New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
TRIALS OF THE vALKYRIE.
GOOD WORK IN LIGHT WEATHER
THE YACHT LIKELY TO PROVE HERSHEY =
WORTHY RIVAL TO THE VOLUNTEER


sailed last TUESDAY. caused man. rschtsmsn this
side to indul., IN emphatic "I-told you. POS" with
reference to the supposed failure OF the Amoreas Cup
| ella longer Nothing could have boon prcmA-
turc. and tho subsequent 2crforma Of the new
Watson seventy ooter have already proved the error
As suggested in Thursdays Tribune II wss TO b
| expected that Shipper Diaper must nr,t mako the
acquaintance Of his new rscn-. marhino before any
satisfactory results could reasonably be looked for
As IL was the first contest OF the vskyrie could not
possibly DO looked upon q Disappointment. Tho
circumstances surrounding the race not Of the
kind to favor Display Of specd qualities, set tho
Yalkyre led the fleet In procession over the entro
| course. Tho only vessel nesr her at any time was
| the crack Yarana herself a wonder OF speed. The
result Of tho rsce. after elapsed time had been cor
rccted b: tn, time allowances. showed advantage
for the Deerhound OF only few seconds whi'e the
Valkyro. after allowing Yarsns took second prize BY
q small fraction Of minute. Tho differences In corr
rected tlmc were slight that It may DO regarded
POSSIBLE thst the Valf-ric would havo with .
lt" different handling. Shc had GOOD lead before
tho feet that CAPITA Diaper may have thought bnsc1
safe, with the allowance shippers rarely
abo to judge within fow seconds whether their lead y
sufficient 10 let them give allowance and VIM
At any rate, Tommy Du'ch' moro careful %
Wednesday. and brought his new charge 10 victory
with plenty Of NOM to spare. tn" wind Was about
the same rs on the day before. making this race
pS We' me nrSt Ncrliahlc Or ring .mafch OVER
the greater part OF the course. This courss
was practically the same as on the first day. II was
a flying start from the Lower Hope round tho Mouse
ghtshp, with the finish exactly opposite Rostnrvilo
Hotel. The entries were the three crack British
cutters Trek. Vslkyre and Yarans The Dunraven
cutter a. took tho lead, but the Yarana
her until, In short lacks the Kentish shore. the
challenger gained an advantage by sailing closer 10
the wind Thence she increased her speed until she
rounded the mark. On tho home run the yachts were
becaImed for time and when light southwest breeIs
sprung up il caught only the Nalkyrc. which, soA
count Of her lead was IN the most sdvan'aseou
position. The new cutter was carried homo By the
breeze while the other contestants becalne1. had to
anchor 10 avoid being carried out by the tide. The
finish was therefore undoubtedly attended BY luck. but
all her luck would not have awaited had not tho
NaIkyrtc done good work IN the dead beat In light
that the %.y BE SSan P., Gi %
capabl" Of brilliant light weather work Is we'll founded
Of significance 70 those 'sfs who indulge IN mia
superstition. while the ability Of her skipper once morn
dcm0ns'ratcd. s another strong argument In the
EalkyHcs favor.
The probable defender OF tho Americas Cup. tho
only Volunteer has repeatedly shown her ability to
sail In light winds. On last years cruise OF the New.
York Yacht Club she proved once moro that she wac
the fastest yacht ever produced in America, whether
IN drift or under recfed sails. In the from
Newport to Mariha's Vineyard. which was almost .
drir, the Volunteer seemed 10 walk away from the
st OF the fleet untl about six miles interval existed
momen she was Compelled to anchor to escape being
carried car TO sea BY n" de and had to lie there to sec
in light weather were filly shown The y" SaiEyre':
p"r,ormanec, show her to be probably worthy
work IN a smart whoIc,sAiI breeze or :omsthips
. Ger now Ds the ,, subject cr Of
,., idea Of her elements and tho deduct to% Do
month OF so. In the meantime her every perform.
ance Will, at ans rate be productive Of material for
argument
ExCOmmodore James D. Smith, the chairman OF
the Americas Cup Committee, may be looked upon
not only OF tho best authorities the yacht
ing sport In gene al but especially competent TO utter
. valuable opinion on tho Valkyrics performances
thus far "The reports Of her work surprise me,s
he sad yesterday, for new yachts do not usually
make good a shown with seasoned ones no
matter what be their intrinsic merits The results
Of the races and the Information given about tho
,lmc allowances furnish another proof that the
casn svsy ;" great ss ss s o et INF
not be compelled TO give as large an allowance 10
tween the two win DO much more interesting than
the first Information Indicated
Tho committee has not as yet any definite In
formation regarding the Volunteer It is not certain
that tho great sloop will DO sailed. ExCommodors
Smith, however, says he has good reason to believe
that when the time comes General Paine will offer
the use Of his crack TO any who desires
10 sail her IN defence Of the cup. In the meantime
there has been no news regarding the building Of any
Of III" present seventy foot craft in their respective
yachts protects them from anxiety. but there Is .
uen over III" danger OF the loss Of the Paine Inter
National Cup though the Americas Cup may b
successfully defended,
A recent bit of additional information about the
defender offered by Baltimore reads follows:
The seventy footcr Baltimore, which Is designed to
beat the world, has several striking pecultarties
which at first sight look exceedingly strange to
yachtsmcn who are accustomed 20 Burgess designs.
The model Is for sloop rSgrd yacht, but Nathaniel
Moore, the veteran builder ami designer, says that
any additional length can Dc given II desired any
kind OF rig she has Counter stern and is unusually
clean aft, graceful slope beginning at her quarter.
When cutting through tho water she Dawes NO wake,
bm' perfectly smooth trail The forward lines arc
LAT. There is no ovrrhsng forward or AFT. Tho
waerlinc is dead straight line, with no vacuum Ct
accommodations all below Tho designer Of this
an scsn rnc was snd hok 3 ssS.s 10
ne IDEAS OF half a century ago. knows what he 10
talking about
The Isrchmont Yacht Ctib seems to be on the way
to Increasing IT'S already extended reputation as .
thorough sporting organization. Its programme Of
fixtures for II, coming has just been issued
and In addition 10 tho usual numbe. 81 general rcSa.
aS presents several special class-rlccs VIII ch prom
iSe TO be among the most imrOHant yachtns occur
renrcs OF the year. The club has recognized the
interest which is centred this year in seventy -fooers
account Of the D.nraven challenge. and has also
been foremost among the yachting organizations Of
the coast in arranging for a classcontest among
tho representatives Of the most modern development
Of racing machine, the new 70 " fuoters The scv.
cn,y- foOter race Is ANNOUNCED for next Thursday
Decoration Day, and Will he 81 the same tms the
fcrr.al opening Of this years far as the
Iarchmont Is concerned. cup valued at 81 oOO
has been Offered I" the winnor and, naturally enough
the Of severity fuoers think the glory OF th,t
cup OF almost nu' h value victory in the Amer.
teas Cup trials. The Titania, Shamrock, Rcdouin
and Katrns will probably all be sailed. The judges
,ramb0ai Will ave the landing before the bes,It ful
clubhouse at La chmont Immediately after the ar,ivs
tha q flhhnI