| Show the valkyrie III not swift enough ay iy WAS A KACE ani itie breeze yankee boat americans yew sept 7 special americas representative yachts the defender is battling today to uphold the of alie stars and stripes in matters nautical arrayed against her with the union jack of old england at her masthead is valkyrie III it seemed this morning aa though all new york was headed for those portions of the mainland which a view of the start from sandy hook might be the bay itself was thickly dotted with sailing and steam craft of all descriptions each and every one loaded enthusiastic friend of one or other of the the present is the foi ty eiith competition abr the american cup and unusual interest in the preliminaries of the great international event has been taken the world over so far as the masses are concerned oa both aidea of the atlantic the absorbing interest in the outcome of the contest is due solely to pride and patriotism but among bailers bailors the interest in addition is directed to the fact that the races will murk an era in american building and will settle for awhile the transatlantic claims that certain types of boats are superior to nil others in all previous contests the americana have defended the cup with centerboard ter board sloops but defender is an approach with many modifications to the english kel boat and hence the two yachts that are contesting for international honors today resemble each kotlier moro closely in design than any two boats that have come together since the american cup became a trophy and hence some close ailing ia anticipated valkyrie III ia owned by a syndicate composed of earl dunraven Dun raven the ear of lonsdale Lons dule H mccalmont one of the richest untitled men in england and 0 B robinson the defenders owners are V K Vanderbil fc E D morgan and 0 A iselin but the latter has biad the most to say in her building and mra 3 oliver iselin who named the american yacht sup er intended its construction from the abart both boats represent a small fortuna defender having cost in the neighborhood of 1000 JO and her opponent aboud mora in the mitter of dimensions valkyrie III is feet over all with 26 feet to beam 18 feet draught and 77 tons of lead iu the keel her waterline is 90 feet she ia built from lines laid down by G L watson En glanda foremost naval architect and designer of the thistle valkyrie II 11 queen mab and a host of equally well known yachts tho defenders dimensions are length over all feet 6 inches 23 fret draught 19 feet lead water line 90 feet her gaff is 65 feet her boom and mast from deck to hounds 72 feet the defender was constructed by the Herres hofTs americas greatest yacht builders to the landsman both boats appear to be ugly brutes lacking all traces of beauty the yankee boat is the smaller craft and hence will need less sail to drive her with full canvass ehe will display about square feet a thousand less than her opponent the backers of the english boat pin their hopes on light breezes while the defender will have everything her own way if the winds arc the defender has a genuine yankee crew under captain hank haaf with ani terry us assistant skipper valkyrie III ha aleo two skippers arii arnn field a biff flaxen haired expert and captain sycamore who is regarded n one of the best skippers in great britain alie match inaugurated today will consist of the bapst three out of dixe races over courses thirty nautical miles in length with a time limit of six hours to be sailed on alternate days the preparatory signal was given from the sandy kook lightship at 1130 this morning and half an hour later the starting signal was given and the flyers were olf about three miles off shore from seabright i the defender started at 1223 pm and valkyrie III about five seconds later at first the valkyrie III ran the fastest being able to carry its main sail and taking a starboard tack 1228 p m valkyrie III is still ahead defender is gaining and is to the windward 2 p m wind is increasing it looks like both boats would not be able to finish in the prescribed time defender is leading but the valkyrie III is to the windward the defender seome to be nearly a half a mile in the lead both boats are now about starboard star board tack both beati are now completely hidden the shore p m short beach reports that the boats still stand off shore with the defender ahead p m highland reports the hull of both boats down there and people on the shore are unable to eee which is leading the wind is there blowing from the southeast and is only a slight breeze on the shore the clouds are thick p m the boats have two hours and forty two minutes in which to run 15 miles and be within the prescribed time p m the highland boat has just come in it reports the defender a mile and a half ahead when it left them p m highland reports a heavy fog cannot aee even stake boats it lead yacht believed to be defender will finish about p m p m both boats coming out of fog new york herald bulletin says the defender lends by mile they are by the stake boats p m the defender finishes first it is just crossing the line by the stake boats the valkyrie III can just be distinguished through the fog p rn valkyrie III is just crossing the line enthusiasm is great among the americans englishmen have not yet lost hope in their boat |
