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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

her underbody, Is like the Wasp or the
Gardner schooner Alcaea. aud has the
long Herreshof overhaags. She has
round full water lines forward, and tuli
water lines aft, though they are easier
that those found on the Wasp or
the Colonia. The Vigilant has
the greatest wettei surface OF
the four yachts under discussion,
aud she has about five tons more dis
placement than the Volunteer, and about
the same as the Nayahoe. Without her
board she has the greatest area TO her
lateral plane of any OF the other boats.
She has small area to her mid-section
for her beam, aud her design shows that
she is we'll cut away under water. Her
displacement is cut close, for she has the
lightest displacement OF any boat OF her
type and beam ever built on either side OF
the water. She is very easy boat Tor
her beam. and she shows an easy body.
especially for reaching and running. Her
form il such that when she is listed over
she throws a high side out TO windward,
which offers considerable windage.
Were the number Of the Vigilant's
crew stipulated by rule, the same as Is
done in the smaller classes, the Vigilant
would find bit of trouble carving her
big sails in a strong breeze. She carries
nearly 20 men In a race, and as they aver
age about $50 pounds each. the reader can
easily see what the weight OF 10 men
means when strung out along her weather
rail. Five tons of human weight on the
weather side Of a yacht means consider
able in the estimate Of her sail-carryina
ability. 1t is hardly probable that "put-
thug the 20 men to windwari" entered
into the ca.culations OF the design, and a
fair conclusion to draw would be that the
big crew to windward was an after
thou xht, and was technically out side the
spirit of the rule as formally understood
and established by custom. 1t is nothing
more nor less than seifting ballast in hu
man form-in other words, men, and not
lead, are shifted.
For lhs first time in yacht building
Tobin bronzs was used In the Vigilant
It counts much in offsetting resistance at
all rates of speed, especially in light
winds. In comparing designs both ex-
actly the same to Tobin bronze boat
would be sure to beat the Q built Of
steel. A boat of wide beam and Of Tobin
bronze construction cuts into the dis
placement to ballast. so that the ratio of
ballast to displacement is lessened. As
Tobin bronze is heavier than steel the
ratio Of the relative weights OF the under
bodies of the former over the latter is off,
set in lower center OF gravity OF weight
by the Tobin bronze.
The Vigilant's designs show that her
best speed is developed outside OF severe
conditions. The wide beam is SC mewhat
against her ia head sea. rs has been
shown by her racing off Sandy Hook.
The yalkyrie.
In the valkyrie Mr.. Watson has worked
closely on the data furnished by the This
tie. The design shows that he has taken
all advantage of it and has come over
here with an improved Thistle aud has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
THE VIGIL ANT.

starting line to and around a mark
fifteen miles To windward, or 20 leeward
ard return. leaving the mark on the star
board and.
No. 2 (etter T. } From the starting line,
ten miles to aud around mark. thence
ten miles 10 and around second marx,
and thence ten miles to finish line. turn
ing the marks on the outside Of triangle,
to ort or starboard. according as the
yachts are sent around.
Starting and finish lines. VIII be be-
tween a point on the flagship May. indi-
Gated by white fiay. and the mainmast
of the lightship or otner stakeboat, IL the
start is made further out to sea. The
starting aud finish lines will be at right
angles with the outward and home
courses respectively.
Comp tss courses-Will be set on the
maintopmaststay before the preparato.y y
signal is made AID viii be kept flying un-
til aftsr the start. The signals for course
No 2must be read beginning forward,
Marks-Will tie floats displaying red
fas with white stripe. The position Of
each float will be indicated by tug
showing red ball and stationed about
one hundred yards beyond. Should n
float be wrecked its place will be taken
by it's marking tug. which will show the
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committee will be on board the flagship.
THE CONDITIONS
Which Govern Today's Contest and the
Subsequent Races.

