The herald., 1895-09-09
Though the Reason for It Is
Not Stated
DUNRAVEN HAS A MASCOT
\ ID q Black Nanny Goat Of Great
Potency
Ths Animal HAS Cured the Measles and Is
Believed to Be Able to Cure
Trailing

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The yachts De-
fender and Valkyrie we're both m measured
at the Erie basin today. They arrived at
the basin at about the same time, 1920
a. M, and the Valkyrie, in tow of the
tug, the Defender having line from her
tender, Hattie Palmer. john Hyslop,
tho official measurer of the New York
Yacht club, was awaiting and got TO work
with his tape on the water line measure
ment as promptly as possible. The racers
lay in much the same position as on last
Friday, when they were first measured,
Valkyrie being Just outside the westward
of tho drydock and defender just east
OF her, within touch.
Mr.. Hyslop would not say why he had
come to make measurement, but it was
noticed that he made tho boa'd Of trade
mark on the water line of both snips.
This consists of a crescent painted on
each side, in the center of the line. with
the end of each downward point resting
on the water line.
1t was said by several hands employed
at the basin that Valkyrie looked lighter
than when she was foated Friday. Mr..
Hyslop occupied until 1915 in taking his
measurements. after which the yachts
were towed away again. If Valkyrie ac-
complished nothing else while in the
basin, she got back her black goat Mas
cot. This worthy animal, the property of
Dick Burke, the wideawake watchman Of
the dock, loaned the goat to Captain
Cranfield while Valkyrie was first docked.
but on Tuesday last when the yacht re-
turned to the Robins yard, she deter.
mined to leave the vessel and return to
her duties on tho dock. Burke was very
glad to see her again, for he places high
value on her worth as mascot, as the
following will show:
give months ago" said Dick to re-
porter touav, between sentences in which
he informed hundreds of sightseers that
the yachts had been IN the dock and gonc
away again, that goat came to me with
out any advice from home. My wife and
l were just taking care of three OF our
boys who were very sick with the measles.
My wife said she would look out for the
creature for time anyway, and we did
take care of her. Would you believe that
from that moment our youngsters began
until the were all we'll and eating as much
as ever.
Yesterday Burke saw Lord Dunraven ON
the City OF Bridgeport. the Valkyrie's
tender, and had quite conversation with
him. The goat question was referred to
jestingly by the Valkyrie's commander
and seriously by Burke. At any rate be-
fore tho City OF Bridgeport left the dock
one Of her crew atepped alongside of
Burke at the gate and made known the
lords desire to have the goat on his yacht
during race. Burke consented but the
three young ladies who were clustered
about their father, wore long faces when
the goat was taken away.
my wife will never forgive me If they
do any harm to her." said Burke as his
mascot was led aboard.
At the New York Yacht club few mem-
bers were present. The only officers there
were Com m odore Kahn, chairman OF the
regatta committee; Commodore Chase,
chairman OF the house ommittee. Both
OF these gentlemen pretended Ignorance
of the fact that the yachts had been re-
measured. When Commodore Kahn was
assured by reporter that the latter did
know about it he SAID: well, l nave
no Official notifioatio
did you not know the measures were
o be retaken and why?
''Oh, the Americas cup conf mittee will
have charge of all that, )" was the answer.
Mr.. Kain also expressed the opinion
that whatever had been done no figures
would be given out.
Mr.. Chase and Superintendent Oleson
denied that they had any information on
the subject, and the mystery grew.
Superintendent Oleson remarked in
conversation which followed that If the
ships had been measured over again it
might have been some ballast had been
shifted, but nobody dared to suggst which
side had demanded re-meesurement.
All agreed on one thing, however. that
whatever was the cause of Mr.. Hyslops
action today, there can scarcely be dlscov-
cred any mistake that may have been
made to make enough difference, if any
it was in the Valkyrie's favor, to over
come the decisive eight minutes and for
ty-nine seconds by which the Defender
won yesterday.
The mystery was cleared away at IL
o'clock tonight when the following notice
was posted on the bulletin board of the
New York Yacht club. after Mr.. Hyslop
had had a conference with the Americas
cup committee:
'At the request of the Earl of Dunra-
ven and with the acquiesence of Mr.. Ise-
lin, the measurer of the New York Yacht
,lub marked the yachts Valkyrle and De-
lender at each en1 OF the load water line.
Whom this was done at the Erie basin
today the measurer at the request of the
America cup com ittee, verified the
measurements taken on Friday. which
we're confirmed by the measurements
taken today"
The placing of the board OF trade, or
Plimsoll mark. on the yachts is some
thing new in the history of the races for
the Americas cup. Lord Dunraven's
motive in asking to have this sign fixed
on the vessels water line is not known.
The mark is used for tho purpose of en-
in the ships set in the water.
Only a Compliance With Rules
STAMEORn Copn Gapt Q-Ev.Cav,-