Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18

Ill was heeling over 10 " war =
time, I am led to think that she 10 ~
haps ovcrsparred. "
ION the other hand" continued MI
Church. I'VE know that the Defender IL
good sail-carrier. She carries ncr ~,
vas much better than those VIII Jun
her ever hoped she would. Ine.s
only one question remaining, ana .",s
consider TO De OF the greatest lihpol''
/ refer 10 the wind. What MI" a.,
weather are we going - nave ,
knows anything about that at pieSee
There IL one great point In our raw,
and that is. non, OF these races can W
sailed in n drifting match. III the yachts
cannot get around the course IN inc ,
auired time II Is simply no race anu
Valkyrle is no better Off IMAM INC
fender. .,a
IL think we have the cup pretty So
II there were series Of drifting ma
/, nigh, be different. tell you, we have
got something in the Defender plenty go
enough to keep that cup. These are NY
sentiments. ., ~,
"My oplnion OF our boat" continued Mr,
Church. lis formed principamsh vacbts-
views Of friends who are thorough shou,S
men. | would not like 20 see ~, ,ne IA
| fender heel over as Nalkyrie III 9iu ,:
as shown in the photograph saw "a lew CIV
days ago The Defender WIS pu, W ujit
| strictly scientific plans. enc 80. 49, Nm
any other boat anoat. All points Were
carefully studied by her deslgri, n., r M the
has | think, succeeded in SlNihs " ~
vsrv host r. we have q good. stiif breeze
I think il is an utter impossibility for inc
Valkyric TO win the c>ip ~ US "OP'
~ Grand l. clark was seen at his office.
No n Nassau street He is an enthus'ds-
tic yachtsman. and owns pIouausy ', INC
pleasure craft than any otheF "'i' IA '"'9
Liz every other true American" said
Mr.. Clark. IL am anxious l" ,5o .t.
the cup remains on this slde 81 NV,
/ lantic In regard to the lhtefha'ipiii .i
! races. | would rather not express an 9pin-
! ion at this time. We know Ncis ~ ~,
! about Valkyrie III. We nave iot - "a
! her yet and what we KNOW We - .iJe
| II they can beat the Defender, then, l say
/ thew beat our best skill ana taleht., 4,
| There is no doubt that me peoptle ~, ~
general are re taking rag bs rf Il very natural
/ hacaIse the people believe they nave
something very great 10 buck asalls'. ~
FAR as ! am concerned don asi H sei
/ them. / should be very much suipi'S'1
/ If they should beat Ms. ....,,.,
! Colonel David H. Austen. who IS mem
/ Der Of the Atlantic Yacht CiuD. NJ S' III
IT his office In the Stewart QUITTING. ~
/ was asked his opinion as 70 the merits
! Of III Yachts which are TO compete ior
AS 70 the Defender and Valkyrle III
! said Colonel Austen. they are oo'n nj niI
/ They can't sail on the ocean without
FIRST having their rig chang q comp 80. ,
/ | think that every true ydchrsWdh nvIta
| that the time IS not far Of When ndcNIilcS
! Will be eliminated from yacht-racing en-
| tirely. Nowadays a racing yacht cannot
| even maintain her own crew aboard. lney
| have 10 be followed about by tender
wherever they 40, and then, when they
start out for "a race. they have 70 o.
! toWed through the channels, so that tney
| won't 20 aground. II Is question, N
/ ms mind, whether II strong wind should
! come UP suddenly while these yachts are
racing they could be successfully reeted.
/ | don't consider that the true element
/ Of yachting Is really developed.
I'VE have some yachts In this country
which are 20 be considered r,al racing
! Yachts in the true sense or the WORD.
/ 1 mean boats which are ready 10 enter 4
! race at any time and without flrst re-
| cciying long notice IN advance. me
! schooner-yacht Lascn IS In my opinion,
! the true style Of a racing yacnt. She ~
! a boat which can cross the ocean. ana
/ as soon as she arrives On the other soc
/ she IS ready u enter race. Her crew can
/ STAY aboard They don't have 10 Fave the
vessel every time they want 10 go to their
! meals and board a tender, wnere the
cooking is done. They don't hrst chanEe
! their spars or sails. Now. you s"r the
/ difference between such racing ana thr
racing between thes. cup-yacHts. Pc
! levc very true yachtsman would Ike
! 10 see tho machine element Eliminated
/ from yacht-racing.
As 10 the result Of the international
/ races" continued Colonel Austen. i
/ don't think anybody knows much about
/ IL II IS like the tossing Of cent. y on
/ don't know whether u viii come down
/ head w or tail up. ! think they VIII give
! us "A clos r race than they ever did BE-
/ fore REGARDING the Defender ana the
/ Nig,larf I think the new boat IS 'hi,.e
I faster than the OLD one. but "neinrr 're
/ is speedy enough q Offset the time Al
I low4nca % which the Nicilant IS doubt
/ less entitled IL a very serious question
/ IN my mind.
! The Defender IS not half as much
! the faster boat as the general pubic give
/ her credit FOR. She does rot list over
/ quite as much as the Nig.lant, and IN
/ Wndwarl work sooms 10 gain On ner but
l this IS all the gain the Def nder makes
that amounts 70 anything. ! think the
! Nieilant will DO better IN the races OF
next week. Her sails set better. | have
/ sen her several times of the yacht club
I lately. / think # they wanted real
test. II they wanted 10 find out Just how
| much tn. Defender was faster than the
] old NiEilant before she was Tstr.mm'd.
they should have Colona in commission.
| They know how much faster me hi8ilant
4 was than the ColOnia. AMI the latter mas
not been altered IN the least.
"Of course" said Colonel Austen. in con-
clusi0n. I'VE all wish the Defender 10 De
| successful We don't want 20 be hattlnS
for q cup for years and years. ana men
| have il snatched from US. GOOD luck 10
! tho Def nler"