Which Govern Today's Contest and the
Subsequent Races.
The conditions agreed upon by Lord
Dunraven and the Americas cup COM
| mittee are as follows:
The racing rules, time allowance and
| system of n easurement OF the New York
Yacht club shall govern, with the pro-
viso that any excess OF load water line
length over eighty.five feet shall be
counted double in calculating the sailing
length, aud also that he load water line
| len 9Th she IL not exceed Sc feet.
Best three out o; five rae s. outside OF
headlands, over courses each thirty nau-
teal miles ia length and with time limit
OF six hours.
The first, third and fifth races shall be
wind ward or to leeward and return. The
second and fourth races shall be around
an equiltteral triangle. one leg (aud the
first IL the wind permit) being To wind
ward.
One day shall intervene between each
racing day. A race postponed or not flu
lshed within the time limit shall be de-
cidci before the next race in the series is
taken up.
The races will be started off Sandy
Hook lightship, the preparatory signal
being made at 11:30 =. IN. and the start
(from single gum at 1l:l5. But IL on
the day OF a race to windward or leeward
the course cannot be laid from the light
ship, then the race will be started at
about 1l:45 from some point further out
to sea.
The regatta committee shall have dis
creto1ar5 power TO declare the race off |
in case OF fog. They may also, on account |
OF other weather conditions. postpone |
the start or declare the race of for the |
day. provided that both yachts assent.
In case OF serious accident TO either |
yacht prior TO the starting signal she |
shall have sufficient time TO repair before
Icing required to starr. IL during race
she shall have sufficient time to repair
before beiug required to start in the next
rae.
Manual power only shall be use in
working on the competing vessels.
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THE VALKYRIE.

Watson, in the valkyrie. has more sail
area to wetted surface than the Vigilant.
ID splacsment with him counts as a
factor for power. and he evidently pre-
fers TO have displacement, when it Is COM
pstible with lessening resistance, because
the extra displacement gives him an In.
crease Ia power. for displacement OF IT.
selfis power. The table shows clearly
this fact. for while Watson has less sail
TO displ acement than Herreshoff. he has
more sail to wettel surface. and this lat
ter. he no doubt believes, enters more In
to tine elements Of speed, so far IS resist
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

while the area Of the lateral plane Is 80
shaped that it has 100 feet less area than
the Vigilant. The approximate wetted
surface Of the board OF the Vigilant Is
about $50 feet, aud this surface offers re-
sisiance mostly in wind-ward work.
Down tho wind the board is up. and
does not count in resistance.
Some Comparisons.
With these data of the boats. COM
parison Of them can be made. that Is, so
far as the elements OF their designs 20. In
the smallness of the wetted surface the
Valkyrie has the advantage, and in mat
ters affecting resistance. 30 far
as the wetted surface goes, the Val
kyrie mas an advantage In all points
OF sailing. Off the wind she has less sur
face than the Vigilant, even with the lat
ter's board up. AS to the positions OF
the centres of buoyancy and lateral re-
sistance, these centres are further for
ward in the Valkyrie than they are In
any OF the other yachts above named, ex-
cept the Mayflower. Watson has placed
his centre of buoyancy "a per cent. OF the
loadline length abaft the face of the
stem at the water line, aud the centre OF
lateral resistance is just inside OF two
feet, further aft.
The Valkvrie's two principal centres
consequently are closer together than on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

gained his additional power by going TO
draught rather than TO beam. The Val.
kyrie shows some inches more beam than
the Thistle. but has over three feet more
draught. lie has cut the Valkyrie's
displacement down from the Thistle
and tho wetted surface OF the Valky-
rio has received his closest attention.
This has been cut TO the last inch consist
ent with Watson's experience in having
what he believes to be sufficient for lateral
plane. With the valkyrie's great draught
OF IL eet she has less wetted surface than
the Vigilaut By over w fest big gslu,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

