The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-30
THE VALKYRIE IN A BREEZE.
LORD DUNRArEN's cUT1ER SHOWS HER
SPEED IN An fs-KN0r WIND.

On n Rench sho Logs or Nearly II Knot.
nm Hour and Covers D Knots Uuder Work.
ing Canva. In Dust /Sixty -ono Minutes
The visiIant TO Come or the Way,
Monday, aud on Tuesday Her New Boom
win he Tried In n Run Down the Bay.
Lord Dunraven's cutter Walk srie had on other
trial spin outside OF Sandy Hook yesterday.
and the able manner In which she acquitted
herself In the fresh north westerly breeze con-
WINGED every one who saw her perform that
she will provo dangerous customer for tho
Vlgant In any sort OF breeze.
While there was an evident disposition to
hold her bacE. still she got her head at times.
and while reaching ont past the Hook she
seemed to be making In the neighbor-
hood Of eleven knots an hour. which every
one was willing to admit was quite a
fast as they cared to see her 60 under working
canvas. and some OF the more cautious OF the
betting men thought they might Just as we'll
do little hedging II they got chance.
Lord Dunravep accompanied by II. Matt
land kersey. Brother-in.law Kerr. Designer
Watson, and Sailtnaker Ratsey. came down to
Bay Ridge on the tug Lewis Pulver shortly after
10 o'clock and were rowed out to tho Nalkyrie.
where preparations were inn ediately made to
get under way. After little delay. It was
decided to dispense with tho services OF
the tug. as there was fine 1S-knot
breeze blowing from the north north
west. 1t had 30 much power In its
elbow that any number Of the smaller working
schooners and soops were reefed. while white
caps covered the usually placid surface OF the
bay. Capt. Cranfleld seemed pleased with the
breeze. but neither he nor theValky rie's owner
seemed disposed to talk about their plans.
They said that Thursdays sail was simply for
the purpose OF adjusting their comnasses and
to let Mr.. Ratsey get an idea OF how the sails
set.
As soon as the Valkyries mainsai was set
yesterday her jib was run UP In stops. and as
soon as her anchor was clear she broke out
her lib and stood toward the Narrows She
was accompanied by q. Fl. b. Hills fast
schooner Ariel. which was along on Thursday.
Chester W. Chapin's ocean.going steel
schooner Tampa. and Waly Watson's pretty
little cutter Isis. The Ariel. which only had
her, foresail lib and, forestaysail M.
shore while the Danrayen cutter made for the
did not care to have the local yachtsmen get
nne on his boat as the Valkyries main sheet
and as result very little work was got out OF
her huge mninsail until after she cleared the
Narrows. She stood up to her work very we'll
and in spite OF the manner in which she WAS
held back was making good eight knots
set her staysail out and shortly afterward
her working topsai! 10, Under her In in
behind. while the smaller Try were distanced
with rapidity that was startling. Now that
che Vas clear Of the t0rts # was seen that her
pretty, picture as she dashed along through
the te,, white caps heading straight for Sandy
She parted the water clearly; and while
work than the Vieilant. There was a good lit
OF foam where her port channels touched the
eesn pa Ire o xP hsss sSch sSs
In spite Of all the criticisms about her main
one, and while it might be eased a little at the
leech. very few could have found any fault
work yesterday, Down the, bay past
mo%an and swn1prae hsIanfs at
at Eli pAs ocook mailing " the I reach V' Of
R Wor eps boa. hna nos r eut ffGSa the
reached the point Of the Hook at Pas O'clock
ever. for only three minutes. and then whirled
seemed to be wonderfully quick in stays. and
on an average only consumed twenty sec
her head sails Began to shake until everything
ws Ed drawing b again the other Et tsck
While her work by the wind did not impress
ono as much as her reaching. still it was very
to point very high. She. cut through the
choppy seas at a rare rate OF speed. and. while
reached her decks. which was equally true Of
the work Of the four American cup defenders.
ne se %ss ss e1 S
and In the beat to windward on her way back
she ala not seem to move as fast as she did
the tide against her She reached the Mar
rows at 2:20 O'clock, and made short, tacks up
Vile. a are o there n at ' 2a ocloeR Tne
wind In the meantime had liehtened Bit.
sRoss foned FsaS Bay dse
came ABOUT again; nnd ran doyn ~ before the
time she headed toward her Bay Ridge anchor;
age. where she arrived at 4:O3 O'Clock and
Lord Dunraven. Mr.. Kersey and Designer
Watson all expressed themselves pleased with
again to day and it is said shs win be hauled
0q At at 9f EF isand the on crew worked
nnightfalI nearly al Of her s,arboard side had
had been scrubbed. In spite OF ali assertions
to the contrary her Tobn bronze bottom is not |
out for the trial races. and 1t looks rs though |
there was some gnlvnnic action between tns
Capt. Hansen GAYS she will &c overheard
towel down to this city and have
q trial spin outside the Hook on Tues
for the purpose OF testing her speed so much |
as to see how her new hollow boom will work.
Il 1t 10 not satisfactory she, will use the one
arenarknbly fine stick for q hollow one Tho |
vigilant has still another boom in reserve in
all three of them will be tried. Capt Hansen
md his crew had their photographs taken OH |
MI, lseiin was around all day yesterday su-
accompanied by Mr.. II. Is. Durysa who sailed |
on the Navahoe with Mr.. Carroll IN all her races
Duryea has q profound admiration Tor the |
yalkyrie. and. i is said he told Mr.. lselin that
that unless she was considerably faster than |
the Navahoe the Dunraysn cutter would win. |
HAVE THE HERRESHOFFS PARTED ? |
Tho VIgIlnnrs Designer said TO Have