New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-02
LOOKING FOR A CLOSE RACE
BOTH BOATS WILL RE NN EXCELLENT
CONDITION FOR THE STRUGGLE.
THE yALKYRIE WILL BE DocKED To-DAY-rHl
vIGILANr WILL TRY HER HOLLOW BOOM
TIME ALLOWANCE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE RESULT


TIME ALLOWANCE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE RESULT.
This week will see the first of the series d
great races between the champion boats Of Eng
land and America for the possession OF the cup
for which the two nations have struggled since
1851 The days OF preparation are nearly over
All the preminaries have been arranged. down
to the minufest detail, and on Thursday the VAL
kyrie and the Vigilant will begin their struggle.
The result no foresec. The yalkyris
is undoubtedly the fastest boat ever sent over
here after the cup, and the vigilant IL the
fastest one ever built to meet challenger
The Valkyrie is the fastest boat IN Europe. and
the Vigilant the fastest in Americ,. The result
of the races will prove which is the fastest IN
the world. Everything has beer granted TO
Lord Dunraven which he has asked. even to the
one-gun start, and, as the races are TO be sailed
in the open sea, question Of local pilot
knowledge in TO affect the result Of
the races. Tn regard 10 the one-gun start. the
Americans will be at disadvantage, such
starts not common in America and IN
England. The sailing master of the Vigiant can,
therefore, I've reasonably supposed to know better
all the little tricks Of the trade" which enable
boat to shoot across the starting-ne just on the
second that the gun is fred.
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE TIME ALLOWANCE.
AZ the boats have not been officially meas
uTed, il cannot be said just how much the Vigi-
liant will allow the vakyrie, but it is certain
that she will allow her something-it is feared
a considerable amount Of time for a race in
which two boats are evenly matched
There is absolutely no way OF getting line"
on the valkyrie If the Navahoe had raced
with any boats in these waters before she went
ftan NaI1 1rxvVrA
there, the task would be easy: but she did not.
An ANALYSIS of the time made by the two cham
pions, Viglant and Vakyrie, in their various
races would seem to show that the Valkyrie
was the faster but as the two boats sailed 5000
miles apart under different conditions Of wind
and sea- that amounts to nothing.
Neither can anything be learned from the tfiih
spins o. the Valkyrie last week. She simply
went out to stretch her racing sails. and did IT,
making no attempt at speed. The race of llurs-
day in which for the first time the two champions
will be brought together, may confourd the proph-
cts and confute the sccrs. but IT Looks as II -
was going 10 be the clos st race ever sailed Tor
the Americas Cup.
CROWDS VIEW THE vALKYRIE
All yesterday the valkyrie lay riding at h"r
anchor in front of the Atlantic Yacht Ciubs
house at Bay Ridge and hei sailors and officers
took their ease There WIS the usual i1otilla OF
small boats surrounding her. and from the shores
many hundreds Of people looked out at her AMI
wondered what would be the result OF the race
near al hand
About noon to-day tie Valkyre Will be towcc
to the Erie Basin. and will then 20 into Dry
dock. II is not thought that ticre will be -.sny
attempt at secrecy maize con n,crning her while 10
the dry-dock bur only orderly and wcl-conduc'ed
10 fpI uO
the ward of the basin to see her. Such crowd
rs would interfere with the work to be done on
ber cannot be adulttej. Lord Dunriven is said
70 have expressed himself as in favor OF letting
everv one see the Vall,yre OFT Of water provided
the work on her not interfer2d WITH
The principal thing II be done TO tile British
boat while she is i'll drydock VIII DE, oil course.
the cleaning of her bottom. Though as much OF
her copper as he seen while shc Is In III"
wafer looks remarkably clean, considering the
length of time since she has beer hauled out, Yet
il is thought her bottom is somewhat foul.
The Valkyrie will come out of dry-iock either
tomorrow night or early Wednesday morning.
according to the amount of work to BE- done on
her II il is found neccssary, work can be carried
ON at night by the use OF eectl.c il9h's. Just
before the ValkyIie comes out oil The dry -dccN
after the dock is filed, she VIII be measured "
Mr. Hyslop. the official meashrer oil tile Nc" fofN
Yacht Club.
THE BRITISH BOAT THOUGHT TO BE DEEPER.
II is thought that the Valkyrie will show
slight Increase of water line over her last measure
mcnt i'm England, for two rcasoas. one ls tiiat
composite boats apt to increase their wa,er
line alter being in the water Tor considerable
time and tue next is that she has .lrser saii
plan, n,cesstating, OF course, longer spafs one
has also a solid boom, and all these things count,
After the Valkyrc comes out OF dry-docS
she Will probably go ont for sail. IL Is thought
that Lord DuEraven will take her ont 10 sandy
Hook Lightsbip one "Wednesday, and send her
twnty miles to and back
The Vigant will be put overD0aid from tNe
wars at City Island to-day, and will 20 out 10
try her new hollow boom. She is eApe.t,a ,,i 10 20
come down n Bay Ridge Tomorrow. AM VIII %.
aoated into dry-dock at Erie Basin, when she Will
be rleasured in smooth water
ONE MAN DONE WITH ENGLISH YACHTS
The owner Of one Of the tugs that advertised 70
,aka nassenyers from the Battery TO within seq
ING distance of the Valkyrie stood near the Sarge
Office last night with sorrowfui face. lie said
he was through with English yachts forever no
,.,d no had maid 500 for advertising, ana as