Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-05

process Of letting In the water was a long
and tedious one. and the crowd. growing
restless, began to ask where Vigilant was
They did not know it, but at that time
Vigilant. In tow of fast tug was passing
down the East river with yachts, tugs and
steamboats, saluting her with their whistles
While Falkyrte was being loated the crew
began to carry ashore everything not actu-
ally necessary for use during the race They
lugged on blocks. tackle, ropes, cushions
and last Of all four beer kegs-empty.
These beer kegs caused the crowd no little
amusement. They were piled up In the fore
castle Of the Valkyre. and one of them had
a faucet attached for use. At intervals the
crew tapped the keg and drank foaming
bumpers to Valkyrie's success.
You will drink water on Friday" yelled
one enthusiastic admirer Of Vigilant
Nicer mind, lad" replied one Of the
hardy British tars, lit will be in our grog
II we do"
These sallies were received by the crowd
with great relish. and the white-shirted
tars. between the beer and the jokes ap-
peared to be In most excellent humor.
1t took over fifty men five hours Of hard
work to polish Valkyrie'ss copper bottom,
but when they had finished the job she
looked as smooth as isinglass. while her
newly painted free-board glistened and
shone as II japanned.
Saluting the Vfgflant.
The Vigilant left New Rochelle at II 30
yesterday morning in charge Of the tugboat
Flint ahead and Hattie Palmer astern.
Thirty yachts In the harbor saluted as the
cup defender passed out. New Rochelle
Yacht Clubs gun fired three salutes, to
which the vigilant and tugs responded
The Vigilant took her last spin on the
sound Tuesday prior to the races for the
Americas cup. She ran down to City Is
land and back under a strong breeze Her
time was not given, but the captain of the
Hattie Palmer, who was on board, said that
II the Vigilant did as we'll TODAY she would
more than fulfill the expectations OF her
owners.
The heavy boom was used and gave great
An ex-commodore Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club said that the performance of the Wig
liant Tuesday afternoon showed that she
could easily make, under fair conditions,
from II to IL knots an hour. Tuesday after
noon she did II IA knots, he added
According to the sailing directions the
start was to be made off the Sandy Hook
lightship, the preparatory signal being given
at HAS a. m. At the starting signal. ten
minutes later, the yachts were to get of as
quickly as they could, as that would be the
starting time for both. no allowance being
made for hardness. If the wind should
not serve for a start from the lightsbip
Commodore Morgan's steam yacht Nav.
the judges boat. was to move further out
to sea and the start would be twenty min
utes later. Compass signals were to be set
on the maintopmast-stay Of May before the
preparatory signal was shown and were to
be kept flying until after the start. These
and all other signals were to be made by
the club code.
Course of the Yachts.
Todays course was distinguished by the
letter B "a red swallow-tail pennanU, which
signified that the course was to be fifteen
miles to windward or leeward and return
Saturdays course, which is to be over a
triangle ten miles to leg, will be distin-
guished by the letter T Ia red. white and
blue square pennant with vertical stripes)