The evening world. Newspaper, July 22, 1895, Page 2

long after this the wind seemed slacken up @ bit and show signs of Uncertainty. The direction was the sam ‘Dut the rate had fallen to ten miles an hour, The weather sharps, however, did Not lose courage, but felt sure that the: ‘would be « plentiful supply before noon, Attending Fleet Gathers. Bteam yachts, tugs and salling craft tad already begun to gather in the vicinity of Scotland Lightship and far up the bay, where the haze seemed to be the thickest. An urray of white ealls could be seen, all pointing down the harbor and indicating that the proces- gion from the city and Bay Ridge had already begun. ‘The failing wind caused Vigilant's peed to slacken very perceptibly, and shortly afterwards Defender, still in tow of the Atwood, passed about two miles off the point and was the first to reach the vicinity of the Lightship. ‘About a mile above the start she cast off the tow and stood in towards the shore under her mainsail, small jib and Club-topsall, Then it was that the change (hut had been made in the big topsall becume apparent. It had been reduced in size and resembled more Closely that of Vigilant. The two big single-stickers manocu- vred about to the north of the light- ship, tacking this way and that, and frequently paesing close to each other. ‘Lhe flagship Sylvia, which had reached the Scotland Lightship by this cme, hove to just the starting point, and Vigilant came up alongside and lay to for several minutes, Vigilant’s Sails Improved. It is to be noted that the new sails of the centrebourder seemed to fit her to perfection and they loomed up white as snow in the sunlight. This made tt easier to distinguish her from her riva: was almost un exact counterpart of De- fender’s, The muinsaii and topsail were their way into pert, one of them 4 big Lightship, They slackened their sp @ standstill. At 10.90 the wind was very light and the seu was almost as smooth a Talk of a drifting match began to be | heard, gnd the bright prospects of the | kers to starboard @arly morning seemed to be fading. quarter of an hour this additional wail Vigilant took a long reach towarda| did not bring about any change of po- ‘and as she footed slowly | sitions, or Foe, Y | AUIS the racers were abreant of the Highland light-house, about two miles home, disgusted with 3 | mimne be Ovine . The direction in which war about southeast it was taking them further a further from the shore. i yachta were about opnosite Scabright, Noa. Defender had gained ab ut two len ths ienal. on Vigilant since the start and was still ing the centreboarder. Wind Freahen: The wind, which could not have been blowing more than ten miles an hour | at thie thine, began to freahen up some- the yachts asemed along it was suggested that perhaps she the weather. Defender had juffed up in the wind, and was motionless near the | Lightship, while the Sylvia was lying | about a quarter of a mile below. No signals as to the cour: galled had yet been shown. Waiting for the At 10.4 VigHant had turned about and | outfoo! was back again near the stake boat and close to Defender, which tacked about, Both yachts continued this man- oeuvring and hovered about near the line. A dozen tugboats were scooting about near them and they were evidently waiting for signals from the Sylvia. point was then much smaller than on Baturday. Just before 11 o'clock Vigilant hove ‘away to the northward of the lightship | and, after n reach of nearly half a mile, turried and came back on port tack. Defender, on starboard tack, stood «ft in the opposite direction and round the Sylvia to the south of the line. ‘Then she came up Into position again behind the lire: Vigilant had already secuféda favorable position, Apparently some consultation had taken place aboard the flagship among ive in sine the committee for the hour fixed for the start had passed without any sig: | nal having yet been given. Then the Sylvia started for the west of the lightship, and it was inferred that the entire arrangements for the start had been changed for some reason or other, It was thought from the posi-| tions at first taken by the Sylvia that it had been decided to sail the first leg of the course to leeward, but the change @eemed to indicate that it would be to ‘windward or as much in that direction as possible, which would make the course lie down along the Jersey coast. After this shifting of positions of the | stakeboat. both yachts started for their positions above the line. After ma- oeuvring for several minutes, Vigilant went abou. and tacked directly under the stern of Defender. ‘Triangular Course Six ‘The signal from the judges’ boat sald that the course would be a triangular one, southeast half east, west-southwest | and north half east. mist and both boats ‘The wind was due west at 11.12 and visible blowing at about twelve miles an hour. high spread of sails could be se At 11.14, almost to the second, the gun was fired from the Sylvia and the racers begin jockeying for positions, Both started on port tack towards the Wis in the about, crossing Vigilant’s bow: | Raining. hore, Defender ahead. Then she went ‘The Cepheus had come up a few min- | utes before, with crowded decks, and Defender crossed the line at 11.25.30. | Vigilant was 31 seconds later in cross- ing. Then Vigilant went about on star- | | board tack and both yachts stood oft | Mined to port toawrds the Cepheus, one passing on each side of the steamer, Defender Passed close under the Syivia and the | Cepheus and then took the port tack while Vigilant hove around and again | Doth were approaching the line. j Mant Phe starting gun was not fired, hew- | PACH was than three This differer ever, and the two big boats had to take another hitch to bring them into It was a splendid spectacle, The two | immense sicops with thei masses of white sail were almost abreast of each. other as they glided ack and forth behind the line waiting for the signal. | Defender First Across. was the first to crosr the ine. Bhe was just in front of the . _poimt when the signal was Fe nae) tell ble to affirm this with howe wan The wind was blowing lightly almoat both new, but the head sails were the | directly trom the went at game as in Saturday's race. |the start and, as the ra While the yachts were circling about | way the big nails fled out the flagship several ocean steamers ON | Jooked like mountains of canvas. The sikht from t transatlantic liner, passed the Scotland|q magnificent so wlow that the long pro- f tugs and steam yachts had centreboard ora got under | twin towers was one of the closest e) sloops wa as they approvched the fleet of white! cession wings and one of them came almost (0) no dithculty in keeping up with them. Corging ten le wind was then west-northwest. to be decreas- lands It was Ythe Myers, and th Half a mile from the start Di mill pond. The big sloops were still | ted by several lengths and appeared to swinging lazily about and their move-|be gaining slightly. although Vigilant | ments seemed to be almost sluggish. | hung on bravely. | At 1141 both yachts set their spinna- | but within the next | Hi ten miles anh from the start. they were sallin and what, making f not changed Rta Axek ot Versele Gt thé starting Diels moaltions & particle since thi they sailed together so closely that they | appeared to be on pretty even If anything, however, Hetle Vigilant when the Lightship was passed 2.05 had made such a | The yachts at distances their sails was beginning haze which lay along the horizon, fender windw hundred yards to te Hne of tugs and other steam craft fol wake of the racers, At 12.28 the yachts had covered about the course over the Highlands, to have held their sitions without change. any Way altered ts course. boat fourteen milea southeast of the High- lands. The wind by this time gained Inf Hook was reported The effect on the and her far astern Vigilant was almost becalmed Defender was forging ahead . considering the light with a long a marvellous pa fully half a mile. still on the port tack and | standing southwest At 22) Defender went about and took three minut resumed the starboard again, wix miles of ‘leg, appeare but and fifteen miles an hour. yachts was shown by the fact that both had taken in their spinnakers Just be- fore this report was received, Defender's turn to ¢ which would ena was evidently of the wind which was pushing Vigilant port tack was made seemed was evidently increasing her The freshening j to Kick up something of a s | castonally white caps could be seen in ed, | the distance The yachts w m the stake boat easing wind Vigilant yt Lueckenbach e now about two miles snd turning point Vigilant did not change the course at ey 1 ting experts sald that Defender tead and appeared half mile of the both aay tp dant above the iahcablp, [Was nothing to suggest a suspic The starting gun was fired at 11.25, | # drifting match, blowing up stiffer every minute, F Wastes Time 1 single-sticker the west on the port tack trlangular course was be ‘othe surprise of ev me up and rounded the niNULes astern, would indicate int a |n put little pemiinn ewaic. | mite, After leaving the turning stake and towering | starting on the second leg of the course | | both vuchts took in their Jand hoisted their jib-topsails, She was rs of a mile behind Defender, nh made in thi ounding sails since first mark on either yacht, both coming up under mainsail, Jib, jb: sails, staysails and club-tcpsatis, the Long Branch Life-Savnig Station, wired at 3.01 that led Vigilant by utes and forty seconds when passing ‘= Splendid Showing. At 1.15 the distance between the two yachts had not apparently changed, but Vigilant was making a splendid show- Both were now enveloped in the haze which was settling down again on the horigon, and it was difficult to fol- low them, even with a powerful glass. To many it seemed as if Vigilant was gradually closing up the gap that sep- | mile ahead of her rival and s #rated ber from Desender, but the dis-'to be sicudily increasing this lead as DEFENDER! fas they cronsed the line, and they atoo’| tance was no great that It wan Imposal for in general appearance the new outtit | away ona long reach towards (he south- this point sailed over the took another start head again about Defender followed suit half a minute later yachts were standing in | A northw. sterly direction on the star- making takeboat, Jersey shore, about opposite Long Branch. was becoming very uncertain, .oaing Ground. Defend: r seemed to be losing ground slightly and although very far to wind- of Vigilant was a long distance behing her on the tack At 141 both yachts went about at the same instant on the starboard tack and headed almost directly Branch. As they straightened ourse, It was seen that thelr relative positions had changed very It- le since rounding the stakeboat ‘Than a Furlong. leading by tue more than an eighth of a mile. for ¢ Becalmed, this Defender seemed wetting a spurt of wind, which did reach Vigilant, and for about Iked away from the e began if Defender Fluky and Uncertain W the yachts were ertain and putty, strike move r was then about a mile from which was statton- off shore for was very wind om the west, about Defender was doling the lead she had kained earlier In the was estimated that yachts was fully At that point woe WILL the distance be: half a mile mile went was at mile var minutes later Vigilant eame about 1 followed nearly Defender several lengths to windward of Vigilant med to be eating Curth made the turn at | oMcia!), and came out into the nearly ‘This showed that Defender was about THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JULY 22 1895. - and’ out Defender Sets Spinnaker First. “That ain't no rac sineer of the Flint mark Defender went a mile out-of her he more than a drifting matel wasted at least two mile: - At 12.07 the spinnakers of both yachts portant point. esr ee disappeared as though, movel by. the | —— game = strin fert standin any approac ‘A pit and ‘the booms of the tugs Jingied full | re. Still what wind there was !s not worth mention. Such as It was, ‘ ‘ hauled & bit westeward and Defender North River, to see the Cepheus, with continued to gan, So far the race had the New York Yacht Club offictals and develpoed th At 12 to the first gracefully aroun: heeled over on her second leg with the | worid's’ wind: trean World's meantime V! she sped on her way up towards the | f 5 ainty, ay Both in Sight of Shore, The course lay in a line parallel the beach, then affording a gr of the finishing run along the shore, from Long Bran It was a glorious sight wh holding her winst the keel model, and this fact brought Joy to the atic admirers. white, narrow crescents of foam, o rolled from’ under the bows of the rac: | 2a?riaon Ing machines, the element appearing to gumbol along their Ppa The wile Fanke of whii behing the yachts sufficiently procluimed \\! : that they were simply fying. lowly Walter St but surely Vigilant began to wear down Case R. FP. Browr the lead of Defender. B. Jones, Julian pst of her tains of salle caught the reflection of the slanting rays of the sun, wh that moment, from behind a thick cloud. ‘aught the fresher breeze that | blowing off shore, Vigilant Was away er to leeward, showing a wide strip |! of gleaming bronze below her water scarcely bending at all to the breeze. At 4.10 the yachts were off Seabright | and about four miles from the finish, nder Nearly Home. At 3.30 Defender was Just abreast the two miles from She moved along with all her sails drawing magnificently, and seemed to be