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Starting line, thereby causing a foul, which re-ulteJ
In the carrying away of the spreader and the
epnnging of her topmast.
THE REGATTA COMMITTEE.
STORY OF THE RACE.
THE DEFENDER'S GALLANT 8TRl*;OLK.
HANPTCArrED PY Hlp.fVrKr.KI? FAIL ON' TI1K
HEAT TO WINDWARD. BUK ?DAlM ON HKlt
RIVAI. IN THE Sn\.Nn I J-:? ? AND
THE RfN HOMK.
The pluckiest race that w-s ever sailed, a virtual
Tlctory In the guise of a poss'.ble technical defeat.
That Is the story of yesterday's yacht race. The
Valkyrie w.?n, because the tripr'^ rur' defender
could only struggle along-under shortened sail
over the most difficult part of the course. For
three ..f the four hours of the race the Herrvshoff
boat llmre.1 along with canvas shortened and
easing her straltx-d tophamvr In the effort to
svoi.l its total loss. During a third of this time,
however, the bmk.m-wlngcd sc*. bird from the
Rh..de island cote actually gained seventeen sec?
onds Miner British rival, which had ?.q a full set
Of sea tAg? IUtsey*8 best, custom made. On the
last third Of the OSSJSM and the last quarter of the
time, wbe? the aluminum boat couM csrrv the
same cm va? a? Lor?! Dunraven's racing machine.
eh- pl.-ked up ? BTHlun ahd HPfUl?g seconds on
the Briton.
V.M.KYIUK WEATHER AC.AlN.
It was a seconfl Hay of Valkyrie weather. It was
even ti...r.- t the Valkvrle's liking than that of
Saturday. Cm the first day's race the winds were
light enough t>?ult the most timid of fair-weather
sailors, whether bre'd In the English channel or In
Long Island Souud. .But. ?here was a swell Into
Which the Seam) ValRyrle pound??! with slight
retarding effect, while the narrower hull of the
Defender slipped through it. Testeront the winds
were light, too. and the ocean was level as a floor.
Everything favored the challenger.
Nit only did the elements smile on the bold
Lochlnvai who came out of the East to try to
carry oft the prize of the yachting world, but, ac?
cident . r careles?ness, or violation of the rules of
the road, as may be hereafter determined, caused
a collision tint almost put the Yankee boat out
of th>> race before j-he was fairly In It. A broken
spr-a 1er, a slackened topmast Stay, a topmast
bending like a reed in the wind when thus robbed
of Its bracing, and a clubtopsall that nearly
w?nt by the board in oonsequei.ee?that was the
catalogue of mishaps that sent Captain Haft*a
craft over the line staggering, half-dazed, broken
winged.
DVNN AB A FORECASTER..
No matter what Is decided about yesterday's
contest, ths va-lit racing season of lsi'5 will BOON
a grand triumph for Ellas It. Dunn, weather
forecaster In and for the city and county of New
York. Twice he has hit the prophetic nail square?
ly on the he.i 1 as far as wind and general clirunt
lc conditions ft* -we?m? .r: waStaraay was hazy
in the morning, with light winds of a general
BJiitherly direction, slightly fresher than on .?..it
urday. .til M foretold by the Indefatigable Mr.
Dunn.
The b:?r sloops dropped down the harbor early
in the- morning under tow. The Defender reached
the lightship about 10 o'clock. The Valkyrie was
a quarter of an hour later.
The committee boat I.tickenha^h arrived at
tSM, and displayed the signal letter D, which
meant that the course wouhl he a triangular one
of ten miles \ i a leg. The preparatory gun was
fired at IBM.
The Jockeylti?* for position at the start was as
fine a piece of work as has ev?-r been seep, but
unfortunately it ended disastrously to the De?
fender tu?t as the boats were crossing the line.
The Defi-Mil.r stood owr toward the Loni
Island shore and the Valkyrie pursued her.
When the Defender gibed and stood for the luv?
et 10:.',4. Crnnfleld swung h'.s boat around as
though It had a pivot 'n the centre, an?l he was
then bet ?seen Ihe Defender and the wind. Roth
ahot < ut baby Jlbtopsllja Th.- Defender tried
a luffing pan..-, bul Crmii-ld was too qui? k. il?
held the windward berth sa both boat! msde f?
the line. Th. v were aim. f-t side b\ ll
THE ACCIDENT To THE DEFENDER.
As the tw . boats headed for lbs line there
Were murmurs of dlsapp ilntmenl from the ? row 1
Whin it was dis ? v. r.-.l thit the Valkyrie had
the windward position Both finally approached
the starttner line, with Valkyrie leading and to
the windward ?>r the Defender. Had both held
their courses there a aid bsre i>. <n no trouble,
but the anxiety of th.- British skipper to pel i'?s
boat over lbs Una rust and to windward of the
enemy BSSds II S question If he WOUld BO. I 88
? ?? ' ->' the itsrtlng gun sounded. To prevent
su. h a predicament, the Valkyrie .-.'is.-.I ..lit her
sheets. Th.- main boom of the Britisher swepl
over the deck .>f ihe Defender, carrying away
the to*..-ii.'s' shrouds .>n the starboard aide und
tearing oui the jaws of the spreader, The to]
mast cracked and wsa badly sprung, Jus! aa
the crash .ame the starting signal was given,
Snd the Valkyrie sped away lu*., a racket. The
Defender was luffed In the wind, the Jlntopeal'
lowered, the wreckage removed, and Mr. Issus
?feriiffpd to continue the rare. }?rtj.ably a r-iuple
of minutes were wasted making repairs before
the b.at ? intlnued ..n he;- course.
A pr?tes? flru* was displayed, snd th.* com.
mlttee host showed r.n answering pennant.
