Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-20
nee to the safe ending Of her long Jour-

ence to the safe ending Of her long Jour-
ney.
After she had been anchored for about
half an hour. passing ferry-boats and tugs
whose crews had. in the mean time. learn.
ed Of her coming to port, began 10 senc
out welcomes from their piercing whistles
But the genuine and hearty welcoms
which America Is sincerely prepared &c
accord the valkyrie. and later TO her
plucky and sportsman like owner. will
be only heightened and intensified Dy De-
ing withheld for a short time.
SLIPPERY LOOKING.
The first expression which an expert
and experienced yachtsman made use CT
when. In broad daylight, he got view OK
the cutters external appearance was:
shes a slippery looking craft. anyhow"
And. In truth, she does look 50. ilcr
beautiful and symmetrical lines seem 20
indicate that II will have 10 be an ex-
tremeiy speedy boat that Will show her
a clean pair OF heels. While making
Roadway under her own sail. consisting
OF a mainsail. Jigger-sail like small
mainsail aft. and forestaysaii. her white
hull suggested that OF the Defender. With
Its sharp prov and immense overbarg
aft; but amidships the great beam sug-
gested the Vigilants lines The English
boat appeared TO have less freeboard
than either the Nigilant or the Defender.
A cleat runs along the deck on each
side for the sailors to brace their feet
against when the boat IL doing windward
work. The Defender was the first cup
racer to show this innovation. The VAL
kyrio has temporary wheel risgei 10
her tiller. but this will be replaced by the
regulation English stick for racing. Her
jurymast and the jigger-mast Just abaft
tho tilIsr Ngf ha al -.
the short stick which occupied the rlaco
OF the bowsprit. Two folding canvas
boats were on the counter, and the
yachts cutter and dingy were dashed 10
the deck amidships. The jury spars which
she has carried across the sea are stout
sticks. AMI look very clumsy on yacht
| with such fine lines as the Valkyries hull
| shows.
A narrow gold band relieved the plair
Wilderness Of her sides. Her deck - like
that Of the Defender. flush and without
break. There Is no cockpit forward Of tina
! tiller. and the house amidships Is ex.
| tremely small.
The most important discussion yesterday
among the experts was as TO her dmen.
sions, as compared with those OF
| the Defender Ii was the unqualified
opinion OF those best able to Judge that
the Nalkyrle is larger than the Defend
or. and that the former will have
TO make an allowance Of fully two min
| utes
When the yacht. which was nying
Lord Dunraven's private pennant Of blue
ana yellow at her topmasthead, and the
British ensign on her Tiger. was
taken in tow the sails were at once
lowered. and the work OF unbendins
them and stripping decks OF sailing truckt
was begun. The crew jumped about with
great CELEBRITY. and soon had things or
the yacht in ship-shape order. The tar
were some In canvas breeches and some
In blue. while others wore the blue jer
seys with 'Valkyris r. Y. g" In yellow
embroidered upon them. The work oil
setting things in order after the ocear
voyage was quickly completed under tn,
superintendent OF Captain Sycamore. tn,
assistant skipper.
The yacht was navigated across tn.
Atlantic by Captain james Harrison. Of
the Allan Steamship Line. and in add
ton TO Captain William Craniisld, IN,
skipper. and Captain Sycamore. the as
sistant skipper. the officers carried wer,
w Tyler first mate: Luther Gould. Sc
cond mate. and William Cook. boat
swain.