The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-12
READY FOR THE RACE.
Valkyrie Gets Another Coat of rot Lead
Defenders Crew Confident of Winning

.. Deienuef's ; crew COnnuent OF w inning.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE yachts De-
fender and Valkyrie left Bay Ridge ear
| lyn. The dry dock had been prepared
for their reception and at o'clock they
were both warped in, the valkyrie going
to the head of the dock and the Defen-
der remaining near the gate. This is
| dock together and was the first oppor-
tunity of making a satisfactory compar-
| ison of their lines.
| While 1T was known last night that
the Defender would go to the basin to
repair the injuries sustained by the foul
| ing of the boats in the start of yester-
days race, it was not known that the
| Valkyrie would go to the basin and go
into the dry dock.
The Defenders cracked topmast and
starboard spreader were taken down
Immediately. The horn of the spreader
was broken entirely off, while the top
mast had a split in it about one-third
of the distance up from the main mast
| head. 1t seems to be an outside break.
Another spar to take its place had been
brought to the basin and placed on car
penters' horses alongside the dock 1t
was not a new spar and was. marked
| Colonia.
| Mr.. Herreshoff, who was aboard the
steam yacht Neckar, lying at the en-
trance of the dock, was asked if it was
one of the Colonia's spars. He replied
that f,t had never been used. 1t seemed
to be of the same length as the discard
| ed broken topmast, which lay alongside
on the ground, but not so heavy. Car
penters were at work on the spar, get
ting it in shape for use.
The two yachts We're dry at noon time
Their sailors worked on their underbod-
les as the water receded. They were
perfectly clean, however.
Talk around the dry dock has it that
| There was a tilt aboard the Defender
| yesterday between Mr.. Iselin and Cap
tain Haff. The talk originated among
members of the crew, who are said to
express dissatisfaction with the trea t.
ment at the hands of the acting mem
bers of the syndicate, who own the
American boat.
The story is. that while the yachts
Were manoeuvering for position Mr.. Ise-
lin undertook to direct the handling OF
the yacht and Captain Half resented it.
IF you want to sail the yacht, say SC
before we start, and I'll surrender the
wheel" Captain Haff is reported to have
said, or words of similar import, and
Mr.. Iselin subsidized.
1t was too late, however. Had Cap
tain Half been let alone, say members
of the crew, Defender. would not have
got to leeward and there would have
been no folling. There We're Others
holding subordinate positions who We're
equally irritated at orders received
from Mr.. Iselin, and his manner OF
giving them. The crew of Defender are
satisfied that they have the better boat
One of them said this morning: eve
can walk away from Valkyrie in any
kind Of weather"
| The Valkyrie while in the dock re-
ceived another coat of pot lead. The
new topmast of the Defender was, set
on end at O'Clock The spreader was
replaced with a new ONE and the
shrouds were put in place. 1t was 9
o'clock before the yachts were f1oated
At 8 o'clock Mr.. Hyslop, the official
measurer of the New York Yacht club
went to the Erie basin and at once set
| to work taking the water line of each
boat Eighteen pigs of lead, weighing
about one and one quarter tons, We're
removed from the Valkyrie's hold to-
day, and she will now set higher. Prob
ably the difference in waterlire meas
urement will wipe out the time allow
ance which she gives Defender. AT
9:45 the Defender was taken in tow
by the Hattie Palmer and started for
Bay Ridge, where she will anchor over
night. The Defenders new topmast
is one inch less in diameter than the
one that was strained on Tuesday.
| To-morrow's race will be fifteen miles
to windward and return. The start
will be from Sandy Hook lightshfp un-
! less another point is chosen in order
to obtain a windward course.
The same rules that governed the
first two races will prevail Should the
Defender win tomorrow the America s
cup will remain here another year at
least, and the international yachting
contest for 1895 will be closed.
Will be Total Loss.