The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-19
Highest Of all in Leavenns Powsr.La U. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
DEFENDER THE WINNER.
AMERICAS NAcur rAKts rHE FIRST
TwO MEATS.
Gets the second on touI - There
was Urrat INritemrnt weather
aud Paints.

NEw YORK, Sept. 7. In light
wind and over lumpy sea, over a
cour.e of fifteen miles to wind
ward and return, the American
sloop Defender defeated the English
yacht Nalkyre oday in the first OF
the series of races for the America S
cup.
Slowly the Englishman drew
ahead and slowly the gloom deep
ened. They seemed to be starving
the Defender for wind. She acted
loggy in consequence, and it began
to look as though the Nalkyrie had
the race well in hand.
In half an hour or so both swung
on the port tack. THE NalkyriC
is two minutes ahead, said the
oracles. 1t certainly looked it.
They headed on this tack until
everybody got tired watching them.
Then suddenly the Valkyrie
spun around on her heel and made
for the Defender, with the inten.
ton of cutting across her bows into
the weather position. This was
regarded as an easy thing by the
crowd.
Pretty soon the great flotilla Of
spectators began TO open their eyes.
The Defender was reaching along
like a ghost. She had found hei
speed. On came the Valkyrie until
close on the lee bow of the Defend
er. Then the Englishman dis
covered that he could not cross.
Round he came like a top. He
had got the worst of it. Tits was
the last of the Valkyrie. Beaten
squarely out of the weather posi-.
tlon, he held on, but dog fashion
TO the Defenders skirts.
There was no mistake now, how.
ever, as TO the leader. The De
tenders canvass was bullying on
and she was sailing away from hei
rival amid the cheers of her thous
ands of staunch admirers.
She came straight to the mark
and would have rounded it perfect,
had not a big excursion steame'
shu. out the wind for a moment
The double line of steam vessels
were there in waiting to send the
boats off on their homeward course
Several pushed their way to tn,
front with the result that the De
fender lost a trifle of the advantae
which she had gained. Fortunately
for the credit of American sports
manship it was the home boat tina
was lntcriered with.
The manner in which the De
fender outfooted the Valkyrie mad,
even old yachtsmen stare, for it wa
a remarkable performance for tn,
boat, after sailing almost even will
one another for many miles, tocom
out at the end with lead OF almos
half mile, gained in the last two
Defender wins by g minutes, 4,
seconds.
SECOND RACE.
NEw YORK, Sept. 10 Crippled
but still heeling far over i'll he
strength and swiitness, the De
fender followed the Valkyri
across the finish line today. Les
than halt mile separated the two
and anxious eyes kept pace, secon'
by second, with the time indicator
as they moved around, and whel
it was seen that the Defender ha,
not only lost nothing in the las
twenty miles Of the course, but ha
actually gained, great shou
went up for the gallant vessel.
The Valkyrie's main boom ha,
swung around and fouled the De
tenders rigging. To those VIII
had witnessed the accident an
sprang forward at the ominou
sound, il seemed as though tn
Defender trembled with the shock
They saw her topmast bend an
her topsail swing over as though
would break away, and a groa
went up as though the brave boa
which had won so noble victory
few days before was wholly debal
red from an even effort to secure
, second.
Lightning action was necessar
to save the topmast from breakin
away completely, for it was alread
r sprung from its fastening, and Cal
tain Half, with a master strok
taking his boat down to leewar'
soon Unanswered her into a sa
position and gave chase.
From that on, however, the d.
fender, while not perceptibly clio
ing the gap between them, lessee
ed the time and they crossed Il
l line not much more than two mi,
+. utes apart. The Valkyrie, accor
e ing to corrected time, howeve
S wins from the cup defender by ju
forty-seven seconds.
e Defender had run up her r.
f flag of protest on the foul. II
!. committee adjudged she had be
a fouled and awarded her the race.
It The third race was to be on t
I2th, the day the Coptic sailed.
was understood Defender wou
offer to again sail the second rae
There is also talk of Vigilant bel
matched against Valkyrie III.
Lord Dunraven cabled Emper
, William after the first race that |
vessel had been fairly beate
There was light weather. r
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