The cvfllMal tlm.- of the start was:
Th.- Valkyrl*.li 00:18 The Defender.Il.-Okis
As soon as the ? rew of the Defender came t<?
a realizing sense of the situation shi- whs pul
fl'i'ut on the p.?rt tack, which eased the strain
on BSE topmast. This apar was robbed ..f all
extraneous support upon th. starboard side la?
the tenrlnn of the shrouds and the l>r?-aki.?g
of the spreader. The full weight of the en ?r
mous .-lui.topsail and half of the pull .,f the
fJh-topssll earns upon this stiek. The |tb-top
ea'l was hsnled down, and. by putting the boftl
on the port tack, the Mill existing topmssl
shrouds ?m thai sl?le supported the topmast.
On the p.irt tack the Am?*rlean boat seemed
to gain ..n her rival, which bad also put about
and was ahead and to the Windward, The Val?
kyrie seemed to be pinched up into the wind
mor?* than the Defender, and consequently
footed less rapidly She greatly im*n rved her
Windward advantage, however.
THE LOBS OF THE JIB-TOP0AI!,
At 11 l'-? N til M-rreshoff beat ?-am* about on
the starboard tack again, and the Valkyrie
followed suit about fifteen seconda lat.-r. TiVn
It became apparent thai the absence of her
jib-tojieail and the general loosening up of h?-r
rigging, which robbed the Defender of her
customary ability to sal up into the wind's
ey. . had thrown the Yank.-- boat aadl* to tin
rear.
Five rnliiut.s and Bfteen seconds later Cap
tain llaff ahoved his tiller down an?) ?vent off
on th.* port ta. k again toward th.* Highlands
of Naveslnk. which w?-r<- now looming up In
Immediate proximity A line of men ran out
on the Defender'a )lbl>oom, ami it was evldenl
that Captain Terr) was bestirring himself.
Captain Terrv commanda the fore part of th<
rhlp. in n uch the same way as the mate need
to do In the Old whaling days, while th.* skip?
per ran the after part. Two minute? later ex?
pectation? #. re v.-nflcd. and th. baby jll top*
sail could be s.?-n ?-reeplng up the topmast
It is Not
What We Say
But what Hood's lamparilla Does that tetla
the story. Thousands of voluntury testimonials
prov,* that
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominent!/ in the anhlls ara to-day.
VIOLET WATER
delicate and lasting on the handkerchief,
refreshing for the basin and bath.
Colgate's.
foresiay In a slender roll of canvas. In an?
other tWO minutes the r<?ll unfurled, end the
same Jlb-topsall carried <>n Saturday was un?
furled to anxious eyes.
The cup defender seemed to respond to the
addi-il sail, but It only requlr?-?l 12?i seconds of tlm<
f??r the Yankee skipper to decide that his over?
strained tophamper wouldn't carry the extra
weight, and down cam?? th-a JlbtopeaU In a hurry.
A man was sent up the lee shroiiil?, and he fuss??d
away with the broken Jaw of the spreader, splicing
It the iH-st hi- could. He had little SOCCOSS, evl
?lently, for ?luring the rest <>f the beat f?> windward
the l)?fender struggled along with only Jib and
staysail for foresails.
THF VA1.KYHIK F< ?RtllN?? AIIKAI?.
The Valkyrie was gaining, forging ahead, end t..
the windward. It seemed as If It was sulcl?! il f? >r
Captain Haff to run d ?wn s<? close to the Jersey
coast. whe?**B ths wind had a slant t<> th?- westward
that put him still further to l??ewar?l ?very minute,
Hut probably be held <>n that tack In tin- ho*.f
doctoring up bis starboard rigging while II was
re||i?ve?l of nil strain. Whatever the reason, tin
result was apparent when tha Defender came
about under the very shadow of the Naveolnk
Highlands, at ll'.M. and started OUl t<> s?aa ?>n the
starboard tach again. When the Valkyrie f??i
THF I ?F. F EN OH U
THE VALKYRIE
AT THE FIRST STAKE
lowed suit. In the oust"ni.iry fifteen seconds, a
wide stretch of water appeared between the boats
The tugs began t?. crowd In s little on th*- yachts
at this j. int. and the wall of the siren "ii th>
police boat Patrol was wafted a?ar??ss th?a water I >
them. At 12:10;rt') both yachts stood over toward
the Jersey ?Mast again. Al't.-r footing about ten
minutes in this direction Captain Half cam?- t?> th**
conclusion that he had en??ugh oiling t?> mak- the
turning mark-which showed a bit of Anarchistic
red in th* dim distance snd so pul about for it on
the starboard tack. The Englishman came about
naif a minute later. T..- Valkyrie's windward
work showed again here In placing her far In the
van as the boats lined up for ti.?- mark.
Th?- otlldal Mm?- of rounding the lirr-t mark
was:
Valkyrie .V: " r, I Defender . I I I
This Bhbw?d a difference of S minutes, SI
seconds? Deducting th?. l minute 2 seconds dif?
ference In starting time, the figures show that
the Valkyrie had gained only 2 mlnutea ?'
m nda over her broken-winged rival In a ten
mile beat lo windward. Part >>f this was du- m
the delay caused by the clearing up the wr< l<
\s the Englishman rounded th.- mark his mall
Jjlbtopeail came down In shurt order. The big
balloon Jib went up slowly In its place. The
thousands of American hearts In the following
n.-et hoped and prayed that the Defender's crip?
pled topmast would be able to stand the more
direct forward pull <>f the balloon jn>, when run?
ning with the wind on h-r quarter, even if n
ouldn't carry anything while the boai was close
hauled. Hut Captain H.-.ff evidently reasoned
that all the pull on th?a topmast foresta) pro?
duced the same result, and feared to risk the
larger sail, when the smaller one had ;
dangeroue. The Defender's ;?r?i>y llbtopeall wenl
up in st.'ps and WBS broken OUI at th?
