Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-07
CROWDS ARE LARGE.
PEOPLE GArusniNe FROM ALI
OVER rnE WORLD 10 sEn
vnE RACE.
Designer watson OF vaIlyri. says
lie Expects 90 lie pea,cn In
the Race To-day.

New York. Sept, G--No previous con.
test for the American cup has ever
aroused such intense and widespread
Interest on both sides OF the Atlantic
as the races between the Defender and
the Nalkyrie Ill which begins tomorrow
OF Sandy Hook. Not only are hum
dreds OF strangers In town from Bon-
ton. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Chicago
aud many other cities OF the far west
eager to witness the grand struggle
between the two speediest yachts ever
built, but the number OF foreign Vial.
tors who are here for tho same purpose
has never before been exceeded. The
hotcla are packed with guests and cv-
cry available excursion steamer In tho
vicinity has been pressed Into service
TO accommodate the thousands OF
sight-soeers who win witness the rnce.
Such blk rush for the ocean course
has been anticipated TO tomorrow that
unusual preparations have been taken
by the cup committee to have the
course properly controlled 40 that the
racing yachts shall not bo interforcd
with by the excursion fleet The pa
troll force Will be In charge OF u, 3,
Osborn, who looked after the recent
naval parade at the opening OF tho
Harlem ship canal and Lieutenant
pelhaniy. supervisor OF the port.
Colonel Gillespie of the engineering
corps OF the United States army and
navy yards officials are all Interested
In recurring fair play FOR the race.
The committee has also issued n no
tice TO all captains OF excursion boats
ana pleasure craft urging the neces-
sity OF keeping an abolutcly clear
course and doing all In their power 10
prevent Interference with the racers
NO that there may be no cnusc for
complaint as there was on several oc-
cNaionH during the International races
two summers ago
Local F0recaster Dunn haid OF the
weather probability
Taking II all IN ALL the conditions
most likely tn prevail tomorrow Will
be favorable for the contest. There
VIII be brisk wlud OF from twelve to
eighteen miles an hour, II will come
at iirHt from the northeast shifting to |
o southcasterly quarter II II bound |
to be an on-ahorc wind. The indch- |
tons are that the sky win be overcast |
nearly all day. There might be light |
showers but no heavy rain"
Designer Watson Of the Nultyrio said |
touAy 10 representative OF the An |
ISOLATED Press.
~ am going down TO the race tomor-
row expecting TO lose" He said this
seriously. but neither he nor any other |
Nalkyrie people looked very downcast,
Official Measurer James d. IyAtop |
OF the New York Yacht club went this |
morning to the dry dock In the Erie
the result OF the measurement Il waH
announced that the Nalkyrln would |
mako The Defender n time allowance
OF 2g.i seconds, The results of the |
mcnsuror'e work was q great surprise.
No good judges thought the English
yacht would give over minute and a
half In thirty mile course TO the De-
fender, yet many capable critics said !
tho challenger would give a minute
but that she shtNi yield less than half
minute was astonishing TO all tho
smart people However the figures show
that such Is the case when Mr.. Ivy |
stop brought the measurements TO the |
New York Yacht club house he said
that the Vnlkyrln would have 10 allow |
the Defender 29l0. II was only his |
business, he added, 10 turn the meas
urement over 10 the regatta commit
toe and let that committee decide what
tho time allowance would be. Never
theless he felt that 1910 seconds was
the fair time
The committee considered the aues-
,l"n ~ lonk tinn ana ut lisV posted |
a notice on the clubs bulletin board |
to the effect that the time would be 20 !
seconds, leaving on Mr.. Hya,op'B adj
ded onc-tunth Of second.
London, Sept. The Chronicle says
this. II Vnlkyrle Ill does not hoist the
winning flag today or on Tuesday we
shall probably never build yacht
thn, Will do as well Ia tho dry air Of
American waters as In the moist Winds
OF Albion. Yet we may be sure that
the rivalry now established Will not
die.