St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-05

The Cup Defenders Both Ready
for the Great Contest-Ring-
ing Cheers From ViGilant's
Crew for the VaIkyrie and a
Hearty Response-A View of
the Handsome Racers.
New YORK, Oct. 4.-The contest be-
tween the Viglant and the Valkyrie
will take place tomorrow, conditions
permitting. 1t is certain that if the
weather is at all favorable thousands
upon thousands of eager people will
follow the movements of the flyers from
the moment they leave their anchorage
until the great races are over and the
yachting supremacy of the two nations
is determined. Naturally enough, the
hopes and best wishes of the
hosts in this vicinity. that have seen, or
expect to see the representative racing
machines of the two nations, are with
the boat that flies the American flag,
but in spite of that prediction. Lord
Dunraven will have no cause 10 COM
plain of the greetings given him and
his yacht, and should he be so fortunate
as to lower the colorS of the Vigilant
his feat will he cheeIed as Justify as
though no disappOintmentS were felt.
In all business centers. hotels, clubs
and OIL the street tonight the yacht race
seems to monopolize conversation. The
cup defenders are both ready for the
first CT the races for the Americas cup.
They are anchored in the Erie basin,
and everything is in shipshape for one
of the greatest, if not the
GREATEST RACE
of its kind which has ever taken place.
This afternoon the beautiful Vigilant
was toweG from City Island down the
East river to the basin. All along the
line she was saluted by passing boats
and tugs.
When the pride of Americans passed
under Brooklyn bridge she vas almost
unable to proceed on account of the
Gordon of ferryboats. tugs and small
river craft IN their eagerness. to get
glimpse of the white beauty. The
Nigilant arrived at the Erie at 3:45.
AS the racer entered the basin where
the Nalkyrie lay all on board the
English yacht crowded aft to see the
American cup defender.
As soon as the Vigilant had been
made fast Capt. Hansen called his sail
orS to the mast and three ringing cheers
were given for the Valkyrie. The cheer
ended in tiger, and was loudly ap-
plauded by the crowd on either side OF
the basin.
The Valkyrie's crew answered with
three hearty English cheers, and at the
same time Lord Dunraven's burgee was
run uD to the masthead.
Inc yachts lay within twenty yards of
each other, tire Vigitant astern of the
Valkyrie, and comparison of thetwo
was an easy matter. The most notice.
able points of difference were the greater
beam of the Vigilaut aud her higher
channels and lighter bow. The rigging
OF the Valkyrie was much heavier than
that OF the Vigilant, that was also the
MARKED FEATURE.
Mr.. KySlop, the official measurer,
about 2 p. M. Designer Watson and
two sailors accompanied him on fat
scow. The measurement was done on
the starboard side of the yacht, for the
water line, and when it was over Mr..
kyslOp sprang on deck and climbed
to the top of the main sail with
the agility OF young man of twenty,
although the veteran is growing
Oh to sixty. By the time his work was
completed on the Valkyrie the Vigilant
had entered the basin and was ready for
him. After Mr.. Kyslop got through
with the Vigilant he was asked by the
reporter for the result OF his measure
ments. He said he could not tell, or
until he had figured it out.
The official measurements of tho
Valkyrie and Vigilant were given out
at the city house of the New York
Yacht club tonight. They are as fol-
lows:
Load water line length-Valkyrie
$3.50; Figilant, S6.19.
Length of main booin-Valkyrie,9 ,92. go:
Vigiiant, 99.37.
Distance from foreside of main lib
stay-Valkyrie, 66.16; Vigilant, 1885.
Height of main boom from deck
Nalkyrie, 3.03; Vigilant, 3.S.
Dock to topsail halyard block-VaI-
kyrie, ia. Sc; Vigilant. 125. SO.
Distance from deck to hounds-Val-
kvrie, 63.S0; Vigilant, 69OS
Length OF topmast-Valkyrie, 5156;
Vigilant, 54.76.
Length of gaff mast to jib topsail
stay-Valkyrie, 66.16: Vlgilant, 1890.
Length of spinnacker boom-Valkyrie
T.02; Vigilant, 74.62.
Sail area-Valkyrie 1902. .04; Vigilant
11,272.0S.
Racing length-Valkyrie, 81. IL; Vigi-
liant. 96.7S.
Vigilaht will have to give Valkvrie
time allowance of l minute and 4S sec
onds.
The many people who will see the
yacht races tomorrow and other thou
sands who will read about it, will be
reJoced TO know that good weather is
promised tomorrow. If the predictions
of the bureau hold true it will be fair
and warmer tomorrow, with variable
winds. Much apprehension was
felt this afternoon on account
of the rain which was then
falling and threatened to continue
Indefinitely. 1t was given out by the
weather officials that a storm, with its
center at Wilmington, N. c., was sweep
ing north at rapid rate. and would
reach here just in time to spoil the
races.
Toward midnight, however, the
weather conditions changed, as the
storm in the South had taken a VOYAGE
out to sea and had not been heard from
since.