The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-01
VALHALLA
THIRD BOAT
TO ARRIVE

race received a decided fllip yesterday
afternoon. when in quick succession came
reports that the Endymon, Hildegarde,
F'leur de Lys and Sunbeam had been
sighted
The days clear sky became overloaded
at sundown and the light breeze was re-
placed with a strong southwesterly wind
increasing from two or three knots In
the afternoon to seven or eight In the
early evening. This brought the yachts
along rapidly The Valhala, which had
been delayed by a strong tide, now found
her immense spread Of canvas OF great
benefit.
She came along at n smashing rate.
Slightly TO the southwark and ten miles
behind the Valhalla the Endymion was in
plain view while with a powerful glass
the Fleur de Lys could be distinguished.
The Earl OF Crawford's full-rigged ship
yacht Valhalla, commanded by Captain
Caws. finished third, crossing the line
at sos. Her time was IA days, . hours.
SO minutes.
Mr.. LADDERS two-mas sted schooner En-
dymion. Captain Loesch, was fourth, fin
ishing at 9:34 Hildegarde finished fifth
at 100S
on Monday the American flag on the
flag on the Hamburg and today the
British flag on the Valhalla received their
first salutation on the completion of the
transatlantic race for the Kaisers cup
from the dispatch boat Lady OF the Isles.
Those on the Atlantic received the news
that they were the winners with the COM
posure OF men who knew.
WERE BECALMED.
The Germans showed disappointment.
| obviously thinking that they were first
! The English men today greeted the news
! that they were third with hearty cheer
The Earl OF Crawford and his guests were
on the yachts poop when they were told
by the correspondent that two OF the
racers had finished before them. They
clapped each other on the back waved
their caps and danced with joy
The ensuing talk with the earl. Cap
tain Caws and the guests showed the rea-
son for their defeat. They had been be-
calmed for 20 hours and never had enough
wind after leaving Sandy Hook 10 cause
them TO take down their top-gallant sails.
I For the last two days they had been sim
| ply crawling along.
The correspondent received the log Of
the Valhalla and gave in return copies
! OF the logs Of the Atlantic and Ham
| 'ourg and the latest newspapers, and the
| Lady Of the Isles then steamed off amid
! mutual cheers. Following are the Valhal-
! las daily runs: May IS 1876 miles: MAY
l9, ls2 miles; May 20, 225 miles: May p.
/ 256 miles; MAY 22 2s4 miles: Nav q. 240
miles; May "a. PSI miles: May Is. Sio miles
May 26 go miles; May %. 27s miles. MAY
| 30, loo miles. and to noon May 81. rs miles
a RACING FINISH.
| The Lizard. June -Four yachts. sail
! ing from nine TO II knots I'm a Spanking
breeze and crossing the line within as
many hours, the Valhalla at sos. the
| Endymion at 9:34, the Hildegarde at 1O.0S
| and the Sunbeam at 90 gave the
semblance OF a real race which was an
sent Monday and Tuesday. when the At
lantic and Hamburg irritatingly crept
over the line day apart
Yesterdays finish. with sombre txi
! light and glowering skies marking the
| Nalhalla's arrival and the glare OF colored
! night lights and bursting bombs signify
| ing the arrival OF the others, were inter
esting adjuncts.
When In the morning and afternoon the
! boats were reported as sighted tho
| weather indicated repetition Of Mon
/ days and Tuesdays monotony but late
| In the afternoon the breeze freshened
! and the yachts passed over the finishinv
! line at speed that made II Impossible
! Tor the press boats 10 keep pace with
| them.
The American yawl Ailsa. owned nv
Henry Redmond OF the New York
Yacht club, a contestant in the trans
! Atlantic yacht race. finished at 4.95
| O'Clock this morning
The American auxiliary yacht Utowana
! owned by Allison V. Armour OF the New
YORK yacht club, constant in the
trans Atlantic yacht race. finished a,
sos o'clock this morning.
THISTLE FINISHES TENTH
/ The American schooner Thistle. ono os
/ the contestants in the race for Emneror
! Williams cup. finished 10th at i2:H D m
today.