The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
vALKYRIE WINS.
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| Shortly after the start, Defender hoisted
| a protest flag, and the protest was al
| lowed il being believed here that VaIky-
rie fouled Defender during the lufiing
| matches. II seemed from here, as ii one
OF Defenders shrouds was injured, but
nothing definite could be made out, ana
! Defenders topmast held ON well. The
beautiful white silk clubtopsail was In
| great shape and there was not the slight
est sign OF break. Defender, II she
keeps on this course much longer VIII
be on nearly even terms with the In
glishman. Captain Cranfield is constantly
! Iuffing the Valkyrle in hopes TO keep up
with the windward work OF his oppo-
nent.
Defender went about on the starboard
tack at "a, and Valkyrie followed suit.
Defender has now no jibtopsail on, but
| Valkyrie has her No. jibtopsail set.
! At 1:5, both boats were standing on
the starboard tack along the Jersey shore
| and Valkyrie had evidently lost half OF
| the lead which she had at the start. De-
! fender was not more than 100 or 20O yaros
! TO leeward, and not over an eighth oil
mile behind, and II looked as II DEFENDER
| would catch Valkyrie by the time the
| first mark was reached, or little before.
| Both boats went about on the port tack
at IL 80, and beaded this way
The two yachts at IL :43 were not more
than mile and a half off shore, and De-
tenuef was salllnK alOnS ulCtly Wllhout
the aid of her jibtopsail.
Valkyrie seemed to be gaining a trifie
on Defender and she was getting better
breeze TO windward, Defender being In
soft spots, and while Nalkyrie's Jibtopsail
did not set very well, yet it helped her
considerably.
The excursion fleet was giving the
yachts all the room they wanted, and as
there were not over hundred vessels OF
all sorts about the racers, they were not
in any way interfered with.
The wind at IL :55 a. m. was very light,
and the excursion feet was still doing
finely, keeping from hall to othree'quarters
of a mile from the racers.
The scene presented by the racing
yachts and the accompanying fleet is a
grand one. 1t was possible from here 10
look down directly on the decks of both
yachts. Captain Haff could be seen sail
ing Defender for all there was in her,
and captain Cranfield was doing the same
for Valkyrie.
Both boats at IL 80 were standing of
shore on the starboard tack, and Defend
| er did not seem TO be closing up the gap
on Valkyrie. Through The great glass
! OF The Associated Press, the rival skip
/ pers could be seen at their poets.
Captain Crsnfeld was standing in the
midst of n group, made up of Lord Dun
raven, Commodore Glennie and others,
| while captain Sycamore was running
back and forward carefully watching the
head sails
Both yachts at 1920 p. M, were still
holding of shore on the starboard tack.
Valkyrie was apparently about half
mile ahead
During the last half hour they sailed a
close race.
Defender, shortly after 1910 went
abou on the port tack and Valkyrie i'm
medistely followed suit.
IlAf ,Aax 20 nh Hxya
onds faster than Valkyrie and from the
| positions they occupied in turning II
| looked as IL Defender had crawled up
| little on her rival But the race is un-
| doubtedly a very close one.
The two yachts were then headed along
the Jersey shore, and while they, were
| only about three miles from land, the log
bank which has come mp made it diff
cult to sight them accurately.
! Defender was not carrying her jibtop-
sail, while that of Valkyrie was doing
good work. The two yachts at 12;l6
We're headed toward Long Branch and
| Defender uIu not seem to-be gaining
much. The fog bank was then quite
thick. Shortly afterwsrd the wind be-
| gan TO freshen and Defender commenced
| going through the water at a great rate.
| The two yachts at about 1920 p. M,
went about on the starboard tack. De-
| fender was then overhauling Valkyrie, and
u
was clearly outiooting her British rival.
| At 1890 p. m. Valkyrie was being
held by Defender In good shape, II SEEM
ed from here, although the fog pevented
accurate observations. However, II does
not seem as il Valkyrie was getting away
| from Defender
At about 12:45 p. m. Defender seemed
| to start ahead again and reduce the gap
between herself and Valkyrie, and her
windward work was really superb. she
| pointed better than the British yacht and
| footed faster, and il looked from here
as If she was steadily working to wind
| ward and overnauling Valkyrie.
TIME AT FIRST MARK.
BY O'Clock Valkyrie had disappeared
| in the fog, although Defender could still
| be seen from here. So far as can be made
out here the yachts rounded the first
mark as follows:
Valkyrie, l2:5S:l5
Defender, :02:05.
The turn was apparently made in
dense fog and the times given are only
approximate.
The wind at the time OF turning was
| increasing in strength and blew at the
rate of IL TO Is miles an hour, kicking up
little white caps between here and the
first mark, so that the yachts seemed
likely TO have good breeze with which
TO sail the second leg, over which they
should make good time, and IL the wind
holds out il appeared as II they would
finish berore 3 O'Clock.
The excursion fleet at 21l was seen
heading for the lightship, which seemed
TO show that the yachts bad rounded
the second mark, and minute or so lat
er, the yachts came In sight. One OF them
had lead of over mile on her compet-
itor, and the yacht ahead seemed to be
the Valkyrie.
HIGHLANDS OF NAvEsINK. :35 p. M. i,
Nalkyrie does not seem to increase her
lead over Defender, and the excursion
fleet is keeping back SO as to give the
Anne. lean yacht n chance.
On BOARD THE MACKAY- BENNETT, 2:3f
D. m.-The yachts are very close together
but Valkyrie is ahead. The Luckenbach
has taken up her position at the finish
} ! line.
2:37 y. m.-Defender is pushing the
Nalkyrie hard and II Is believed that tn,
American may win on time allowance.
HIGHLANDs OF NEvAsINK, 2:40 y. m.
IL Is estimated that the yachts have now
about three more miles TO sail in order "a
reach the finish line. Although Valkyrie
| Ia ahead Dpfpudgr il iyfnu xrau dnorr