New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11

were loud outcres OF woe and dismay. Everybody
wanted to know what nobody knew. namely. what
Il all meant To the watchers on many of the boats
happy rooters for Captain Han feli back on the
pefender's hoodoo" for explanation OF her hating
rr9 shes gone and carried away sOmsthlng again
ward deck. Il knew that mascot was no good.
Sns me un.uekiest boat that floats"
man the speskcrs cbow THE trouble ' with
the boat Is they've trained her down 700 hne
s ner shes got speed. but no staying power-not
Discouragement and disappointment sat upon the
Richard T peck es raSoy m 9ankses on tine
o. the sportsmanllke character OF the Defenders
Performance nance in the face OF her difficulties.
the S amer SIDE o e ohsf to
svold an occasional tow Of sea-going barges. and
dores which We're scufryins in from "a the banks
ne hundreds Of padd.ewheels and screws Yesterday
I'M, ,ho' no nsh VII XII care to rsurn for fortnight rom
1T, The steamboat captains kept well 70 leewra
flyer the vamoose. found herself in the pa:h of he
sioops when they came about and stood out 70 ga
shot far out OF the way in few minltes. When
for the second mark at ten-xnot gait the fleet he
to scatter. The law Of the survival of the fleet
%ned y the OF S of sapey &
the bulky vaap1 ksp, We up to The lron' The
S her gar hull and Nd her ans red % & X
Lowell crowded In coser still IN spite OF he looi-
inss Of the patrol feet Many Of the tugs began to
Mugwump morning paper; and pentifully, suppl ID
with signs decorative OF the fact dropped further
az opf her rufea eaGk Under as ana Sh &
ing up of the by her stubby PROV
CROSSING THE COURSE OF THE RACERS.
When the sloops wore round the second mark
and bore away for home, their track lay right
through the vanguard of the accompanying fleet.
ID, Osha ~ he 1fOot
footed ones got over the leeward in fine po-
sltion but the great majority left TO the wind
ward and. in order interfere With the racers,
the last to get acro ss and she left white for
the Vaikyrie to plough through This was partieu-
cause she is the flagship Of Commodore wills Holly.
6ns If the tx 4at ba p o
account Of his extensive popularity and whiskers
IN hand and tried TO estimate the rate at which the
Defender was gaining on the cup hunter, hoping
ship was reached. or at least cut her lead down so
that the handicap and difference In starting time
under the foam-cover-d bows OF the sioo9s. and The
end Of the course approached all TOO soon ths
at the finish that there hardly a lane of water
left for the racers There was the usual outonrst
friend or foe, and good big consolation howl Tor
III DEFENDER as sne came rnsning ON IN cnn T
that the Defender the better boat even If she
on the run back to the city the Richard Peck
headed the procession. usual. reaching her dock
at 40 o'clock. The little Namoose sneaked away
to the east and slipped UP the Coney Island chan
mel Ike white streak reaching the Battery a few
minutes before the Peck. But the Vamoose Is 100
small to count AS the boats came up the harbor
people on the outgoing sells shouted 70 know who
won, and made all manner Of wry faces when told
that the Englishman had come in ahead for once.
The White Star freighter Bowie. outward bound.
saluted the valkyrie. with gladstone tootings. out
OF respect for Mir. Kersey. the agent Of the lire.
who is Lord Dunraven's close friend and counsellor
in vacht-racng matters.
Captain Hardy was assisted IN navigating the
aovv he ha and over he bar
Feebe Of pilot-boat No. 4. President c. w Chaplin.
of the steamboat company board with his
family The boat will leave her dock at $50 O'Clock
sharp tomorrow. and give her passengers a full
view of the start.