New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-09

that the yacht shall receive better ful OF wlna
This was certainly the case between the Vigilant
and Valkyrie II. 1t has also been found true IN
many Upper Lake international races. where mar
row English imported cutters like Watsons Nerve
and verve H. and also the cyPrT nsod met 1 Inc
deed most of the older American Yachting slippers
that the former champion 70 ty Drive e' he
broad bows through the water resistance. ,,,
So far, therefore, as any one cou1 SEE tba ' the
valkyries steering at first was emLnen'y aGh,
hoS aeq esss The writer Of this has
means of knowing whether there were TWO I'LL, al
ferent helmsmen. or only one put IL IL NOT "n o
vctions in his head The valkyrie began to lose
just after she first came in stays going of on the
port tack. After that she was steered by some
and made the apparent mistake OF imagining that
this Valkyrie is Of the same kidney which she is
The differences in steering here referred to are
at all times slight. but practical racing yachtsmen
life or death to success when the best yachts are
Neil %se he Ths MSG oo se va iRs 'na at
first win, and that the other one-it there were
The second explanation of the valkyries gradual
loss of lead is quite different At the beginning Of
9e tNE Was " later fr o" ana a, rs yayTs
superiority in inc matter Of weight Of ballast was
doing good work for her in continuing her headway
when both boats were pungine and being checked
by the short seas and by broken swells from a
hundred steamers. When her helmsman gave her
a fair full drive her through all this most trou-
blesome water and gave her great weight OF keel
forces n much better than dld the Defender which
was being starved in the light air But an hour and
a half afterward. when the ocean swell had Quoted
down to less than half what 1t was at hr ;Ica ne
but in calm water. and in fact In any water, the
narrower English cutter can stand being pinched.
while the broad beamed boat cannot, and, on this
The third reason to account Tor the incident which
now puzzling ysshsmen might properly ,b be in
perior lightness Of he Defenders upper works and
Saturday, race. When she buried hard in sea
and being narrower forWard she PIehed to sba
gathered the usual Roadway again almost at once
AS to upper works. she was at these times giving
which retards. Her superior buoyancy and light
ness of movement we're easily to be distinguished
when ,s sometimes partly checked BY water regains
its speed with greater alacrity than in any other
boat the writer ever saw
IT WAS A VALUABLE FLUKE.
Still It must be remembered that the two boats
I apparently On even terms Until the shitt OF
wind came which placed the Defender almost az
much to wndward the distance which at that
time existed betw the boats This sudden huke,
which was marked by all yachtsmen. gave the De-
fender between two and three minutes as a gratu-
i,y and although 1t has not been much referred 10
IN the newspapers. 1t was a controlling FACTOR III
The fuke however. valuable as II was 10 the
Defender did not give her the race She would
| nave Won III dhS ,'VH ~ ''H.,~i
cause under the conditions which then prevailed
she showed herself good deal faster on the re.
| turn home. As to this. it may be added that II
Cranheld had rounded on even terms. and had seen
| the Defender hoist her foresail. he might have
| thus received hint as TO what headsail ne re-
auired on this run IL took Cranhed just nfty-hve
minutes find out that he also needed his balloon
| jb.
The upshot OF the whole position, so far elucl-
| dated by experiment is merely this that the Val
| kyre is not as dangerous In Light winds as was
thought possible II IL also possible that with the
| same steering that was exhibited at Saturday
| start she may make different showing. Beyond
this, there Is evidently reserve OF force in the
| challenger which may mean much when winds
| are strong enough 10 develop her more occult
| powers.
| In other words, 1t may mean only few slight
| changes in the Wea her Bureau. or otherwise Ia
| make the challenger appear In a different light.