The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-11

AS Nalkyr1e luned. her boom went srnaSn
against the Jib topsail Of Defender and
that conclusion was the cause Of the pro-
test that came later. OF course. Nalky-
rie went over the line first and to wind
she had barely got over the line when the
sheet OF her jib topsail parted.
Both boats were on the starboard tack
at the time so both claimed that they had
the right of way. 1t was a question among
the experts who were looking on whether
Defender was at that moment the over
cording TO rules. her place TO give way.
The fine point came in the discussion OF
the sharps wherther Defender, who had
been blanketed and who had then fallen
back In speed because of her luff was the
overhauling vessel All the same. with the
parting OF the baby jib topsail sheet the
assisted in the loosening of its own stay
and the top stay on the starboard side
The slack Of the topmast stay allowed the
on the port side so far that it looked for
moment as though the mast was about
to be carried away Captain Han IN
felt that had he come up 10 the wind and
met its full strength with his club topsail
going the entire upper outht would nave
out what real damage had been done. He
discovered that the top mast had been
sprung.
HELD UP THE RED PROTEST.
The Defender had.- in good seamanship
style. held UP the red protest flag when
valkyrie's boom interfered so much with
her progress, still she went on her journey,
very much worsted by the collision, but
still gaining. After crossing the line she
came around in about minute and half
before tacking and sagged TO leeward so
far because of Captain Haff's apprehension
that her upper starboard rig
ging would not hold that
out of the race; that she had given II up.
Others who knew better remarked that the
Defender people would be towards IL tney
dropped out before they got a decision
from the committee in charge and il proved
that they were right.
Defender was out TO race, even though
a cripple, and she went on as cripple,
SO that the wind-up of the days business
showed that the fastest yacht I'm Europe
could only beat the crippled American over
a thirty-mile triangular course by forty
seven seconds. After the yachts came
about the port tack soon after crossing the
line, Valkyrie was good elgntn OF a iniie
AS they. stood away on the port tack tack
the wind increased TO eight or n,ne miles
an hour. During that tack Valkyrie plain
y oudfSoted ana ovtpoln,ed m nn 'ne sny sail on
the jib topsail. At 112i Defender came
about to starboard. Valkyrie followed as
promptly as though she had been racing
with fellow well met. On this tack De-
fender pointed up very well and went very
fast but Valkyrie did better in both points
of sailing. They only stood away on this
came around togther. All the time Valky-
rie was doing better work In both pointing
and footing There was considerable won
der expressed that Defender, without any
lib topsail. did not point higher than she
did. but as a matter of fact Valkyrie was
getting to wincward all the time she was
going ahead. At 1854 the Defender was the
first to come about. and she did = in
very slow, slovenly. careless manner, oc-
cupying no less than twenty-seven seconds
valkyrie followed her opponents example
quickly and continued 10 race as poat
out for a cup should race.
At this stage of the game Defender
friends looked very blue, They were sure
that the Defender would lose the race, but
they did think their champion should do
better than she was doing. They were
willing to lose under the circumstances.
but they were unanimous in saying that
Defender should make all the fight she
was able, which she certainly did not ap-
pear to make even a bluff at doing After
that the boys tried to console themselves
with the thought that the Defender Grip
pie was simply going over the course as a
protesting contestant. The excursion boats
were behaving more generously than they
did on Saturday. They really kept away at
least a half a mile from the competitors
and remained well TO leeward at that time.
The breeze was freshening from the south
ward, always felt the increase first.
DEFENDER MADE LESS F['Ss.
The same thing was seen as on Saturday
in the matter of the way the boats went
through the water. The sea was far
smoother. there being not so much ground
swell on but Valkyrie splasned and threw
spray from her bows for many feet, while
Defender slid through the water easily and
smoothly almost as snake. During the
latter part of the beat out TO the first mark
Defender did better pointing, but her jib
was shaking a good deal of the time. At
1910 the yachts came round to port and
at 12.24 back again to starboard, on which
tack they were both able to make the
first mark, where the time was taken as
follows:
Nalkyrie ......,................... :9l :45
Defender l.Ul.3O
As Valkyrie rounded she set her big bal
loon jib topsail and took in her jib. That
big front sail filed magnifcently and
drew with goodness knows how many
to see If their favorite would set her bal
loon Jib topsail They wanted to find out
If Defenders rigging had been injured as
much as they feared Alas. Defender was
only able to run up babysail on the jib
topsail stay. A larger spread OF canvas
would have caused too much strain on the
weakened stay. Defender did. however, set
balloon staysail and not long afterward
Na1kyre followed suit and sent up a bal
loon on her forestay. The wind was then
about south-southeast going at the rate Of
something like twelve miles an hour and
blowing well over the yachts quarter, with
booms well out to port. On this second
leg the crippled Defender overhauled the
Briton by no less than seventeen seconds.
At the end of this broad reach the yachts
rounded the second mark as follows
Nalkyre i :58 &c
Defender .2:Ol 45
Now the wind had shifted TO southwest
by south and slowed down TO eight miles
an hour. The last leg was by compass d.
rection, northwest by west half west, and
sheets were hauled aft so that the vessels
would meet the breeze aheam. As soon as
the boats had both laid their course for
home, Defender with her sound rigging
TO windward, began to rapidly overhaul
valkyrie valkyrie took in her balloon jih
also set a balloon staysail, but do what
she would the cripple overhauled her in a
really ridiculous manner and gained on the
English boat fast that when the finish
was reached Valkyrie was only two min
utes and eighteen seconds ahead, after hav-
ing gone over the starting line one minute
and two seconds ahead More than one
competent witness of the days sport said
that, considering everything yalkyfie was
beaten worse to-day than on Saturday
Defender gained on her in the second and
third leg. As a matter of fact the only
time at which both vessels had the same
that run Defender gained one minute and
seventeen seconds. The few champions OF
the English boat who left cannot to-
night, md any consolation in the achieve
ment of their ship to-day. The official time
table is rs follows:
valkyrie. Defender
Start III 90.l3 -11 4