Th.- balloon staysail added its help t<. the gen
? i il pull.
With these sills sel the Tankee sloop rushed
off aft-r th" cup-hunter at s clipping pnce In
the freshening br?ese. At 1:41, as th? i.nd
mark was drawing near, the Valkyrie hauled
down the balloon lit? snd sel a No. l Jibtopssll.
The seconded mark was rounded by the - wie
what exciting pro-ceas Of Jibing. The time was:
Valkyrie . L*Jt:M Defender .1:81:45
Valkyrie was ahead at the seeon 1 turn, de?
ducting difference of th?- tinos si th?- start, by
I inliiiit"s n h?-''i?nds.
HOPE REVIVED.
When the spectators realised thai their cham?
pion had gain? 1 on the English boat seventeen
SCO ?nds on this leg, and had done It tin 1er -
ened sal!, they began t" hope. The wind ha?i
hauled to th<- west, so thai it aras square abeam
..f the racers on the last leg, Bach presented a
1 beautiful sight as she forged along, sr'.th every?
thing drawing and standln : -riff as s h ?ard. The
Defender, for th?- firsi time in the race, was on
terms of equality with the Valkyrie. Tin same
sads were drawing on each, '1*1)'' fankee boa I
was n.. longer ..n her lam?- tu.'k. Her admirers
onl) wished that they could move the .1 i
j cast and the Sandy H ?ok Lightship about ten
i miles further to th.- wsi. so thai their darling
1 eiiulil have time to el? se up the gap, Of the two
j m,miles and thirty-three secondi difference In
j time, tw< nty-nlne sec? nds would be taken rsr?
bj the time sllowance. The remaining two min
utes ?.nii f"ur se ?nils the Defender musl gain
Bui the tian.a ?Aas too short. She ?" all fort)
seconds sli rt of it. In th-. ten-mile reach the
Valkyrie's bad was cul down one minute and
seventeen seconds, leaving th.? finish as follows:
Valkyrie .!:?**_ Defender .2:~ao
Valkyrie allows Defender ?1 10 seconda, and Val?
kyrle started l minute :' seconds ahea?l.
BLAMED TIME
i Valkyrie .I'M-48 Defender ."i *?*?',
Valkyrie won by i minute an i in secon Is ?
time.
CORRECTED TIME.
? Valkyrie .8?3-88 Defender .
Valkyrie won by 47 serornis corrected time.
?m board ths Valkyrie were Lord Dunraven,
Arthur Qlennie, i! Maltland Kersey, Mr, Rat
si, and Joseph it. Buck, of th< tmericn'a Cup
Committee, representing the New-Tort Tnchl
Club. On th. Defender were Mr, arid Mrs,
Iseiin, "Nat" Herreshoff, W.Ibury Kane, New?
?????iv Thome, Uerbert ?". Leeds ?irr.i David
Itend? rson.
AS SEEN BY AN EXPERT.
VIEW OF THF I'.A?"K PROM THE STEAMER
CTONUI
-, UK ACCIDKKT BEFORE Till: staut DKTAIUI OF
TI1K OOfrnttT A KKAl TIKI l. SIOHT
i'.'.i raCHTSMSJM
As the steamer ?'ygnus, on which whs one ,,f The
Tniiiir.e's leproatatathree, apprea he,i the ate?. si
?tuning at 10:.'?0, ?he yachts Bren rirellng at fie
stern of Mr. VaaderMlt's hug?- steamer Valiant.
HTbea the lenmlauts gun was nr.-i, huit? yachts
broke out tbeii forestas/salls and r<>,?k a i. . ,
tegethar le the w? it ward, t.. accupy the time
'?her-, the Defender gybed round astern >.f ar. ... aai
et??Bmer. whiir th.? Valkrrts gybed ahead of bei
N?xt they painted fee th?? croas ng Mue ??ml paaaed
ir? that ?n.-.-. non The Defender hauled ? ir? fr?.m
BAE pSSitlOn ?..-hlr.'l tin- ile.inn-r. She Im i .,1
deatly ?ipi.oeei that the Valkyrie arould ;.-..
t-? the sifcdiuui sino, liui iliat ?aus where Cran
field got In hi? fine work. When he gybe.l he made
a very ?hort turn and came out to windward of the
steamer.
Thl? held for him hi? windward berth, and both
boat?. When ll??aV beaded for the line, were ahead
of time, because they could not cro?? before the
in in l!rr-d. Moth vessel? ?lacked hcadslieeiM ?nd
malnshects to take off the way. the Valkyrie ?till
holding the windward position.
Hoth boat? w?are now In ? pr.dlcaiii.nt. b?-.?un.
they were too ?oon for the gun. In order to gain
time they bore away till they both had the wind
about ea th? q??nrtcr. Ifl thl? jsisltlnn neither b.ia?
had any privilege? as to right of way. except thai
the Valkyrie. In order to avol?! tvlng forced BOMB
the Itne or against the mark boni had a right to
demand from the defender ?uflident room to torn.
Thl? wa? not allowed her.
THF. YA" MIT.*? COME TOOFTHKK
At thl? point th?? Defender had no 'right of way,
because she also was a? far off the wind a? the
Valkyrie. Bui Captain Haft pinched the l?efen?ler
as the Valkyrie swung about, and the BOOOBSary
,.,,nsei|uence of Haffs closing up on the Valkyrie
and not allowing her ?ufllclent r.>??m lo turn was
thai the boats touched.
itoom wa.? not allow, d to th.? boom of the Val?
kyrie for It? ?wing when ?)?<? tamed to head Into
die arlad, snd it apparently touched ?.?me part of
the Defender"? liggtag. Bui Sycamore, knowing
thai he had th- rights of the matter, continued
his curve, In which the Valkyrie swung her heel a?
quickly as a catboat, and rounded up toward the
llllKSlllp.
