Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER Is 1895

racers. The yachts west about on star
board tack, and the Valkyrie slightly in
the lead in passing Scotland Ilightship
11:36-Both yachts are even now.
11:45- The Defender has set No. 2 j'b |
topsail. Both are on the port tack. The
Defender is crawling up. The Valkyrie
is slightly in the lead but the Defender
is closing the gap. The Valkyrie is
about an eighth of mile in the lead.
12:O5-The Defender had trouble with
her jib topsail. She leads by seventy.
five yards but the Valkyrie has the wind
ward post. They are still on the port
tack heading toward Long Banch.
Three minutes after Defender set her
No. 9 topsail she took it in again.
12:05-The Valkyrie Is gaining slightly
on the Defender. The Valkyrie still has
the windward position and appears to be
a quarter ahead but as the yachts are
going straight from us it is hard to dis
tinguish them.
12:10-Oficial time of starting: Val
kyrie II :00:13; Defender l1:O1:15.
12:O9-Today the course is triangle
of ten miles on each side, thirty in all.
The boats have gone about six miles on
the first leg. The stake boat for the
first turn has not yet anchored.
l2:ll-Defender goes about closely
followed by the Valkyrie.
12:l2-The boats are still on the port
tack, standing southwest; wind about
eight miles south. :
l2:19-Every time the Defender goes
about, the Valkyrie does the same to
keep her to lesward. The Valkyrie goes
about followed by Defender at 1918.
12:26-Defender seems to be improv-
ing her position and is gaining slightly.
The Valkyrie seems to hold her lead.
Both seem to have good breeze.
12:33-Still on the starboard tack.
Seem to be in same position, Valkyrie
leading.
:. 12:37-Valkyrie now leads b. about
one-eighth of mile.
1910 - The Valkyrie seems to be
about half mile ahead, still on the
starboard tack, standing southeast.
12:40-Judging from the distance off
shore, both boats must be nearing the
stake boat.
SEABR1GHT, 12:48-The indications
low are that the Valkyrie will round
the first turn ahead of the Defender.
Wind increasing.
12:53-The boats are nearing the first
turn, and about eleven miles off shore.
12:54-Defender has improved her pos
ition. Both boats appear to have good
breeze where they are now.
1:03-Valkyrie turned the stake boat
at 12:57:30 and the Defender turned at
1:0O:5O.
1:l2-Both boats are out of sight.
1877 The yachts are enveloped in a
fog, but the wind is blowing about
twelve miles per hour, and may dispel
it.
1:43-Fog very thick off shore. Won't
be able to see the turn. Wind 16 miles
south.
SANDY Hook, p. m.-The wind is
sixteen miles an hour south, official
time. Valkyrie turned first at 1857 80.
Defender at 1:01:35. Al 80 p. m. Val
kyrie was two miles ahead.
2:lO-The signals now show that the
course of the second leg is northeast by
east, aud third leg northwest by half
west. This makes the second turn at
sea about twelve miles off Long Island.
The yachts are still out of sight.
2:25-The Valkyrie is about mile
ahead of the Defender and about three
miles from the lightship.
2:29-Both boats are carrying main
sail, club topsail, staysail jib and jib top.
sail. The Valkyrie is about three min
utes in the lead.
| 2:44-The yachts are just coming in
sight. The Valkyrie is leading by about
mile.
| 2:47-The Valkyrie is about a mile
from the lightship.
| 2:50-Both boats on the port tack,
approaching the finish. The Valkyrle
is leading by about half mile. De-
fender appears to be closing up rapidly.
| 2:54-The Valkyrie close to the line,
and Defender is coming up rapidly.
vALKYR1E WINS.
Defender Crossing 2:55:58.
Valkyrie- Crossing 2:54:48.
(, OFFICIAL.
The valkyrie wins by ~ seconds
official time.