The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-12
RACE PROTESTED.
The Va1kyrie Withdraws
From the Contest lmme-
diatelY After the
Start.
PILOT BOAT IN HER COURSE
Did Not Intend to Race, Says Dun
raven-Defender Sails
Alone.
PILOT BOAT IN HER COURSE

UNITED PRESS TUG. SANDY HOOK,
Sept. u. 1895.-The third race for the
America Cup today resulted in another
protest. the Valkyrie retiring from the
race Immediately after the start. The
club challenger claimed that the pilot
boat No 49, Fannie R. Williams. was dl-
rectly IN her course.
The preliminary signal was set at
1885, preparatory at lilo, start at u:2V-
Before the starting gun was fired the
course was entirely clear of boats, ana
the two racers had all the room possible
to jockey in. There were no signs OF
making ready for the race aboard the
Valkyrie. and the eyes of the throngs
were anxiously turned toward her. All
during the maneuvreing of the yachts
the patrols We're running about. There
seemed to be no reason for the British
ers to complain on the score of not haY-
ing a clear course.
AS the time for the preparatory signal
approached and there were only plain
lower sails visible on the British boat,
every eye was on her to see why she
did not send up her clubtopsail and get
ready for the start. The Defender was
ready at 10:40, and was cruising about in
the clear space around the committee
boat and the lightship. The Valkyrie
stood away to the southard and kept
well away from the American boat.
When it was seen that Lord Dunraven
was not preparing to start the patro-
boats made another trip around and the
excursion fleet moved still further away.
vALKYRIE GIVEN MORE TIME.
At 1850 the time when the preparatory
gun should have sounded, the Valkyrie
still showed no signs of preparing for
race The Regatta Committee had
consultation, and decided to give the
Englishman more time. A look over the
eXpanse of water to windWaro
and around the starting line failed tc
disclose any reason for not starting
There were two or three of the steam
yachts with patrol flags up fully mile
to windward and with nothing between
them and the line except open water
South of the line were couple OF pa
trolls at a good distance away. A soil
tary pilot boat was passing to the east
ward, and away north of the line Where
they could not bother the yachts was
the excursion fleet. The number OF
steamers was less than at either Satur=
days or Tuesdays races. The tugs
crowded together in front of the steam
boats and there was ample room for
the manoeuvring that precedes the start
At 1856 gun doomed from the COM
mittee boat and the American yacht
ensign went up at the fore. This was
the preliminary signal and gave the
yachts notice that the preparatory sig
nal would be given Is minutes later
All eyes turned on the British boat and
as no steamers were near the course
it was expected she would send up her
.clubtopsail and get ready for the
race. Great was the disappointment
when no activity could be seen on the
Valkyrie deck The wind. which had
dropped to five knots. began to freshen
and the Defender dashed through the
channel in fine style.
At 11:10 a puff of smoke was seen COM
ing from the committee boat, and one
red ball was sent up. The boats now had
ten minutes for jockeytng, but the En-
glishman held aloof. He cruised about
the lightship end of the line and did not
go near the committee boat The min
utes before the start grew less and less.
The Defender bore away for the line
with boom to port and spinnalSer pole
tostarboard and the big sail in stops
ready for the signal. At 1913 the Val
kyrie ran UP to windward of the line
and swung about and started for it
as the Defender crossed. She had not
bent up her topsail and had no spinna-
ker ready. At 1:20 the starting gun was
sounded The Defender broke out her
big spinnaker and crossed at 11:20:24 of
fetal time.
THE PROTEST FLAG.
The Valkyrie went over the line near
the lightship end at 11:21:59, just one
second before the handicap gun. Then
she luffed up around the lightship and
red protest flag futtered from the
starboard rigging. They objected to
something and had quit the race. Theft
tug evidently had preliminary tip for
it was close to the lightship waiting for
her. A line was taken from the tug
and the cup challenger headed for New
York. The United Press tug went along
side the committee boat Immediately af-
ter the withdrawal of the British boat
and asked why Lord Dunraven quit.
Irving Grinnell one of the members of
the Regatta COMMITTEES shouted
eve don't know; you will have to ask
Lord Dunraven.'
The tug then went alongside of the
V NalkyTle. LOfQ- DuHfdNeii anu dll lllS
party except SailmaIker Ratsey had
sought seclusion below. His Lordship
declined to come on deck, and Mr.. Rat
sey only shook his head when asked why
the Valkyre quit Captain Cranfeld and
Captain Sycamore were dumb and evil
IDENTIFY all hands had orders to keep si-
lent.
The Defender, with spinnaker and bal
loon drawing well, proceeded on the
course alone The excursion fleet di-
vided. Some boats followed the Defender
while many Others chased the British
yacht part of the way in. Their pas
sengers shouted, whats the matter?"
but got no response from the British
boat.
DEFENDER SAILS ALONE
The Defender broke out her spinnaker
Immediately after crossing the line, and
went on with every inch of canvass
stretched, vaikyrie with mainsail and
lib only. and at once headed back for
judges boat The trouble was that
pilot boat No. s19 was directly in her
course
The pilot boat is the Fannie r. Will
iaffls. The Defender continued on the
course making fast time
HIGHLANDS. 2:s0-The Defender is
nearing the finish.
DUNRAvEN'S ULTILATUM
BAY RIDGE-Upon the arrival of the
Valkyrie here Commodore Glennie said
that after the decision on the Defenders s