The evening world., 1893-10-12
MORROW.
The Yachts Will Have Rain and
a Good Easterly Wind.
Lord Dunraven Puts a Ton OF Lead
in vaIkyrie's Hold.
Ills Boat Was Remeasured in Erie
Basin To-Day.

Nalkyric was towcd over to the Erie
Basin from Bay Ridge by the tug Louis
Pulver this afternoon and rcmcasurcd
by Official Measurer llyslop, of the New
York Yacht club.
Her time allowance Is IL seconds less,
or l minute 80 seconds. instcd of Las.
II all signs do not fail. Vigilant and
Nalkyric will have plenty OF wind and
sea and rain for their race Tomorrow.
At the Signal Service Office this after
noon 1t is said that IL storm Is coming
from the eastward and that 1t will reach
here in time for the start of the race.
There will be rain, Il cooler temperature
and a wind with II velocity OF from
twelve to sixteen miles an hour. Pos
sibly the wind will be stronger.
No matter what the weather. however.
both yachts are ready for 1t. Capt.
Cranfield said to an Evening Word"
reporter this morning. aboard Van yrle.
that. he would take whatever the Lord
Almighty chose to send and make the
best of 1t. He would prefer "A good,
stir wind, but not too much wind. as he
wanted to show what his cutter could
That Lord Dunraven has not aban-
doned all hope was shown this morning
by the fact that about a ton OF lead was
put aboard Ialkyrie and slowed away
of getting her back to the weight that
she had before she came over. Just be-
tore she sailed for this port she was
nghtened, and her water,line length was
raven thinks that IA mistake. and wants
to correct It.
1t is supposed that the extra ballast
was put In the after part of the boat, as
hpr nose seemed TODAY somewhat
higher out of the water than IT was.
h object In ]rnttins this extra
black yacht stand up closer TO the wind
by sinking her keel, deeper and so get
ting a firmer hold on the water.
weight viii interfere with her sailing
ability In light winds or in running he
fore a brisk breeze. The load was Sc
H iam.ia 3 Ss ste ciaS' and lsnK was i Gf p 5ss At
The change was decided on after the
return OF the yachts last night.
Nalkyrie's sails were up getting n
In the light breeze. Capt. Hansen said
that he was prepared for any sort of
heavy blow than in a light wind.
Capt. Hansen further Said that he
breeze. He added that Mr.. Herreshoff
had sailed Vigilant in all the races. He
e .5s sr,isr Nqikyrie,s adysntage in
aging that the British boat got the
VINEYARD position and held IT. AS soon
as Vigilant got out from under Nalky-
rie's lee she walked away in fine style.
After many, many years of dogged adj
herence to the deep-cuttcr theory, the
English have openly acknowledged that
the American centreboard idea is the
question that Nalkyrie represents the
elimination of the best Efforts Of Eng
Is the f~eetest vessel of her kind ever
built on the other side of the sea, and
that she has been handled in all her
races with remarkable ability and I'M
match was over Capt. Cranlield ana De-
signer Watson acknowledged that they
had been beaten at every point of sail
ing and in every kind Of weather. They
were satisfied that Nigllant WAS the
better boat, and they said so manfully
and generously. Said bluff old Capt.
craniield; the craftiest racing Skipper in
II am more thoroughly convinced,
after such a gail as we have had to-
We don't care what kind of weather
you have Friday. 1t Is all the same to
us BLOW or calm; valiant outsails
S nn; ao,G' no '1 kiaRln !h'R VIEW "s b .niy b somT;
by. n better boat. l. hope we have no
gale Friday. We had all the gale
~ ~ NAN' 'h'' wv = a.
pleasant weather.
This is manly talk from a man who
came over here with the deep-rooted
belief that nothing afioat could equal
his deep-keel cutter.
I'VE were BEATEN" said ne further.
because the other Is "A better boat.
We needed a centre-board. She sailed
away from us. 1t was Il fair test. and
we got the worst of it,
Designer Watson, who has risen to
the foremost place among British yacht
architects by designing fast cutters, was
equally as frank in admitting the de-
~struction OF his pet theory. lie said:
II don't think 1t will make much d;f-
ference what kline of Il breeze there is
Friday, for 1t seems vigilant is the bet
ter boat in any kind OF breeze or
weather. The centre-boards seem to be
the winners"
Mr.. G. Oliver Iselin told an "FIveninG
World" reporter to-day that the pub
lished statement that Nigllant would be
put up at auction after the races was
absolutely untrue.
When asked how it was that Valkyrip
had gotten over the starting line first
In the two races sailed. Mr.. Iselin
smiled and replied:
ut doesn't make any difference whcth-
or W" are first or last at the start. SO
long as we are first at the finish"