club SIGNAL In addition to the b,ll. and In
turning TO tug the directions for turning
the n ,at will govern.
Starting -Preparatory-A gun
will be fired aad n red ball hoisted.
Signal for the start.-Ten minutes later
a second gun will be fired aad the bail will
be dropped.
II case the start is postponed or the
starting point is shifted from the light
snip, n preliminary signal will be made
by firing gun aud displaying the blue
peter mt the fore ton minutes before the
preparatory signal aud twenty minutes
before the start
Shoul the signal gun miss fire pro.
longed blast OF the whistle will be given.
Recall sgnal-A yacht crossing the
line before the starting signal is made
will he recalled By o blast Of the whistle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
THE VIGILANq TOOK THE LEAD,
But Lost tho Wind, Allowing valkyrie TO
Close Up and Go On In Advance-1he
English Yacht Tried Blsnketing Tac-
tics Very Early in the Contest-The
Wind Was Blowing Only Five Miles
an Hour and Was vcry Variable,
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-At an early hour
this morning all was hustle and activity
on board the two big sloops. The Eng
lshmen were on deck at an early hour
and the last finishing touches were made.
Blocks, spars and ropes were over
hauled, while on the Vgilant the crew
was going through similar per-
formance.
Hardly two cablelengths apart the two
big racers swung in the tide aud pulled
at their cables.
The decks OF each could be seen from
the other through the fog which hung
lssily over the bay.
The weather looked decidedly unfavor-
able. The local forecaster OF weather
bureau, Smith, had reported last night
that the indications were unfavoraole.
The storm due in this section today had
broken up, and that 1T is
probable that the winds for the
race would be light aud variable.
According to the chart issued by the
weather bureau last evening the rate of
wind ia the region OF the lakes-the high
est In the country-is recorded at only II
miles an hour.
1t is barely possible that the wind,
which is now of shore, may change its
course and work inland, and then the
boats may be accorded an Cpl ortunitv OF
racing in a fairly heavy wind. The high
barometer centre embraces nearly the en-
tire state of New York, including q sec
tion of Lonn Island.
The weather for to-day is predicted
''fair aud warmer" The highest veioci-
ty of the wind in this section is only six
miles an hour. aud the wind is blowing
from the north. changing TO the north
west. This makes the course beat TO
leeward, southeast, fifteen miles aud re-
turn.
The probability is hat the race will be
sailed in al exceedingly light wind, max
ing it possible that the 30 miles may not
le covered within the time limit.
Shortly before 8 o'clock this morning
the wind was blowing from tie north
west, tu' 1t was only light air stirriny.
1t was still foggy but clearing a d
when the yachts started an hour later
for the Sandy Hook light ship, the wind
was north-northwest. increasing a trifle
and weather clearing.
Lord Dunraven joined his vessel Just
before she left her anchorage at Bay Ridge
for the Scotland light ship.
vigiIant Allows 1m. Asa.
The measurement OF the Vigilant and
Valkyrie was made yesterday afternoon
and it developed the fact that the Nor
gan-Iselin boat is now 7100 OF an inch
longer OH the water line than in the trial
races.
The Valkyrie's spar dimensions are
very close to thoss already given, the
only unexpected thing beslg the extra
length of her gaf. The sail area is a
little less than was figured. Tie princi-
pal dimensions are given In the following
table:
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KNOW==s;;

With one exception (M. P.
& Coz we are the only
dealers in clothing in this
city that really design and
manufacture Boys Cloth
ing? This requires more
than a passing thought; it
means direct from the man
ufacturer to the wearer.
Here, then, is a saving OF
the middle dealers profit.
Also we lead in such mat
tiers as style and new fab.
rics-being the designers.
we bring the newer thing
to you more quickly and
avoid the roundabout way
of going through the mid
dlemen's hands. These are
simple 1actS. NOW tncn
for prices.
Little Boys Refer Suits,
S.. so, S., $3.50 and up.
Boys Double Breasted
Suits, So, $3.50, SIS and up.
Long Pant Suits, SO, ST.
$S, $40 and up.
five depended on whole
sale dealers we could not
give such value for SO
little money.
Remember, too, we keep
everything for ladies and
girls wear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
SEA ISLAND SUFFERERS.
Tho Providence Relief Committee Meets
This Afternoon.

The rc.ief committee appointed to raise
funds for the relief of the Sea Island
sufferers will hold a ee,ing at o'clock
this aft rloon at the Board OF Trade
building,
Colonel II. S. Taft, secretary of the re.
lief commi tee, has been engaged all day
packing clothing that he has received
since last Saturday fer tue Sea Islanders.
lie has enough on hand TO cothe 300 per-
sons. men. women and children, and he
will ship it tomorrow. lie is receiving
clothing from all paris OF the state
clothing Of all sort aud descriptions
and has already shipped enough to clio he
1000 persons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

any of the others. In the area of her
lateral plane. Watson shows less area
than the Vigilant by 160 feet, a I'd this
Notwithstanding her greater draught.
Nothing can show more plainly the value
that Watson puts on wettei surface,
and how, in his mind, every foot OF sur
face counts for resistance.
Every feature OF the Valkyrie's design
shows careful thought. close analysis Of
questions affecting her design. and a
mind capable OF graspirg the most in
tricate problems entering the work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
A LECTURE ON ARMENIANs.
To bc Delivered In This City by Prof
Tchcrsz of Kings College.

