The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
DESIGNER WATSON AND vALKYRIE Ill

Vigilant, In tow of the tender Aeronaut,
and Defender, towed by her tender, the
Hattie Palmer, were soon Fastening 10
welcome the foreign yacht. Nalkyrie III
passed Forge river life-saving station at
1:l5 D. m, and Smith Point at 2:35 p. m
She was reported by Fire Island at 3:S2
p. m, under full sail.
The fleet of vessels that went down to
meet the foreigner was the largest that
ever advanced to the place OF meeting an
incoming yacht. 1t was an all-day Job,
but it was sunday, and yachtsmen were
therefore gifted with plenty OF time, ana
they put IL in in a most courteous manner.
Greeted by Crowds OF Enthusiasts.
The news that valkyrie III had been
sighted off Moriches l.. l., at l;lo p. IN.
spread with astonishing alacrty, II that
opinion may be formed from the appear
ance of the enormous crowds which
gathered along the Fort Hamilton shore.
Although it was Sunday crowd. that
same crowd was nearly doubled by the
aggregation of "sharps," If not cranks, OF
the yachting species.
As the night wore on, interest In the ar
rival OF Valkyrie increased, and, when
shortly before $3.50, the report arrived at
| Quarantine that Valkyrie was heading
toward the upper bay, there was great
shout of relief, and somebody raised q
| shout of "Thrce cheers for Valkyrie!" and
they were given with right good will.
At 9:45, the valkyrie, in tow, and fol-
lowed by two tugs, slowly passed Quaran-
| tine and was boarded by the health Off
Ger. The cup challenger looked trim and
neat. Her sails were snugly slowed, and
! on her decks were apparently all the men,
bers of her crew. Hearty cheers of well
come were exchanged with the English
sailors, and then, the usual formalities
| having been complied with Valkyrie con-
tinued her journey up the bay.
! OF Quarantine, Valkyrie was boarded
| by a reporter, who obtained the following
story of the voyage: Captain Cranfield
said 1--WE left Gourock on July "a with
full crew Of AZ men all told. After leav-
ing Tory island on the 2Sth, we ran into a
fresh N.N.W. gale, accompanied by high
seas, which blew hard for "a hours and
then moderated.
'On July 81 IL commenced TO blow again
from NV. to S.W., and 1t blew hard fol
five days, when the weather moderated tc
lipht southwest wind, which lasted NJ
to Cape Race. There we caught a north
west wind which carried us to Sable
island, when the wind became light ane
left MS becalmed at times, and lasting M
TO our arrival here.
''We sighted Shinnecock light at nooi
TODAY, and at $3.50 this evening, when 2
miles west of Fire island, we were takei
in tow by The World tug g. p. Ray
mond. and here we are. We made 30l
miles in all, and one day only made abou
20 miles. We never carried away rop
or yardarm throughout the voyage"
Valkyric anchored off Liberty island 70
the night and was taken to the Erie basii
this morning.
OF Surprising Size.
When the valkyrio came In sight OF tn
Cazers from Quarantine, and there wer
many old pilots among the onlookers tn
universal expression among them was
"Weu. II she isn't big one, l don
know" Further than that they said
"Wby she looks like prodigious clan
sloop." They meant by that that tn
English Yacht was one OF such immens
proportions, comparatively speaking, tha
she overtopped all yachts that ever race
for the Americas cup.
7 The thing that first struck the vision o
the sailors was the boats beam. Lookin
MT her from ahead Of the bow, they sa,
the cutaway front under the bowspri
that has become so common in late years
When they raised their gaze they saw tw
great, big, bulging sides that ran to th
midships scc.ion always on the increas
Of width. The estimate that tho Va
} kyric measures "a feet at her widest bear
was not doubted by any one who know
what beam Is. Some of the "sharps
said they would not be surprised II III
beam measurement was found to be %.
After that the boys who knew IL a
went astern Of the vessel, and took n loo
nj her from that point Of vantage. Wit
that view, they only had their previousl
formed opinions confirmed. She locke
, wider from the rear than from the fo
/ ward Having seen this, the natural col
, susion was that valkyrie was BIZ
, strong ship that would carry a lot OF sal
and that Is what all the experts said ST
would do. II the race for the America
cup Is resolved into amere question of sal
= carrying power, the exports said, Oh
= valkyre will take the trophy home wit