New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08
OF CLUB MEMBERS
TALKS WITH SEVERAL OF THEM.

EX COMMODORE KANE URGES THAT EXCURSION
BOATS KEEP CLEAR OF THE LINE.
Every little while last night man or a little
party OF men would walk into the house OF the
New-York Yacht Club Some were in evening dress
and some still wore the caps blue suits and yacht
ing shoes in which they had viewed the race.
Every one however seemed TO have had good
dinner and to be well satisfied with things In gen.
eral. Greetings were always cordial. and at times
nearly hilarious The victory Of the Nigilant mad
cast feeling OF JOY over every one. II was ielt
that she won fairly and ON her merits
Ex-Commodore James ID. Smith chairman or the
Americas cup Committee. talking OF the race sald'
1T was the fastest boat in England against the
fastest in America. and the American boat won
II was also a contest between a centreDoard anu
n keel and | an confident that where the ves-
sells are Of the class. the centrcboafd VIII
always win. There's Watson who says that II the
Valkvrie cannot beat the Vigilant he doesn't know
what 10 do Well. / don't see what they are going
to do now. for it certainly looks as II we were
going to win. The Vigilant was certainly very
well handled Both boats did wonderfully wei III
their manoeuvres TO get over the line as soon dS
possible after the starting was fired am
confident that in Il hurricane the Nigiaht "o"'u
be as well handled as she WAS to-day
Chester Griswold a member Of the Regatta
Committee said: 1T seems to me that inc race
was won strictly on its merits. The cohd''ohS
were similar TO those of Thursday except that there
was more wind The members of the Earl OF Dun
ravens partv and other visiting Enclishmen were
especially pleased at the popular interest taken IN
the meeting bet veen his yacht and the Nlgilaht
The public here showed vastly more enthusiasm
than would have been seen In England under the
circumstances Why. when the Navahoe sailed in
her first race in England hardly dozen people
were there to her start. The Earl OF Dunraveh
went down In a launch with few friends, but
fb.rs thpTp 10
cent feet OF steamers which has gone down to see
the Yacht races has therefore. greatly pleased the
visiting Englishmen.
Tx Commodore :. Nicholson Kane. Chairman OF
the New-York Yacht Clubs Regatta COMMITTEE
expressed his satisfaction that the excursion steam
ers had interfcred so little with the contestants
There was less interference OF TINS KIM ,o,t ny
than ThursdtV." he went and trust mat
there viii even less the succeeding race days
The point which the committee would pnf'ici, ,ha
like to impress on the captains oi vessels Is INA.
they should not cross the line when once u mas
been established. They have all inc res, o, I Hs
course Interference before the start when the
boats are manocuyrnE TO eros" hs e az Se
most Ros serious ana at the same time L is important
' When TN they S' e-S within mic Of ihe
return one two boats might cross ne llne
70 follow their example until great Inconvenience
was caused OF course. we understand that no b2at
thera were only few slight exceptions 10 the good
behavior which was the rule. All boats should
Neils Olsen was especially enthusiastic over n.
American bosts success 'TheN say IL wa Just
the day FOR the valkyrie and that sh" would be
AT her best in light breeze. Well II that ~ go
there Is no doub, about the superiority OF The VIZ
liant | was at the stakeboat when they passed
Roth yachts rounded II nicely and cleany. neither
losing anything The Nlgilant went over toward
the Jersey coast hunting for a wind. She didn't
fnd IT, so she Lost little but not much Other
wise the Vgilent was maynirceniiy handled. Inc
English boat was also well sailed,
The Valkyrie tried 10 work her nsw-fang!.d
uqht srlnnaker" Here the old sailor chuckled.
II knew II wouldn't amount TO anything. ana u
was n dead failure. | never saw II catch enough
wind TO MI itself yet All this time the Nigllhnt
was using her spinnakor 10 good advantage