The sun., 1894-05-04
7IfE VALK YRIE SAILS xWAY
RiEged Like = Ynwi. the ShnpeIy Cutter
Presented IL Curious Spectacle.

RiEged Like fnwi. the ShnpeIy Cutter
Presented ~ Curious Spectacle.
Lord DunravNn's cutter valkyrie which ar
rived here last fall in search OF the Americas
Cup sailed for Gourock. Scotland. yesterday
morning In charge OF Capt. William Cranaeld.
who handled her in her races on this side o,
the water. In addition to crew OF twenty two
men. Capt. McGavin OF Greenock went along to
act as navigator.
The Yalkyris DR. .sented a curious spectacle
at Handren Il Robbins's dry dock Erie Basin.
She laid between Frederick W. vanderhilt's
steam yacht Condueror and J. H. Wade. Jr.'s.
Wadena waiting for n tug to pull her out to
sea Instead OF the emendous hollow boom
which used to stand out over her shapely
counter. and her sky-scrapinG topmast. 30
foot iigger. q small mainboom reaching justto
her wheel. which has taken the place OF her
ten-ioot racing tiller. and a little stumpy top
mast caused some OF the yacht skipperJ pres
ent to rnh their eyes in astonishment. An
was the fact that the main hoom, instead OF
being free to move as II pleased. was made
screwed fast to the rail and boom. The mair-
sail or trysail as II Is called. was not laced 10
after the English fashion. The maia sheet
will be hauled in aft OF the jigger mast. Capt.
Granied - SAID n,va that the boom was made i'm;
that 4 would only be loossned when going be-
Cart. Cranfield. In speaking Of the prospects
OF another race with the Nigllant abroad. said
that he did not know what Lord Dunraven's
intentions were. but he was certain he would
meet the Goulds half way II they cared 10
make a match, He further said that Lord
Dunraven's idea In leaving the Nalkyrie over
here was not so much TO get on a race with the
Nigllant as to have go" with the Colonia.
that the Vigilant's old skipper. Hank Han.
has heen engaged to sal, the Nigilant. / am
sure this is not so. as he was here last night
and told me he was not going on her."
The tug Lewis Pulver which was to tow the
Nalkyrie to sea. arrived shortly alter n o'clock
with Lord Dunrayen's colors floating at her
stern. She brought two fishing dorias which
were lashsd to the Nalkyrio's deck, and. alter
half an hours delay waiting for Navigator Me-
o'clock. and second later the British red en-
sign and Lord Dunraven's blue and yellow
private signal were floating from her bigger
and topmast head respectively.
AtB:3O o'clock the shore limos were let GO
and at the end OF a sixty-foot hawser the VAL
kyrie slipped slowly out Of the dock in the
luyer's wake. There was not a solitary cheer,
alongside dipped her cOors. ON passing
Quarantine the tugs at the dock blew their
whistles and the Quarant me flags were dipped.
The yacht answered. hY dipping the British en-
sign on her ligger. while the Fulvor acknowl-
edged the courtesy with n whistle.
The Nalkyria passed the Nerruws at 1910
o'clock. and an hour later left Sandy Hook
Count DE La Motto. who signalled wishes for
a pleasa Mt voyage. The answer sent back was
Thanks" ShOr ly aftsrward the tow line
was cast of. At 5:lO o'clock the yacht was !
sighted south Of Fire Island. making good |
time in the fresh Eoutheasterly breeze.