The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-24
LAST
EDITION
4:45 O'CLOCK.
Mr.. GOULD
Says the Va|kyrie
is Very Fast.
She is tbs Best Yacht Ever
Built in Europe.
viqiIant's Owner Arrived In New
York on Steamer Paris.
Admits that the Defender Is the Fast
er Boat all Around.
She is tbs Best Yacht Ever
Built in Europe.
viqiIant's Owner Arrived In New
York on Steamer Paris.
Admits that the Defender Is the Fast
er Boat all Around.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The American
liner Paris, which arrived today, carried
among her passengers George j. Gould,
the owner of the Vigilant, who has been
abroad for several months, and who saw
Valkyrie Ill race on the other side. He
talked freely on yachting and other mat
ters with representative OF The Asso-
ciated Press. In speaking OF the race on
the Clyde, when Valkyrie Ill beat Bri-
tannia by 10 minutes over 40-mile
course, he said that Valkyire won fairly.
IL was true that Britannia and Ailsa did
have a series of luffing matches between
them, during the race, and both were
doubtless retarded considerably on that
account, but even after allowing all that
it is believed fairly given for those move
ments, the Valkyrie Ill still won by very
large margin. Mr.. Gould was asked how
he considered the chances of Valkyrie
III against Defender. He replied;
~ have no doubt that the Valkyrie is
the fastest boat in Europe in light wea-
ther. 1 have seen her sail and know from
those observations that she is wonderful
ly swift. / have not seen her in strong
wind, but have been told by others who
have had look at her under those condi-
tions that she is quite tender"
ado you think Mr.. Gould, that the
Vigilant Is faster this year than last?"
asked the representative.
"Yes, from what have heard i GER
tainly do; but whether she Is better BY
four, five or six minutes over 3-mile
course, / would not undertake to say.
This much i will say, that improved as
the Vigilant is, believe the Defender
TO be the faster boat in all around sail
ing"
When the reporter asked il he approved
altogether of Mr.. f. A. Williard's man
agement OF the Vigilant, especially as IL
referred to his Wizards withdrawal OF
the yacht from further races at Newport,
Mr.. Gould answered. ~ have not hea rd
all the details connected with the pro-
tests that Mr.. Willard made on July 20 off
Sandy Hook and off Newport, but have
SO much faith In that gentlemen's judg-
ment that lam inclined to answer that
believe he did the right thing. In all
his racing career, Mr.. Willard never hed
q protest raised against any yacht that he
handled, and am confident that he was
extremely cautious and thoughtful be-
fore making claim OF that kind against
anybody else.
"Of course, the withdrawal at Newport
form the races that were TO be sailed later
in the week and which were not, per-
haps, of the first importance, had nothing
TO 90 with our intention TO sail the boat
in the formal trial races in which the
Defender was not to have opportunity OF
furth tests that q new boat needs. My
only purpose in this whole matter has
been to give the Defender a trial horse
and that thing | have done"
Mr.. Gould will sail on the Viiglant in
the two races against the Defender next
week.
Mr. Willard was am ong those who went
to the dock TO greet Mr.. Gould, and a
very cordial handshake took place be-
tween the two men.