New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
LORD DUNRAVEN HERE.
VALKYRIES OWNER ARRIVES.
UE COMES WITH HIS PARTY on BOARD THE
CAMPANIA
An 1yrrRyfEw WITH HIM ABOUT TIE currEH
HE EXPECTS TO TAKE A SAIL IN HER
ON WEDNESDAY OF THURSDAY.

ON wEDN ESDAY or THURSDAY.
The Earl OF Dunraven and his party w''o ar
rived here yesterday on the Canpanla' occupy .','
suite known as the state apartment d. '"'
dorf Uotcl-all but the Marquis al Ormonde ana
CAPTAIN Arthur Pagct, Mrs. Paran Stevenss son.
inlay who went TO Mrs. Stevenss house. Lord
Dun,oven received Tribune reporter IN tho
b,autif,l nriyatc reception room connected Win
his ansrtment late yesterday afternoon after No
had visited his yacht.
Il WAS glad to find the Valkyrie in eNceilens
co,d,ion., said he The trip across the ocean
has not strained or damaged her al ALL anu
exn.ct TO have her ready to take trial spin oy
"Wednesday or Thursday. That will give me none
too much time
WHO will sail her in the races3' was asked
Captain Cranfeld.'
will you be aboard her p
"les"
And take the tillcrp'
Probably not
Have you engaged pilot?'
Not yet"
WHO will represent you the Vigilant?'
MY brother in-law, Mr.. Kerr
Can You give an estimate OF the relative
merits of the Valkyrie and Vjgilant?'
NOT WILLING TO MAKE A GUESS.
$40. il would be useless. / have, of course,
carefully followed the career of the Vigant but
no comparison can be made until the two boats
>ail together | am going to win if my boat IL
the better that is about all there is 10 it. 10
is useless - attempt TO forecast the result
There has bcen discussion here as to the
pronunciation of the name of your yacht How
do YOU pronounce 1t p
Il call her, val-ky-re, the " long, pronounced
inst as the name is spelled, with the accent on tho
middle syllable. I am rot an authority on Scan-
dnavian names and may he wrong, but that Is
how call her
And your namc-how do YOU pronounce that?"
Just as it Is spelled with long "a"
The statement has heen made that you
dissatisfied with the ruling of the regatta conn
itrc in the race of tho vallsyre against the En-
peror of Gcrmany's yacht Meteor. II has even
been said that you had declared that you would
NOT race against the Meteor again"
There is no foundation for such report. You
may deny it,"
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Tho Earl OF Dunraven is about forty-fve years
old. rather slight and of medium height His hair
is thin and sandy. strcalcd with gray and he wears
n SMALL lightcolorcd mustache. His face Il
Lronzed as q yachtsman's should be. and his eyes
are bright lie is not verbose What he says
however. is to- the point. His manner and IDEAS
are those of thorough sportsman, not those or
y mere patron Of sport. lie does not say !"
know" and b Jove" lie speaks in perfectiy
natural way in modified English. lie is good
man for Anglomaniacs tn meet. Unless they Knew
who no was. they would be likely 70 take him for
an American. lie is the right sort of man to
r,co FOR the Americas Cup and if his yacht is tho
bo,ter no is the right sort Of a man to win the
cup a., RI.
Tho Earl was formerly lieutenant in the rirss
Life Guards and was on the stan OF the Eari o.
Kimberly when that nobleman was LORD i.cu'onan'
q, rroland Lord Dunraven was M one time ih'cl'
estcd in politics and held the Office as farianen.-
arv Under Secretary for the Colonies lie h,ao'
come excellent speeches in Parliament f's ioV1
-. srort however. led him to abandon poltticA
life.
OTHERS OF THE PARTY.
r,.. ,-o,r,.ss ~ Dunraven is pleasant lttle
r,oman about her husbands age. She was drcsseo
~ hIacL when she appeared in the corridors OF
th. Waldorf after resting while. She Is .
,,,ucbtcr of Lord Charles Lcnox Kerr, relative
81 en-. Duke OF Buclcuch. Her two daughters
were with her. They are young women OF aoouo
o,oh,oe, and twenty and wore white yachting
suits and white straw hats.
Mr. Iansuishc, the Earl's son-in-!aw. Is the SON
90 Sir James Languishc lie is a master OF the
hounds in Ireland, member of the Royal Yacht
SQUADRON and thorough sportsman.
The Marquis of Ormondc is Vicc-Commodors
Of the ROYAL Yacht Club, and owner OF the steam
Yacht Mirage lie married daughter OF Lady
Caroline Cnvendisl, second wife OF the Duke os
Westminster
Lord wolverton is q bachelor and young man'
He was formerly well known in this country Us
Frederick Glyn, Of a wel-kuown banking house
in Wall-st
Captain Arthur Fagct il q son Of General lorQ