New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11

fender came along In the same o'rec',o" ""' 49,,
go, ho,,od ber helm down hard and stood
toward u.s. At that time we were ABREAST nv
m,ttee boat. the Luckenbach. ana IL was IMPOSE
HE for Ms 10 give way, because II we hau 'u"''
-, ho,,a been forced against the big tug we
kept on our way, as we were cohpe" ~ -.
the Defender keeping on hers, struck our wv"
with her backstay which was orohen i'o W
,.o, w. we're in advance and had the right OF
wav most certainly, as the committee Ca" 800
49, ,ha Ds,ender has only herself to blame for the
"" ,,. NV any one could pretend to put the
r,ut ON us when the positions OF the boats at the
.,. a.. o.o,dort occurred Is considered cannot
600 The very fact that the Defender nit her oach-
stav on our boom while we were Ne'p''e ~
straight course speaks for ttseIt.
..,rson ,o,, do not think the Defenders protest
will be sustained?'
ct cannot see how It fairly can De- =.
"cbau Won object TO run the race over again Il
,bo committee decides against your
"Iyeu don't know" replied captain cram
eo,d. and he added with just the shadow OF
smile: II rather think that If the protest Is up
held we shall make our way nome again anu N"'
1t one win each
.vUoro Won satisfied with the Valkyrie's per-
formance to-day
"vos nrettv we'll The wind was steadier TO-
dav and our boat showed up much better tnah III
saturdavs fuky winds I think she will behave
splendidy in blow, ana pehe'e VIC '""'-
more pace out of her yet. co.o
During this conversation Captain sycamore
came on deck from below and took stahu pe
side his inseparable companion anu coi .sNo c
H. cticallv corroborated the version or the ac-
cident given by Captain Cranfield. ana addeo'
THE DEFENDERS FAULT.
.rAo so,,,, u,as in every way the Defenders.
herh
% make deliberately for us. If that Is the KIND
., Tactics the American boat is going to indulge
:, shou no glad when the races are over
yalue nv life more than I do yacht race, anu
e. was a close thing to-day that Dao coiiisi'n
did not occur -, 4. o r,ho+ tho
Cantain SYCAMORE was unable 10 say WHAT TIC
Vakyries plans for to-day were
THE DEFENDERS INJURY.
There is nothing the matter with the Defend
er.s baclstay The trouble was with the star,
hoard tonmast shroud. one OF the spreaders anu
the tonmast. Mr. Iselin told Tribune reporter
last night that the Defender would go TO the Erie
Rasin for repairs to-day, that new topmast was
all ready to be PIT up, that the decision Vi I De
committee as to the protest made by the De-
fender would be given out to-day, ana tha' .ne
American Yacht would be ready to renew the
struggle with the cup-challenger tomorrow
THE DEFENDERS SIDE OF THE CASE.
II c. Leeds was the first man seen on the
Defender when The Tribune man was roweu
alongside He was unwilling to tell the De-
tenders side Of the story, or describe the po7'-
tions of the boats at the start. but salo tha'
the fouling for Mr.. Leeds pointedly refused 70
consider yesterdays mishap the DeIenuel
comrtcenth accident, prevented the American
vacht from wearing her jibtopsail when gong
10 windward and kept her from CARVING nel
balloon -jibtopsai on the starpoaru TACK III the
second leg Of the race s
How do you think your misioi 'uio "
the race Mr.. Leeds - -.
.Why 1t lost 1t. The Nalkyrie only won us
fortv-seyen seconds. and | calculate that ou
trab,,itv TO carry our full quota or sails re-
tarded us at least from three to four minutes ,
You see we have H Shf races sure e''o'"
"' when hen asked to state clearly and concisely
what the accident and the damage uone,
Mr. Leeds said that the topmast shrouds WelS
torn off from the spreader. and that strained
, the topmast moment later, as the CONVERSE
ton continued. Mr.. Leeds said; The sprea"er
vas broken and the topmast IL gone .
Tn regard to the Defender racing again ne
said: II can tell you more about that than
YOU could tell me when your watcn wouiu , tS
ready after you had broken II ana iett IL WIN
a ieweer" Mr. Leeds remarked that as the
matter was in the hands OF the committee, any
statement on his or on Mr.. Iselins part or the
Defenders claims. would be extremely as
courteous to that body. He said that the top
mast shroud was dashed up to the spreader I'M
mediatelv after the collision, and the yacht
,as kent on her course getting over the line
was hepe af Pm the Valkyrie as possible.
a. rbe oniy apparent injury to the Defender as the
| ,enorter came aboard of her last night was
alight buckling over 10 one side OF the topnias''
Trhere was tiny piece Of wire hanging Tree up
| ,bnre ar the end OF the starboard spreader put
| no one not an expert OF experts III the !ac"tns
line would have dreamed .ha' any e,,,'s =, NO"
| wrong with the Defender. The topmast shrouo
| ", - long niece OF wire rope that runs from the
| vacht,s topmast head to the gunwale ana IL Is
stay or preventer strength VI i,'s nd ra
! running over the end Of the spreader ana re-
| n1ainIng always perfectly taut ana SUN IL Is
sacnred 70 the rail or edge OF the boat al point
| opposite to the mainmas''
CAPTAIN HAFFs STATEMENT
cantain Half was as averse as Mr. Leeds to
talking Of the Defender side OF the story OF the
| accident All he wanted to say was 10 detail the
| actual happening in the case lie said the star
! hoard topmast backstay was pulled out ana
| broken bv the shackle of the Valkyrie's boom.
| and that on this account the Defender mad 70
come around on the port tack to get over the line
| and make start in the race. The topmast. cap,
| tain Half said was sprung anu ""o'he' "o"'"
| have to be put In -,
| "Captain Terry and were at the Forward wheel
| and Newbury Thorne was at the AFTER wheel AS
| soon as ne saw the Valkyrie fling off, Mr.. lselin
said TO me: Keep her straight dont let ner
vary an inch from her course. we were heaoihs
| for the leeward end OF the line
| Contaln Half was war; OF letting his real Views
| creep out but 1t was easily seen that he had the
same opinions on the subject as his comrade, cap
| .at,, rarrv ,ybo said a few moments later: Il
tell YOU II was "A sharp British trick but II didn't
| work The Valkyrie people thought TO blum US.
but all they did was to win on a fouling. and they
are likely enough to be disqualified tomorrow
Captain Haf was sure that the breaking or the
| Defenders shrouds caused her TO lose the race
why" he said III you stood 10 windward you
! could not topmast; it was bent over SO
much. The topmast is broken in two places.
Captain Haff and Captain Terry, strangely
enough agree that the collision occurred when the
| yachts were not heading for the line. but were en-
! gagged In their preliminary manoeuvres. Captain
| Ham the more outspoken He came out fairly
| and said: II wanted to keep away from him Uhe
| Valkyrie). but he would not let me: ne would per-
sist In following me up all the time In spite " all
| that | could do 10 keep out OF his way. He bore
right square of. We had the lightshp to steer by
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