Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29

at her wheel and c. Oliver lselln,
man new to these contests, was her
master
on the deck OF vallSyrio II stood Lord
Dunraven, q veteran IN racing big cut
tors (Valkyrle I was 10-footcr), with
Gerge Watson, who had been undef
fire, 80 TO speak In the previous races
between Volunteer and Thistle.
The two FIRST races were won by Vigil
lant comfortably and without incident
worth mention here. But when the day
of The third race was called the weather
conditions were OF a character not seen
IN the cup races either before or since.
For a cyclore-a great whirlinS storm a
thousand miles IN diameter was CEN
trail ON the Georgia or South Carolina
coast and the rim Of 1t in the form Of
growing northeast gale was sweeping
the Long Island coast and piling the
heavy rollers, with thunlcrous strokes,
on the Jersey beach,
In a growing molsture-laden Wind
that was travelling at from Is to -
knots ana hour the racers began their
negotiations FOR place no the line Each
carried q working topsail q lib and a
staysail, but Willie NalSyrie spread her
malnslil with q narrow OF what might
be called half rcof an II, the Vigilant
had taken q wide on fril reef IN hers.
Niglant as said, was lIertshOn's
INST cup racer. lie knows better how 10
bulld such things now but then It was
found that With a reef 10 her main
aail Vigiant had to carry a Ice helm
when pointing TO the wind
But Wrosc fortune 8tll was hanging
over her-how not when the date was
Friday. Oct 1872 Old Neptune was try
ing out the prentice yachtsmon I'm a
way dear 10 his soul, but heart-break-
Ing to the pronticcs, For when the time
had come to get away on the wlndward
course the efforts to lower the center
board TO ITS place proved uuayallng
As the seconds passed bringing the
gun-fira to hand Vigilant headed up Tor
the line IN the windward berth, but
sic was crippled IN her hull deficient In
her after sail area and on the whole
not quite manageable. So Valkyrie, by
q swift turn on her heel which VigiIant
could not duplicate, captured the Wind
ward berth and crossed with splendid
speed nine seconds ahead Of the Yankee
clipper.
THE YIGILANT STRUGGLED ON.
Deficient In after sail and deficient in
the lateral plane that resists the ten
dency 10 Qritt d-lee the Niglant strug-
! gled on. Hut the storm wind filed her
| Jibs ana the swelling waves smote her
weather bows, and both together drove
! her or the course and further and fur
Their a-lee, while the patriotic old salts
stood under such storm breaks as they
could find on their steamers and peered
forth with weird imprecations on the
conditions that were overwhelming the
ship that had been the Joy OF their
! hearts IN two races,
As inc time passed the wind strength
ened, the dying clouds seemed reaching
| down to the tossing spray, and the
| gloom o. the patriots steadily deepeued
until az last the turn buoy was under
| the bow VI the British ship, and around
she went, / minute and IS seconds
! ahead Of the Nigilant.
Never has old Neptune tried out a cup
defender and her crew like that either
before or since, but tie God of the
Seas saw what we who watched the
race from the steamers could not see
that the new Yankee master of the
Yankee crew was the man for the hour
AS the Vigllant crawlod up on the
long last board that brought her to tho
turn the Vallgyrie seemed flying away
down wind on the homeward route, The
picture that she made, though won
drously beautiful, was enough to dis
hearton for all time the American crew.
But instead Of losing heart 1t was then
that the real metal OF the Yankee cap
tain appeared.
As the boom swung of 10 port when
the Vigilant rounded the mark, the spin
maker boom was lowered to port, the
great spnnaker was h0lstsd In steps,
and then broken out. The moisture la
! den gale had risen to 25 knots an hour,
I but the sail held fast and the tagging
| defender began to fly.
Then the great balloon jlb was sent