The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-09
COMMODORE GERRY'S VIEWS.
ruIy6s DUNRATEN MIGHT HAVE
BoIsTED MS PROTEST FLAG.

ri,b Saws that tho EScurrlon steamers
rr.,,rd the Yachts Shamefuiiy.-If u Cone
,,rv.- lie Thinks the club win Have to
mid the International Race. on New
,,ri- What &. Oliver lsciin. Designer
u.r,e.hoiT. and Salimnker Rntsey say.
While everything was quiet of shore ut Bay
Ridge. where tho Nalkyro and Nigtlant lay
a..cefully at anchor yesterday. there was
plenty OF excitement on shore. and Mt the low
.st estimate over 10000 persons visited that
u.ualIy nuiet suburb Yesterday to get a view
~ the rival rncers. The high BLUM just south
n Frty.iifh street was thronred with specta-
TORS during the day. whlcthu beach Just north
o,,he club house. all the way from filty-sxth
.trs.t to Dw'- Head. was liued With eager Gu
,iosity seekers. while any number OF tug
boats nd excursion steamers came down from
tbe city and salt ed around the two yachts.
At ljay Ridge "A regular ferry was establish
a. between the shore and the racers. and for
tho moderate sum OF % cents one could OBJ
tain fifteen minutes Fail and n good view OF
the yachts. OF course tho bunraven cutter
came in for good shaie of the attention. and
she was surrounded all day by numerous sail
and row boats. No one was allowed on board.
however with the possible exception Of n very
prstty lJ-year- old girl, who attracted even
more attention than the yacht. Lord Dun
raven was expected during the afternoon. but
did not come. Capt. Cranlicld said everything
was quiet on the cutter, and that he had grant
cd shore leave to over two-thirds OF the crew.
He added that not rope yarn had been part
I'D in Saturdays race. and that all he wanted
for the next race was lair breeze and not a
fuke, like the struggle on Saturday.
On tho Nigilant. Capt Hansen. who was
y ,t,n,.a ,t,,,r
new, and that no visitors had been allowed on
board in tho absence OF Mr.. 1seln. When
congratulated on Saturdays victory, he said:
That's all right. we will win every race.
Alive want is a good breeze. and the more
wind the better we shall like it,
He added that Mr.. Iselin and Mr.. Herreshoff
had gone ashore early in the DAY, and would
not be back until late. The sailors on duty
were smoking or talking forward. and in spite
Of their. alleged Indifference to tho English
cutter, they could net keep their eyes or her.
The valkyries crew apparently could not see
anything In sight but the NiGilant. and, II
looks went for anything. q very substantial
pair OF back stairs" could have been con-
struct ed from their constant gaze.
At the Atlantic Yacht Club where tho own
srs and friends OF the Valkyrie and vigiant
meet on common ground. there was n great
gathering. Latham A. Fish of the Americas
CupCommittee made an early call on Charles
xieiant. and long talk resulted. 1t is said
that Mr. Fish assured Mr.. Kerr that some ar
rangements would be made to-day to prevent
thecrowding OF excursion steamers and tugs
ct the line. which so seriously interfered with
cd guests and visitors at the, club house yes
terday was ex-Commodore James Wier. DR..
David E; Austin, Lieut. II. q. Duval. Eddie Fish.
SsMgsr bane nerd e e. any
Willard: G. Oliver, Iselin. eX-Com modore FL
bridge 7; Gerry, Newberry D. Thorne. Colunl;-
lesds. and William Butler Duncan. Jr.
Ex-Commoaore Gerry. in talk with Sun
reporter. said that he thought tho manner In
the yachts was outrageous. particularly the
manner 10 which the ialkyrie was interfered
with at the start on Saturday
Lord Dunraven would have been justified"
The start. going back to the May and de-
the race as any one. yet the Electra is kept
from milo and n quarter to a mile and n half
away. The other boats could be made to do
the race. They not only get on tho yachts
weather Quarter and stopall the wind. but they
,"Ttell YOU II tits thing is kept up it would
30 proper, for Lord Dunraven to ask the
New York Yacht Club to have the races sailed
% Newport or some Other, place than New
York. where tho ynrhts would not be in,erfered
With. and think his request would he granted
=, understand that on saturday the owners
apology to the Regatta COMMITTEES for their
I H sI I'D not I hep ts Vak yG
which suffered through their careessness"
ysailmnker Ratsey. who dined at the Atlantic
BUN reporter as to what the Nalkyre's snow
white spinnaker and balloon jibtopsail. which
nay nays ATTRACTED f so much attention; were made
a, DO you IND that the linen works better
shan cotton. or is it woven SO loosely that the
Wind blows through il. like the light silk bal
ssS2 '"'" "''' III WE 10 = &c" ''1''
Az We want is wind enough TO NJ it. and we
WI take chances on what blows through it."
IN Saturday YOU used what is called here
szs sits etops@ H.. or one Of the smallest,
nave used larger one to advantage Z"
.,,}ises.l think we conid. In my opinion We
iou know how we carried it on Thursday. and
as .hhk II would have been lust as effective
How Is 1t. Mr.. Ratsey. that the yachtsmen
On the, other side seldom use a balloon lib
topsail in their races. and yet you have one
esrt.n p Tnd!y 9" think they are effective in
AZ ies hut in the races on the other side We
s yben sai! over triangular course two or
h IN We would iose In changing from one sal,
o W me other. We use u balloon iorestaysnil
e'et mere. IN connection with big JibtopSail.
1000 deal, ~ we can handle it quickly. and
"i.usWerS tle same purpose very well.
IN conclusion he said that no hoped they
IUglh nave breeze to day. SO that the Val
really could do
Designer Watson. Nat Herreshoff. and q
tHumher Of American yacht designers were en-
1Cs,taihed by Admiral August Belmont OF the
INN ma'ih l Yacht Club on, the steam yacht
iuIG last plight. Among those present were
SSary smith, William Gardner. George
stewart, the designer OF the Pilgrim:
tSurE John Is Paine who was responsible for
~ EHubbllee; VI. Roosevelt Schuyler. George
nan George A. Cormack. and Charles
sGMTSrt Dawson. Before he left Mr.. Watson
b utu ne nope there would be breeze to-day:
sir.iYy .atlued after looking Mt the sky: - am
mere WON'T He further said that he
A. ssa. me Nalkyrie would prove TO DO quite
spta o Is tho N!Giant in windwnrd work. in
sss% u u the .atters ccntreboard. Ito did not
ststl 70 e az all satisfied with Saturdays race.
hin ma II was Il great disappoi ntment to
tha s shut There was no windward work through
onI, niiilng 81 the wind RS it might be the
'1kkyre to wtrdward
eonann0pI N wind will shit Tomorrow he
be Atnnuel 50 that two legs Of tho course will
bettsr".n ward: the more We have Of 1t the
| fsir we Ike H. II we are beaten in n good
cant eeHe VIII nave nothing Ia say: hut you
mia. teApect man who has travelled 5000
aIWs ~ IH mr 10 fcel satisfied with such winds
q nnnnIau thursday and Saturday"