The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-10
PRACTICE Spins.
Defender and Valkyrie Preparing for
1'oday's Race.
vALKYRIE ONLY REQUIRES Is
SECONDS IN STAYS.

The Racers Did Not Come Together Yester
terday-Thousands Will Witness the
Second of the Series of Races.
Quarantine S. l., September 9.-The
Valkyrie left her anchorage at1Red Hook
at 2 this afternoon under jib, jib stay
sail and mainsail, making the quaran-
tine station in one tack, and then short
tack across the narrows heading down the
bay and again on the port tack. At $50
she returned through the narrows, run
ming free under the same sail.
The Defender left her anchorage at 2.3O
p. M, making a short tack into the chan
mel, then Egoing about towards the Long
Island shore. The Defender and Valkyrie
met off Crescent Club house, the Defsn-
der on starboard, under jib staysail,
mainsail and club topsail, and the Val
kyrie under the same sails which were
set on starting out and running free. At
$50 the yachts passed each other of the
grounds of the Crescent Yacht Club. The
Defender was on the port tack and the
Valkyrie running free, passed to wind
ward AS the Defender came up into the
wind, her club topsail was taken down.
There seemed to be something the mat
ter with it. The tug Pulver, which waits
on the Valkyrie, met her down the mar
rows, anu turning round followed her
up towards Bay Ridge At 2 45 the De-
ofr n
her nose around, headed towards Bay
Ridge. At 800 the Valkyrie on reaching
Bay Ridge, went about again and stood
down towards the narrows close hauled.
The Defender made another effort to get
her club topsail up but considerable diff
Guilty, attended the work. The breeze
had fallen off and she gybed, throwing her
boom to starboard. Drawing near to w.
K. Vanderbilt's steam yacht. the Valiant,
which was flying the pennant indicating
the owners absence. a voice hailed the
Defender: Does Mr. Iselin want to
come aboard? It he does, Pll send a
bOat?"
''All right" was the response, Jas the
boat was lowered, and the big Herreschof
mainsail wasA again..gyb and presently
wind. At the same time the Valkyrie
caught a..fresh puff of wind over the Long
Island shore and few along like witch.
Edging off the sheets she ran over to-
wards Fort Wadsworth. Off Fort Wads-
worth the Valkyrie took but.ls seconds In
going about. When the Valiant sasteam
launch got alongside the Defender, Mr..
Iselin got into it, and was taken to the
Vanderbilt yacht. Then the Defender
catching a puff from the south, fairly
bounded forward, standing towards Fort
Hamilton with mainsail, club topsail and
forstay sail and jib drawing their best.
This puff seemed to have come to stay,
and it was estimated 20 be a 10 mile
breeze.
The Valkyrie went about g. g. the De-
fender minute later. The Valkyrie was
a half mile further downsthe narrows.
They seemed to be pointing about the
same, but the Defender with more sail,
was footing faster. The Valkyrie still
confined herself to mainsail. forestay sail
and jib. Before getting half way across
the narrows she went on the port tack
and headed for Coney Island.
The Defender stood we'll in toward
Fort Wadsworth The Defender, with
her main sheet, eased off, headed up the
bay and passed Quarantine at 4.20. The
Valkyrie passed in at 4. 80 p. M.
fender and Valkyrie during their sail
stretching spin today. The Defender
anchored off Bay Ridge Mr.. Iselin said
that the spin had been satisfactory, and
that they were ready for the second trial.
The difficulty with the club topsail was
not a matter Of moment, he said.
When asked about thu head sails and
would be changed, he replied: "WeIl
throw them away, that's S all.
The Valkyrie reached her anchorage,
near the Defender shortly afterward.
Capt. C1anfeld said that the boat was
in satisfactory trim.
The two yachts will met tomorrow in
3O-mile race over a triangular course.
Unlike Saturdays contest, which tested
the qualities of the yachts on two points
of sailing only, the race tomorrow will
require them to show their ability on al
most every point. The start tomorrow is
to be made from Sandy Hook hghtship
unless the committee decides to change
The triangular course will be laid out
so as to give the yachts beat to wind
ward on one leg. One sturn will be right
out to sea and the otherswill either be
off Long Beach on the Long .Island
shore or off Long Branch on the Jersey side
The direction of the wind will decide
which way the yachts will be sent
around
The betting today was at low ebb.
American money was offered to l, but
Rritjshers were fly. The fleet of excur-
sion steamers announced for tomorrow is
nearly as great as for the first race but
the unprecedented attendance OF Sat-
urday is hardly to be expected. Extra
efforts will be made to keep the steamers
at a respectable distance.
Buffalo has entered the list for the
honor of entertaining the next encamp-
ment. Among the candidates on the
ground, Denver is the favorite with St.
Paul close second.
Put to Sleep in the Eighteenth.