on the starboard tack.
The racers were not hindered by the ex-
cursion fleet today, as il was small in
number, and the schooners which went
out to the racers, had already been left
far in the rear
Valkyrie had also gone about on the
starboard tack, and was then sailing un-
der the same conditions as the two Amer
ican yachts. Although she had only a
small working topsail up, she seemed to
heel down TO II more than Defende or
Vigilant, and did not leave the water as
cleanly as the former.
The clean manner in which the Defend
er went through the water was surprising.
There was not the slightest bit OF foam
to be seen TO leeward of the white Vigil
lant's lee rail, which was continually
smothered.
AT IL :52 a. m, the two racers were near
ly half way down to the outer mark, and
were sailing remarkably fast race.
Defender had lead OF nearly half mile
over Vigilant, and both yachts were rush
ing through the water at great speed.
Shortly after IL o'c o * both Defender
and Vlgilant went ABOUT on the port
tack, and headed away for the mark boat,
which was then apparently going to take
up position :. 8. T.. The wind was east
erly, and blowing at the rate OF about 10
knots an hour. Defender was standing
IN Aaal kAtt 4 l. 1t.
which had her lee rail smothered. AS
time wore on, the wind freshened and
Vigilant was compelled to take i'm her ba-
by Jibtopsail, leaving both boats then un-
der the same canvas. Nalkyrie away in
the distance was standing up well under
her sail. She was sailing very fast and
was still on the starboard tack, and APP
peared 10 pound the water and jump to
some extent.
About 1880 Defender took short board
for the Long Island shore and to the star
board tack and then went out again on
the port tack.
Vigilant held on the port tack. Val
kyrie, by this time, was well over on the
Rockaway shore on a sail-stretching ex-
pedition.
Both yachts, at 12:43 p. M had gone
about on the starboard tack and were
heading for the stake boat with Defender
apparently leading Vigilant by nearly
two miles. Defender, however, only made
4 short board and then went about
again on the port tack.
The two yachts rounded the stake boat
rs follows:
Defender, 12:50;12.
Vigilant, 12:55 80.
Consequently Defender was five min
ties, Is seconds ahead OF Vigilant; at the
urn only one minute eight seconds de-
iucting the ten seconds she was ahead |
" her rival at the start.
Immediately after rounding, both |
'achts broke out their balloon jibs and |
pinnakers and started away from home,
u rafting rate, everything pulling |
randy. Both yachts, however, were
low in getting out their spinnakers,
'igilant being the slower. Both yachts
I ] o'clock were standing for the finish
inc under cloud of canvass each of
hem carrying balloon jibtopsails and
pinnakers. Valkyrie at this time was
till off the Long Island shore beating
long under mainsail, working topsail
taysail and jib. She stood up well under
Ter canvass, but did not appear TO move
Trough the water, with as much life as
m the beat to wiHdwafd was Ia, 37fa. 40s,
nd of Vigilant, III, Am, 49s, difference
4 5m, 9s.
Valkyrie, at about 1:10 p. M, went
bout and headed away in southwest
.irection In order TO get good look at
he racers as they bore away home before
he wind.
The two yachts, at 1:15 p. M, had COW
red about three miles OF the distance.
nd the Valkyrie was heading toward
hem on the port tack, directly opposite
his point, and about six miles out To sea.
was calculated that IL she kept on she
would be with the racers not far from the
nish line.
The British yacht was going along cas-
" under mainsail, working topsail. fore
all and large jib. Suddenly, however.
he eased of her sheets, and headed di-
ectly In shore, and IL looked as IL she
ias out for another scrap with the two
american boats. The latter were then
nshing through the water with every
itch of canvas set.
The wind at this hour was dying away.
nd was only blowing about seven or
ght miles an hour. Both yachts had
'iled very near half the distance to the
nish line, and Valkyrie was jogging
ong waiting for them.
Scotland Lighthip. The official times at
ne outer mark were:
Defender, II :i7:25.
Nigilant, 12:53:20.
AZ the finish the official times were: