The evening world. Newspaper, August 29, 1895, Page 2

te ‘was then leading by not more than two cable Fengths. Valkyrie Quits Follow! At the same time Valkyrie, which had ome up within half a mile of Vigilant, gave up following the racers, and put- ting up her heim, hove around and Started off on a reach towards the Bortheast. Valkyrie was soon on her way back fm the “direction of the Long tland whore. She had changed none of her walls, Race Recame a Drifting Match, ‘The race between Defender and Vigi- lant had degenerated into a drifting match. Both yachts were moving so slowly ‘that they seenreé to be almost stationary. tt aetna ‘The wind, which Slip; Neldedepre, the: west, was fresher inshore’ than out where the yachts were. The line of the Decalmed area was cleatly marked, @bout two miles out from the beach. At 12.45 there were indications that a better breeze was coring up. At Sandy Hook it was reported to be blowing ¢welve knots an hour from the-went- @outhwest. This breeze had not yet feached the sloops, which were still @rifting along towards the stakeboat, about two miles to the southwest of Defender. Valkyrie was then well out at sea, end @ big excursion steamer, with erowded decks, was following hei Vigilant was dropping behipd again. At 1 o'clock neither of the racers @eemed to be any nearer the stakeboat. ‘Their tall sails were hanging straight from the spars or flapping idly as the boats rocked in the gentle swell. !n fact, they seemed to be entirely be- ealmedrerid were evidenuy making lit- fle or ri¢\progress. Defender Drifts Faster. ‘The wind inshore had gone down again and there was little prospect of @ change. Defender and Vigilant had ehanged their: relative positions very slightly. If anything the new sloop seomed to. have galned.a Jittle in the @rifting match. Valkyrie had drifted about a mile in the last quarter ofan hour. She had come about ari@ headed for the shore again. ‘Unless the conditions changed radi- cally there was amall chance that the Face could be finighed before dus) Defender Caught the First Pat, At 1.20 Defender seemed to be gaining somewhat and was: nearing the firnt stakeboat. A puff from the southwent Feached her sails and made her heel slightly. Vigilant did not feel it until wome minute afterwards. At 1.90 Defender was atill gaining on the old cuptdefénder. What bree: there wes seemed te be shifting towards the sopth, ahd boty yachts were hauled closer ‘to the Wind. At 16 Detentor: caught another good puft of ats oad DANES Folind more to the southward. Is widened the gap with Vigilant, which, we@ thei seen to de a mile,agtarn.of the leader. During ‘the slast half hour Valkyrie had scarily moV¥pd ~ mile. She seemed to pe potaidia five tiles off the Highlands, her balloon jibtopsall wan hanging fiat from her topmast and her mainsail flapped-as she rolled in the swell .. .. Stray, Pum Favors Vigilant. At 145 the fluky breege whieh had done Defender @ good tirn denerted her, and Vigilant; Satening ft, Fogained some of the ground she had lost. Then the sloops began drifting again, At 1.00 Defender behind stil? further south and went off streak hunting. ‘Vigilant followed her, Both yachts were then near the stakeboat. At 1.57 De- fender made a tack to starboard to get more to windward of the stakeboat. Defender At 2.01.20 Defender rounded the atake- oat and headed for the northeast. nen BEFORE THE START. Valkyrie Ho! Early to & Racing Cagvas Over thgtourge, (Bpecial to The Ryening World.) > HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, N. ‘Aug. 2.—This is a gala day off Bandy Hook Point, and the interest felt among yachtsmen in the second of the official trial races between Defender and Vigi- Aant is more intense than has been man- ifested. in any of the previous contests between the two crack American single- stickers, One reason fur this 1s the fact that Defender, since her last race with the former champion, bas been thoroughly overhauled and, with her new and larger mast, is expected to show even greater @ailing powers than she has yet de- veloped. Her capabilities really have not yet Fane mist, and“even WHERE TO-DAY’S ¢ 2 i t ri 2 Hea Hamre By conte Assuny Parx Groyt oo Stacint * Manasoum % white caps were already to be seen far. out on the broad ‘ocean, The tendency of the wind seemed to shift to the north and this, in the opinion of the weathe sharps, was favorable to a good racing bre Vigtiant's Crew Early at Work. Evidences of activity were seen on board Vigilant ‘when at 8 ok in the morning her crew hoisted her big matin sail and began to get up two jib and staysail in stops, The white steam yacht Atalanta, with Commodore George J. Gould and a large party of guests aboard, lay just alongside, Preparations, meanwhile, were going forward on Defender to get her Into racing trin The firat move towards the lightship was made shortly after 9 o'clock, when Vigilant, with mainsail, Jib, staysail and club topsall ret, cast off her moorings and hove quickly around and started the open ea, A few minutes later De- fender hoisted her mainsail and started after Vigilant, in tow of the tug Wallac B. Flint. On her way to the point she raised her club toprall, which was a small one and the same which she used In her last race with Vigilant. Her mainsail seemed to wet finely and as she rounded the point 6f the Horseshoe there was not a wrinkle to be seep in the broad expanse of snowy whiteners, Just as she rounded the point, at 9.20, she cant off her tow apd, with all work- ing sails set, began to foot ahead rap- idly. At 942 Vigilant passed out of the channel and reunded the Hook. A thick hase lay upon the horizon to the north- east, and Vigilant salled into the open her walls began to grow dim. She was on stgeboard reach, heating about southe: Defender Ove: auling Vigilant. Defender was following half a mile stern, but even at thin early stage of the day it was easy to see that she was overhauling her rival, As the two yachts reached ‘outward: towards the Lightship their, ghapes began to fade in with a powerful gla it Was difficult to distinguish them. At 945 tne tug Lue! ach, with the Cup Committee on board, was seen mak- ing for the Beotland Lightship. Bhe passed close by the racers and es were interchanged. Although It ven announced what ‘comrse ‘Would be sailed, the conditions of wind seemed to favor the triangular course. Tho haze was clearing up a bit as hened and the lightship could be clearly distinguished. Both the big yachts were soon lost to sight in the haze away off to the north of the lightship. Valkyrie Prepares to Sail, Shortly after 10 o'clock signs of life on board the English sloop, which was still at her moorings In the Horseshoe. Her big mainsail was holst- ed and her foresuils were run up in stops. Still she did not seem to be in any hurry to get under way Meanwhile, Defender had come about and loomed up Ike a big white moun- tain of snow as she came down out of the mist on starboard tack, headed straight for the Scotland Lightship, ‘There were no other vessels near her, there were Deen fully determined to the satisfac- tion of all the yachting cranks, and only & favorable opportunity has been lack- ing to put We-hew Herreshoft sloop through ber paces in a smashing breese to demonatrate:tbat she is superior to Vigilag; tn all sorts of weather, / Prospects of a Breese. Unless the prospects were very decep- tive this morning the right sort of a day has come at last, and it was real De- fender weather that greeted early risers im the vigjaity of the Hook this morn- img. | ‘The wind was blowing from the west @t about twelve miles an hour, and old alts who sniffed the breeze knowingly, Predicted that before noon there would be all the wind that big yachts would need. ‘The fact that Valkyrie would be taken ever the course with her owner, Lord Dunravem, aboard, increased the interes, 4m the occasion. The two American sloops with the Diack-hulled Britisher lay in the Horse- shoe this morning at the same mousings | Which they had taken Defender lay nearest @ock and Valkyrie less than a quarter ef a mile to the south, with Vigtlany still further down in the bay ing Was a numerous ficet of steam and nail. ing craft, while the upper end of the Day was dotted with scores of whi winged fishing boats. The freshening breeze the surface of the harbor and a fe | Etat eww Pesotaination. The (i ble ChibridyGucowid) Feloase | rsa last evening the Government | Vigilant still being hidden from view in | the fog. The syndicate sloop held her course for nearly a mile to the south of the Lightship, when she hove around and seudded back, meeting Vigilant and rossing her bow, just as she was ap- proaching the starting point, The Luckenbach arrived at the Light- ship at 16.18 and Defender was the first to get alongside the judges’ boat, luffed up and lay to for seve utes, and then Nove around a towards the ¢ while © brought Vigilant up for a with the Cup Commit - She al min- ad stooe yt, Bu conference st, Fleet Hovered Around Valkyrie, A large number were stl) about Va ere and a boats around the Hook and making for the start | The air was cle and the wind delignte Althoust p from evident that the ir the ptart from th, The judyes’ & Sitlon Jumt-to the east hulk and the be ready for their to the atart of the H pleasure feet eshoe, hovering ye or six sehoon- n Yachts, excursion thelr way own the bay, all ng} reeptibly a Way that tng ranks. n dis- od ach, it was was to make 5 manveuvring the big mingle-stickers| Valkyrie Holrts a Ule Chul At 10.2% Vaikyr set and it began t be ready t tender, y of Br was rippling | ner At 1028 both V Wore, winning insho ship on starboard tyok. Vigan club topeall was a corsp'eu Defender tufted and took in her stay sail, bur imme y afterwards raised ‘$ aaain. (4 with ma) in At Wot Valkyrie, ai, Jib pps ip EMP) Te Sor RACE WAS SAILED. a THE COURSE (RIGHT MILES TO FACH LEG), and club-topaail set, cast off from her m ings in the Horseshoe and, making a wide sweep, started off under her own wall for the point, After coming witnm three miles of the shore off Highland Beach, the big single stickers hove around and headed outward again at 10.40, Then Vigilant went about and stood northward, passing clone to the judg boat and cronsing Defender's bows, Start from Seotiand Lightship. At 10.45 the Luckenbach signalled that the race would be from Scotland Light- ship. Hoth yachts were keeping to the north of the lightship and were close together after the first signal, and stood on the starboard tack. The signal officer at Sandy Hook reported the wind ay 11 knots an hour at 10.50, but it wan evi- dently blowing much more briskly out where the yachts were, At that time Valkyrie IIT. was just passing the Government dock at Sandy Hook and seemed to be footing well, It wan evident, however, that she would not reach the lightship in time to the start, W. K. Vanderbilt's. big steam yacht Valiant Joined the fleet at the starting point a few minutes before 11, and Geo, Gould's Atalanta, the Corsair and Shear- water followed: At 10.58 Defender and Vigilant were standing on starboard tack within a cable's length of each other, just be- hind the Ihe. Defender wan slightly In the res At 10.58 Vigilant went about on the port tack and started for the Tine, ‘Triangular Course Signalled, At the same time the judges’ boat alg- nalled course No. 2, which is the tri- angular one, with elght miles to the ix. At 11 o'clock Vigilant came about on the starboard tack and stocd to the north. Defender was on the port tack, heading for the line, The wind seemed to be coming in lightly, and was from the northeast, The frat leg of the course was evidently a free sheet to lweward, ax the Judges’ boat had changed Ita position to the southwest of the Hghtship, ‘his would make the course lay elght miles to the southeast for the firat lex, At 11.06 the y it# were still man- oeuvring behind the starting line, Vigi- lant making short tacks back and for- ward near the ine, with Defender fur- ther to the rear, Both yachts went about at 11,07 and crossed tacks, Vigtlant going to the south and De- fender to the north end of the line, The blue peter was hoisted at 11.10 the preparatory signal for — start- in, This gave the racers ten min- utes more in which to Jockey for posl- tlons, Defender went to the north and Vigilant to the south of the lightaship. Then Vigilant hove and started back for the line, while Defender kept away to the north, At 11.15 both yachts were north of the line and preparing to make the flying start, Defender was a little to the windward, At 11.16 Defender hove around and stood directly for the line, The Lucken- bach signalled that the first leg would be sailed 8, E., the second N. by E., one-half E, the third a run to the fin- ish, At 1118 Defender went about again and both yachts were close together on the starboard tack, Vigilant a little in the lead, A minute later they started for the Ine, and Defender broke out her balloon Jibtopmatl. eae ON “EVENING WORLD” TUG. Movements of the Yaeht Over the Course from Clone Observation, (Hy Cartier Pigeon to UTRE Evening World."") ON BOARD “TH EVENING WORLDS" TUG COMMANDER, Att |2%-In a moderate wind, which blew | from west-northwest, Defender and Vig- | Hant began the cup trial race this morn- ing There were beautiful pletu the Scotland Lightship bef went away on their Cup trial sail half an hour before the sta as many steam and twenty hit black Valiant, with W. Kk Vanderbilt, of the Defender syndi aboard, steamed down to the scene of animation and joined the fleet The old ner yacht I whieh raved across the sta and Henrte swept back td the yachts Oneida, Benedict, President the Sapphire in N86 wit Ve ta for nd forth, pwned by cn and the Corsair. Defem Defender round for son © Mr. and rs New Mascot Aboar and Vigilant had a time. ¢ we Mra 0. Herr her Leeds, Butler Di x ry Th . igner; Herbert Woodbury Kane 4 the $5 yellow cur Af a maxed Haft han Hank Capt 1 the wheel nd Mate ierry cracked his heels over the ht's lee quarter. Defender F » had not seen the morning papers, {so “The Evening World” tug ran up clone on her weather side. A line was s around | the sloops | For | hooner | in and out Uke ants around | thrown aboard, a bundle of papers waa tled to it and hauléd aboard the yacht They were cagerly slexed and opened at the yachting pace, Soon after a launeh bearing Wo oK Vanderbilt: put off from the Valiant and the millteneire hisrean trangferred to Defender When the etn there on board Vigilant. George Gould was discovered pair of fleld igtaskes. Near Corporation Counsel Prancis cdmund Fish, Seymour L. Heusted, 1 A. Willard and ¢ tormack, On the committer boat, 1. Luckenbach, were the Resatta Committers of t} York Yeeht Club, consisting of Niehol son Kane, Irving Grinnell aid Chester Griswold At 1045 signals were Luckenbach, showin be a triangular affair ten corner, ‘The first leg would to the flrgt mark, then northeast by « one-half east to the xecond nuk, then south by east to the finish line At 1110 o'clock the preparatory signal Was whistled from the Committec’s tu Luckenbach, which was anet yarda from the Scotland Ligh within eleven minutes the two big white sloops were on their first leg of the yfour-mile triangular — courae, Jing southeast, The start was one of the prettlost ever seen In these waters, The yachts had been wheeling around the ligitship for over an hour, having come from thelr anchorage soor after 0.20 o'clock The signals showing the course were no set than both yachts hugged to the lightship, anid wir ory whistle sounded they barely a quarter of a mile ay fender north of the starting Lue Vigilant to the south of it Five minutes later Gould's me down with wind abeam, and hi ing up to Defender's bow led the w close hauled in sho: oy a hundred yards, Then down went the wheels at the same instant and the white boats made for the Mne not fifty yards apart and with Vigilant in the windward berth, When within two yards of the Mine Defender roke out her balloon top- sails, and under the influence of this Immense cloud of canvas dashed ahead of her rival as though she had been struck on the A Beautt was tug th to Kee mmortor using him M we Scout, displayed on the would itheast and and a spur. In an Instant she was neross the line, followed two seconds later by Vicilant, 1 also broken out her balloon The official times at the start w WM Defender , 3 Vigilant . . . The breeze was quite smart just. be- fore the start, but no sooner w the yachts fairly under way than it began to die down and down until at i they were simply drifting. At 11.22 Vieilant furled her forestaysall and sent up a Hoon 4 ce. Two minute er up by furling her jibtopsail, fading it took t wind from more important walls. Vigilant kept” her Jibtopsail some minutes, when finally it was brought to the deck, As the wind di a down eyes turned to the northw ard, and there beheld an apparition which for 4 moment filled every heart with dis- may. Under a cloud nvas and everything drawing nicely, the Cup challenger, Valkyrie 11, skimn through the water at a lively rate, com- ing straight out on the course taken by Defender and Vigilant. up for of ¢ ’ mn, American yachts sv be standing still the E along swiftly, and at matter of three-quarters of of the trial racers, For awhile the onlookers we derstruck, Rut then they realized that ¢ lenger had been utllizing a} that did not strike Defender and Vigilant When Valkyrie got within striking dis. tance a wind Mled the sails of Defender, and she speeded away again, leaving her English rival almost motionless and sh boat came y was only a anile gaccrn thun- chal- 0H THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, walting for that puff to come from the windward, At that moment “The Evenine World” tug ran Alon? her weather aide and a bund papers for wr Ratsey, the ailmaker, were transferred to her deck t Gee Dunraven’ Dunraven was nowhere The Evening Work! yacht and usked: his Lordshiy aboard? it. Sycamore nodded his head and |pointed to the hatehway, Watson and |Kervey were algo about, but the eule hat rushed below the moment caught sight of an “Evening camera, ® Valkyrie put her telm ave uj the chase, She hea for the Long Island shore under same sail a she showed when ighted, namety mainsail, clut and balioon jth, re is no:hing spectal bout ‘his balloon Jib, whieh the firat time to-day. It is no bigger than Defender'a, At this hour Dy ferder's Walloon-fib was drawing well, thougn no wind was felt on “The Even- ing World” tug, which was a quarter a mile on her lee, Half a mile astern of the new boat Vigilant rose and fel! nthe long, calm swells of the ocean, her big headsall hanging as limp as wash-rag. Such were the scenes and incidents of the first hour of the race. When the Wind Gave Out. The wind had been holding steady all the morning. At it was fully an eight-knot the prospects of a quick rare were very mising. All the weather sharps ex- veted It to hold well all day, though Wes expected to haul to the south 1 or 2 o'clock, here were many blue oaths around Lightship when the wind began to r nearly an hour after the start of the race was almost a dead calm, In this time Defender and Vigilant ba rawled ugh the blue wa 1 pull came. Wes followed by another ant other, each stronger than its cesor, until at 1.20 o'clock the again ruffled. Then it set in ily from the southeast and there predictions that there would be 4 smart blow before the race ended. In the mean time (at 9.10, to be ex- the World’ Att and wn oft the first »psail he to said she ret for mart and 10 o'clock affair, and it hy the th r. an- pred waters three | \ \ eS HOW “THE the boat selected, it was hoped that Vigilant would ive her such a race as would fill the friends of the Gould yacht with joy Affection for Old Vigtinnt. It is more than remarkable with what affection Vigilant is regarded. Scarcely anything else was talked of except the speed of the boat which two years ago defeated Dunraven's Valkyrie IL It was claimed that she could do it again. A breeze was blowing at the rate of about seven miles an hour, when the Al Foster with tts load of sightseers started from the Rattery, The upper act), ender took in her bation jib ed ft with er largest jib top- # tactis were soon followed by 10 the first mark was only a mile from Defender, In the light the new boat had established a lead of over a mile. Both were bend- Ing to the breeze, and the race began to sume beautiful aspects. No one itkes alm during a yacht race. Around the mark wer stationel a line of steamers, tugs and yachts waiting for the big sloops. Defender bowed up to within about 00 yards of the mark, tacked at 1.50 > starboard and made for the mark. She had to tack again two minutes later. Then aw she pi to the windward of the stake-boat she rigged out her spinnaker boom, » WITH THE SIGHTSEERS. Carrie alo the leeward Pigeons Bring the Excur- inte’ View of the Rae (By Carrier Pigeon to The Evening World.) ON BOARD BTEAMER AL FOSTER, Aug. 2%—Whether it was that there were hot excursion boats enough to carry the crowds which wanted to see the second trlal race between the victor of ‘93 and the hope of 95, certain It is that the Al Foster was loaded down to her utmost capacity this morning. . There were yachtsmen on board who knew the names of every spar and sail en a yacht, There were others who thought that they knew, and who made the atmosphere thick with their talk of “duffing" and “pointing.” Tho number of women on board ex- ceeds that of any of the other races. Everybody wan enthustasile and, while all feel that Defender would surely be bay was as calm asa lake and the In- dications were that the light weather in which Defender is known to be a flyer would prevail, The Al Foster was a mass of flags and bunting, every na- tion on the earth being represented, just as every nationality had its en- thuslasts on board. ‘The upper bay and the Narrows were coveréd at racehorse speed and then when the Horseshoe was reached glasses were levelled at the place where Valky- rie was supposed to be at anchor. Hoped to See Valkyrie Sail. It was the hope of all that the Brit- Isher would be found at the lghtship, and that on board of her would be Lord Dunraven, so that the latter would get a view of and a line on the boat which he hopes to beat. Somehow the idea got around that Valkyrie would herself take a spin over the course. Cheers for Valkyrie Il. As the steamer neared the Hook the first sight of Valkyrie IIT, under sail was had. The crowd on board cheered the English craft to the echo, Dunraven's yacht was carrying jib, mainsail and club topsall, and was evi- dently bound for the starting point at Scotland Lightship. This led some of the excursionists to belleve that an international race, or something like it, to be witnessed, and the “know-it-all” worked over- time. At the Start, At the Lightship Defender and Vigi- lant were met while jockeying for port- tion, and after ten minutes of beautiful tacking and ‘aanoeuvering they crossed the line almost together. The start, which waa one of the pret- tiest ever seen in these waters, brough: a shout of enthusiasm from all the Wy Atlantic | al Jand’s | | been! ee \! fj yy i Ann VAY => VIGILANT, VENING WORLD" IS GETTING ITS ACCOUNT OF THE YACHT RA Sa RSE Eeneeeeeeeeeeeee eS REPORTING BY BALLOON. N\ CE TO-DA yachtsmen and women who saw it Hank Haff, who has always an eye to capturing the best position, managed, as usual, to secure it. But the short lead of two seconds did not seem of much importance to Capt. Barr, who, under the gaze of Vigilant's owner, was out to do his level best to win, At the time of the start there was the morest apology for a breeze blowing. Hoth started on the port tack in hopes of making the one reach (o the first mark of the triangular course selected, Under the light wind Defender drew slowly, very slowly ahead, and within the next fifteen minutes had a clear lead of about 90) yards. Then the wind seem- ed to die out completely, and It became a drifting match. Chance for Snap Shots. “The Evening World's” tug, which had been first off with Defender, ran ahead, then stopping vegan to take snapshots at everything in sight, as there was really little else to do. On board the Al Foster, many follow- ers of Izaak Walton came pre- pared with hook and line, and as there was bait on board, fishing became gen- eral. Libble Berry, of pigeon fame, set the crowd crazy by catching a sea bass becalmed, or nearly so, about three miles from the firat mark. Vaikyrie te about a mile away on her way back to the Lightship, and to have caught the breeze, is going right along, 1.12 P M.—Defender and Vigilant are slowly creeping up towards the mark boat under the influence of a light breeze from southward. They are both head- ing oft shore and Defender has a good lead 2 P. M.—Defender has gone about on the port tack and Is making for the stakeboat, Vigilant Is still standing off shore on the starboard tack and seems to ha a good breeze, LONG BRANCH, 2.02 P. M.—Defender rounded the first mark at about 2,01 Vigilant turned the stake-boat about 2.06.58, 2.35 P. M.