The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13
THE RACE!
Full Details of the struggle Yes
terday.

terday.
NEW YORK. Sept. Fat the time the
yachts cast off their lines from their
respective tugs, there was every indica-
ton that there would be a good wind,
but when they got down to the outer
Eghtship the wind had fallen to about
four or five miles an hour.
That the course would be 10 the wind
ward or leeWard and return was indi-
Gated from the committee boat at 1920
= N. today, by the hosting of the let
Ter &C and five minutes later the gem
tlemen in charge Of the race, notified
the contestants by The DC u that the
course would be outward east, which
meant run before the wind over the
first half.
While the committee was signalling,
Nalkyrie was sailing around with a club
topsail, as though 10 notify the people
III charge of the race that she would not
be satisfied with the excursion boats
that had congregated back of the start
ing mark.
At that time there was no vessel with
in half mile east Of the line and the
entire Meet of spectators was we'll to
leeward of the line. The committee got
weary of the apparently childish conduct
on the part OF the Nalkyrie, so at 1855,
when they saw that there was d splendid
opening for start, they fired the gun.
The patrol fleet of steam Yachts see
ing that Valkyrie wanted more room than
she had, steamed about furiously, order
Ing the excursion boats and tugs further
back. All obeyed orders.
With the finest chance for q clear and
even start that ever was given for an
Americas s cup race, the committee fired
the preparatory gun at LILO. Defender
eased off her sheets. 10 the full and head
ed down the line, n beautiful picture, and
shook out her spinnal1er and balloon lid
topsail as she crossed the starting point
(2lkyrie came up from the southwark and
of fashion, crossing the line within one
second of her handicap time, the gun pro-
claiming the end, of the latter period be-
fore fixed at 1l:22. two minutes after the
starting signal. AS soon as Nalkyrie
crossed she came up into The wind and
everybody knew that she had quit.
Cheers For Defender.
Defender went on with everything draw
Ing in the breeze, of about five miles an
hour, over a smooth sea; Just the sort
OF conditions that should suit Valkyrie
She rounded the outer mark at 1858 and
as she did so there was a, hurrah -,
great as though she had a good, game
competitor.
All during the beat home, the wind
increased in power and as the champion
lay over, some times with lee scupperl
under. she presented sight that made
the onlookerrs cheer. As she was ar
through a megaphone to the COMMITTEES
boat:
do you wish me to cross the line?'i
He received no answer, and repeated
the question. Again no answer, so the
Defender went over at 4:04:Sj. She Was
greeted with another most enthusiastic
salute as she did So The time was taken
by the committee and represented that She
went over the course in +:4l:13 With the
% seconds time allowance, her corrected
time was 4:43:94.
Dunraven Vanishes.
Later on in the afternoon, an attempt
was made to see Lord Dunraven. He was
invisible. His friend and adviser Com
modore Glennca- said that his Iordship
had gone away UP into the country some
where. he did not know where. In answer
to q question whether or not Dunraven
would sail in race or a. series of races
at Newport or MaTDlehead, away from
the .madding crowd of New York, for
a cup, Mr.. GIennca sail that he tho5ght
it was very unlikely. He hardly believed
that his lordshio would again sail VaIlky-
RE on this side, though he could not state
what would be done with Valkyrie in the
immediate future. He said he Intended to
return to England very soon, and he had
an idea that Vall1yrie would do the same.
When it was proposed that Defender
might go across next year and race in
England Mr.. GlennCa made no reply but
turned on his heel and babe the reporter
good night.