New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-09
GEORGE l.. WATSON.

GEORGE l.. WATSON.
Tho course will be triangular one, and
such course is especially adapted to bring out
the qualities of yacht. There will be ten
miles of running ten miles of reaching. and ten
miles of windward work The start will be at
the red hull of the Sandy Hook lightship. ana
all the sailing will be on the open sea Inc
Gun which gives the word TO go will be fired,
according to the programme, at II 20 O'Clock
II II Is foggy the Regatta Committee of the
New-York Yacht Club has 1t in its discretion
In POSTPONE the race. Neither will II be started
II there is no prospect of the yachts making
the course within the specified time limit OF SIX
hours Every one hopes that there will be
enough wind for good fair ana square race
and no fog Every American, of course hopes
that when the Vgant comes in by the HOOK
tonight the shadows Of the wings of victory
will be over her
Ex-Commodore EbridGe T. Gerry. of the New
York Yacht Club. on hia steam-yacht Electra
visited the two big racers at their Bay RoBe
anchorage yesterday. AS soon as the former
flagship came TO anchor. launch was io"ered
and Mr. Gerry was landed at the Atlantic facht
Club hoat. In connection with Saturdays race
he said to a reporter
1.-THE race was by no means a fair test. From
start to finish the yachts were interfered with
by the escorting feet of steam yachts ana ex-
cursion steamers Many of them kept abreast
on the windwsrd side and close to the racers
think that Lord Dunraven would have been
perfectly warranted in raising the protest nag
on the valkyrie and dropping out of the race.
His Yacht was behind and therefore more af-
fected bv the interference. and IL seems to me
he would have been justified in sailing directly
TO the Judges boat and refusing to continue
the race under the manifestly unfair circum-
stances
The Electra never nearer to the course
than d mile and "a quarter or mile and a nall
and am sure ! anxious 10 see the race
as any one else. II this thing continues the
international races will have 10 be sailed on
Newport, for there no interference heeu oe
feared"
Yesterday yachts and yachtsmen rested ana
the Valkyrie and Vigilant lay at anchor near
each other. off the Atlantic Yacht Clubs
house. at Bay Ridge. Wherever and whenever
two vachtsmen met the race OF Saturday was
the chief tonic Of conversation. That indeed
was true of nearly every man, woman and chid
in New-York Those who went down 10 see
the race told their friends and acqualn'ahceS
all about it, and more enthusiastic than
the yachtsmen over the contest
In looking back over the race Of Saturday
and analyzing it it will be seen that the gam
of 30 seconds which the Vakyrie made III the
close reach going home. was more apparent
than real for the Vgant in standing so far
toward the Jersey shore looking for wind sailed
. longer course than the Valkyrie. and by so
doing probably lost fully the 80 seconds which
the Valkyrie gained in the official time.
The balloon jib-topsa OF the Vigilant showed
that il was splendid sail while that OF the
Valkyrie is hardly up to the American stano-
ard There was some criticism yesterday as 10
the way the crew OF the Valkyre handled hef
balloon jib-topsal and it is undoubtedly true
that English crews are not familiar as they
might be with this sail, which is not as com
mon in England as IL is here
Other yachtsmen thought that the ere" oi
the Valkyrie handled the balloon Jlb-topsali
we'll enough. but admitted the superiority OF
that sail the Vigiant over the one Oh INC
Valkyre.
II was generally agreed also that the 'a'-
kyrie might have five feet more bowsprlt 10 au-
vantage. She has to pay for this extra hve
feet i'm measurement, and might as well nave
Il She pavs for il because Of measurement oi
her spinnaker boom. The provisions Tor car
culatjng a base line for Spinnakcr DOOM are
such that II the Vakyrie had bowspnt hVe
feet longer she would not be taxed any more
The races will probably be of great benefit
TO Mr. Ratsey. the partner OF LSpthofhe' anu
sail maker for the Valkyrie. 1t was not many
yearr ago when there fad among Amerl-
can yachtsmen of sending to Lapthorne Tor
sails 1t lasted only short time. however lor
while probably Lapthorne & Ratsey are 'He
best saimakers in England. experience mas
shown the superiority Of American sails
August Belmont admiral OF the Corih'"''"
Yacht Club Of New-York gave dinner iaS'
night on board his steam yacht TUNA TO "
Woteon the Nalkyre'S designer.
Mr. Belmont invited several leading yac"'
designers TO meet his guest Of honor. AMONG
those present were NAT" Herreshon. designer
of the Vigilant: George a. Stewart, designer al
the Pilgrim: John B. Paine designer oi t'e
Jubilee: A. Cary smith. William Gardner. Mt
Ratsey NJ Roosevelt Schuyler G. A. Corinach
and TIE officers Of the Corinthan Club.
The prospects for wind were not the most
couraging last night but nevertheless the wihu
may blow to-day The indications were 'ha'
the breezes would come from the south ana
west Should the conditions be like those oi
THURSDAY the boats will probably not be s'ar'
ed. CAPTAIN Cranield, OF the VaikSre' anu WI
Watson EXPRESSED a longing for good s'ro"s
wind.
days rest for the crews OF the TWO ra'e.'
would do them no harm, anyway ana III. ~
~ cen walt. with the assurance tns' Ss1V''