stead~ ily gaining on Vigilant. She was followed by a procession of yachts and steamboats that stretched away down to where Vigilant was Jog- nearly a mile In the rear. At 3.31 the wind had fallen slightly as Defender approached the lightship, and | Vigilant seemed to be getting a friendly puff, which helped to lessen the distan between the yacht THE RACE BY PIGEONS. Progress of the Yachts Bronght by thetr finishing line, a majestic swee} fRRGph beat tine coraay: be from Sylvia's masthead and a triangu- ‘At this point the crowd on board the lr cou AL-Foster got out its fishing tackle a began to The yachts hardly. tw ; Question as to whether they would fin- | Mashed ac ish within the time limit of six hours fred. Visi ‘an to be in doubt mg home th bi efender had stalled off Vigiiant's ® mark at a snail's pace But suddenly, at 298, a merry breeze came plunging’ along, and. the yachts| of nearly one-eighth of a mile, but Vig-| through an interpre howed ‘before “its power Instantly. all thoughts of a six-h (By Carrier Pigeon to The Evening Wo ON BOARD COTLAND LIGHTSHIP, July 22.—A8 The World tug neared Sandy Hook the not quite moderate, from the southwest, lifted a bit and the glasses could cover a wide range. Defender could be seen dead a with matnsall up, Atwood towards Sandy Hook lightship. ‘Ten minutes later she was freed from her tug and set her clubtopsail. was naked above her bows. around the Hook under mainsatl, club- colored waves shed no white caps, and fishing tug which at 9.45 lay quietly at anchor. It contained a merry psrty full of en- thusiasm and beer. ‘The World” tug was greeted with a shrieking chorus of che The smoke of a big oce nn steamship up nw it would be toh a puff of wind r to make up the to capture oveasionally The hoped-for breeze was behind the prospects for a roaring race began to look dim, schedule time and aloft at 10 o'clock, one hour before the time set for the struggle of the yachts, up her Jb and Defender ran moved sluggishly The flagship Sylvia had not yet arrived, but from this point race Is to begin. Scotland Ligh evidently th Defender w: stays about Lightship and rolled Interested, T The Flint shot up under her | Iselin took a wateh fr of her white aff relinqulshed the helm moved about the deck, ordering a rope ck from below watched the prepara- sition near the who in aboard to-day, Was sitting upon the w ah tohing a fresher 1 up along the shore more see that everything was at concert fonder’s wake uy cameras on tugs and sailing craft. did Vessels will not but the nam’ ono large as tof scurrying atout the ‘lightstip to-day is of no mean pro- ade the waters glisten with had slacked up a At the Start. At 11.05 the Sylvia was anchored near 1 On board were ex- Charles Griswold, J. 8. Oddie and Joe Rusi 58 the preparatory gun boomed | deck of the Bylvta ‘ount of the race Is unofficial acht# played about the starting gun. by north, @ moderate breeze, hot qui | so heavy'at on Saturday, per end to waiting for "The wind was seven a head, gun was fired, twinkling an flashed across the line ahe carried mainsail, and balloon Jib. Vigilant’ was wooping up to the wind, shape, an vessel's sid glub-topsail, tobe Happing. with her balloon jib, | ished, and all hands levelled glasses at crossed the line that the sail was finally Defender felt the welcome first, ested home. Defender was leading by 180 yards! to, and both headed southeast by iy At many second: after she) the flyers r lead. gout du Defender’s lead, but only 11.89 Defender's spinnaker boom | passing of the mark which by thi fret cut to windward, and a minute | was but a mite away, would tell the heb broke from her deck. story truly. Then woul Hardly had the foldy floated in. the | ra for PW ee breeze before Vigilant had her spin-| At 2.4840 Defender tacked f naker aloft. Up to this time Defender this time stood Girectly for the mark, h ween drawing away, but after The sun shone through her sails, and ers were set the wind fell off, from the lee they ed lood- Popa ane vet ais | © lee they looked like the bl Then came another welcome puff, and| Vigilant sullenly pursued her and not | creamy color of woodpeckers eggs. achts yielded to its influence, | until 249 did she come about and put id's yacht got it first, and edged | per nose toward: up oa the new boat, so that, at 11 | AMA she was not over 10 feet behind, though a farlong on her le hen the wind seemed to dle aga it wasn't heavy enough’ for toy boats 10) Wind #4 a pond, jome. ‘She ‘ he Vuchus exhibited a cloud of cane ome. She walled along as stead vas worthy of far better breege, but the invitation was not accepted, Slowly Vigilant crept under Defonder's quar Defender Squares for Home. With a graceful swing, Defender passed the second flag and with the cigar abeam bowled along fo ly ) and at 1 uge bird, and tossed the wave from her bow with a jump. hie em she Was two miles nearer Where was Vigilant? Away in the distance she was seen vening. Half a minute later she S$ jatest’ and on the hour swung around, and, letting out @ few showed her nose in front, yards of sheets, she set sail for the suid the en? flying Defender.’ In reaching for the Viglinnt Cetra in Front. At 1107 she was on even terms with | Ci vot ‘8 bol wincer Was right. It was hardly | but Vigilant did even worse, and The | b shi weltfaogs"™ <tiut| FROM THE CEPHEUS. © Witnessed by Guests of in order that the racers would | the New York Yacht Club. not leave them in the rear. Away went | Defender, and in a few minutes she| (BY Carrier Pigeon to The Evening World.) stablished her old lead of half a) ON BOARD NEW YORK YACHT CLUB STEAMER CEPHEUS, July 22.— There was a large crowd at plier A ho’ er, it the heavi ur the wind the guests, off Kxcursion steamers, loaded better sh n beat Vigtlant, Every ‘ Ininute showed more salt water between GOWN With enthusiasts, were hovering the cracks of % and ‘95. about the river, waiting to follow the | Cepheus when she started. On board the Club steamer everything 32 Defender swept sluggishly atlas ‘i Mer swent sluggishly way bustle and excitement. ‘There were hauled in her main, but two subjects discussed—the yacht ji) topsail and she {race and the beauty of “The Evening Fresh Wind at the Torn, Up went ti Meat evere hOnD in the carrier pigeons. The latter facansime Virifant had gathered im her Were in cayes on the lower deck, sur- palloon bh catching « fresh put of rounded by crowds of admirin; Me | ee ed oun? ne ig people, Pio. and sending in ‘herjibn tepeall | Among those on board were Sir Rod- was after Defender with her prettiest erick Cameron, Capt. Clark, M. B, Schuyler, Harty B, Tiffany, H.C. ty beautifu wee, lw, 4 if ee eat ful Tce. aietoun| Washington, A. C. Clarkson, H. 0, Ken- rate through the waves, which, shoved nedy, R. L. Lippert, W. C. Kerr, J. B. Mrs. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs, MeCormack, Case R. McLane, Lyre, Stanford White, C. A. white left behind Parsons. R. Rutherford, C. Rutherford, nton, William Mullin, E. C. Le Roy Fales, A. Meyers, Theodore He" L. Albridge, | Walter _L. nm 1 Fell Again, blood of yachtsmen wind fel until at 1.3) o'clock, the y rose and fell with ‘the long bil nd appeared to make little or no y Morton, Capt. Peter Tuttle "sas well known. and A, B. Jones had of the steamer for the Club and J the guests as they came on At Lit Capt, Barr released the spokes As the Cepheus, steaming towards the of Vigilant’s wheel and the yacht sw ong course, passen the Atlantic Yacht Club around on the other tack. At the same house at bay Ridge, salutes were fired Instant Defender wheeled about and then from the pier and fiom several yachts | both stood off north by. west anchored there, ‘The Cepheus respond- The second turning point c be ed with blasts of the whistle, dimly seen In the distance. At the fugship Sylvia both yachts were soon matomnveins for a start and Crave: Second Mark, long wa t ensid, while all eyes turned Air tee vebenedan hae to the steam yachts sue awaiting the | fo tei gaahte tacked and stood fasn and puff that should ‘signal the flyers to cross the line. After awhile the signal “T"” fluttered ‘The wind died fast, and t ame smd e was made certain, t the Gun. a | Defender empt the denizens of th d, and t vse almost as the gun was ant followed, her crew sheet- x balloon jth topsail “w. Defender was to windward, and now had a clear lead of half a) in better position, The yachts made the recon In the first ten minutes Defender, on account of the lead gained by Capt. Haff's jockeying, had opened up a gap ilant, to the surprise of everybody, more jour limit were ban-| than’ held her own. In the light breeze and in yery short order put haif « mile more h 21 she tacked and stood off to the Defender's headsalis drew to perfec- northward, Bur at 2.24 she came about | while Vigilant’s balloon bellied in/again, and took the same course as | | Vigilant, which had pursued her own way without a hitch. This Seorningy | the she undoubtedly crept up @ Httle on her Fival. ‘This, too, inspite of the fect that Defender was better off to windward. Suddenly, at 11.44, the wind, after shifting, died almost completely out. The sails on both boats flapped lasity and seemed Incapable of filling. 80 dea did everything seem that moat of the excursion boats and tugs stopped. No “Irons” for Hank Hi Hank Haff was again in evidence, as a few seconds later he veered Defender around until he got right in line of Vig- fant, with the apparent intention of shutting off all the breeze, Vigilant ut surely crawling up at 11.55. the opinion of the veteran yachtsmen on board at this hour, the weather prevailing, ‘thal ‘would prove the faste! t in Fifteen minutes more 4 Vigilant would be abreast of her ri At 12.20 Defender, cat ching breez forged ahead of Vigilant, leaving the latter nearly six lengths behind. De- fender was getting away the best of the wind now and was taking every ad- vantage of the opportunity. OFF TO THE START. ip Sylvia and Defender Left Bay Ridge Early. Down at Bay Ridge Defender had lain over night at anchor off the Atlantic Yacht Clubhou: The wind was com- ing almost from due west. When De- fender hove anchor a. 8.27 o'clock, and at the end of a hawser towed by the tug E. 8, Atwood, she began her jour- ney to the scene of to-day's contest. Already the flagship Sylvia, wit! commander Brown aboard, had Fred the 8 o'clock gun and salled away from her anchorage at Bay Ridge. Berea SES VALKYRIE III. COMING. Lord Dunraven's Yacht to Start o Her Ocean Trip Wedn GLASGOW, July 2—The sailing of Valkyrie III. for New York has been postponed until Wednesday next. She has been docked and her hull ts being cleaned She will ave for Gourock Bay on Wednesday morning, where her com- passes will be adjusted preparatory to starting on her transatlantic trip. a PRINCETON STUDENTS SAFE. The Father of One of Them Hears from Fort Washak! Alarming reports received in this city from Cheyenne and Lander, Wyo., to the effect that the party of Princeton ¥ | students engaged in geological explora- | place the party wer | Defender was nearer the line and) | visit to Chief Wi tions in Wyoming had been captured by the Bannock Indians, caused much ap- prehension among the friends of the H. Smith, B. Staples, Dr. | students in New York City. Robert F. | Little, 62 Wall stre ert F, Little, jr. the father of Rob- ‘96, who is with the expedition, immediately sent the follow- ing telegram: ‘Commandant, Fort | Washakie, Wyoming: Telegraph imme- diately any truth in rumor that Prince- ton boys captured by Indians. R, For- sythe Little. Mr, Little to-day received the follow- ing reply: “Fort Washakte, July 21. R, Forsythe Little: No truth in the re: port. Nothing known here, Kram commandant. Mr. Little says that Cheyenne, from which one of the reports came, {s 200 miles from Fort Washakle. The last heard from Crow Creek, on Big Wind River, forty- six miles from Fort Washakie. The le ted July $4.90 P.M. and wi Fort Washakle July'10, arriv- ing In New York City July tn that letter Robert Little, jr, speaks of haikie, who 18 110 years old, He further states that the party camped near some Shoshone. Indians, and had a friendly talk with them er. TI ty dis- tributed cigarettes amon, dusky warriors, who took them eagerly, VIGILANT. nefit of those readers who are 1 1 of the Thy to the b ail back of the mast the leach 1 imi is a clubtopsall, ept in po being the yard the foot of the #4 out extra spars, is used atl, which is attached to rings st thead. The next front is the Jib, Reaching from the end which ts fill esired, according ‘to force of wind, by jlbtopsail yi fibtopaall 19 a balloon Jibtopsail, ‘The last named Is large ens and Its lower edge 1s long énough to reach further back than the mast, Firat before’ the mast ts the stay: ches from topmasthead to the outer end of a boom which | ‘The inside lower end t® handled In such It is, of course, set on the opposite side to that of the mainsail, ‘ ition by two spars; that next the ii, béing the club, In heavy winds a gafftopsuil, { familiar with the technicalities of rig on a modern racing sloop, the fol~ is the mar ¢ nearest the mast Is the luff, thi i, and | ‘attached at the up- puter free end being opmast aller and with- ing on the forestay, which reaches to the lower of the bowsprit to the head of the topmast is a of which there are four sizes, ranging from gh to reach from bowsprit end to topmast- All are set flying, without sliding on a stay. ‘Yn addition to these sails a spinnaker !s used when the yacht 1s sailed directly before the wind. It is triangular in uyed at nearly or quite right angles to the manner that it forma @ huge as dowa the balloon jib- * once more to a height of 100 f quired for to-day's gas-making. 