The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-06
MORE BALLAST FOR VIaILANT.
Sailing Programme oT the American
Yaeht-Wr. Gould Talks.

Bu Cdhlc to the United Press
GLASGOW, July 6, 1891 The races OF the
Mudhock Regatta at Hunters Quay, today
were contested by the small raters.
The vigilant will race tomorrow for the
Queens Cup in tho contests Of the Clyde Re-
gatta Captain Half win steer the Vigilant
and Carter the Britannia
The Vigilant will sail in the races to be
contested on the Clyde July 8, 10 and H.
Owing to the fact that no steamers were
allowed to follow the racers yesterday, news
paper representatives were obliged TO des-
cribe the movements Of the yachts from the
shore This state Of affairs made the timing
OF the boats from point to point extremely
difficult, owing to the thick mist which
hung over the course all day, and sometimes
a matter OF mere conjecture.
Mr. George Gould was seen on board the
Vigilant at Gourock this morning by
representative of the United Press to whom
Mr. Gould said he was greatly pleased at
the performance of the Vigilant yesterday.
She showed plainly that she was faster in
reaching than the Britannia, reaching being
the latter's best point, and also that with
equal chances the Vigilant could beat the
Britannia The result Of yesterdays race,
he believed, was brought about by luck.
The Britannia, which had closely followed
the Vigilant ON the first round, kept
further out from the land in running home
on the final round thereby keeping the wind
Continuing, Mr.. Gould said:-"Prepara-
tory to the race tomorrow, we have shipped
two tons of lead. We are in no hurry about
measuring the Vigilant. She wants perfect
trim first. Her head sails do not draw as
well as we should like and they will be alter
ed"
Mr. Gould expressed his great regret at
Lord Dunraven's loss of his yacht, which,
from the point of view of q sportsman, also
means loss of interest in the succeeding
races He hoped that the Satanita would be
repaired as quickly as possible. Mr.. Gould
said he had received a great number OF
cabiegrams from America congratulatlng
Kim on having won yesterdays race, some
body evidently having cab!ed the Vigilant
winner at time when it looked certain thai
it was her race.
Mr. Gould said that both the Vigilant and
the Britannia had thoroughly fair play IN
Yesterdays race. He believed the britannia
to be better boat than the ValkyTle was.
The handling OF the britannia was per
| feet The accident to the Valkyrie spoiled
the days sport Lord Dunraven, Mr..
| Gould said, was thorough sportsman, ana he
believes his Lordship will be seen in Aneri-
can waters with another racer. The
| Scotch method of starting, Mr.. Gould
| thinks. is very dangerous. The crew
of the Vlgilant were hardly ready
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and no one on board knew OF
the accident which sunk the Vall1yrie
and disabled the Saranita, or the Nlgllant
would have been turned back Immediately.
| Mr.. Gould invites free criticism of yester-
| days race and its comparison with that OF
tomorrow, the result Of which he thinks
| will be different.
| Captain Hank Half, in an interview on
board the Vigilant at Gourock this morning,
| declared that the Vigilant could give the
| Britannia three minutes in race over a
| fifty-mile course, and predicted that the
| American boat would win all her future
races in the United Kingdom
| All hands on both yachts are busy to-day
making preparations for tomorrows race.
| Experts say it would be worth while to
raise the Valkyrie for the lead that is 10 her
keel, but the depth of the water in which
she lies offers too great an impediment to
| the work.
The seaman, Brown, of the crew of the
| Valkyrie, whose leg was crushed IN yester
days collision, RECEIVERS from the shock very
| slowly and it is likely that his leg will have
| to be amputated.
Lord Dunraven has received a telegram
| from the Emperor of Germany expressing
his regret at the loss of the Valkyrie.
| Lord Dunraven has received telegram
| from the Prince Of Wales expressing regret
at the loss of the Valkyrie.
| A diver examined the hull of the Valkyrie
| this morning. He says she lies on an even
| keel on the bottom, but there is q hole in her
| side ''the size of house window"