The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-10
BEATEN FAIRLY AND SQUARELE
Designer Watson Thinks that the vIsilant
Is n Remarkable boat.

| Designer Watson Thinks that the vIstlant
| Is Remarkable Boat.
George l. Watson. the designer Of the vals
kyrie. came ashore from the English cutter al.
| most as soon she dropped anchor at Bay
Ridge. Soon afterward he went down to Saw.
yers sail loft In company with Sailmaker Rat
sey to see about some OF the Valkyrie's spare
canvas. When later asked what he thought OF
the race he replied:
We'll. they beat US; that's the first and last
| OF it"
Did you have any trouble with your sails
or meet with any accident: :"
ION, no. none whatever. The VIgilant OUT
| sailed US on every point. and that Is all there
| Is to it"
When asked to what he attributed the Vigi.
lant's success. to her hull. model. OF sail area.
he declined to answer directly. but said:
You know she has q far larger sail area
| than we have. What do l think of the Vigil
liant ?" he continued. why think she Is Q
very remarkable boat"
Would the .yalkyrls do better in heavy.
choppy seaT
"Oh. l don't know. You see." he added.
the yigiant has outsaiied US In every course
and in every kind OF wind. and that's all that
's"WRy did you make. that short tack Just
before coming OF TO the hrS1 marx on the beat TO
ITO, get away from the wash Of the sxcur-
Were you bothered as much to-day by the
excursion boats you were on Saturday Z"
one h BE-
very nsas several times. Il would not have
ns n
you think" he added. Then. again. at the
the finish; several steamers which were , on the
windward end OF the line after the vigiant had
hpshed and ehdrned up great 9ld wash;
greatly at the start; and we came near running
boat and challenge hgainr"
sai any Ranfh future cup
When asked how Lord DunraVen took his
"Oh. Lord Dunrayen is a true sportsman.
and did not complain as he leit satisfied hs
In explaining the changing OF the jibtopsaii
they could not carry the sai but because the
tr rel, ' due to the shifting Of the wind,
There were torty-two persons, all told. on
the III; Marquis Of 0rmonds, Lord woIyerton the
Taget, Designer Watson. SALTWATER Ratsey.
and Pilot Lyons. Capt Cranleld sailed the
Captain Cranaeld admitted last night that
his boat was fairly ana 80, sluHHre!y beaten; ne
tg fast boat IN ns sort oF 4esthes The
steamers bothered hin some. but not enough
u anect the result lie cohsluefeu IL very
fair test.
SALTWATER Ratsey. when asked what he
thought OF the race, sal
why. what could | say but that it was
perfectly fair and square and that the best boat
wln?'
You were satisfied with the wind them"
"Oh. yes. We could not ask fora better wind.
II was good. fair breeze. such as We have "a
England in summer 1t was a good westerly
breezo or wherever the wind was from. and is
what we would call q bit OF breeze in Eng
land"
"Do you think tho Valkyrie can beat the
Vigilant in stronger hreeZeW
NO" he said, Il don't think We can, The
Vgilant is q hard boat to heat She Is very
fast in a reach as Well as on the wind, and she
seems to stand IN to her work we'll"
Capt. Martin Lyons. the old Sandy Hook
pilot who sails on board tina Salkyrie, bore de-
feat phiosophicaliy, and seemed resigned 20
the inevitable. In answer TO a Sun reporters
question as to his opinion OF the race. no said:
oh. IL was good race, good race. Every
ding was as fair aud square as could DO. and
il was a square heat. The EiGiant Is a ans
Loaf. hut is too big for US Yes. sir. she Is 4
line boat. knew when the race was started
that the YiGilant MAS only issltDE Va loE thAa