The evening world., 1893-09-12
NOW FOR The RACE.
Yachtsmen Discuss the Merits Of
Vigilant and Vatkyrie.
Pilgrim and Jubilee of to Boston,
Vigilant to City Island.
spars and Sails of tho English
Yacht Arrive To. Day.

At moor today Colonial va" tNr
only one Of tn" four rup-drt'uiyrs hat
had not LETT tn" anchuraL" at i;ay
Ridge. The two lioston boats, jubilee
and lilgrim, got under way carly. ami
headed for the Hub.
No fuss was made about their do,,ar-
turr, and there were no signs of rNUbrr-
anc" aboard.
IN" victorious Nigilaut followed soon
after, bound for her Headquarters at
city i.iirh.
1f there IL any doubt in the minds uf
yachtsmcn hat tn" best of the four
cup defenders was chosen to meet Vat
kyric, such a doubt is oTrrtuulIy con
crHl"d. That NiEilau shove superior
racing ability is admiltt"d 10y every
body.
Thr question nov arises can she ,rc-
peat the trick when she meets Nalky-
ri" " \ majority of yauhtsm"n believe
gh. can. IN fact. there ar" very few
who are not of that o]ninton
mis- N" %gtn }I.& T W,n nHrrss y@lN an "%ln nr'm
r re- t r!a' Of r" H. NicIS' York yach, Giiuu6-
MIR. eddie has followed the doinss Of
bJth Nigilani II Naikyric closely, and
h" thinks the cup is safe.
'On precedent Nigiiant ought 10 win
said Mr.. Oidlc this morning.
"What % You mean by rreesdsni"
Vaikyrie has done. We draw dcduc-
lions from their respective perform
ailces.
is the mora likel: to win. Still. 1t Is ii
matter of guesswork at the best"
You think \igi!ant has shown con-
elusive evidence of her superiority TO
the other three yachtS?'
Yes, unquestionably. She has shown
snperiority in all kinds OF work.
from now until the race to fitting her
for the contest. making all the improve
insnts possible to increase her si.led."
Regarding the report that the yacht se-
lected to meet Nalkyrie Quiz have her
rig cut down to meet the English yacht
on even terms, Mr.. Oddie said he hadn't
heard of any thing OF the kind.
Chairman Smith. of the Regatta Com
mittce, thinks Nnlkyrie Is Il fast bont.
but that Vigilant vii show herself TO be
faster.
"Valkyrie is reported to have lone
fourteen knots an hour" was suggested
by the reporter.
II don't believe there Is . yacht built
that can make that speed replied Mr..
Smith.
FAVORABLE winds and tides have prob
ably helped Naikyrie along but she VIII
have to make better time thar she has
The. spars II sails of Nalkyrie TO he
used In the International race. which ar
rived on the Berlin Yesterday, were
a this morning where they will be stored
until Nslkyrie arrives.
In addition 70 the spars and sails there
shacklcs. There were twenty packages
in all, ten spars and eight sails.
The materials had been sen from C.
Hansen a. Sons, shiphuiidrrs, Cowes,
lsle OF Wight, ana were consigned to II.
Great care had been taken In packing
the spars. Each was wrapped with
straw. and around this two layers of
I'VE had TO handle these things just
Ike glass" said one of the Bcrlin's crew
this morning.
4 large force of men was necessary to
move the spars from tn" Berlin I" the
White Star wharf, as care had to lr
taken. in this work also. The spars were
loaded IN "a tuGbuat equipped with "A der
rick. What Is known az a hustler can
vas was trapped around the spars where |
the ropes attached to the derrick took
hold, to prevent scratching.
The main boom was moved last and
was quite a job. The boom IL W feet
long. according to the Berlin's crew, and
Is made of solid wood instead OF being |
built of pieces, as is Nigilant's boom.
Ex-commodorc 5. Nicholson Kane.
Chairman Of tn" Regatta Committe" of
the New York Yacht club, WAS met by |
Evening World' man On lower
Broadway to-day.
LAS the matter OF an International
race stands to-day he said, the CUP |
Committee has stated to us: Here, we
selected n boat to represent America |
in this International race for the cup, |
and We place tn" dat" as Sept. 2s,'
Nov the Regatta Commute" has Moth
inS to do but to wait for that date for
the boats to put In an appearance" at IN"
starting line, wherever that may BE-
DESIGNATED by the Regatta Committee.
The latter body Is stlll in vogue, AMI
7 7 . N In IIsart . "a AuN NAT ia "A .I |
"a lot OF petty details and pre-
nm'naries are sure to come up which
must he settled by the cup Committee,
,Ih" matter Of another pOstponcmcnt
all lies in IN" hands Of the cuD Com
mittce, and Lord Dunravcn, ana what
ever they mutually agree upon w" are
We are th"' sole judges Of the races. !
and "" can only d"tr'mISc Just which
CuurS - to sail.
.'Whatcvcr tn Regatta Committee de
cidcs in the different races Is iinal
and from that there IL no appeal"
Lndtr the chnll"nsins ,contiti"ns, |
which Dunravcn challenged on hrha
Uf Valkyrie, tn" contest for America
Cup viii be test three races In nv
The only weather restriction Is tn.
lhcr" must net = fog on any day
contest IL u be- h"ll.
The races Cor tn" cup are to be sail
at intervals Of one day.
Mr.. II Maitland Ea"s"v. of the Whit
star line. and Dunraycn's reprcscul,
tive in America, said his moTuiu
that II wUuld require but ten days g.
prepare the Falkyrin for "A race. Thu
is TO gay, II she suffered no more than
ordinary rough usage which Il yacht
on an ocean voyage.
He didn't know where V~allSyrio wa
any more than the rest OF the world.
she might he here In three hours, AMI
then perhaps not In Il week., he said.
As To a possible pOsirOnrnrnt, nOthln- |
would IL. ia A. D. "a 4 al NFFA.I
reached here, and also until Lord Dan.
II ven got to America.
punrtvcn VIII leave on Saturday next
by the tHmpaniJ for America.
capt. Varscli, of TIE Majestic, though
the Nnlkyri" would not he sighted for
four or live days. u took twenty-nin, |
and thirty days for Genesta and Galatea
90 get here, and lie figured that the |
Vaikyrie hadn't any better winds than |
the two other English boats.
Thistle made the trim ACROSS In about |