The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21

sail was flying all about. and its clew
could not be fattened with the gan hang
ing over the yacht. but the cutter was
travelling. although she was astern Of both
Britannia and Ailsa.
This was 30 far satisfactory. but what
was not satisfactory was that the cutter
as kicking up a sea astern that would
have swamped an unlocked hve-rater.
More remarkable still. Nalkyrie was burst
ing up enough OF surf on her weather
quarter 10 have filled the same iive-rater
II she had got into IT, II was the most
surprising sight ! have ever seen, and
could only be compared 10 the row made
by propeller half out OF water.
"A good many years since. Mr. Watson
designed under our old rule. in which
beam was included. the dve-tonner Doris,
for the Messrs. Allan Of the Allan liners.
The little Doris won some Jos prizes for
Messrs Allan, but while doing so had
trick that strictly belonged 20 herself.
OF kicking mp a tempest OF broken water
on her weather quarter, especially when
pressed going TO windward.
"Nalkyrie in build has no more resem-
blance 20 the Doris than the Genesta had
20 the Puritan and how the Nalkyrie
should kick up the same cloud Of foam
as the Doris is the puzzle. The weather
quarter broken water of Doris was at
tributed by wise experts to her excessive
ly narrow beams and deep body. but Va
kyrie shows the same eccentricity with
shallow body and excessive beam. No
one seems able to explain IL unless q
humorous man, who told me II must be
some kind of an engine inside her. And I
feel afraid the explanation will have TO
rest here IN the meantime.
1T was very noticeable that after the
Nalkyries clubtopsail was hauled down
she did better, but still was not standing
up TO the gusts of wind, and was far
too tender to pass either the Ailsa of the
Britannia.
What might be described as our Clyde
board Of admiralty. composed of ancient
mariners, utterly condemn the Nalkyrie
as an eccentric jump in the dark and an
endeavor TO copy the American model,
while the Americans are adopting their
model. To put IL shortly. that while Her
renshoff has been busy making a copy OF
Britannia in the Defender. Watson has
been initiating the Vigilant in Nalkyrie
III.
And really. the authentic dimensions
of the Defender which have reached US
are much nearer Britannia than those OF
Nalkyrie III. are.
When the Valkaries keel was laid
wrote TO you that Mr. Watson was much
too cautious to venture any great depart
ure from tho Britannia, and on the even
ing of July he must have sadly repcnted
having done 50, for while Britannia was
carrying her backyard topsan quite east
~ in the breeze and leading Ailsa and
Nalkyrie, the latter was lying down to
the breeze and making herself quite
spectacle to the experts on shore.
"Nalkyrie, two days ago, after her bree-
~ race had, / hear, ten tons of lead
shipped for inside ballast to trim her.
Some Of # will no doubt be stored we'll
aft to prevent her going by the head.
This may also help TO lessen the broken
water she leaves. but which. after all, is
not such a hurricane of spray as your
Volunteer sent after her in a broad reach
across New York bay, and which l could
compare to nothing else than the cloud
of foam sent up by Fail River steamer
on a stormy day.
"Nalkarie's mailsail has been unbent,
and Ratsey's squad of saimakers have
been busy sewing out the FUCKERS or
folds, IL has been showing Ratsey's can
vas has not been fortunate in our chal-
lengers, and a yachting man remarked to
me yesterday: I think the correct thing
would be 10 send to Herreshoffs sail
maker for "a suit for Valkyrie III
For average Clyde weather there is
not doubt that the Valkyrie is over
canvased. and in September there is every
chance she will be overcanvased in New
York bay