New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-07

told that II the cup does go back 70 England
there will be plenty OF sporting enthusiasm and
plenty of money to send another me creatioh IN
No at 1915 o'clock to await the arrival OF the
official measurer with his instruments MT
Watson although he said that he expected to
lose to-day's race, did not look at all despond-
ont He sent one man to haul taut one thing
another to do something else. ana then another
still TO attend to some forgotten detail In an en-
trely different part of the boat. captain Syca-
more was everywhere present too and seemed
to find that there were host OF details that
needed looking after ut the last moment Be-
fore Uvslop was ready to begin operations the
two handsome daughters Of the Earl of Dun
raven arrived on the tug Pulver and prepared
TO take I'm the coming interesting scene The
Young women went aboard the city Of Bridge
port and were received by Commodore Glennie
Mr. Glennie had on n white yachting suit and
wore a huge broad-brimmed sofnbrero. The
crowd OF English people on the city OF Bridge
mort including the two daughters Of the Earl
watched the now densely packed gathering on
the piers with great interest. and the crowds
on the piers looked from one TO another OF the
people on the tender with equal interest.
ARRIVAL OF THE MEAsURER
At few minutes before noon Hyslop arrived
and went on the City OF bridgeport where he
was conducted by Captain Herreshof, and here
held short conversation with the Earl. Mr.
Kersey and Captain Cranfeld. The Vakyrie
Law alongside the Bridgeport, and the crew had
already ranged themselves aniidships rrepara-
tory to the taking Of The measurements. Just
at this moment there was n cry OF Here she
comes' and IN second the crowd had rushed
away. for II was the Defender now that every
one wanted to see. The throng thought at first
that it had been fooled. but la moment the
tall mainmast of the aluminium yacht over
Swallowed n small catboat that had taken the
eve at the moment attention was called TO the
new arrival The stately Defender was In tow
Of the tug Wallace b. Flint and was .mmedi-
ately brought up alongside the urydock. By
80. nafa 10 warned
Basin alongside the Valkyre. Hyslop had al
ready made part OF the measurements OF the
challenger.
cheer went up from the crowd as the De-
fender took her place with the Vakyrie AS
tie measurements Of The Valkyrie proceeded
the crew Of the Defender busted themselves with
the removal of everything superfucus from the
Yacht The Defender di1 not look nearly so
beautiful a boat as she has on former occasions
for she had on her new ramie cloth sails, and the
unbleeched color OF them Is not the clear white
Of her old sails
The VaIkyric was supposed to have been
measured when at 1870 o'clock she pulled
out into the Basin Ilyslop at once went to
work on the Defender. 1t turned out that
Hyslop had not taken the measurements Of the
Valkyries sail area because he bad for the
moment no assistant 10 go aoft. He therefore
proceeded 10 measure the Defenders hull, after
which. with the assistance of his man. who had
arrived In the meantime, he went TO work to
take the sail areas Of the two vessels There
was a good deal Of disappointment amorg the
spectators when a. the close Of all this work It
was announced that there would be no cominu-
nicat!on OF the measurements made before even
ing at the New-York Yacht Club After the
measurements Of the Defender had been taken
the tender HATTIE Palmer was signalled to come
alongside ald six or seven tons OF pig lead were
taken off her and put on the Defender. which
was Immediately remeasured on the water line
1t could not be learned for the moment why this
was done but 1t was supposed to be- for the pur-
pose OF finding out just how much ballast 1t
would take 10 bring the Defender up to the Val
kyrie's load water line. The measurements Of
tie two yachts were not completed until $3.50.
The Valkyrie and the Defender were towed by
their respective tugs to their old anchorage in the
Horseshoe after the measurements.
Crowds awaited the posting In the New-Yacht
Club last night OF the official hgures giving the
measurements of the boats. When the result OF
the calcula lions given murmur OF astonish-
ment went up when 1t was found that the De-
fender would be the recipient OF only twenty
seconds time allowance.