| Show and the valkyrie gets the lead THE TOPMAST WAS SPRUNG in a disabled condition the american boat was beaten only 47 naw YOEK sept lu d but baill neeling far over in nr strength and swiftness defender followed val kyrie across the finish line today leas than a half milb the two ami an eye kept pace second by with abo timo indicators an they moved around and when it was aaen that bed not only lost nothing in the baat milpa of the course bat bad actually garneda ga ineda great about went up for the gallant vessel early in the morning the racers had leisurely made their way dawn to the hook irom Bayrid ga aney circled in reat rings about the lightship until the went op for the course aud then he skippers took a tighter grip on the wheels hank haff bad made a record io seamanship on saturday and the english skipper prepared to regain the fame which had preceded him aney maneuvered swiftly after the preparatory ran had been fired and with valkyrie to he rard capt haff made ayery effort to fain that position icat before reaching the line when valkyrie was still to windward be defender to leeward a lengio astern but still overhauling her the american boat was blanketed eo much that ha baby jib topsail and jib ebrok and oaut daff seeing thid lufford upa littie evidently int endine to let the other go ahead for the purpose ol 01 crabl ng him to pass under her stern and to win vaid capt sycamore at the val dyries tiller noted this miya and bluffed bip also it was then anat the thousands 0 vat chera on the surrounding boats no how close to each other the wera and just at thit too a snap and rending sound was heard and it WAR been that deafen lera jib topsail was elyias loose in abo wind the v main boom had swung around and fouled Det endara degini ne gini to who bad witnessed the accident and tor ward at the ominous sound it seemed as though defender trembled with ans shock abey saw her topmast baand and her oyer ai though it would break away and a broan went up us the braad boat which had won so noble victory a few daya bedora wais wholly debarres debarred de barred from even aa effort to second lightning action was necessary to save the topmast from breaking away for it was already sprung from its fastening fas aud capt haff with a master stroke taking bis boom down to leeward soon maneuvered manea vered her into aate position andade valkyrie which bad chosed the lips first had gained a good lead by da fenders disaster and had probably a little more than half mile advantage advant aga at the end of the first lee in the triangular course over which they called her aln was something lei than four aln atea in the beat tn windward from that on however defender while not perceptibly closing the gap between them lessened the time an l they crossed tha line not watch more than wo minured apart valkyrie according to corrected time however wins ironi the cup defender by 47 |