The Philharmonic association OF Provi-
dence will hold a meeting at S o'clock to-
morrow evening In the Manning hall of
Brown university.
Prof. Benz ,min +. Clarke. OF the uni
versity will preside, and Prof. Minas
1cherax, NJ. X A. s., Of Kings college.
London, and delegate OF the church OF
Armenia to the parliament Of reli ions
10 Chicago. will deliver lecture, with
siereopticon views, on Armenians; their
country. race, history, religion, language
and literature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
vIGILANr AND vALKYRIE.

Attention Called to Prominent Features
aud Points of Interest.
The Vigilant is a wide-besmsd. big
boat Of easy bilge, with her extreme beam
OF twenty-six feet at the deck. She HIS
an easy turned mid-section.
The Vigilant in the shape OF her mid
ship section lslls between the Titania aud
the Harpoon. aud has much more initial
stability than the Navahoe.
The VIgilant, in the lateral shape OF
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lant, and allowing that the latter boat
has six moro feet Of sail to every ton cf
displacement, this would give her only 80
square feet more than the Valkyre. ami
this hardly offsets the gain that Watson
makes in the wstted surface.
Assuming that the hull OF the Vigilant
weighs 65 tons and her equipment lotions,
this would give her 65 long tons for bal
last. On the same reasoning. allowing
that the hull and equipment Of the vsiky-
rie weigh IS tons, tnis would give her -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
SAILING DIRECTIONS.
Courses whicfi tho Dig Flyers WIN Take
in the Races.

The sailing directions. az also agreed
upon, are as follows:
Start--The start will be made or San dy
Hook liRhtship. the preparatory signal
being given at fifteen minutes past eleven
a. m. and the starting signal at twenty.
five minutes past eleven, except as pro-
vided under general racing conditions.
Courses-No. fletter b. From the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
To The worlds Fair Via Washington and
NIAGARA Fails.

Persons nten iing 10 visit the woriis fair At Chit
cago should send TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road company 2l1 washington street Boston. for
n copy OF the circular and Worlds fair book issuei
b that COMPANY.
The circular contains description OF n variety of
attractive routes 10 Chicago and return via Wash.
ipgton OF Niagara Falls al very rsasgaab.s rateA
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Ths start Made.


FAR RocKAwAy. Oct. 8, 1853 a. m.--The
starting signal was given at
ll:l5 a. M, when the qua was fired and
the red ball hoisted. This settled the
IA ct that the race would be attempted.
The fog horns are blowing and have been
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05
and the display of her private signal on

and the display OF her prlvate Signal on
the fore.
Postponement siRnals.-Lstter H-Do
you assent to postponing start until later
In the day Letter G-Do you assent TO
calling the race of for the day? II both
yachts signify their assent by setting the
affirmative signal Qetter @ the answer
ing pennant will be hoisted on the May.
c G-R ,ce postponed on account of fog.
Letter 1.-The starting point will be
shifted out from the iightship.
All 81 xnals will be m ,de by club co le.
BY invitation OF the commodore the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

Fifty new electric cars havo been or.
dered by ths Union Railway company.
Three OF the ten cus that were built
for the Cranstol stre.t route have ar
rived.
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STARTING OUT TO SANDY HOOK.
An Immense Throng OF steamers, Yachts
and Tugs Follow Big sioops.

SPECIAL TO THE srws
SANDY HOOK, Oct. 5.-Buth zach
passed out to Sandy Hook about an hour
ago. An immense fleet of excursion
steamers, yachts and tugs are gathered
about the Scotland lightship, the largest
ever seen at any yacht race.
TIE excitement Is intense.
There is little betting except at even
money.
The wind Is light air from the nortb.
northwest, and Is blowing at rate of
about Eve miles an hour Possibly there
will lie no race.
II is fog9y but clearing.
1he weather sharps. however, held out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

