The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-14
ML TA7SON ON THE RESULT.

Ao Does Not Think that Centrcboards Have
y ~ Reen Proved Better Than kceIs.
''' George L. Watson. the designer OF the VAL
= kyrie. saw the race from Commodore Morgan s
flagship May. An acquaintance ask ed him at
the Atlantic Yacht Club last night IL he was
satisfied with the result of the race.
NO" he replied: Il am Just 40 seconds dis
satisfied"
1t was suggested that in the other races the
VigIlant pointed higher than the valkyre. Mr.
Watson shook his head and said:
Il don't quiet know and I am not sure that
she did. 1t struck me that in Mondays race
under club topssils and three lower sails we
pointed quite as high as they did whenever
the wind freshened."
Mr.. Watson said that he failed to see that the
races had demonstrated anything in regard to
the merits OF centreboards VS.. keels. and that
he was quite certain n centrchoard boat would
be OF little use on the other side. no matter
how well it was adapted for use here. On the
other side yachts had to race in narrow chan
nels. like the Thames. Solent. and Belfast
waters. and boat with board down. drawing
twenty-five or twenty-three feet. like the Nigi-
lit is absurd to Judge Uoats by one race or
half dozen. he went on "On the other side
boats ike tho Nalkyrie and visllant might
eail forty races in Il season. and ut the end of
that time live men would favor one and five
had. The breeze held true. and was not
streaky and patchy ms in tho other two races.
race laoors ut great disadvantage. You see.
we had hardly TINE to get ready in The crew
tho boat was hardly trimmed lust right"
Did the added lead help tho Valkyrie
Yes. some. You see we were down by the
bead and we put the lead aft. After watching
her carefully in the first two races we found
help her considerably" NN "A' ''""" 10
:. MT. Watson was Of the opinion that the VAL
kyrie would haye won but for the accident.
Yes" no said in answer to n question: II
the Vigliant: which may have hurt her some:
out except Tor our unfortunate spinnakers /
He IKE tn Wcnh have Won
makers was caused by setting them flying and
when when asked why English sailors did not set
whispered conndentially: '''' '''
You know that, Is the way Noah set them
on the ark. and we have only followed his OK.
Mr.. Watson does not think challenge will
and ono lab0red under certain di,adyantnges
In foreign waters; In his opinion, John jamie
OF sending challenge, because he has too
good time racing over there all summer to |
come over here for ono race.
Ihen turning to the reporters Mr.. Watson
Il wish you would say for me that was
much Impressed with the. extreme courtesy
with which We have been treated on this side |
OF tho water by every one we have come in |
contact with. from Commodore Morgan down. |
They have shown themselves to he thor |
ough yarhtsmen. and know their business as |
well as any one on the other side and above |
al they are fair minded. The races could not |
have been fairer. Every condition has heon |
started on time 10 the second, and they have |
peen precise In everything. Things could not |
have been done 5etierun the other side. ifthey |
could have managed them we'll"
Mr. Watson said that he woul,l not DO able to
come over again next year. and that in his |
Americas Cup was challenged for again.
A GiasgoW newspaper cAbled 10 Mr.. Watson |
patches from New York we're correct in ssyinr |
thut ne ADMITTED the superiority OF centre |
board Yachts Mr.. Watson made this reply |
yesterday: ' !
VglAnt has beaten the par'i"'ar kcelbOat Nalgyrr
The race" said SaIlmaker iiatsey proved |
that the contreboards are not in 1t with keels |
IA going to windward In a heavy wind and sea, |
we hardly meet on equal terms over here !
your boats are bigger and larger in every way. |
you have more beam and larger sail plan. | |
think you ought to put some limit, and race |
boats somewhere near an equal size" |
Eliot Lyons OF the Nalkyr!o was emphatic In |
MS praise OF the way the Dunraven cutter |
have got, 81. 900 to bet against $500" he
said. that II they were 20 race Tomorrow |
the falkyrie would win. sure. We out
pointed and outsailed her In every
tho stronger the wind and the higher tho seas
the better of we were. The Nigilant. from her
form. cannot possibly stand the seas the Val
kyrie can. and Tor that reason we beat the
cess OF the yigIlAnt in keeping up with the
Naikyrie as long AS she did was due very
largely TO The great number Of men