Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-14
Defender Walked Away From
VaIkyrie III.
WON BY OVER EIGHT MINUTES
Was Ahead ut the Outer Mark and In
creased the Lead All the
Way Home.

New York, Sept. 7.-Defender won
her name in truly American fashion
today, finishing far ahead Of the Eng
lish challenger, Valllyrie III. and Civ
ing every evidence Of outclassing the
DunraVen boat in almost any kind Of
weather. 1t was nip and tuck from the
first gun signal and until within a
short distance of the mark, and then
Defender caught the breeze and to the
delight of thousands simply sailed
away from her rival. From that mo-
ment she Went on increasing her lead
to the end, winning by the surprising
margin of eight minutes and 40 sec
onds.
No incident in ,he history of sport
ever excited the interest shown in the
race today. Off Bay Ridge there were
gathered most of the crack yachts of
the port and some visitors, and all
along the line boats lay in readiness To
Join the boats around Scotland light
ship. 1t was just as grand, just as i'm
posing, and the steamers bore just as
Interested thousands as though the day
had been q Veritable yachtsman day
and the Sky had been unclOuded over
head.
OF the thousands gathered on the
decks Of the steamers, there were at
least hundreds who cared very little
that there was a great international
Yacht race on, and the probable win
ncr was Of still less importance tc
them Many others were borne up by
their enthusiasm, and the rest, tc
whom sickness came not, had every
reason to arouse themselves to the
beauty of the struggle.
FIGHT FOR POSITION.
A grander fight for position was new
er seen, and almost to the end of the
outward course it seemed at times as
though the two boats were one, viewed
from directly across the water bows
The start was off Seabright, some miles
from the lightship. When the single
stickers drew up to the starting boat a
great fleet was in waiting and strung
for miles behind the rear guard, ap-
parently countless in number ana end
less in variety. A forest of spars ana a
deep wall of smoke was the back
ground, and in the center of the pic
ture were the two narrow, seemingly
fragile boats, standing high up above
the others, clad in white, decked only
with swiftly moving figures, and even
in that light breeze skimming over the
water like beings endowed with life
and beauty.
When the preparatory gun was fired
the spectators on the beach saw the
smoke and strained their eyes for the
start The two winged creatures tack
ed about for the word, and they seemed
to close with each other, like wrestlers
trying for a hold. Several times they
came about exactly together as one
boat, but it was finally observed that
the Englishman would undoubtedly
cross the line first. Amid me plaudite
Of those who watched them from the
steamships Captain Half brought De
fender quickly about with her rival on
the last tack, and the Englishmar
crossed only four seconds ahead, with
Defender having the wind. The course
was IS miles to windWard and return
and the boats went off on the starbOard
tack.
BRITISH BOAT LED.
The British boat led out into the fog
and rain toward the turning mark
nearing which Defender passed her an
ia gOnist and turned ahead. On the run
home the identity Of the yachts could
not be disclosed. owing to the thick
rcSS II the -2:t5. III: iNCy were close
- TIE dr,;s7. : r=.Y minutes before
the turn was ra4.1et -i.2 BEATS seem,
ed to come we'll together and within
a moment 1t was observed that they