The Viglsnt. therefore, will allow the
Valkyrie ! minute aud As seconds over
the 80 mile curse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

hope OF a clear day and predict frssher
wind and clear weather. The long stream
OF excursion boats are still pouring
down the bay.
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ancs goes, than does any small excess of
displacement of his boat over the Vigi-
liant. The valkyrie has about five
tons more displacement than the Vigil
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-20
DISCHARGED DREDGERS.
Some of Them Say the Charges OF Cruelty
Are Overdrawn.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ia number OF
oyster dredgers have arrived here from
Easton, Md, In charge Of a deputy
sheriff Twenty-Five dredgers remain In
he Jail In Easton. suffering frorn the
effects Of the exposure In the recent ter
riby cold weather. One man, named
John Cosby, is not expected to recover
OF the band that arrived here to-day ore
is John OConnor, of Philadelphia. He
was forwarded to that city, where he has
family. Another. John Brown, Of
Brooklyn. y. v, SAYS that his boat has
been frozen in at Tilghman's Island, thirty
miles from the mainland. He walked on
the ice TO the shore, and Yves cared for
at y farmers house near EastOn. He
SHIPPED I'm Baltimore, and testified that
he had with his ellOwdredgers, rec sived
good tratment from Captain Langrall
until they were discharged at O'Clock
last Saturday afternoon. They appealed
10 Captain Langrall 70 allow them 10 stay
on board the vessel until Sunday morning,
which he did They walked from Black
Walnut Grove 20 oxford through snow
several feet deep The present band say
that the accounts of bad trea.m ent Of
dredgers at the hands OF the oyster cap
tains have been much overdrawn. DredS-
ers who strike Easton fare much better
than those who seek aid at other towns
on the Peninsular.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-20
The Running Races.

GUTENBERG. " j., Jan. 19-To days
races resulted as follows:
First race, che miie-Annie W. first Ca
,acus second Vsra third. Time. 1;4Sa4.
Second race. five furlongs-Gladiatcr first,
Miss Olive second, Bon Voyage third. Time,
1Gr!.
Third race, one mile-Sir George first,
Allen Bane seconl Addie b. third. Time.
1:f1
Fourth race. four and n half flrl,ngs-
Krkina first, Mohican secoad. Ayrael third.
Time. JGi4.
Fifth race, three furloS-s-Inspcctor c.
first Blue and White second, Marilla third.
Time. 3GI.
sixth race. six and half furlongs-Inno-
Walton FIRST Woodchopper second, Miss Belle
third. Time. / Dry.
GLOUCESTER. ~ J.. Jan. 19-To-day' s
races resulted as follows:
First. race. five furlongs-Montlece first.
Turner second. Morgan G. third. Time,
1907.
Second race, six furlcngs-Silver Queen
first. Magee second, Bunker Hin third. Time,
1:l9A.
Third race, six and half furlonss-Sama-
ritan first, Greenbay second, Fiorimore third.
Time, IN.
Fourth race. one mile-Ralelgh first. Plev-
mar second. Airshaft third. Time, :iiA.
Fifth race. i've furlongs-Maid OF BIar-
ney first, Tradesman second, Grand Prix
third. Time, 03A.
Sixth race, four and a half furIongs-
Rustic first. Sierra Nevada second, Jupiter
third Time, 50ia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-20
HANOTER HAPPENINGS.
Negroes Sentenced for Arson-Mrs. Denton
Still Unburied.

HANOVER c. H., Jan. 19.-Special.-
The January term Of the county court.
which has been in session since yesterday.
adjourned to-day The cases upon the
docket were of rather more importance
tran usual, hence quite a crowd was in
attendance, despite the severity of The
weather.
As previously reported. Temple Wash
ington was sentenced at the last term OF
the court to nine years Imprisonment IN
the penitentiary for burning the barn and
live stock OF Mr. w. T.. Amos Of Rock
vile. Yesterday two more negro es-An-
drew Carter and Betsy Wade-were given
respectively eight and FIVE years in the
Ienitentlary for being accomplicas to lie
crime.
-Four negroes, Charles Jefferson. Richard
Elicit William Jackson and Bob Burnley.
were indicted by the grand jury for the
murder Of William Howell, which oc-
cured on Christmas Day near Ellett's
Mil This case will be tried at the next
term Of the court.
Moodson Moore another negro. was
convicted of stealing a lot of potatoes
from Mr.. Martin, and given two years In
the penitentiary. Motion was made for a
new trial.
Sad. indeed, and unusually strange are
the circumstances attending the death Of
Mrs. James b. Denton, Of boswell.
Though Mrs. Denton has been dead since
Sunday, the distressed husband refuses
to allow her remains to be buried. but
having had them placed in "a metallic
case, fingers near them day and night.
Several inches more of snow fell here
last night.
Some Of the ice gathered this week was
twelve inches thick.