.?-he was now e\?rem?aly clo?e to It. and everyone
waited breathlessly to ?e<? if ?he would i... toe soon
at IhB line and be forced to r*OUM about. .She ?till
had some way on, and was going ahead in Spits
of the fact that the wind was spilled ..tit of eve.
Ball. Gradually she haadreached to the Una
was n..! a boom's length off, when ban? went tt
honest iiiin, and the Valkyrie had won the star
CROSSING THE STARTING I.INI-:.
Aft rame her sheets as .--h?* twisted to cross, an
she he?.m the race aft?r winning the hottes
foughl iiarl thai was ever seen in th.-s-- watei
hi t!i>- mean time the Defender, which had ;.->?
? ? as .-'i hauling nil eloee to her, as
paid off hii.i ran down to leeward befon
Ing
H*-r topssll srss no? tata to be s.-ttin? wrong!;
Bota it snd ihe topmast had s mi f> le?>wan
\ The Cygnus was then close to the ?Defender and
w,?s .?ear thai something had ? ne wrong. It wa
, thought on th- Cygnus that the mousing at tfrl
end of the rrooetreee had come off and that tli
topmast shroud had come out of it* place, Thl
sometimes happens In ratees thronen neglect t
attend l i the mousing, bul yachtsmen did sol ei
peel this on the Defender.
She then pasaed along on the same atsi
tack 'or a little way, lust so that ?h.- eoul l clea
th.* flagship .>n the next tack. It was ?lanceros
work to risk the lopmssl on this le*, la an
?tronger br?ese she would certainly have lost h?.
:;-r Itlck. Then she came iiliout and Stood 0
port tack, to windward of the flagahlp.
REPAIRING A MISHAP
Her jibtopaall had I.n lowered as so..n aa th
mlsbap was discovered, and ?o,,n a man could b
?it ..n h?-r starboard crosstreea it was sup
I ?? 1 that he wa? attending to the pro!.?-: mousing
Th.- v.iikyrie was now w-ii*..in i . windward an
UM BboUl to ,h.- port i., k to ?pl.t the 1 >??
f.-n !.-r's ?rind. A lona "? k ,,f twenty-flee minute
now whs taken. During tais time th.* ; ??
i ? i make er? rr thing all right ihe -
to be pointing ?lightly hlghei than the Valkyrl
moel of ihe lime, bul wa? not going through th
a .-?! quite " fast The abeanee of her JIM
allowed her this slight advantage In pointing h th
an i from the fa. i that It wn? not ?ubs?-??.?-ml;
set it appeared that they thotmht she aras dotni
lutter work without It.
At Il 3S lbs Defender w?nt ..?.-r Into th- star
hoard isck. Instantly the V.ilkyr'e did the M DM
Cranfleld was playing the am? old tacl n that h
us.d with the Vlgtlanl in IMS, snd he la s Lad mai
t.? gel 'o leeward of. In ??? few minutes h.- ?-vi
j dently split th.- Defender's wind, be, nus?- sh
i came around ilk.- a teetotum, aa l( trying to es
raps from the Influence ot th.- Valkyrie's salla iba
were a >.-.'(.d distan,??? 10 windward
This dl? not ?asi ?..rm. Ones again *h.- Valkyrie
wlii. h had swung Into tb? earns port tack, begai
t.. ar.-.-t the ojutel air? ?hi.-h the Defender wa
trj Ing to utilize It was like the doubling Of a hare
Once more she es mg Into the starboard ta.-k. mi,
the Rngllsh boal ?lid th* same. Then both rachti
wi-nt over to port. There seemed to be no <-.?.-ain
for the ie< war.i boat
THE VAI.K Vltli: INCREASES HKR LEAD,
ah th?.- fru?- the Valkyrie wa* Increasing bei
lead gradually. Al the next ta.-k ?h. took tin
Initiative and cama about on her own aecouni
.-'!..- wa.? no? a full mil.- ahead of the i
and too far BWSJ 10 affe.-t h?-r wind, besides be
ir.t* out oi direction for the attempt, .-*;..- iwuni
the starboard taeb al ItrBd, and the Defendei
followed SUlt, a lor? distal. In t'.i.? rear arid t?
leeward.
i-dr a time dead silence prevail.-i as the Cygnus
There w is no ;-,i\.-t\. A man outside the wheel
: house offered up a loud prayer for a little mon
w nd, and other psesengera appiaud?id him wh?-i
he flnlahed. Soon aft?.twar.t a lire,/.,, .-ami- up, a li
the Defender lay ovw ta II and ailed al i greai
, pace SIM war. In K.I View >.f 'he CygOUl an.i
ii.it far ..fr to windward, a little over ball s mil?
Hut ihe ii.-w breen which careened tVr well. dl?j
?mi seem t.. help bet with the Valkyrie. The Kna?
llst) i. . i long ...iv ahead, and to windwai i
So movemenl in h-r could I?- distinguish,?!. Hei
salla looked as if the? were rarved In pale yellow
Ivory Her hull had no more rtee or fall than
11 ?hi wen i.tdlns ..n Ice II?-r gall ?as ststel)
i? n lied, and ih< : loo I in a itrslghl In
the Increasing brees? thai on?- began to wondri
how u.u h wind ihe wanted ?n order to careen her
tmong the passengers on the Pygnua tie r<- mat
a good dssl ol Joking about Ihe nngln* thai th?
