The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-09
Those Who Witnessed the
Great Race Say 1t Was a
Fair Trial.
LITTLE FAITH IN vALKYRIE.
Hachtsmen Of Both Continents of
the Opinion That Dunraven
Cannot Win.


was yachting crazy" Sundays report
from the patient" was more encouraging
and "convalescent" about covers the case,
but yachting talk was heard around the
hotels and the mania for wearing yachting
clothes still prevailed. Despite the fact
that it was Sunday ana Sunday-go-meeting
clothes were in order, the crowds stuck to
duck trousers and yachting caps.
Few things since the last Presidential
election has caused so much interest in the
city. All the hotels have caught the in
lection and the managers have tried to
cater to it. Several of the larger houses
had special menus to-day, with a design
on the front emblematic of the great race
and showing the rival yachts.
The Englishmen have taken their defeat
goodnaturedly and shown true sports
ma alike spirit in speaking of the result.
Those who sympathize with the American
yacht have appreciated this, and the friend
ship has been more closely cemented by
the victory of one and the defeat of the
other. The Englishmen, who kept well
under cover Saturday night, were more in
evidence to-day. They came out bravely,
ready to face the music, but there was no
chatting.
An Englshman and an American were
discussing the matter in the cafe OF the
Holland House this afternoon. The Eng
ishman seemed to feel the defeat and the
American was saying heartily:
you mustn't mind it, old man; acct
dents will happen in the best regulated
families. We like you and are glad to
have you come over here and you can take
anything you want, but we want the cup"
That was the general sentiment of tie
people.
Three well-known English yachtsmen
sat in the cafe of the Waldorf this after
noon. The old adage that misery likes
company was clearly demonstrated, for no
sooner had they come in than several
Englishmen who had been in the cafe try
ing to kill time and wearing a forlorn
look came up and joined them, and at
once the talk turned upon the yacht race
and the possibility of the Valkyrie win
ming any OF the races to follow. The dis
cussion was general and the I'M
preston seemed to prevail among
the Englishmen that Saturdays
race settled the matter and that the Val
kyrie's chances were slim indeed They
admitted it reluctantly, and added that
the race was won on its merits, and not
one of the party had any objection to
make the way the race had been handled.
The three yachtsmen who we're the first
to come in we're I. F. LS lock, Gordon
Wood and Cecil Slade. All three are
mem bers of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
They came over on the yacht Vallalia.
She is beautiful steam yacht, and one of
the largest that has ever been seen in these
waters. When Gordon Wood was asked
about the race he replied: ave didn't get
to see much of it. We came over to see the
races" here he smiled in an apologize
manner, land we did have some hope of
winning the cup. Lord Dunraven had
been over here and knew the waters. He
knew the winds and the land and the kind
Of boat he he had to beat. He laid him
self out to meet all these conditions, and
the hope of all the English was that in the
Valkyrie he had a boat that would beat
the American racer"
When Mr.. Wood was asked if he had
seen enough Of the yacht race to form any
conclusion as to what had caused the
defeat of the Valkyrie he said:
I'VE did not get near enough to see the
maneuvering. The pleasure craft were so
much in evidence that it was hard work to
get near. think, however, that the race
was won on its merits. We have no COM
plant to make. We were beaten fairly.
We wanted the cup, but guess you will
keep it for while yet, anyhow"
''Do you think that Lord Dunraven has
any com plant to make about the pleasure
fleet down the bay, or any complaint that
his vessel was retarded by these boats?"
Mr.. Woods was asked He said:
THAT 1 don't know. have not heard
any. l have only heard from every side
English as well as American-that the
race was fair one and that the best boat
won. l think that is about the size of it.
We intend to stay over here until the races
are ended and then we will go right back
to London"
Mr.. Woods statements were simply in
line with what all the EnglishmeD said.
None complained, but all took defeat man
fully and admitted it was a race upon
merits. No betting was done to-day, as it
was generally conceded that the one race
had settled the chances of the Valkyrie for
all time.
At the Brunswick, Colonel William God
dard and wife of Providence, are stopping.
Colonel Goddard's daughter is the wife of
C. Oliver Iselin, head of the American syn.
dictate that built the Defender. He natu-'
rally felt highly pleased over the result,
aud his only comment in speaking of the
race was that it was great one. The
hotels remain crowded. and it is probable
that it will be so until the end of the pres
ent week.
Mr. Irving felt sorry about the defeat OF
the Valkyrie, but said that it was only the
fortune of war, and he judged that it was
a race upon merits, and he had no COM
plant to make. He hoped for better
things in the future in the way of an Eng
lish victory on the sea.
Miss Terry thoughtit was quite too bad,
but she. too, took it philosophically.
ROTH YACHTS REMEASU RED.