The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
RECEIVED BY A FLEET
Dunraven's Racer Welcomed
by a Din of Deafening
Whistles.
IT'S PASSAGE UNEvENTFUL.
Made Slower Time Than The
VlgiIant, but Had Less
Favorable Weather..

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 18.-The
VaIEyrie III has arrived. The boat which
Lord Dunraven has built to wrest the
America. cup and the yachting supremacy
from Yankeedom is at anchor in New York
Harbor.:
: After. encountering heavy seas and con-
Siderable headwinds since her departure
from .Gourock Bay, Scotland, on July 81,
the .cip-challenger arrived at Sandy Hook
lIghtship at 7:30 O'Clock this evening, on
her. twenty-second day out. Her passage
from Maiden Head, where she dropped her
lug on the other-side. to Sandy Hook, 2770
nautical miles, took her 81 days, 8 hours
and 80 minutes, an average of 129 miles a
day: The Vigilant last April made 1884
miles from the Lizard to Sandy Hook in IS
days / hour and 45 minutes, a daily
average of 168 miles, but the Vigilant had
moresfavorable weather than the Valkyrie
III has experienced.
The Dunraven cutter made the ocean
voyage without serious mishap, and
although her time breaks no record she
has. made a remarkable trip. Clever
British shippers and plucky British tars
brought through stiff winds and heavy
seas the low racing craft with flush decks
and scarcely any protection for those on
board. With a peculiar ketch rig of stout
spars and tough canvas the modern racing
machine crossed the Atlantic where many
big Ship has come to grief. The craft
made her way Under canvas until twenty
miles to the eastward of Sandy Hook light
ship, when at g. o'clock this evening she
took line from q towboat and came into
the harbor with feet of tugs and the
propeller City of Bridgeport, which is to
ect as her tender, lowering about.
At .9:45 o'clock the feet arrived at
quarantine. DR.. Doty, by special request,
went on board the Valkyrie III and, after
a brief examination, passed her. She was
towed 20 an anchorage off Liberty Island
The City OF Bridgeport, the Valkyrie's
tender, started out at daybreak IN search
of the expected yacht. Arthur Glennie,
Lord Dunraven's personal friend, was in
charge, Maitland Kersey having remained
at Newport over Sunday. Captain Joseph
Parker, late of the towboat Assistance,
was at the wheel. The City of Bridge
port reached Sandy Hook lightship at
6 A. NJ. Mr.. Glennie, who had passed the
night aboard, came out of his stateroom
Press tug G. B. Dalzell, which had been
cruising outside the lightship all night.
Mr.. G1ennie asked if anything had been
seen of the Valkyrie.- When told that she
had not been sighted, Mr.. Glennie said he
hardly expected her before Tuesday, but
would run out as far as Fire Island.
The City of Bridgeport then proceeded
in the direction of Fire Island and The
United Press tug headed off for the French
liner La Gascogne, bound in. When
within hailing distance Pilot Thomas
leonard was asked If the yacht had been
sighted by the steamer. He replied:
-: -s:We saw the Valkyrie; she ought to be
here this evening""
81. This was the last news of the British
yacht from the vicinity of this port.
..:About noon the City of Bridgeport re-
turned to the lightship. Mr.. Glennie was
informed by megaphone that the Valkyrie
had been seen, and might be expected late
in the afternoon or evening. At P NJ the
marine observer at Fire Island made out
the yacht and notified the press observer
at Sandy Hook, who displayed code sig
nails from. the Sandy Hook tower, which
conveyed the news to the reporter on the
tug Dalzell. He first notified Mr.. Glennie,
.on the City of Bridgeport, and then started
out to find the Valkyrie. Mr.. Glennie
waved his thanks and ordered the City of
Bridgeport to start at once. Lord Dun
ravens blue -and-yellow yacht flag was
sent aloft and a big American ensign was
-foated from the main gaff.
:, The Dalzelli is fast ocean-going tug, and
easily beat the. City of Bridgeport on the
run outside to meet the Valkyrie. The
wind was north-northwest, and the Val
kyrie was able to lay her course from Fire
Island toward the Sandy Hook lightship
without tacking. The wind was light, but
there was quite a swell on, and the
hoised-in City of Bridgeport did consider
able rolling and pitching.
:. Ats As P. NJ. the Valkyrie was sighted off
Point Lookout. about halfway between
Fire Island and. the lightship which
marks the entrance to the port of New
York: The British ensign, bright and red
in the rays of the setting sun, waved from
the top of the jigger mast, and Lord Dun
ravens private pennant of blue and yellow
futtered; at her topmast head. Britain's
flag was "a new one, while the owners flag
was ai1 old one, and nearly half blown
away.
The yacht was making good headway
under her mainsail, iigger-sail, like a
small mainsail aft, and fore-staysail. Her
white hull suggested that of the Defender,
with its sharp prov and immense overhang
aft, but amidships the great beam sug
>gested the Vigilant's lines. The Valkyrie
appeared to have less freeboard than either
the Vigilant or.Defender. A narrow gold
band relieved the plain whiteness of her
sides. Her deck was like that of the De-
fender, flush and without break. There
is no cockpit forward of the tiller, and the
house .amidships is very small. A cleat
runs along the deck on either side for the
sailors TO brace their feet against when the
boat is doing windward work. The De
fender was the-frst cup-racer to show this
innovation.
The Nalkyrie has temporary wheel
IN nor h,1f ha