The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-06
SEA AND SAIL,

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The Evening
Post says: 1t was learned this evening
that measurements of the Defender,
which were made just before the trial
races, and have been carefully, guarded
by the committees since they were
taken are as follows: Lead water line
length S9S5 feet; sail area, 1880 square
feet: racing length, 100l0 feet. The syn
dictate owning the boat were not satisfied
and concluded to make her lighter, as
she was apparently stiff as a house in a
heavy blow. The new mast was, there
fore, shipped and a steel boom fitted in
the place of the wooden one, which had
heen in use to the present time of the
first trial races. Tt was popularity believ-
ed that the reason for the change in the
mast, was the "huclding" of the old one,
and that the new one, which is much
heavier and stronger, az a matter of fact,
is lighter by 200 pounds. The change in
the boom was for the same reason as the
yacht was thereby lightened 600 pounds
Besides this, the water tank, waste tank,
doors, bulk heads and some of the floor
ing will be taken out to tighten her still
further, and it is ntid"ntly expected
that her racing measured ITS on Satur-
dav will be as follows:
Lead water line, length, $685. feet; sail
area, 2,190 square feet; racing length.
99.95 Defenders stripping has, as stated,
about been completed, but the work on
Ealkyrie is still going on. The closets,
stove and unnecessary floor nave been
taken out and when she is fioated for NY
Eyslop's work on her, there viii not be
a superf1uous ounce on her. Even her
how and stern have been planed down to
bring her within 30 feet. Estimates of her
measurements have been made, BASED on
all the figures on hand and as the same
estimates on Defender were but frac-
ton of an inch out, the TollcWtEg may be
assumed to be nearly conclusive: Lead
water line length, 30 feet; sail area, 800
square feet; racing length, 100.W feet.
According therefore, to the actual meas
urements of Defender and the estimated
measurements of Valkyrie. the allowance
given by the challenger to the Defender
AS yalkyrie may be a trif1e less than ~
feet on the lead water line, tits probable
that allowance may not exceed % sec
onds There is provision IN the agree
mont that any exchange OF leao-water
line over SO feet shall be counted double
in estimating time allowance, but as both
boats are more than the length. they are
about equal in that respect. Vlg1lant by
the same time, gets ! minute, ~ seconos
win any race in which Defender started.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The work of
painting the top sides of the Valkyrie
white and the application Of japanese
LACQUER on the under body to give her
as fine a racing bottom as possible,
was practically finished this evening.
After a thorough inspection of the
work during the afternoon Captains
Cranfield and Sycamore said they were
thoroughly satisfied with it. The Val
kyrie will be f1oated tomorrow morning
early.
1t has leaked out within a day or
two that those in charge of the Val
kyrie are not quite satisfied with the
stability of their craft in a strong
breeze They have said That her angle
of heel under such conditions is not
we'll defined; that is. when she is in a
breeze she does not act like other
boats after reaching her bearings, but
keeps on heeling. Judging from what
Captain Cranf1eld has recently said ii
would seem that he Is not sure. the
Valkyrie will do the runaway act with
the Defender. This well known Brit
ish skipper is reported to have recently
said to friend: 81 shall be glad
when the whole thing is over. I shall
not let it worry me any more. The
boat does not seem 20 go as she ought
to and ] cannot help it"
And yet the Yalkyrie has firm