—Hoth boats have entirely disappeared from view In the haze. A squall seems to be coming up from the westward, There is no lkelthood of the race be- Ing finished much before 3.30 o'clock, al the yachts have a close reach from the eecond mark to the finish line; or, if the wind comes out from the westward, they may have to beat to the finish line. FAR ROCKAWAY, Aug. 2-252 P. M.—The yachts are now coming inte view here through the haze, aithuugh they are not to be made out distinct!y, It looks as if they would get around the second mark in about five minutes. The haze is so thick where tho mark- boat is anchored that it Is impogsible to distinguish any particular boat, but what appears to be Defender can dimly be made out approaching the mark. SCOTLAND LIGHTSHIP, 2.55 P, M— The wind has hauled around weet- northwest, is blowing about twelve miles an hour, win a sprinkling of rain and with the prospets of a squall from the northwest. HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, N. J., 3.08 P. M.—Valkyrle caught the first of the squall while coming through the South Channel, and she quickly took in ber club-topsatl and jib, FAR ROCKAWAY, fender appears nine minute: holding straight under full sa!l, SCOTLAND LIGHTSHIP, 3.05 P, M.— Heavy squall, almost amounting to half a gale of wind, accompanied by a smart fall of rain, is passing over here. FAR ROCKAWAY, 3.16 P. M.—Shortly after 315 P. M, Defender took in her spinnaker and rounded the stakeboat, her time being estimated at 3.15.30. 3.40 P, M.—Both yachts are standing in towards Long Branch with only their mainsatla set. 4.16.—Vigilant 1s still considerable dis- tance from the finish line and will be fully ten minutes, if not more, behind Defender, DEFENDER WON’T CRUMBLE. Engineer McGuire Says Her Alum- inum In Alloyed with Nickel, seems for she at 3.04 P. M.—De- to lead Vigilant over Hoth yachts are still for the mark-boat weighing at least three pound Valkyrie Flew Along. While the yachts lay becalmed, a great cry went up suddenly from the ¢rowd on the Al Foster, ‘The Valkyrie! The Valkyri Everybody yelled. All seem- ed to be pointing away astern, where sure enough the English boat, which jad got lost In the start and which, in fact, had been forgotten, was coming less than two miles away when the shout first arose, but Defender and Vigilant were going along in the slowest possible fashion. Vigilant, which had been to windward of Defender, gradu- ally decreasin the distance between them. Not a single sail on eltherboat was filled,while Valkyrie, on the contrary, had every sall set and was slowly but surely creeping up on both the American boats. Worse still, so far as Defender enthusiasts were concerned, all three yachts had the same salls set. Valkyrie made up at least a mile from the etart- ing time. “The cup is not to stay, that went up, but just then Valkyrie also got becalmed and lay perfectly sull on the water. Excitement was in- tense. was the cry —-+—_ THE RACE BY BULLETIN. Prog of the Yachts as from Points Along Shore. 10.45 A. M.—Judge boat signalled start from Scotland Lightship. 10.50 A. M.—The signal was net that the course would be a straight one, three legs of eight miles each. The wind is decreasing in strength, 10.55 A, M.—Defender and Vigilant are now waiting for the starting signa Defender's club topstail fits poorly and is continually shakin, 9 11.10 A. M.—Blue peter, the preparatory signal, hoisted. The first leg of the course will be southe: 11.23 A. M.—The times of the yachts at crossing the starting line, as taken from here, wer: Defender Vigilant These times are unofMctal. 11.27 A. M.—Defender has taken in her balloon Jib, but Vigilant is holding on to hers, 11.35 A, M.—Defender {s Increasing her lead and Vigilant has taken in her balloon fib. SCOTLAND LIGHTSHIP,—The fol- lowing are the oMfcial times of the two yachts at the start Defender Vigilant .... 0. 11.55 A, M.—Vigilant 1s now under mainsail, club-topsail and balloon jib nly, The wind seems to be falling ‘way. Valkyrie is still coming along ‘fter the American boats, apparently enjoying the light breeze. 11.56 A, M.