The evening world., 1893-10-12
The Yachts Will Have Rain and
a Good Easterly Wind.
Lord Ounraven Puts a Ton Of Lead
in vaikyrie's Hold.
His Boat to BE Remeasured IN Erie
Basin To-day.

Vailyrie will have plenty OF wind and
sea and rain for their race Tomorrow.
At the Signal Service Office this morning
1t was said that a storm Is coming
from the eastward and that 1t will reach
here in time for the start OF the race.
There will be rain, a cooler temperature
and a wind with a velocity OF from
twelve to sixteen miles an hour. Pos
sibly the wind will be stronger.
No matter what the weather. however,
both yachts are ready for it. Capt.
Cranfield said to an Evening World"
reporter this morning. aboard Valkyrie.
that he would take whatever the Lord
Almighty chose to send and make the
best OF 1t. He would prefer a good.
stifr wind. but not too much wind. az he
wanted to show what his cutter could
do.
That Lord Dunraven has not aban-
doned all hope was shown this morning
by the fact that about a ton Of lead was
put board Valkyrie and slowed away
in her hold. This was don in the hope
OF getting her back to the weight that
she had before she came over. Just be-
fore she sailed for this port she was
iighteiied, and her water-line length was
ieIuced about a foot. Now. Lord Dun
raven thinks that a mistake. and wants
IL Orrect IL.
valkyrie viii be remeasured this after.
noon al 3 o'clock, at the Erie Basin.
Lord punrayen %telephoned to the city
to the basin at 2 o'clock.
He said there would be n race to-mor-
valkyrie's sails were up getting q
Vtgilant also had her sails futtertns
i Ia. me h. lig Na, e pss5s r. SSaR par asHss sort sag ~
s Ta1a % SSyHha,9oV wo sad 9? a. I Se,,e se'H IN a
ne CAPT. ', asn sean f IN | s isn said S'n tina, he
felt certain that here would be a good
breeze. He added that Mr.. Herreshoff
]espla sa,ssf V V%a1Ryrle en all a] tEs nssss' f is
the earlier part Of Yesterdays race by
saying that the British boat got the
rie's lee she walked away in fine style.
After many, many years of logged ad-
English have openly acknowledged that
the American centreboard idea is the
best for r,cing, yachts. 1t is beyond
ssu uiSsil,Sa mat Of G the Sesf s asPrsse Of En nee
lish brains and English skill. that she
is the feetest vessel OF her kind ever
that she has been handled in all her
races with remarkable ability and cun-
ming, n yet when yesterdays drifting
sIgner Watson Acknowledged that they
had been beaten at every point of sail.
ing n IN every kin Of weather: They
better boat. and they said 50 manfuiiy
and generously. Said bluff old Capt.
Cranfeld; the craftiest racing skipper in
Great Britain:
II am more thoroughly convinced.
after such a sail as we have had to-
day. that Vigilant can beat US anyhow:
We don't care what kline of weather
Won have FRIDAY. IT Is all the sal me to
US. Blow or Calm. vig!lant outsails
aus aus; a Me,re no ts hiaH,n things Ws,y as s shsy b esm Z
BY a better boat. / hope we have nc
We wanted coming over, and il we're
to BE- beaten, anyhow better have 1t
This is manly talk from a man who
came over here with the deep-rooted
belief that nothing ahoat could equal
I'VE were beaten said he further,
because the other is a better boat;
we got the worst Of It."
Designer Watson. who has risen to
architects by designing fast cutters, was
equally as frank in admitting the de-
strYcsion Of his pet theory; He said;
Friday, for it seems, Vigilant is the bet
ter boat in any kin Of breeze or
Weatner. lhS een''eooaiu' y" W oe
It is possible that both Capt. Cranfeld
and Designer Watson were converted to
DECISIVE deeis "eT result suit Of MesndSyy's race yet the
matter was settled beyond peradyenture
by yesterdays drifting match. the
posed to be so Overwhelmingly In favor
Of valkyrie. In light airs valkyrie had
shown herself to be without a rival on
more her day than anything that had
vaikyre's performance during the
thy. this belief, for in the light and
drew away from Vigtlant in a way to
The British boat had the better Of the
tack at l.ie;is, oficial time. vigtlant fol.
CONSERVED BY their delay in getting
across was shown in the. very broad
~tenance. as ne steered the white sloop
Just as Vaikyr!e cleared the line she
shaped keel and stood Off to the south
east or the, starboard tack. Vigilant
also came about when barely clear OF
out on the starboard tack she was on
Valkyrie's lee quarter.
This was about the worst place for her
showed. She could not get past Nalky-
rie because the cutters sails broke VI
the wind and at times practically blank
eted her.
With the advantage OF a true wind
and the wind ward position Valkyrie both
outpointed and o~utfooted the white sloop
at which American yachtsmen stared In
wonder.
The wind was weak. shifty and full OF
calm streaks. yalkyrie got the better
Of It by good luck and Increased heI
lead. There wa not enough breeze fol
yigilant to draw out from under thai
vailyrls held 70 the nrs. s~sarsosre