New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-14

,ratter. y, tho greatest interest to him. He came
out into the garden cafe Of the WALDORF WIN
Lord Woverton the Marquis of Ormond. H. Malt
land Kersey and other friends TO smoke Ut. he'-
sey was deputed to speak for the Earl
Lord Dunraven is feeling too tired to see you
himself" Mr. Kersey said to Tribune reporter
but as have been with him all day ] can 'ei
you what you want TO know just as we'll
About the delay at the start? Yes there was
some delay. The sheave Of the main haiyaru
block on the Vaikyre broke. causing the DOCK
to split This necessitated the lowering OF the
mainsail and the putting in OF new sheave But
once started we sailed away in fine style. On
the run to windward the Vakyrie showed that
In heavy wind che the equal OF. II not
superior 20. the Vieant. And we should nave
won the race had it not been for an accioent
on the run home. Something caused small tear
in our spinnaker. We took ii In. sewed up the
rent and sent 1t out again. Later 1t split from
ton 10 bottom and we had TO take IL in altogether.
In it's place we sent out the light weather spin
maker but the sail caught on "a broken Jio top
sail cliphook and tore so badly that we had 10
cut II loose. After that set a No. ] Jib top
SAIL the SAME as the Vigilant was carrying. BY
this changing we lost about five minutes. and
there is no doubt whatever that we should nave
won the race by fully two minutes II the acci-
dent had not occurred.
However. Lord Dunraven feels that he has been
fairly beaten. and he is glad that his defeat came
at the hand OF such n splendid boat as the Vigil
liant He is satisfied that had the racing all been
In heavy winds and had the Valkyre been in the
same trim In which she had raced in England. the
result would have been more favorable to him.
He has the highest possible admiration for the
American centreboard boat. though he has not
been convinced by his nf.at that a keel boat,
such as is the Vakyre, is not quite as good; IN
deed he believes the Vakyrie to be the better
boat of the two in strong wind. For calmer
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unbounded.
1.-The two extra tons ballast given the Nalkyrie
Thursday was great help to her That weight
brought the boat down to her English racing lines,
where Lord Dunraven has wanted her.
Lord Dunraven has frequently expressed to those
with him his pleasure at the treatment the Ke-
gatta Committee of the New-iork Yacht Club
and the yachtsmen of other clubs have accorded
him. Everybody he says. mas peen very nice
He has been beaten. but he takes MS deieat Ike
Lord Dunraven and his party have made arrange
ments sail for home on the Teutonic on Wednes mes
day. October %. Lord Wolverton and the Mar
Quis of Ormond sail today by the lucan "a coll
The Valkyrie will not return TO f-nganu 'n,s Ian,
Lord Dunravens plans in regard to her ware are ,Se
completed and he cannot say now Just of the
Valkyre will return to Engiand A., ,.or,o,s
Vigilant was seen at the Knickerbocker CUB
where he dined last evening He was much pleased
over the success Of the vsant RE sau
the boat She would be towed up the East RIVER YER
sound off the Iselin place until her owners decided
what was to be done with her lie thougnt an an
other race this with any OF the other AiNer
can boats improbable.
JOY AT THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
At the New-York Yacht Club members gathered
to congratulate each other on the success OF the
Vigiant The negro bell-boy of the club. when ne
heard that the Vigant had won the cup. ran ont
into Madison-ave and stood his head Commo-
dore s. Nicholson Kane spent part OF the evening
at the club lie had little to say about the race
except that he thought il had established the SUI
periority of the American boat OF the ninety-ioo'
class. ,,..,.
OF the arrangements for a general celebration
over the victory he could not speak. he did not
know that there would be any celebration. Ihey
wanted time TO turn around first, he SAID