The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-09
CURIOUS GOTHAMITES
Fully 25, 1000 Took a Sunday Look
at the Racing Yachts.
Hundreds of Boats Swarmed Around
the Vigilant and V~alkyrie-An
Engiishman's Comment.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The vigilant and
vaIkyrie were resting within a couple of
hundred yards of each other in front of the
Atlantic Yacht Club house at Bay Ridge
to-day. Affairs aboard were being ar
ranged in ship-shape order for to-morrow's
race, I'm the coolest manner, but the army Of
patriots who were close by raised a rumpus
that should so into yachting history. There
were fully 5000 in the long and dense lines
OF people who crowded the Long island
shore in every available point of vantage.
and in the Observation-Disclosures is the word
of boats which left the shore and made a
detour OF the yachts. Some estimates put
the number Of those who simply gazed at the
racers as high as fifty thousand, but
the first figure Is perfectly safe.
Every foot Of space on the shore from which
the racers could be seen, for a stretch of a
dren, and. 1t might be added, the women
formed no small part of the gathering.
SoarS OF every style ana dimensions
loaded to her capacity. The rowing clubs
sent out a full committee of investigation
In singles, doubles, gigs, barges and all the
other boats they had In their houses, and
each one that could carry passengers did
go: Near every dock that was accessible
from the cars that brought the throng was
exhibited a sign advertising a ferry to the
yachts Steam Launches and tugs, large
dlQ SLldu, composer the Terry SYSTEM, ana
thousands of the sunday holiday folks were
glad to pay . cents a head for the simple
pleasure to be taken within a few yards of
The sailors of the valkyrie opened their
eyes when they locked upon the great fio-
tilla That covered a large portion of the
bay surrounding them within a radius of
half a mile. They had never seen anything
like 1t in English waters. The populace
don't show the same kind Of an interest
In the thing over there. even on Sunday:
In speaking OF his establishment, one of
the British tars said: Nv hen you Amer
leans go in for a thing you go in all to-
gether. 1 never before saw such a crowd
around a winner of a big prize, right away
after a race. Here they come to look at a
couple of boats at anchor. If you win,
you'll be a happier lot of people than 1
thought could be on a yacht race"
tendent of the Atlantic Yacht Club from the
waldorf Hotel that he would pass the
night at the clubhouse. He will, of course,
go aboard his yacht early in the morn
Ing and sail on her during the race, which
will be over a triangular course. ten miles
on each leg of the three legs, of the tri-
angle. II the wind admits, the first leg
will be laid out TO windward, the second a
reach, and the third n run down before the
wind Those three points VIII be covered
In order during the race, anyhow, If the
wind holds from the same direction
Throughout. The indications. if they are
worth anything. are that there will be only
q light wind from the westward and south
ward at starting time.
Late tonight the weather officials proph-
esied a clear day and a fair breeze fOT Mon
day. The wind will be southerly, shifting
from southeast to southwest, and blowing
at the rate OF twelve TO eighteen miles an
hour. The storm which conferred to-day
over the central valleys moved TO northern
Michigan last night, where occasional rain
prevailed. with fresh high winds. The bar
ometer was falling last night at the extreme
southern point OF Florida, which may mean
something here later on In the week. The
weather experts, however, say that gener-
ally fair weather may be expected. with a
stiff breeze.