'O’Neill’s 6th Ave., 20th to 21st St. To-Morrow, Tuesday, LADIES’ Lawn, Organdie and Linen DRESSES Delicate Colorings, 1.98, 3.98, UG, 0.98 Former Prices 5.00 to 49.00. BY WIRE FROM THE SKY a rant (Continued from First Page.) id not possess the power requisite to carry \t to @ sufficient height to observe the yacht race. But the practicability of the Idea was fully established. The reporter kept the telegraph wire busy during the time he was in mid air with- out any difficulty. When “The Evening World” reporter had seated himself in the fr graph instrument on his nd a pair of powerful marine lung about his neck, the alr- Ship Was released from the sand bage which’ held it captive, With a bount it sprang into the a. to a 4 seventy feet. Then as an adve Fent cought it, the balloon with a ru ang went the reporte! feet on the ground, and bang came the big bag of gas upon bis head. ‘Then uy; ni sull again down upon Mother Earth, This time a tall picket fence was nar- rowly_ esca) nc3 more the balloon foared aloft and, dodging the eaves of B stable, it made @ clean ascent of 20 ee ‘But the balloon was too small. It could not go to the altitude desired, and the order was reluctantly given to’ haul ft down and prepare for a more com- Plete ascension Monda: For this second ascension a balloon of 12,000 cuble fect cepacliy will be used. ‘This ts double the power of the one used on Saturday. ‘Ono of the ingredients used in the generation of the hydrogen gas is rought iron filings, or, In other words, the te'use of an iron foundry, Half « ton was necessary for to-day's ascen- sion, and as there was no possible way of shipping it by freight in time for Use a shevial tug, the Champion, was chartered for the purpose yesterday ‘and the casks of metal were brought from New York City and landed on the dock at Atlantic Highland: From there it was necessary to con- yey it by special train to the High lands of the Navesink. Sixteen extra carboys of ofl, of, vitroil were also, re- ey arrived safely and on time, nothing but the weather seems able now to prevent the flight of the yachte eporter. 7G reps hour, 10 A. M.. the wind shifted suddsnly from due south to the horthwest and the balloon used on Saturday danced a merry jig on the Highlands, back of the lighthouse. rot, Myers rushed up the steep path over the bluff when the storm struck and attached fifty more sand bags to the balioon, each bag weighing fitty pounds. This flattened the big captive down sufficiently to prevent the wind from lashing {t Into ribbons. ‘As it wax the balloon sobbed and throbbed like a small troubled sea. The prospect for a yacht race or balloon ascension at that hour was. gloomy. ‘The gas in the balloon sent up Saturday was drawn off this morning into the 12,000-foot balloon and the smaller ship was folded up and laid away for future use, Every man, woman and child that climoed up the ateep path leading to the twin lights last Saturday to see the race between Defender and Vigi- lant forgot all about the yacht contest and devoted themselves to “The Evening World’ experiment of telegraphing from the sky- SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. The sarance Agent H.C, F, Schuls, A man supposed to be H. C. F. Schulz, an insurance agent, of 174 Chrystie street, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself on West One Hundred and Thirty-ninth street, just east of thenelduictie was apparently forty, years old, five feet, six inches tail, with brown halr and a full beard, ees Want the Default Opened. [A motion on behait of Canary & Lederer, the managers of the Bijou Opera-House, to open the default upon which @ Judginent for $4,500 tor Hosenaueat ands ivetin ailite wat dane ty Aide eittmia fete the titjou for the Casing. a few weeks ago. ‘They claim aa a defense to See en een or for damages shuld eay Nerve Strength Inxiven by Hood's Sarcapariita because this great medicine makes pure, rich blood, aud the blot supplies nourishment to the nerves Ifyou are nervous, you may be sure your blood ts Imy ished of impure. Attend to the waiter now avoid the danger of nervous prostratl) unequalled horrors. By sure to get Huod’s, and only Hood's because Hood’s Sarsaparilla O's PLL —_———— Excursions. STEAMER ANGLEN 1 Midnight trip to- Might, Weat Mth a, 12. Hoboken, 14h ate, a2'Mi, batters. 1. $1.98. Including balt oF tackles Mang Gad caught last miduigns ip