The evening times., 1895-08-28
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
VaIkyrie and Defender Stretch
Their New Sails.
GREAT EBOR HANDICAP RUN
George Gould's Niagara Captures Am
other Rnce-where the Tea ms Play
To.day-Basebali, Racing, Boxing
and Field Sports of the Day-NOtes
of Interest to SpOrt-Lovers.

New York, Aug, 2S.-This was in the full
lest sense OF the term great day forVal :
kyrie III. Not only was she greeted with
weather so favorable to her that she went
out for an unexpected spin. but unless some
accident happens, Lord Dunraven, her
owner, will be on board of her by nightfall,
thus lending an additional color of anima-
tion to the doings of the cutter.
Yesterday afternoon it was not the in
dore Glennie, to take the cutter out this
morning. When they saw tho dawn, wi 81
conditions so fav-I. BILE to little spin, how
ever, and whei-sL.y learned that the Teu.
tonic, which was bringing Lord Dunrayen
in, had not been sighted, ,,they concluded to
go out for a little sail stretching.
BIG SAIL RAISED. {
The immense sail was raised and ii looked
every bit as massive and more beautiful
tean 1t did yesterday. Some little time was
consumed in this, but that was the fault of
Capt. Cranfield, who wanted to have it fit
perfectly. The sailors could easily have
got II up quicker had they been required
10 do so.
While some of them were working on
the nlainsail others were engaged in bend
ing the club topsail. 1t was the first time
that the club topsail had been bent since the
cutter came here. The sail was sized to
the club and to the pole and when at $50
O'Clock it was finally raised, the VaIkyrie
presented q fine appearance.
At 10 O'Clock a pretty jib, which had
been run in stops, las broken out, and two
minutes later the Valkyrie swung away
from her moorings and stood off on the
porttacktoward the Jersey coast, break
ing, as she did SO, her staysail.
Walk YRIE- WEATHER.
1t was perfect yalkyrie weather. The
wind blew very gently three or four knots
n hour fom the soaruthwest, and the water
In the Horseshoe was as smooth as glass.
1t was a morning on which the Falkyrie
would be expected to show cOnclusively
whether she is the first and foremost boat
in light weather When the Teutonic is
sighted the yrie will 20 out to her.
All the preparations are completed for
the trial race tomorrow between the De-
fender and the Vigilent.o The race will
be started from either Sandy Hook or
Scotland Lightship, as near IL O'Clock
in the morning as possible. More interest,
If possible, centers in the remaining trial
races than in their predecessor.
A great fleet of eXcursionists is expected
to go down the bay Ia view the race. 1t
is possible that Lord Dunraven's cutter,
the Valkyrie Ill, the Americas cup chal-
lenger, will take run outside to see the
performance of the rivals. The Americas
cup committee must select the yacht to
meet valkyrie III in the races of ne:.t
month by Saturday. While undoubtedly
the Defender will be selected, the Vigi-
lants crew are still in the fight for all it
is worth.
New Rochelle, n. Y, Aug. 2s.-The De-
fender left her moorings off Premium Point,
this harbor. at 11:1O this morning in tow
of the tug Walter C. Flint, for New York.
Hattie Palmer, the yachts tender, started
somewhat earlier and stopped at City
Island for extra spars. The Defender will
go direct to the Horseshoe, where she will
harbor until to-morrow's race.
On board the yacht are Mr.. and Mrs.
Iselin, Capt. Nat. HerreshOff, Woodbury.
Kane, II. c. Leeds, and Newbury Thorne.