The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-22
WILL BE READY TO RACE OCT. 5

. 1nkUxOoGlu2 AOs
count of the Stormy Passage
Anchored Off Bay Ridge.
SANDY HOOK. Sept. %, 1895. AT early
dawn this morning the look out at Sandy
Hook Marine Observatory saw way down
to the southeast a sloop In tow. Watch =
ing for her Co come nearer. he made her
out to be a yacht. Expecting the ValkyrIe
he made up his mind it must be she, but
wanted to be sure. wai.ed till she was
near the Scotland Lightship, when she
set her ENSIGN to the peak. At
her masthead she carried the sig
nal Of the Royal British Yacht
Club. She had mainsail, fore stay sail.
jib and gaff-topsail set. The tug Charm,
a well known boa around the harbor
had her iu tow and SEEMED 10 glide
along with her as II nothing was drag
cling as.ern. The American ensign was
run up on the large flag mast ut the
observatory and when she passed the
point at 5:07 A. M. salutes were ex-
changed, operator Thomas Robinson
manning the halyards at the Observa-
w oDak0 Il VA 2khJIl
were engaged In washing the deck and a
general cleaning up. They appeared
from 6 distance as if they looked worn
out and were glad TO be In harbor.
The vaikyrie's Log.
QUARANTINE, S. I.,Sspt. %, 1893. Yacht
ValKy,ie (Br.A, Cranfeld, Southampton
thirty days in ballast to Maitland Kersey,
had westerly winds IN the channel, be-
fore passing the Scillvs had three days of
light wirds and Gains. Thence for five
days light east Winds, and from thence
to port a conttuu alton of north aud south
winds at times blowing hard gale with
very heavy head seas, blew away storm
jib and burst try sail; was obliged TO set
Q storm try-sail. otherwise received no
damage. +V
The Valkyris took a northern passage.
aud on the whole experienced q very
stormy passage. Captain Cranteld con-
firms Captain Grifith's report of having
passed her on, the evening OF tins 16th.
On arrival at Quarantine she was
promptly INSPECTED aud proceeded to hss
anchorage off Bay Ridge. She carries y
crew of twenty.four man aud flies the
flag of the Royal Yacht Club. Ga Seq
tember 10. at baIf-psst five. lat. 4l:30;
loug. 64:i0, the Valkyrie passed a large
vessel bottom up copDered. Too far off
TO make out her nance or nationality.
The Valkyrie was sighted early this
morning by the tug Charm and lowed to
her anchorage off Bay Ridge.
She left Qnara ntine at ten minutes to
eight this morning.
Anchored or hay Ridge.
NEW YORK, Sept. 90. 500 .-Lord Dun
ravens Euglisti cuts er~Valkyr is, that is
to contest with the Vi9iIanr for the pos
session of the Americas cup Is In this
port. Long and suxioasly awaited and
fearful that some mishap had befalieu
her, the Valkyrie's safe arrival has
brought JOY to the hearts OF yachtsmeu.
She wa sighted eff Sandy Hook Light
ship this morning at $50 O'Clock. Two
hours aud fifteen minutes later she passed
Quarautine aud headed for Bay Ridge,
l.. l., where sne dropped anchor. When
the ValkYrie was passing Sandy Hook
she signalled that all vas well and that
nothing serious had occurred OF board
during the oyage
IL took the Valkyrie. month all but
one day to cross the Atlantic.
She cleared Southampton at H~ait>past
five o'clock on August %, aud aG the
same hour GU September %. she was
seea from the Scotland Lightsnip.
TWO DAYS LESS THAN Il THISTLE.
People said that the Vaikyrie was
overdue. Tbs Thistle, the last boat To
contest. for the. Americas Cup. took
thirty-two days to cross the Atlantic
DC eau. The ValkYrte crossed in two
days less. There was. therefore, no
cause for alarm on her account. but n
gooa deal OF anxiety was expressed not
outstanding.
Now that she has arrived safe aud
sound, and that everybody is easy at
mind, the details of the race eau be
arranged. Lord Dunraveu will probably
arrive here on the Teuronic tomorrow.
he will be q little over one day behiud
his yacht When he arrives. the Cup
Committee will notify Captain Crantield
of the date IL the races.
THE RACE DAYS.
October 5 will probably be finally
agreed upon as the date of the first race.
Preparations will begin tomorrow on tue
Valkyrie. Her spurs aud rncing can vas
Berlin and now stored at the Whire Star
Line pier will be taken over TO Bay
Ridge, where q fail loft has been secured
near the shore. Then the dressing Of
cutter for the race will be commenced.
EXPERIENCED SAILORS.
Twenty-rour good sailor men brought
the English yacht into port. What they
didn,t know about her before they left
the other eide they certainly learned
while crossing the Atlantic. There
are no green hands among them
now. aud IL any crew eau be got to
uNuUlC y VV&b i - 0by1t, tA0
Valkyrie has that crew. First anon
them ts Captain "Willie" Crapfield, who
distinguished himself as a skipper on
tho old Vaikvrfs and L'Esperance. Next
to him is William Harvey, the navigator
who brought the yacht 9essica to Amer
lea in 1891 The other members OF tho
crew are all Englishmen from the eaas
coast, and know nearly everything that's
worth knowing about the sea. or course
IL will take more than Lwenty-four mon
to sail the 5sct In the cup contest. Zen
more sailors will arrive with Lord Dun
raven tom orrow. The reason That they
didu't cross on the yacht was because
sue would be too GRO wded fer UGH a long
journey.
STORY OF THE VOYAGE.
Before leaving Quarantine. Captain
Cransfield gladly tuid the story II his
thirty day voyage. m az the bluff. red
faced English skipper spun his yarn no
one would have thought that he had 50
lately been IN such dangerous straits.
I'VE left SOUTHAMPTON early on the
morning of August 49, began the Cap.
tain, and the weather conditions were
most psopitious for a fue start. The
wind was piping merily along from the
westward. and ft was All EASY reach