The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-08
DEFENDERS GREAT VICTORY
The English Boat vaIkyrie Beaten
by the American Champion.
With the Time Allowance of Twenty
nine Seconds the Defender Won
by Eight Minutes and Forty
nine Seconds, There was
Great Rejoicing.
by Southern Associated Press.


Ntes forty seconds III the first of the
saces for the Americas cup to-day.
Twenty thousand people on the
greatest flotilla that ever assembled off
Sandy Hook witnessed the race, and
there was scene of hilarious JOY when
Defender crossed the line fully two
miles ahead of Lord Dunraven's boat.
The Joy of the multitude was un
doubtedly increased by the fact that
abe Valkyrie led the Yankee boat for
ahe first hour. She walked away from
abe Defender in way that led the
EDglishmen TO fondly hope that their
duy had come at last. Bright visions
of the Americas cup iloated before
their eyes. while the patriotic Amcri
cans who were packed tier above tier
on the many decked excursion steam
ers were very glum.
a hush fell over the marine amphi-
shentre when the boats started and all
she Joys OF yachting seemed gone when
che Nulkyrie easily moved to the front
ami showed her heels to Defender.
Cheers and enthusiasm were missing
Tor iull hour, when the British boat
WIS leading.
There was only a tive.knot breeze at
the start, aud as predicted III these
dispatches, the Naikyrie was gong
Through the water iuster than the De-
.cuder III the light air. There WAS
iumry zen on and quite IL swell came III
from the ocean, but the builetiug OF
the waves against the Brltlsher's bow
did rot hucp her bnck. She outpoIuted
and outiuUtcu the Herehoif boat, To the
amu2en.eut Of the great crowd of spec
taturs.
But nltcr establishing q lead of
UnnI ,t,u,tnr nf a ,nila tlp wind hay.
ting ire. heucd, the cup challenger fnlied
60 hold her own and the Yankee yacht
began 10 gain. When the crowd saw
II there was general Frightening up
and aa 1t became plain that the product
OF Amerlcnn brains WAS picking up her
clyul, cheer went up, and tug boat
whistles screecArd.
As both yachts were beating 10 wind
ward 1t Is Impossible To SAY Just when
the Defender overhauicd the british
Don't. but 1t was uhout - u. Ill. when
the boats had covered nearly half of
she fifteen miles ui wIadwnrd work.
once the Defender got her ga,t there
was no catching her, Gud us the wind
continued to freshcn she opened! up u
Sery large gap between hrr stern aud
the bow Of Lord Duuraveu'u boat.
When Defeurer reached the outer
IN ,nntes and twenty seven seconds.
There was big demonstration us the
Yankee boat made the turn. The wind
LuvIng shifted the run homo became
q broad reach ana it was OF constant
gain for the gallant American bont.
Gong home the gain was four minutes
and fifty three seconds.
With the time allowance of twenty
aine seconds the Defenders victory
was eight minutes, forty nine seconds.
The wind was ten knots at the finish,
The days race showed Nalkyrie Iii
moved like ghost in wind OF less
.hau six knots aud that she seemed
SpeedIer thnn Defender in that wind.
1t also showed that with IA wind of from
eight 10 ten knots, in both wiAdward
work aud broad renching, the English
boat could not keep the pace set bv
Defender. Both yachts were somewhat
fnterfcred with by the attendant ileet,
but the patrol yacht kept fairly clenr
course except ut the start and finish
AS early as ! 80 i'll the morning the
harbor began to show signs of iestiv
tty. Gaily bedccked steamers were
anchored ut nearly every pier taking
Oh their loud OF human freight The
starting line of tho race was over thirty
Giles from the city, and therefore those
wishing 10 be on hand when the racers
Sere sent oil on their struggle for the
cup had to get under way by $3.50 II. M.
Ali the excursion boats had left their
docks ut that hour. Steam sailing
yachts with their owners and guests
aboard got under way early, too, aud
%erc among the first to reach the scene
Oi the days battle.
The procession down the bay,though
40 mewhat obscnred by the haze which
hung over the water, WAS one of the
elghts OF the day. Slow boats starting
first we're passed by faster ones which
seft the city later aud the line of yes.
cells WAS one Of Kaleidoscope changes.
The great fleet OF steam yachts
anchored oil Bay Ridge and along the
Stnten Island shore OF tho bay moved
out one by one and joined the passen-
ger steamers in the channel outward
bound.
On the club steamers yachtsmen
with Iakish caps aud gold embroidery
were numerous. They were accom-
panied by yachtswoluen III rigs Us innr-
velous Ot designs ns the combination
GlnmIuum and bronze creations whose
performance they were gong to wit
less.
Tie patrol division, the steam yacht
Ahcla, Capt. II. NJ. FIagler. flagship.