New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28


THEY MIGHT SEE \ BRUSH But This
WAS CONSIDERED IMPRAcrIcABLE
Va, far from the Navesink Highland Lients
v,lkvrie III lay all Monday night. Inc zoo
n,,nner Of the trophy that the valkyrie has come
~, ,,o-,can waters in search OF, the Vigant. lay
No, far from the English boat also peaceiuiis d.
anchor 1t was the hope OF seeing THESE w"
famous boats in a brush that prousn' So
number of enthusiastic yachtsmen down Tue i.
Yesterday in tugs and In light pleasure Graf
mis-, hung over the waters In the Horseshoe carry
s,ordav morning In fact it was nearly
o'clock before any Of the eager watchers couiu So
a plinpse of the crack yachts, whose crews ".i
h,sv Getting decks, sails and rigging In shape TOT
whatever might come along. Before ~ 800
the shores had hundreds OF spectators "no
watched every move on the yachts. The NalKyrie
oreu we're the buster for It for them to make
tho initial move II the Valkyrie went out, ana IL
was said to be merely question Oh VINO anu
weather II she would the Nigilant was 10 ioio"
her Early in the morning there was ht.'e ram
but toward o'clock Mr.. Ratsey tnous"' VIC"
with the southwest breeze that seemed to De po"
inc IN q little fresher every moment there would
soon be an opportunity for trial trip I9e spec
tators were never more heartily In accord VIII" d
proposition Everybody was impatient ior Sie'
OF the crack English yacht out taking morh'hs
wing stretcher. The captain OF the Vaikyre. MT
Glennle Lord Dunravens representative, and the
., eating out TO sea, for the time left for tuning
IN Is getting short. and II Is point now 10 get
the Vaikyrie shape to see the trial race between
the Defender and the Vigilant from point Wen
nm with the struggle There was keen disappont-
ment afoat and ashore when the "ihd sho"eu e''-
dence of being of the tickle Kind
PREPARING FOR A SPIN.
The first move OF any Importance toward a spin
wos nronerly made on board the Vakyre when her
,btopsan was run up In stops. few minutes
after II was broken out. II seemed TO those on the
Tugs and on shore II this was only done 10 see
how the thing worked. II was niue AFTER
o'clock when the sun broke through the clouds and
the spectators oegan to believe there really would
ne a struggle soon The weather continued misty,
but the breeze which had died away. sprang up
again sill from the southwest. and there seemed
reason to believe that the English champion yacht
would be tempted to leave her anchorage.
While waiting for Captain Cranheld TO give the
word to get under way the fleet Of tugs. small eN-
cursIon steamers and pleasure craft lowered about
the Vakyric and made trips out toward where the
Nrilant lay at anchor 49,.
rhe wind began 10 veer around to the west about
noon. and the generally clearing up signs promsel
captain Cran6ed had his men take off the main
sail cover, and 1t was thought that the trip omt t
we're set II was soon scen. though that no move
would be made until after the noon meal
RACE NOT PRACTICABLE.
Il was about i:5o o'clock when the Valkyrle finally
decided tc start. and. taking the stops OIL her JD,
she began TO pull the sheets home. The Ngilant
got ND her mainsai at the same time. and began
~ make rea,'y for that long expected spin. The
VIgants SAILS for she had act a topsall over her
mainsail were up long before the Valkyrie's 1t
was about $50 o'clock when the Nalkyre's gan be-
gan to &c slowly up and the malnsai was
fairly spread out The Vgllant was the frat to
get out and make sail. too. 1t seemed one moment
as If IN, Vplkyrie was going to be towcd back to
drydock, she was 50 $40" hnout st.,n.b ".".a
way and the tug puver lowered about her 80
much The Vlgilant had time To go out FOR snort
spln ana come back and challenge for a race be-
fore the Nalkyrle lcft her moorings ~ was JUST
She was N the port tack. aud had up an enormous
| IN and "A stil larger mhinsall.
The Nalkyrc followed the \lRilnnt. .whch .had
nav taken on board her owner, George j, Gould, on
| IL brcamn evident that there was TO be NO brush
rhr Nnikyrlc ubcd then came about ana headed
hack toward thu bay Sh" lured NJ soon after ana
| ,rurrd about for an hour. The Nnkyic rniled
| wcli but IL wound have been folly FOR her. fresh
from IN, ,rydock ta have attempted n race win
! The well strIng-up Ngilnnt. Soon after O'Clock
| The Vnlkyrle returned to her anchorage. ana soon
| after tho i,llant came IN, too and anchored Tor
| summing up what could be judged OF the Val
kyrle's perform nnccs yesterday IL may De sad mat
| Abe removed all doubt ms % her ability 10 20 won
! derflllly fast In light winds; sh' showed marvel
! lous auIckneSs stays. and she carries better
| ntting canvas than the American boats. On the
| other hand, the Nalkyrie showed signs or tender
| meas. healing over more without a topshl than tho
| VIgliant did with one in an eiSht'.n-knot breeze.
| the Defender or the Nlgilant. Her behavior IN
| dIcated that Lord Dunraven had built light
! weather boat. and that he ~ specializing on the
chances OF racing In wind OF hfteen knots or less