Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-15
DUNRAvEN's NEW YACHT.
She Is Larger than was Reported and
Has q Long Overriding.

From the New York Times. To-day
Yes, saw the Nalkyrie a few weeks ago.
and can give you few facts concerning her
model and possibiities for speed. She will be
a very fast yacht you may depend upon that,
and is about as big aboat for her measurements
as has ever been built"
The gentleman who made this interesting
statement 10 Times reporter yesterday after
noon Is an Irish-born sailor who has had many
years experience IN handling English racing
yachts and has acquired an exceptional knowl-
edge Of yacht racing. He is a sailor from his
keel, up" His name is Thomas Sloan. and
he came to this city from England recently
10 sail the new forty-foot cutter being
built at south Brooklyn by Mr. sam
Ayers on the designs Of Mr.. William Gardner,
and for Mr.. Wetmore OF the Seawannaka Cor
inthian yacht club. Mr.. Sloan was highly rec
commended TO Mr.. Wetmore as sailing mas
ter by English yachtmen OF promlnenc and
has to has credit record of over $50 races
won. During the seasons OF loo7 and 1855
he sailed the English cutter Melissa TO many
victories, and SAID yesterday that he could
have sailed the Nalkyrie this season, had he
accepted an offer made him last year by the
Earl of Dunrayen
Shortly before leaving England Mr.. Sloan
PAID visit 10 Southampton 10 take q look at
the Nalkyrie- He is friend OF Designer Wat
son, having sailed for him in number OF races
The question as to the real model OF the VAL
kyrle Is attracting widespread attention at this
time, so therefore the opinion Of yachtsman
who has seen her is of especial interest
The Nalkyrle was well along when looked
at her" said Mr.. Sloan, and 4 could obtain a
true idea OF her build. She is a beautiful craft.
In my opinion she will be the best that Mr..
Watson has ever designed, and will, in all
probability, outsall the speedy lavana. Above
the water line she resembles the Thistle but be-
q n ia. Il
forefoot is very deep to begin with and this is
probably the result Of Mr.. Matsons experience
with the Thistle sailing to windward. Her
deep iorefoot viii enable her to hold
her course to windward, where the Thistle
failed. Her bllge Is easy and she has mode
rately hollow garboards. There is consid-
cradle rake to her sternpost, and she has an
unusually long overhang both at stem and
stern, which makes her look like a larger boat
than she really is. Her draught of water,
should say, Will go over IL feet She is I'M
doubleday yacht OF great stability. Her keel
struck me at once as being Of a peculiar type,
which probably gave rise to the sus-
piclon that she Is provided with a CENTER
board, but she is not. Her keel is broad and
heavy. but but could tell at once from her
construction that she Will not carry a center
board. She is well cut away aft. and her excess
slve overhang gives her an exceedingly grace
full appearance. She Is 81 feet over all; still IL
must not be forgotten that this o5 feet is Lloyds
measurement, winch Is very different from the
measurement in this country. | should say
that her extreme length over all by the meas
urement employed here would be over ninety
feet. 1 hardly think il would reach ninety-four
feet, as Commodore Smith Of the New York
yacht club has stated, but ii might Ninety-two
feet would hit it nearer right. Lloyd measure
ment over all is from the forward part OF
the stem TO the after side of the stern-post ON
the range of the deck, and any yachtsman can
readily understand how the Nalkyrie's stern
and stem are designed to give her a considera-
bly, longer oyerhang than is taken into account
In Lloyds measurement. Her general design
is a graceful one. Mr.. Watson has studied in
producing her TO eliminate the defects found in
his previous yachts, and the result will make
the eyes OF yachtment glisten, you can believe
OF the American yachts have seen the Katri-
ma reminds me more Of the Valkyrie above the
water line than any other. The Valkyrie how
ever, will at once strike yachting men here as
being larger boat in appearance than any Of
the four American seventy -footers"
As the word and judgment of Mr.. Sloan can
not be doubted, yachting men will be able from
his views TO judge for themselves of the model
of the Earl Of Dunraven's new yacht. Whether
she has a centerboard and whether eighty-fye
feet, the length over all given by the earl, il
her extreme length, have been the themes for
much discussion. The question now arises as
to her size on deck as compared with the yachts
which have heretofore successfully defended
the Americas cup and the seventy-footers.