Valkyrie was carrying t.. ahov? hei ahead One
man remarked "Poor old Defender! flhe'i not in
rn- to-day " Bui ah? wn? -very rnn.-h In It
Th.- brees? wa.? fr.-.?h?-nir r rapidly, and ihe was
doing splendid sailing and seemed to be catching
up. sin- alwara seemed to be catching up. One
could almost be willing to make aflidavTl in? was
?fol-.K the faster of lbs I WO. Bui somehow the
Valkyr ? came no nearer.
At 11' II ths Valkyrie wim appro,-., h!;.?; the murk
that wa? placed t'-ti nil.?-.? to win,?war.1 ?( (?,,,
start H!i- could ?live made hlgli-r than th. hu,.
and paid ..(T a little Infor? ?he roundel. This helps i
the Defender, because ?he ?vus able to make lbs
buoy from .1 lee ?? ir I position.
riKMN?; THE ti:n-Mii.i: BUOY
At i o'clock ?iin.iiti.-iai, the Valkyrie turned the
buo) end paid a? ij If about east-northeut on ihe
quarterl) run to the a*i and bu a Sh. di,i rmt luiv.-r
her working jit?t..i*??u until after rounding, .?nd her
b i Ik on 1:1. .?<-. ?ted to go Up rSthS. tar || | ? ,,,.,, ,.
iii la?? broke oui It win? found lo b, n wonderful
?ih that lifted her aking In ^r.-at -?t\ I.
Th* l " '? ? i.i mil- th.- buoy from where shs w ,?
and in this made a ??sin In tli? reistlvi ,
Trie?- .-,???-. \ ll?i,lle? \, III DrllKli????.
ui1. m:ii:ai.<;ini: mv? i ?? ? r.w ' i . ity
i .- .i?..| ? ..i. "gswra elite f-r ssii s il
?*t. ?;?o iur l<li?iiniail?iii. snd find II a w i t r'nl
r?m.dy. Ailu-j WllAeiAMGOM, Bella U,__
the boats. When she rounded and paid ?>ff fhe sot
a larg'-r forestaysall and went after the Valkyrie at
S sreal I"""'' '? Wl'* a beautiful ?Ight. this.? two
i,?if-.t resaela streaming down the wind, leaving
wakes thai the eye could trace for a hundred yard?
behind ''"'"? ihowin? where th" deep keels had
Beemlnltlv (tround the blue water to whit?- powder.
?in thl? course to the second mark the Defender
?lid n?,?t si't her balloon-Jib, which gave the Impres?
sion that something was too tender about her. But
?,, .?>,i- w is abla to carry a fair-sized Jibtopsall. Jib
and larger foresail, it was ?litlliiilt io understand
what th?a tenderness could be If she was able to
carrv what Bh?J ?lid and ?fill not be able to ? irry
the iurg.tal h- B Isall.
?;ii..i? BAILING HV THF DSf-MDER
Fven as It was. she abOUl held her "W n arid ?lid
woaderfal Mlltaf. Sh? teas runni*?,*" t?? windward
Of a number of Steamers und steam yachts, and the
heaving blue of the water was Streaked with a
dosen lines of white foam that sparkled and lifted
and fell. <ir. .u white schooner* with their racing
sails ball'.oned to th.'lr fullest, ?a?ime within thn
vi. w Th.. nttie Queen Mil. ra.ed pasl the Cygnus
and ?.-ft the ?tPHiner as If the latter were standing
still. The famoui Coronet, tha Valiant. Mr. Bene?
dicts Onelda and the white Btsam yacht Alicia
formed s part of the striking marine spectacle
A NOTABIjK MARINE SPECTACLE,
There never was a bbots perfeel ? i? ? > for s yacht
r.i ? thai la for a general outing, The calm
weather that failed to give much of a teat to the
yachts was the very thing for all the small craft
thai could, in this light br?ese, renture oui up.m
tin- ocean Then were catboata and little trading
schooner? with queer trysails ?? t between their
masts, ol 1-fashloned ?loop? were >-? ? n once more,
and little steam racine ma.'bin. ilash? I through
rh.- waters si high ?peed. The ocean was alive wFh
craft, fron the full-rlased ?hip down t.> the s. i
brlghl llshlng -kifT. and the ?raters were lighted ??>
by the brlani nun, which cleared away 'in- w..i
b.ankei ??f cloud? a" ?ee the Valkyrie win
Th.- procession to Ihe second buoy came to an
???i I when the Valkyrie turned Bht had made the
t.-n mi.es iii exactly ?>n? hour, a? she approached
the buoj ihe doused her balloon lib, and set the
wukltig one In Its piac? t?.-r..r?- she sybed. Bvery
one w.?? tirrrlng her a? she paid off lead before the
wind and let her main boom come over gently and
in seamanllk? fashion.
Th?-n sh? I."i l.-d up on the course for the home
buoy, which proved to be ? close reach. She wss
now carrying hT balloon foresail, III? and working
Jlbtopsall. The Defender came along, a perfect
picture, and sybed round the buoy In quite as com?
fortable a stay,
THE LATTER PART OP THF RACK
su-- was now carrying exactly ths sansa sail sa
(he Valkyrie, and there was a nice steady breeze
to flnlsh up on. There were no flukes yesterday,
and everything was straight sailing. At the m tos I
buoy, as timed nnoAdally, the Defender seemed
t.. hive gained about a quarter of a mlniit?'. and
now as both boat.-? reached for home they seemed
to be at exact I) the same distance apar) is they
were at the lir-t windward buoy. Bui ?he wind
was much stronger at this time about double as
speedy at '?' was at the lit-t mark and the coi.
quei ?? of this vas that although the Defender wa?
at...it the tame distance behind the Valkyrie al
the finish as ?ha was al the iir?t buoy, sh.- ares
able to cover this dislan.-e in rnueh less time. Th"
time a-? taken at the llr->r mirer buoy showed that
this seemingly same distance meant a difference of
about four minutes when th?a wind was light, and
when the bre. ze doubled It was run In less than
three minute?
