New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24

Pos,n tus, before she Genes out. and after she
has beer put In perfect racing condition mus
perfectly still water may be got ana most ae-
cura,s mea surements taken. This was the course
n.rsued In measuring the Thistle The yacht VIII.
0. course be measured by Hyslop. the onicai
measurer Of the New-York Yacht Club
SECRECY ABOUT THE THISTLE.
IT. not expected that the same tactics will he
pursued regarding the Valkyrie In drydock az were
regarding the Thistle. Upon that boat when ont OF
water no unhallowed eyes were permitted 70 look
Yacht designers rule are most aosnrc'E Sc
-re,ive regarding he lines o. their boats II IL
ro, surely. no, such great designers a. watson
and He-reshoY depend or secrets o: curves ara
unes~ that are apparent a casua. observer fer
.ha,r success rather than upon their great dp!Hty
and genius.
ln:erna ,ona Yachting Is for the purpose OF I'M
proving the type ct yachts IN 6o'h countries anu
that 3 is hiehes, purpose II American can learn
something from the valkyre Of water the
drarcal interests OF her designer ought not 10
stand in The wa OF grea, az tS'o
graphs OF the Vigant and Co.ona out OF WaieI.
raTen or 10 LORD Dnnraven's possessing them 1t
il said tina, Mr. WATSON is in favor Of making ga
tom and has taken counsel OF J. Bearer Webo.
well 10 sye adyfs sr IN IyGh be- second
Thistle experience. however.
CREW or HE vALKYEIE.
The valkyrie will race with a crew o; forty men.
all told The Vigilant Will have crew OF sky
two al told Both are exceliently trained.
probably as nearly perfectly crews can be- Royal
Phelps Carroll In a letter bears testimony 10
he great ability and qucknsss of 'he Valkyries
crew. which he declares superior 10 any crew he
ever saw on this side. All yachtsmen who have
recently the crew OF the VigIant declare mat
il is the best seen in thes" waters. 1he crew
began training before the Nisilant was launched
and have been actively at work ever since A
yachtsman who has watched them every day iateiy
said yesterday:
saw anything Ike II. There is no noise or russ Al
all. The whole sixty-two men move about with
the discipline and drill that Is perfection.
IMPROVING TIE yIGiLANT
The Vigilant Is still lying in the harbor Of New
Rochelle and nearly every day she goes out for
long sail down the Sound. She will probably
not come down to the city until day or TWO
before the first race She will be hauled out at
City Island. a new boom and gan have been
made for her. The old ones not having proved en-
trey satisfactory. y. G. Herrcshof is on board
the vgilant nearly all the time. He practically
lives on board her. and Is devotng all his time
to making her perfect In every detail The Colonia
Is still at Bay Ridge. ready to take the place of the
Vigant In case anything should happen 10 her.
The spars Of tn" Nakyrie have received uni
yersal commcndation; Mr. Iiysop. mSasurcr OF the the
boom of the British yacht was the finest ne na a
problem Of the hollow boom. The new boom Of the
Nisant will be the fourth which she has had
The Of The MswYOrk Ga Ss H h sT
this week he will be formally called upon 10y we
officers OF the club. James y. smith chairman OF
to Lord Dunravcn. at which the Earls party the
members Of the Cup Committee the members ~
club Tu and the flag officers OF the club will be
present: The date Of the dinner has not yet been cen
New-York Yacht Club will probably entertain him
at dinner.