Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-09

start as at sunfire was as follows to the
outer marx:
H NJ s
valkyr:e...-.:...:.... s. s
The elapsed time of the boats from the
outer mark to the finish was as follows:
H NJ. s.
$50. -'--.....-.--------..------- l 81 ..
Thus the Valkyrie made the reach home
IN thirty seconds less than the Vigilant.
The time of the race was as follows:
Elap'd Corrc'd
,- Start: Finish. time. time:
vaikyrie. m:25S ssS2s ABB All IS
Thus the vigilant beat the Valkyrie by
seven minutes and thirty-six seconds on
actual time and by five minutes and forty
eight seconNs on corrected time
What Designer Watson Said.
George L. Watson. the designer of the VAL
kyrie. came ashore at Bay Ridge few mo-
ments after the British cutter. which had
been towed In by the Luckenbach. dropped
anchor. Lord Dunraven. accompanied by
II. Maitland Kersey. the Marquis Of Or
monde and LordWolverton. went on up to the
city on the Jug Lewis Pulver. After dinner
Mr.. Watson spoke about the race.
When asked what he thought Of the result
he replied:
We'll. we were about ten minutes too
late. that's all"
Were you bothered as much as or more
than the Vigilant BY the excursion boats?'
Il dare say we were bothered a little more
the weather boat. The change of wind
made US the weather boat; but II the excur-
sion boats had only kept down our lee 1t
would not have been so bad
Would you have done better in a strong
breeze?'
Eyes. 1t Is possible. but we really Know
nothing about It, 1t was no more a test
than Thursdays race was We had the
luck then and the vigilant had 1t today
did you get the worst Of the wind?''
while running dead before II We seemed
to be gaining At one time the Vigilant
appeared to get the best Of the wind, but
you see the race was not what IL was to
have been; there was no windward work in
it, 1t was broad reach down and a close
one back.
Did you have to pinch the valkyrie on
the way back?'
"Oh. no: IL was a nice close reach all the
way Everything was drawing all right.
but We got into very nat place just before
we finished"
why did you not set your spinnaker fur
Their forward. as the Vigilant did. that
the wind would spill into your head sails?"
'Oh. We don't believe in that. I think.
when you get your pole so far forward, 1t
ceases to be Of any benefit"
Could you have blanketed the vigilant on
the run outy'
Yes. but we could not have done so hon.
orably. We kept as nearly as possible to
our course 1t would not have been square.
kept dead on our course"
How was it the yalkyrie picked UP at the
finish and then lostT
I'VE ran into a soft place toward the fin
ish- The Vigilant may have done so. too.
but, Of course. we could not tell and II may
have been that that made 1t appear that We
were catching her.
Lord Dunraven, when seen at the Waldorf
said he did not care to discuss the race.
He said he hardly thought 1t was a fair test
he was not at all discouraged by the result.
Al
the valkyrie worked. Beyond this he did
not care to say. except that he would like a
breeze and some windward work
Mr.. Kerr. Lord Dunraven's brother-in-
law and representative on the Vigilant, was
as cheerful as anybody else.
"Oh We are not beaten yet by a long
shot" he said Il think we have a good
boat and she will give a good account Of
herself yet 1t was day of streaks and
Gains. just like Thursday. only today Vigil
LIANT had the luck instead of valkyrie.
There was no windward work and really
II was no fair test of the two boats at ALL
and the people on the Vigilant think 50.
too. As far as knowing which boat is the
faster. I don't know any more about 1t
breeze I think We will beat Vigilant. No
one could really tell anything about their
true merits from todays race"
Were you bothered very much by ex-
why. yes. 1t was frightful the way they
blanketed the yachts. 1 thought the Val
kyrie got the worst of it. One big white
government steamer gave her tremendous
wash. / was very much surprised. A gov
eminent boat should have known better"
Mr.. Kerr did not know the name of this
steamer.
What Those on the vigilant Say.
A New York Sun reporter boarded the
vigilant just as she dropped anchor Mr.
Iselin's face was wreathed in smiles and
every one on board looked happy except
leaving Mr.. Iselin said:
II hope we will see you on Monday
Mr. Kerr laughed and said:
Eyes. IL you don't throw me overheard"
Mr. Iselin laughed. too, and rejoined, Tell
them" meaning Lord Dunraven and his
friends, that i am awfully glad We won
and sorry they lost"
oh" said Mr. Kerr. 1--WE can take a
licking. All I hope is that we will have a
more satisfactory day next time A beat to
windward and more wind would suit us
better"
$50 would 1t U.S." broke in Mr.. Iselin.
Mr.. Iselin. in speaking of the race. said
later that 50 far he knew no mistake
had been made on either side.
You see the wind was so that at no time
was IL a test of speed to windward." He
went on: "All was running and reaching"
Mr.. 1selin said he considered the Vigil
liant better boat at all points of sailing
than the Valkyrie. When asked If he con-
sidered that the wind had been equal for
Yes. 50 far as 1 was able to judge but.
Of course. i cannot tell exactly what wind
the Valkyrie got"
do you think a race like today's IA a
good test of a boats capabilities"
mo. / do not. Going to windward Is the
best test of all. and we had none of IL To-
day. i hope we may have some of IL in
Mondays race. today II was a broad
reach out and a close reach back beat
to windward Is the Vigilant's stronees
hold. and i think We will show up better
when We have such test than we did to-
day"
Mr.. Iselin estimated the wind at from
nine to twelve knots. which gave the Vigi-
liant an average speed of eight knots in the
long low swell. In conclusion Mr.. Iselin
said he thought the race demonstrated that
The Vieilant can beat the Valkyrie In run
ming and reaching, and that In view of the
I.lct that the NIgilants strongest point is
beating, he confident that the
Americas cup would remain here another
year.
When asked who sailed the Vigilant in
the race. he replied that Mr.. Herreshoff and
Capt. Hansen sailed her by turns.
Nat HsrreShoff. the designer of the Vigil
liant. who sailed her over the greater part
of the course. was found on board the sloop
last night at Bay Ridge. For once the
famous Bristol designer seemed on good
terms with himself. He smiled grimly when
asked what he thought of the race and said
that he was perfectly satisfied with the
Eigilant's performance