Th?? Valkrrie received a warm wel<*oma as ??he
pa? ? i In the flrsl English winner here since Ash
bury'? time. It cannot be said that the Amei
to do her honor. All thai carronsdea and
?team whistles could say was eloquently said. The
Krur?'h rhallenger ha I absolutely fair" play. The
ati ndanl steamers did everything In th? ir power
to give both y.-i hrs a fair field. They were niost
careful. When al the ?econd buoy the\- were, as
it were, caught in by the competing yachts as they
turned from their previous course, a hughe fleet of
?ti i men waited until both yachts rot away In order
th il th? y should not be blanker.. ! on the last leg.
In thl? respect Captain Foster, of the Cygmim, was
especially expert He irnv.. every one on board a
close vi.-w of the race, but never once approached
a w r ?ng position.
EACH BLAMES THE OTHER.
CHARGEA OV THF RIVAT. SKIPPERS.
CAPTAIN ITCAMOMri REMARK THAT THF. RSfO?
U8HMKN MAT 'i" BOMH IF Tin: PROTBST IS
Ai.I'iWKl?-THF. DEFENDER WIM, NEED A
NKW TOPMAST-AN AMERICAN VA?HTS
MAN Win? HAYS Tin: ENOUSHMKN
AUF. RIOBT.
There was an air of pronounced, though fiip
preseed, Jubilation aboUl th.- Valkyrie's skip?
pers snd crew, when the yacht came lo her
at, h'irag.? .?IT Hay Ridge, thai told h?iw ln
tensely they relished ?..ruing In sbead "f the
American champion. Th.- crew went at?<nit
their work with s leel that demonstrated how
satlsfled i hey were with th?- performant.f
their pel In ths race, while Captains Cran
Held and Sycamore stood complacently smoking
cigars, with a Joyous expression on their faces
thai was not th--r.. ..t? Saturday "veiling. After
everything had been pul trim und straight for
th?- night the crew skipped about ilk. s parcel
of Bchoolboya In s playground, and when the
word "?vas Ki\..ti to go aboard ?he tender they
simply f.ll inf.. th ir pair of collapsible dingles,
oui "i very exuberan<*e of spirits. Th'-n the
two batches of Bailors began to rae., to see
whli h could r'-a.-li their floating home llrst, and
the pulling and shouting and cheering that
ensued brought Arthur Olennle and H. Malt
land Kerne] oui on the deck of the City of
Bridgeport, where they st.I and war. h d
with smiles the struggles and antics of th?a
crew until th?- lender's side was reached.
A Tribune reporter rowed out ??> the Val?
kyrie in order to obtain 11 n * - Englishmen's
\i-??s up..n the burning question <>f ths mo?
ment, nam? ly, upon whom rested the responsi?
bility f"r iii-- Defender's mishap. There was, I
however, a disinclination .?n the part of th?a
Britishers t.. speak about th.- matter. ? ?n the
Cltj of Bridgeport, whither Lord Dunraven,
Mr. Kersey snd Mr. Olennle had Immediately
proceeded upon the arrival of th.- Valkyrie al
Bay Ridge, it"' reporter was. In fact, ni"t with
an absolute refusal to talk.
"WelL ?iii .vu answer a?is Jusl one pertinent
question?" he asked.
"No, n??t even what my Christian name ?s. "
Wien Mr. Olennle was informed that public
opln! ?n was Inclined to bl un?a the Valkyrie for the
collision snd to attribute unfalrn? r*s to th- British
boat, Mr. Olennl? exclaimed: "We don't care
v. hat the public think, and I must ash you to leave
this i. at"
Till-: VIEWS ? ?F THE VALKYRIE'S SKIPPERS,
Captain < "r.-in'H id and <'''plain Sycamore, when
the re] i 11er hall? d them on the Valkyrie, showed
a dlsposltl ?u to i"- a little more c ?mmunlcatlve.
it plying t" an Inquiry as to whether the Valkyrie
was t.? blame for the .? .'-leur Captain Cranfleld
11 i "Emphatically no: the fault w.is all ??n the
l?. render's side "
"Will you explain In what way."' he was asked.
"Tea; the mishap happened :ti this mannei : We
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VAN GAASBEEK & ARKELL,
Broadway, 22nd St. and 5th Ave, ^
?rere standing straight for th?* line when
fender cams along In Usa sama dlnsctlon a
denly shoved her helm <J..wn hard an
toward ut?. At that tima XSS XSGFS abr?*ast t
initti.f boat, the Lttekenbaeh, and it ?rag t
!?!?? f,.r us to give way, because If w?; had It
should hav i?e*>n forced against ths big I
ki-'>t mi our way, as ws war* compelled to
ths ?Defender keeping on hers, strick ou
with h'-r backstay, which was broken fr
contact, Ws srere in ad?/ance and h???i th?*
way, most certainly, aa the oOCttfl?ttaM can
and the Defender hat? only herself t?> blame
accident How any on,?? could pr?tend to
fault on us when the positions of the boat;
time tho accident occurred Is considered I
we. Th?- eery fnct that the i lefender hit ho
stay on our boom while ?re ?r?f? ke,-pln
gtralght c ?Ursa speaks for itfn-:f."
"Th-n you do not think UM Defender's
win b<- sustained?"
"I ?annot s?e how it fairly can be"
"Shall yon object to run tho race over a
the committee decides against you?"
"W'-ll, I don't know," replier] Captain
fl'-ld; and he added, with Just the Shsdoi
smile: "I rather think that If the protest
held we ?hall make OUT way home again ai
i- .i ? win each."
"Were you satlsfi?*d with the Valkyrie'
f.nuance to-day?"
"Y?*s, pretty well. The win 1 was stead1
?lay, and our boat showed up much better t
Saturday'!? Iluky winds. I think ?he will r
splendidly In a blow, and I believe we ?hi
more pace out of her yet."
During this conversation Captain Bye
came i n d.'?'k from below, and took a mat
side his Inseparable companion an?l coll?
II- practical!) rorroborated the version of t
cldent ','lv--n by Captain Cranlleld, and ad 1
Til!-: DEPENDER'! FAl'LT.
"The fault was In every way the D.*f"r
Why, aft?-r putting down her helm, she cont
to make deliberately for ua If that is th?1
of tactics the American boat is going to in
In I Khali be glad when th?* races are ov
valu.* my life more than I do a yacht ra.'e
It was a close thing to-day that a bad col
did not occur."
Captain By amore was unable t? say whn
Vslkyrle'g plans for to-day were.
THE DEFENDER*?. INJURY.
There ?s nothing the matter with the De
? i's ba ikstl y. The trouble was with the
? i ! topmssl shroud, one Of the spreader?
tli" topmast Mr. Is -lin told a Tribun.- rsp
last right that the Defender would go to the
Basin for repairs to-day. that n new topmast
all ready to be pit up, that the decision o
ittee M to th" protest mad.- by the
fetid'-r would be given out to-day, and tha
American yacht would be ready to renew
Struggle with the cup-<halleng?T to-morrow,
Tin: DEFENDER'S BIDE OF Till-: ?'AS
II. i". I,.-ils was the first man seen on
Defender when The Tribune man was r?
alongside. He was unwilling to t>-U th?*
fender's sida of the story, or descrita the i
tiona of th?* boata at the start, hut said
the fouling, for Mr. Leeds pointedly refuse
i r yesterday's mishap the Defeni
fourteenth accident, prevented th.* Amer
ya.-ht from ?rearing her Jlbtopsail when gi
t.. wind wat.i. ami kept her from carrying
b.-illoon-ill.!..|.sail on tin- starboard ta?'k In
.-? ? ond leg of the race.
"How do v.ui think your misfortune ?ffe?
the nu'.-. Mr. L -edsT"
"Why, It lost it. The Valkyri.- only won
forty-seven seconds, and l calculate that
inability to carry our full quota of salts
tarded us at least frort} three to four minu
Y.ii s.-.-. are hav.- th.- ru.-.-s sur.* enough If
are nol Intel fered with."
\\ io n asked to state dearly and eoncii
iwhal ih-- accident was and the damage d?
Itr. Leeds said thai th.- topmast shrouds w
. torn ?.ff fr.im the spreader, and that stral
1 the topmast. A moment later, as the couver
lion continued, Mr. Leeds said: "Th.- spree
was broken, and the topmast is gone."
in regard to the Defender racing again,
said: "I can tell y..ii no mor.- about that tl
you could t?-ll me when your watch would
ready after you bad broken it and left It w
a Jeweller." Mr. I.da remarked that ns
matter was In tin* bands of the committee, a
statement on his or on Mr. Iselln'g part of I
1). f? nder's claims, would be extn-mely ?1
courteous to that body. He said that the t?
m i il shroud was lashed up to the spreader 1
mediately after the collision, anil the yac
was kepi on her ?ours?-, ?retting over the II
as soon aft.-r the Valkyrie as possible.
Th>* only apparent Injury to the I?efender as I
reporter came aboard ot' ??.-r lagt night was
slight buckling over t,< one side ..f th.. toptnn
Tli.-r.- was a tiny plec .if wire hanging free
there at th.- end of the atarboard spreader, t
no on.- not an expert "f experts in the yachtl
lin- would hav.- dreamed that anything W
m i >ng with th-- Defender. The topmast shro
is a long piece of wire rope that runs from t
yacht's topmast head to the gunwal?-, and It Is
stay or preventer, a strengthener of the topma
running taxer the end >.f the spreader ami t
malnlng always perfectly tun and stiff, it
secured t.. th..- tail or edge of th.* boat at a pol
opposite to the mainmast
CAPTAIN MAKI-'S STATEMENT.
Captain Haff was as avers.- as Mr. Lssdg
talking of the Defend.*r side of the story of tl
accident. All he wanted to say was to detail t!
actual happening In th.- cans. lie said the eta
board topmast backstay was pulled out an
in. ken by the shackle of the Valkyrie's boon
and that on this account ihe Defender had t
i..in., around on the port tack to n<-t over the lin
and in ike a start In the race. Tin* topmast, Chi
tain Half said, was sprung, and another w.uil
ha? e to b>' put In
"We were at the |o sei i nd of th.* line," he sal?.
"Captain Terry and i were at the forward wbee
and Newbury Thorne was at the after wheel, a
aoon as be saw tiie Valkyrie Hing off, Mr ls.-ii!
siid to m.-: 'Keep her straight; don't let he
vary an Inch from bei .ours.-.' We were headini
for th.- i.-.-ward end ..r th.- lin-."
Captain Haft was wa?ry of i ?ttlng his real view
creep .on. but it was easily seen that ha had tin
sain.* opinions on the subj.- -t as his,- mira le, ? 'a-,.
??m Terry, who ?aid a few momenta Intel
t?-n you, it was a sharp British trick, but it dldn'l
??..rk. The Valkyrie people thought t<? biuir us
but all they ?lid was to win on a fouling, and :b -\
at.- likely enough to be dlaquallAed t ?-morrow."
Captain n.-.ff was ?ure that the breaking ?if th?.
Defender'a shrouds caused her t.. loss th? ra??*
"Why." h.- -m i, "if j u g| ?od t ? windward you
could not see ,,ur topmast; ?t was bent over su
much. Th.- topmast Is In,,ken in tWO placs."
