New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-19
VALKYRIE NEARING PORT.
DELAYED BY HEAD WINDS
SHE WAS SEEN ON SATURDAY BY THE
SPAIN, OF THE NATIONAL LINE.
THE YACHT KEPT EVEN WITH THE STEAMER
UNTIL THE WIND SHIFTED-EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE HERE TONIGHT OR TO.MoR.
ROw-PLEAsURE CRAFT TO GO
DOwN To MEET HER
DOWN TO MEET HER.

Row-PLEAsURE CRAFT TO GO
DOWN TO MEET HER.
All fears If there were any fears regarding the
safety Of the English cutter Valkyrie were set at
rest yesterday by the arrival here Of the steam
ship Spain, of the National line, which sighted
the yacht on Saturday about 400 miles oil the
coast. The Valyrie was in latitude Al 80, longi-
tude 64.36 when the Spain sighted her. The
yacht was under her jury rig, and was making
good weather of il. She was getting along at the
rate Of about ten and sOne-half knots an hour.
The wind was blowing freshly from the east when
the Spain sighted the Valkyric, at II o'clock in
the morning. The yacht kept along with the
Spain until O'Clock at night, when the wind
shifted and came out of the west. The Valkyric
is now beating against head wind, and cannot
probably make port before tonight tomorrow
morning.
As soon as she is sighted at Fire Island Sandy
Hook word will ne sent 70 the Atlantic Clubhouse
at Bay Ridge, and feet of yachts will put out
to meet the incoming stranger. Considering the
weather she has had the Valkyre has made COOL
trip, and has shown that she is yacht not built
for fair weather and smooth seas entirely. When
she arrives in port she will anchor of the house
Of the Corinthian Yacht Club, at Tompkinsvillc,
where the Gencsta, the only other yacht which
flew the white ensign and cane over here in search
of the cup anchored
The cutter Valkyrie was designed by Watson
Her first race sailed May %, in the re
gatta of the Royal Thames Yacht Club over
fifty mile course. Tlr Britannia, Calluna and
Iveina were entered against her rhe Britannia
won, and the Iverna WIS second. The Britannia
beat thc Vallyric minutes and "a seconds. The
Iverna beat her by . minutes and 6 seconds.
T,rob bavs lata Tr al
kyre raced in the regatta of the Royal London
Yacht Club. This time the Iv,rna won, beating
the Val<yrie minutes % seconds. The Britain
MIA was second, beating the Valkyrie minutes,
22 seconds
The next race in which the Vallyrie started
was that of the New-Thames Yacht Club on June
3. The Britannia, Satanita, Calluna and Iverna
were entered against her. The Valkyrie won,
with the Satanta second. The Valkyrc beat the
Satanta by IL minutes, % seconds.
On June the Vakyric sailed in the regatta OF
the Royal Harwich Yacht Club against the Britain
MIA, Satanita, Iverna and Calluna. The Valkyrie
won. beating the Britannia, the second boat, by
minutes, IS seconds. The next day, in a regatta
OF the same club against the same competitors,
she won, with the Britannia second. She beat the
Britannia in that race minutes { seconds.
On her next race, which was the regatta Of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club, or June o, thr same
boats were entered against her with the addition
of the schooner Amphitrite. The Britannia was
the winner, with the Valkyrie second. She
beaten by 5 seconds.
On Jtre 12 the Valkyrie sailed her next race,
which was the regatta of the Royal Cinque
Ports Yacht Club. Britannia, Iverna and Caluna
were entered against her. The Britannia was the
winner, and jthc Calluna was secDnd. The
"a In
race.
The next day the Valkyrie started in the
second DAYS race of the same club, but both
she and the Britannia were disabled, and had to be
towed back TO port.
In her next race the Valllyrie winner
against the Britannia, Satanita, Calluna and
Iverna II was the regatta of the Royal Southern
Yacht Club, sailed over forty-two-mile couIse on
June IL The Britannia, the second boat, was
beaten by minutes. 30 seconds.
On June % the Valkyrc raced against the
Britannia, Saanita and Ivcrna in the regatta of
the ROYAL Mcrsey Yacht Club She won the race,
beating the Britannia, which was second by 5S
seconds
Three days later she raced against the same
boats in the regatta of the Royal Largs Yacht
Club, and came in third, being defeated over a
4s-mile course by both the Britannia and Satanita.
The Ivcrna gave mp and did not finish the race.
The Britannia defeated the Valkyrie by 4 minutes
35 seconds The Satanita beat her by : seconds
The same boats and the Iverna raced again
in tie regatta Of the Royal Northern Yacht Club
on July /, and the britannia was the winner,
with the Nalkyrie second. The Britannia beat
the Nalkyre minute. Is seconds. In the second
days racing Of the same club the same boats
started, and the Calluna wOn with the Nalkyrle
second.
On July the same boats sailed in the regatta
Of the Royal Western Yacht Club Of Scotland
The Sa'aniia was not timed, and the Britannia |
won, beating ;hc lverna ny minutes, 90 seconds.
The next day the Satanita, Valkyrie and Iverna
started IN the regatta Of the Mudhook Yacht
Club. Tie NaSyric won the race, beating the |
Satanita by minute, 81 seconds.
The rcgatri OF the Clyde Corinthan Yacht Club
was sailed on July :, and the Satanita, BRITANNIA
alkNrIe and lvcrna We're started. lhe Nalyrle |
won, with the Britannia second She beat the
britannia by % secords.
The next day The Royal Clyde Yacht Clab bad |
. regatta over a fifty mile course, IN which the
same boats, with the addition OF The Calluna,
started as the preceding day. The Satanita
was disabled, the Britannia disqualified and the
Deating the Caluna by hoIr 80 minutes and
81 seconds.
In the race of the same club on July 10 the
same boats started, and the Vallsyre was again the
winner, With the Calluna second.
On July II the two days racing Of the Royal
lister Yacht Club began; IN The first raGr the
Satanita won beating the Britannla Ndlkyne,
alluna and lveina. britannia was second AMI
lalkyrie last. In the second day racing the
valkyrie won, with the Britannia second
On July 81 a re4atta Of the Royal London Yacht
Tub was sailed, in which the Satanita, Britain
ria, Calluna, Valkyrie, Iverna and the American
,acht Niv,nOe We're entered. Hi, was the
lavahoe's first race on the other side, and in
net. her first race anywhere. The Britannia won
he race. with the Valkyrie second and the Nava-
zoe third.
In the race for the Queens Cup. opened to
-achts enrclld in the Roval Yacht Squadron,
allied on August |. the Valkyre would have Won
lad she not been disqualified for turning buoy
n the wrong direction. As il was. the race was
iven to the German Emperors boat Meteor. the
Id Thistle.
On August 3 the Satanita defeated the Nayahoe,
'allSyric and Calluna in a race Tor the loves
own Cup. The Vall,yric was second, but was
,catcn by minutes Is seconds.
II will thus be seen that out OF twenty-three
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