The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-13
THE GALLANT DEFENDER WON.
She Sailed Over the Course Alone.
Dunraven' Peculiar Action.
By Southern .Assoclntei Press.

by SOUTHERN AsSOclntei PreH5.
NEW York, September l2.-The
Americas CUP races GUIDED in tiasco.
Lord Dunrsven Withdrew the Valkyrie
immediately utter the sturt and the
Defender stood over the course aIoue.
The Americas Cup Committee notified
y. Oliver lselin that three races nuu
the cup were awarded tue gallant
Defender and the crowds uiloat and
ashore cheered the ship TINT sustained
Uncle Sans supremacy on the seas
and the skipper and crew that sailed
her.
For at least enother year the inter
national tropy is ours, aud IN Nil prob.
ability, it will he many years before u
British Yacht again challenges for the
cup. The mishap of last Tuesday and
the rather remarkable action of Lord
Duuraven to-day will not further the
interest In the sport. Americans have
complained of not being given fair
play when raciug IN English waters,
and both in 1893 and this year, extra
pains have been taken t. prevent His
Lordship from having cause to COM
plain OF unfeirness here. In withdraw
ing he does not charge any special IN.
fairness to his boat. but bases his action
upon the Interference with both yachts
caused by the largo excursion fleet.
Tho trouble was not caused to-day,
for the course was clear at tho start
when tue British boat withdrew. Tho
objections raised by the owner by the
Valkyrie were mnde before the boats
reached the line, and were based upon
tho conduct OF the attendant fleet on
Saturday aud Tuesday, Lord -Dun.
raven sent the Americas Cup Commit.
IN n or upr1ad Iattar la IN
ing about tue action OF steamboats, and
tugs, and stating that he was not, will
ing TO continue racing Valkyrie unless
clear course WAS provided. He added
that i'll his opinion the course should
be distant from any large city.
Up to tho time for the start for to
days race Lord Dnnraveu had re.
ceived no reply to his communication.
After his withdrawal from the raca he
said it was his intention to start If he
received a'reply, but none comiug 10
hand, no merely went down and
crossed the line to give the other boat
II chance to make the race. That he
had no intention of racing to day was
evident for he put up no topsnil ut all
His decision not to race must have
been arrived nj late last night, for .ye.-
terday he had the Nalkyric dry .docked,
her bottom rubbed down, and when
she was floaied quantity of pig lend,
estimated at four tons, was taken from
her hold.
a remeasurement OF the load winter
line was asked for, and John Hyslop
| endcGvorcd TO pass his steel tape over
! her by lantern light last evening be.
tween . andl0 O'clock. He was com.
| PEELED to give 1t up md the decrease
in tho time allowance caused by the
change is not known.
While these preparations were going
on Lord Dunraven was in the city
sending and receiving messages from
| members of the Americas Cup Com
mittee and tho Regatta Committee.
There we're rumors that Lord Dun
raven would not race to day, but when
the anxious crowds saw the Falkyrie
going down the bay they wore content
and, Us the wind was good sixteen
knot breeze from the southwest in the
morning, the prospects for good race
were most encouraging.
| When, however, the Brltsher kept
| over at one end OF the limo by himself
and did not set his topsall the crowd
| concluded that he had a grievance. No
steamboats, or tugs were IN the British
| boats way. 10 windward was q broad
expnuse Of open water. The fleet of
| excursion steamers and tugs was
| grouped to the north of the limo and
not near enough to have any effect
| upon the wind.
n The starting gun was followed by n
| scene that was novel III International
racing. The American yacht. pyre-
mid OF canvas, bore down upon the
line. Balloon iib topsail, spinnaker,
| mainsail and lowering club topsail wer 0
| drawing well. The British boat on
the other hand sailed calmly down to
the line, under lower canvas only and
| crossed after Defender.
Then the British yacht slowly bore
away toward the line and crossed it
only to turn on her heel aud point for
home. So carefully planned was his
drawal that his tug, the Millnrd, was
right at the line, ready to tow him into
port.
After the race Lord Dunraven sought
the secluslon of his statero DOM, on the
City OF Bridgeport.