The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
DESIGNER WATSON Still HOPPER
The vigilnnrr Victory Due Merely 20 .
Change OF Luck, re Says. -


George 1. Watson, the designer OF the Val.
kyrie. came ashore at Bay Ridge FEW mo.
ments after the British cutter which had been
towed in by the Luckenbach. dropped anchor.
Lord Dunraven. accom- panied by Fl. Maitland
Kersey, the Marquis OF ormonde and Lord
Wolverton. went on up to tho CITY on the tug
Lewis Pulver After dinner Mr.. Watson spoke
about the race.
When asked what no thought OF tba resslt
he replied:
Well. we wero about ton minutes too late
that's ALL"
Were you bothered as much as or more
than the Viglant by the excursion boats p
Il dare say we were bothered n little more
at the start. 1t happened through our being
the weather boat The change OF wind made
US the weather boat: but IL the excursion
boats had only kept down our lee It would not
have been so bad"
Would you have done better In strong
breeze"
Yes. It is possible but we really know MOTH
Ing about II. 1t was no moro test than
Thursdays race was We had the luck then
and the Vigilant had it to- day."
Did you get the worst OF tho wlnd?'
while running dead before 1t we seemed to
be gaining. At one timc the vigllant appeared
to get the best OF the wind but you see the
idCo Wus NV VIM IL Whb W nuNo Deeut tn6T0
was no windward work In 1t. 1t was broad
reach down and a close one back"
did you have to pinch the valkyrie on the
way o hac ld :. u. MA. ,,o,, u.,,, ~ A.,
way: Everything was drawing az right but
did you not ct yogr IN fur
Wind would spi into your head 1 sails ""' '"'
oh. we don't believe in that. I think. when
gop get yqur pS,e SO far forward it ceases to
the Go@ld du E?a have blankotod the vsiant on
Yes. but we could not have done so honor
course. 1t would not have been square. 30
fGr as Nv we could see ~ our compass we kept
aow ys .s It the ,yalkyrIe picked up at the
-. We ran into soft place toward the finish,
The Nigllant may have done so. too. but. OF
that that made it appear that We were catch.
Lord Dunrayen. when seen at the Waldorf
test, he was not at ali DISCOURAGED by the re-
TX ' Boyona sh az
i sng fyoss Ind ssa y0 Hook pilot who
waters waters: has profound adaptation D., for The
been badly interfered with by the excursion,
We have got a good boat" he said. "aud
are not Tot p pea yet 5y g4Sd ways . the wind
We crossed the line about together. The
ViRilant. which was under our lee only 100
yards away. got streak Of air which tooE her
out past our b0y. and she drew away and left
In add tion to this It was shameful the way
we were blanketed by the excursion steamers.
which crowded round us on the way hons.
when the wind died out and let us, iesyine 81
with our sails Tapping: Then the vigilant
drew away again and left us"
and Representative on the .vfgfiant was as
cheerful last ul8ht as anybody else.
"Oh We ere not beaten yet by long shot"
he s ~ shn aa We nave 00a HGas and
was a. day Of streaks and Gains. just like
Thursday. only to-day ViRllant had the luck
There. was no windward. work and really 10
people on the .yigllant think so. too. 40 far
at knowing which boat is the faster. don't
know any more ab9 3 It. now than dd ss
heat yiRiant. No one could really tell any
thing. about their true merits from to-day's
Were you bothered very much by excur-
Why. yes. it was frlghtful the way they
blanketed the yachts. thought the valkyrio
got the worst Of It, One big white Govern:
was very much surprised. Government
boat should have known better"
Mr.. Kerr did not know the name OF this
steamer.