—Defender js under main- sail, club-topsail and balloon j!b 0 is Valkyrie, which ts now Daly Pane and a half behind the two racers and holding a fine breeze, while the Ameri- can boats are held back by having to run into calm spots. LONG BRANCH, 12.10,—Defender and Vigilant are nearing the mark at the end of the first leg, Defender has the lead at present, but Vigilant 1s grad- ually catching up. The wind ts chai ing, blowing from weat to south and very ght. All the yachts at 12.22 were almost at | standstill, with Valkyrie half @ mile behind the American yacht 12.28 P. M.—All three yachts are now becalmed off this point, and neither Defender nor Vigilant has made a quar- ter of a mile in the last half hour, The wind ts from westward, but it seems as if there may be u shift to the south- t. 2.92 P, M.—After coming within half a mile of the racers, Valkyrie jibed around and started back to the light- ship. 12.51.—Defender and Vigil Beseba't—Pel Loulaviile ve 11 20 28 11 20 40 \ Gincimasy wo-morrow, ** y Diy Gre ds 4 P.M. Te-Day. any Yor BUFFALO, Aug. —The stories that have been recently sent out from Washington, to the effect that in the midst of a race the Herreshoff boat De- fender is likely to crumble to pieces because of the action of rea water on her aluminum plates, recelves emphatic contradiction from Mr. James C, Me- Gulre, consulting engineer of the Pitt burg Reduction Company, and formerly an engineer in the employ of the United States Government. Questioned as to how such a report farted, Mr. McGuire sald that some time ago the Navy Department had experimented with an alloy of aluminum for use in building steam launches, Zine was ured in this connection and found to corrode. From this fact, no doubt, the recent stories emanated. Since then, however, nickel had been substituted for the zinc and had given every satisfaction, This alloy will be used by the Navy in the construction of all new laurcles, and It is of this, said Mr. McGulre, ‘that a portion of Defender's plates are made, ——— LONDON A. C. GRAB-NET. Pall Mall Say» the Team Contains Only Four Real Membe: LONDON, Aug. 2%.—The Pall Gazette says: “The London Athletic Club team is largely made up of outsiders, only four bona fide members having arranged to go to America, This sacrifice of the best traditions of the club has caused great surprise here, t is obvious that some of the cham- pions who are members of this team are not socially qualified to become mem- bers of the London Athletic Club, This action is injurious to the cause of ath- letics and has done much to reduce the Interest whicn Engiishmen have been taking in the coming contests in Amert- ca. “By announcing that this team is to be the one selected to take part in the contests for the championship, the Lon- don Athletic Club virtually compelied the New York Athletic Club to follow its lead. The members of the New Yor Athletic Club are very wealthy and they are now practically buying up all the leading men who can possibly pose amateurs, “Another objectionable element con cerning this match is that all inquirier Into the antecedents of some of the New York Athletic Clubmen will be dropped, pending the issue of the con- The Unfortunate Lawyer and Mie Client, the Nurse, (From the Florida Times-Union.) The extent to which the lawyers ean exercise their imagination when plead- Ing in behalf of their clients is almost beyond belief; but sometimes the tables are turned in a very unexpected fashion, On one occasion Mr. Swan was e@ gaged in presenting the case of a Wo- man who petitioned the court to grant her a judicial separation from her hui band, a workingman, and urged that 4s she was in extreme poverty, she was entitled to alimony according to her husband's means. With a voice broken in {ts pathos the lawyer dilated on the imperative neces- sity of the case, declaring that ht lient was utterly destitute, not having & mattress to lle upon, and'not possess. ing the means io purchase a crust _of bread. When the evidence had been heard the judge, who well knew the counsel’ . unlimited powers of exaggeration, turn: ed to the appellant and addressed’ to her & few questions. ‘Have you, then, no occupation?! “Yes, my lord; Tam @ nurse,” wa: the incautious 3 “And where “Lam at Mr. uny ly rejoined, pointing at her ca) It was with the greatest that the judge refrained fro {n the shout of laughter wi this admission was hailed, — SPARKLING with newnens Garr S all Carpets pt aid v Meulty ra rRAe: