The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-13


crossed the Atlantic ocean, and IL she
could not win IL is not the fault of Wat
son. Watson is not responsible and, of
course. you know il from my actions. The
Valkyrieismyyacht TIM ETAOIN ETA
Nalkyrie is my yacht"
The Defender arrived OF Bay Ridge at
6 o'clock. She was in tow Of the tug Wal
lace B. Flint. Three large American flags
foated from her topmast ana spreader
shrouds. A short piece of broom was at
tached 10 her jibboom. On her deck were
a happy party. All the way up the bay
the yacht had been serenaded and her peo-
pie cheered Mrs. Iselin in a pink silk
waist, white DUCK skirt and sailor hat
with a cherry and black band. was sur
rounded by members of the party. w. X
Vanderbilt, Il. ID. Morgan and Mr. Iselin,
the three members OF the syndicate which
built the boat, were there. and they We're
kept busy doffing their caps 20 salutes
from all sides.
Even the yellow dog Sandy seemed hap
py. He rushed about the decks and bark
ed joyously at the people who nearly
capsized excursion boats by crowding to
the rail when Defender was passing.
The American yacht was towed past
the Nalkyrie before coming to her an
chorage. The British tars We're nearly all
on the City of Bridgeport, nearby, watt
ing for their supper. They came out on
but none Of them cheered or waived a hat
at the cup winning boat.
When the Defender anchored, Mr., Iselin
was seen. He said: AFTER the decision
on Tuesdays race, l offered to Lord Dun
raven TO re-sail the race. I received his
declination, ! regret that we could not
have race instead Of winding up as we
did"
Mr. Herbert c. Leeds said; Lord Dun
ravens conduct is an insult TO the Ameri-
can nation"
Capt Hank Haff, who sailed the De
fender said: mo one could complain of
the steamboats, at the start or at any
time to-day. The wind was all right and
no one could complain of not being given
a fair show. Looks as if some one was
afraid to race. / would be willing TO put
in $500 of my savings to help make up
pool of $1,000 that we can beat the Val
kyrie In a beat Of fifteen or twenty miles
to windward and return" Capt. Han
said that the Defender will be towed to
New Rochelle tomorrow forenoon.
Following is the technical account of
the race
When Valkyrie and Defender left their
anchorages off Bay Ridge at o'clock
this morning there was a brisk wind COM
ing In from a little southwest. The boats
were towed through the narrows and a
part way down the lower bay The De-
lShhNl AdQ q new NObtudHl ana new
spreader up in place of those broken by
the fouling of the Valkyre on Tuesday
The topmast was much thicker than the
old one. The Nalkyrie sat much higher
out of the water after the removal of her
extra ballast.
on the Defender were Mr.. c. Oliver
Iselin. Mr.. Vanderbilt ex-Commodore f.
d. Morgan, Herbert G. Leeds. Woodbury.
Kane Newberry Thorne. W. Butler Dun
can, Jr., Mrs. c. Oliver Iselln and David
Henderson, the representative of Lord
Dunraven.
On the Valkyrie were Lord Dunraven
and with him Arthur Glennie Il Maitland
Kersey, Sailmaker Ratsey and Latham A.
Fisk, Of the Americas cup committed
representing the New York Yacht Club.
of Hoffman Island the Defender dropped
her tow and sailed before a fair wind
down to Sandy Hook lightship The Val
kyrie held to her tug until Sandy HOOK
where she left her tug and sailed down
to the rendezvous.
The feet Of excursion steamers and tugs
at the starting point was not so large as
on Saturday and Tuesday. but every boat
seemed to be black with humanity. The
steamboats,, yachts and tugs gave the
racers plenty Of room. The patrol vessels
scurried about and notified captains of
other craft to keep at good distance, as
Lord Dunraven had notified the commit
was clear. The steamboats, all moved
away from the windward side of the line,
and there was a mile of clear water to
the west and south, and the course to
the eastward was perfectly clear
AS the time for the preparatory signal
approached there were only plain lower
sails visible on the British boats Every
eye was on her to see why she did not
send up her club topsail and get ready
for the start
The Defender was ready at 1910 o'clock
and was cruising about in the clear space
around the committee boat and the light
ship.
The Valkyrie stood away to the south
ward and kept well away from the Ameri-
can boat. When il was seen that Lord
Dunraven was not preparing to start, the
patrol boats made another trip around and
the excursion fleet moved still further
away.
At 1850 o'clock, the time when the pre-
paratory gun should have been sound
ed, the Valkyrie still showed no signs of
preparing for a race The regatta COM
mittee had consultation and decided to
give the Englishman more time
A look over the expanse of water to
windward and around the starting line
failed to disclose any reason for not start
ing. There were two or three Of the steam
yachts with patrol flags up fully a mile TO
WlnuWdfu, ana Win uOlHluB between them
and the line except open water South
of the line was a couple Of patrols at a
good distance away. A solitary pilot boat
was passing to the eastward and away
north of the line where they could not
bother the yachts were the excursion
steamers. The number Of steamers was
less than at either Saturday or Tuesdays
races The tugs crowded together in front
OF the steamboats, and there was ample
room for the maneuyering that precedes
the start.
The wind was blowing almost due from
the west and at a velocity of not more
than knots an hour. The water was com
paratively smooth and aside from a slight
ground swell there was nothing to disturb
the eveness of its surface. The sky was
clear with only few light heecy clouds
scattered here and there and the horizon
was hung with a misty haze
The two racers were cruising about at
a fair distance from each other. Defen-
der was well to the northeast of the line
She carried her mainsail, club topsan
staysan and jib. Half a mile or more
away and down to the southeast was the
Valkyrie She was under mainsai and
jib only with her staysail in stops. Her
clubtopsail, that most important sail
whose proper setting is a matter Of such
considera BILE time and trouble was NOT Wis