The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
THE /. THE SEc0ND:;LEG.
Indications Favorable For another
Great Yachting Contest
DEFENDERS ADHeReNTs HOPEFUL
Captains of the English Boat
Vcntiate Their Views.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-All IL ready for
the second of tho big races for the Ameri-
cas- cup.
The Valkyrie. sandpapcrcd and painted,
trained to hair, like thoroughbred
horse before the race of his life, and with
rigging and cpars taut ana put into tho
finest of conditions, will again try to
wrcst the silver cup from tho American
zach tsmen who have held il SO long
against the swif.est and best that Great
Britain could produce in tho line OF yachts
The Hcrreshoff wonder is also ready for
the second heat. All connected with her
arc happy and confident. Her bad luck
In breaking spars and running aground
has left her, ana she now sails the fastest
craft OF her class in tho world.
The race today will be triangular, first
leg to windward. The patrol boats will
be Increased in number, and better prccau-
tions taken to keep the course clear.
The following notice has bcon issued 10y
the New York Yacht club: The import
ance Of keeping the turning marks OF to-
days triangular race clear, is so great that
attention is again called to the fact that at
no point OF the race. either mt the start or
during the runs from mark 20 mark, nor
at the turning marks, nor at the finish.
should steamers approach within half n
mile of tho racing yachts, and TO the fur
ther fact that today there will be patrol
vessels stationed both To windward and
leeward OF each mark. Commanders Of
al vessels are particularly requested not
TO pass between such patrol VESSELS and
the marks.
Weather Observer Dunn has promised
fair weather. "lho present indications
are" he said, that we shall have fair
weather and light 10 fresh winds, gcner-
ally from the southeast. That means that
the brsezo will probably vary from To
10 miles. The chances are that the
weather will remain good during the en-
tire period Of the races. There Is no storm
IA sight, and / see no reason TO expect
one"
English Captains Hopeful.
Captains Cranfield and Sycamore, the
Bristish tars who direct the sailing of the
Valkyrie, were seen aboard the chal.
lenger yesterday. They talked mora
freely than any Quo connected with the
British yacht has done since she arrived I'm
American waters.
What they say is interesting, as show
ing that the Englishmen have not yet
given up hope anu As expressing their real
opinion of Saturdays race.
Captain Crandall said: Il don't think
that one race wins the series by any
means. i fully agree with those who
think that Saturdays 5 race was no true
test of the merits OF the boats'
Captain Sycamore here chiIned in: IF
the wind had held steady the result
would have been very different" Captain
Cranfeld replied; Yes, If the wind had
not hauled TO the south the Valkyrio
would have surely turned the mark first
A race in such auky wind is no test at
all
when 1 go down tomorrow, con-
tinued Captain Cranfield, II hope TO SEQ
the Valkyrie do much better, and TO see tho
race soiled under more satisfactory con-
ditions than were Saturdays.
''As matter Of fact the Valkyrie has
never been tested in heavy wind. She
may provo herself "A mighty fast boat in
blow. and 1 think she will She really
ought to be good boat in heavy weather,
much better than ia light breeze"