Captain Haft ami captain TeiTy, strangely
en nth. agree that tli,- collM .n ...???urr.'d when the
yachts were nol heeding for the line, but were en?
gaged in their preliminary man wuvrea Captain
ll iff wa.- th?- more lutspoken. II. , .-une oui fair;?
snd said: i wanted to keep awa* from him ? tt,*
\ alkyrlel, but he would nol lei m . h- would per?
.?1st In following ma ui. all the tl,,,,., i? ,,,,,,,. , f .,,,
thai l oould do to k.-..p out of his ara) Ms bora
riiiit square off. We had the lightship t<? ste??r by
I and I U.-pt right by ?hat. Il- K"t M 1 .? . t., ?t tj,at'
h?- r.'t rattled. It was all a piece of foollahneea on
hi- pun N... I was not bothered rnu.-h to-<ias by
excursion bosta "
Ihm after th.- ,-OHv-rsi?tlmi with the sklpiwrs
Mr laeUn came alongside in the naphtha launch
lb* declined I ? make any itstemeni of his ?id- of
th.* ,-a?.\ saying thai it would nol he fair to the
committee to do go He said, Anally, However that
the commute,? would not give a decision until to?
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day. On b ard the committee boat th r ? was no'h
im? to be learned regarding I he d? lal n
As the reporter was rowed by the Defend?
er on the way to the Atlantic Tscht ?lub'f
float the crew of the Defender had casi le.''ae
the iashim-,s mad?- Immediately after the
mishap occurred, nnl th?- ?-xt??n? of th?
damage could he better seen. The top.
mast buckled right OTer : I the port -ide as BOOg
as the temporary support waa taken sway The
mainmast is uninjured. The men were tf.*tt?ng
down thi- topmast and making preparations to
repair the damages. The l ?efender us.-1 her well?
fitting suit of Kerreahoft sails yesterday, ?with th?
exception of the white club topsail
A prominent memberofthe Atlantic Yacht '"lnh,
who was near th?a start'r.x. line at tha? time of ths
acldent, said the claim ??f foul ought n?it t) be
allowed, in his opinion Hs said that the Defender
refused to Kive way until It came t.i a question as
to whether the Vaikyrle should foul the r><a'ender
?>r run into the Judges' boat, and she decided on
the former cours?-.
GrOMIP AT TIIK VTALDOBF.
Till: SKNTIMENT RBOAltDtN- TIIK ?'? 'N'T''? T -T/>RD
DUNRAVCWS DAUOHTBM AT Till: HOTEL
?A'hla* Kosslp about the race and the alleged
fouling of the Defender was being bandied ahjut
the brilliantly Illuminate I corridors and Jliilng?
rooms of the Waldorf Inst evening, tlier?? came a
lull, caused by the .?titrance of the duunhlTS of
Lord I'linriv. ri. Lady l'.i-hael util Lad]? AI'.'B
?Tyedhnni ftjihi With their ehaparoa aid Roys!
l'helps Carrol;, the owner of the Navurio?. and
Mr Iniryea, of the .Ww-York Yacht (MB, ''??f
stood for sum? moment* In the tn?r. coir I >r, the
oentra "f observation on the port ..f t!i? ninny
handsomely dressed women snd men who srars
groupe i at.out. There was (onto good-natured bal?
1 Inaga t?>?'. with ac<tualRtan<*aa about th.- l)<5
f.atnl?-r lotting In th.? aray, .in 1 th- youtin- la.1l**a
nl?*o heard some coinp'.lrn.-i.l? OVOI the 80 ?88
of Lord J?iiiirav.?n'9 boat In the second rae The.???
Ihey listened to quietly, ov..-v-r, apparently ap?
preciating ihe situation. Both were m booonlsf
waikiMR costume, within the dtnlng-troom they met
u surprise, for at <?".e ?id.? wss a monster I
I piece, the subject beln? th.? Valkyr!? and t'a.- I"a
fender, with th.- Bng'Jsli boat in the i._I. It
wa-? a haadsomo addition to th?> furnishings of f.?*
I loom; hut a SOOd mur.? ?ait.- hoard to r.-mnrk that
I after the next race t!?<- positions wl I have to be
reversed
There wa? an atnin.lance of gOSStp, !'it n> MB
seesasd t ' peeeass definite laforawtloa ?>- i
what ?-xactly did hap|>ei? li?-'.w?a??n tin? two Saeta
That somethlnK ha 1 <>?" -urr.-i Just at ths start to
crlpp.e the Amirlcan l?".it was a foregone con?
duston, and the air was fall of ""buckllns top
raasts" and "partir.? backatays," and raatui
opinions on what the ?'up \immiiu>e sheaM 8f
should not do under the dreusBSt incoa. Bat it wa?
n notable feature of a'.l th?- discussions In the
hotel that confidence in the Defen 1er had s t
i. impaired. Rathae ?i? it viewed as m.-?it re?
nwrkaMo that with such a perceptible reduction
of ca?eras ?he t-nou'.d have he..t the ?rateen ?'r"'t
down to such a narrow "margin of tlm* ,.
'"In fact."' remarked On?- ? r(l.u.-?iHst ?n the care
Of th? Waldorf. "If she "had had another half ml ?r
she would undoubtedly have beaten the Britisher
out." This BOOtimeM Bros warmly apptaudei.
A party Sf men seated In the Waldorf r?eW Brers
eschanglng opinion? on tt??a ?otter ??f * protested
When i_t?jr wa? al.-V. w.? jrave her OMTorlf?.
When ?lie waa a Clill.l, ?be rated for (?assori?.
When ?he N-?_iii?? MBW, ?he elun-j to Caatorl*.
W Leu r_o had CUiUrea, ihm -favo U-uun ?Castorla.