The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-07

80 80
Height upper side OF main boom to
topsail halyard block. ck...................l25.fs
sail area as per rule....................1l2
Sahihs iehstn, as per ule................ .lOO-S6
vALKYRIE III.
Length on load water line .......... SSS
Length from after end OF main boom
TO forward point OF measurement. 1862
Length from foreside TO foremast, to
forward point OF measurement........ 1894
Length extreme OF spinnaker BOOM. 1894
Lenstn main gan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
Lenstn topmast ........................... 65-es
Height upper side OF main boom 10
topsail halyard block. ck....-............f2eso 50
san area. as per rule...-..
Sailing length, as per rule 80
When Mr.. Hyslop brought the measure
ments to the New York Yacht clubhouse
he said that the valkyrie would have to
allow defender 2s10 seconds. II was only
his business. he added, to turn the measure
ments over to the regatte committee and
let that committee decide what the time
allowance would be. Nevertheless, he felt
that 29.l0 seconds was the fair thing. The
committee considered the question for q
long time. and at 1925 p. m. posted up a
notice on the clubs bulletin board TO the ef-
feet that the allowance would be % seconds.
leaving Off Mr.. Hyslops added one-tenth
OF a second. The races will perhaps be
very close. but no time OF seconds will sep
arate them at the finish. IL will be no.
1 ticed that the load waterline lengths OF
ships show difference OF 40-lOo In favor Of
Defender. and that the length or Defend
cr's gan went considerable toward reduc-
ing the small advantage gained on the
waterline. IL viii also be seen that the sail
area does not show so great difference
as was expected. and that the general rat
| ing OF l0036 for Defender as against l0l 40
| for Valkyrie displays a margin between the
| boats so small that nobody guessed IL.
INTEREST IN THE RACES
No previous contest for the Americas
cup has ever aroused such intense and
widespread interest on both sides OF the
Atlantic as the races which begin to-mor-
row Off Sandy Hook. Not only are hum
dreds OF strangers In town from Boston.
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Chicago and many
other cities of the far West. eager TO wit
ness the grand struggle between the two
! speediest yachts ever built. but the number
of foreign visitors who are here for the
| same purpose has never before been exceed
ed. The hotels are packed with guests. and
| every available excursion steamer In the
vicinity has been pressed into service 10
accommodate the thousands OF ,sightseers
who will witness the rare pectacie. such
pated for tomorrow that unusual precau-
| tions have been taken by the cup commit-
| nave
| that the racing yachts shall not be inter-
| fered with by the excursion fleet. The pa
troll force will be In charge of b; $. Osbon:
| the opening of the Harlem ship canal. and
Lieutenant Delhanty, supervisor OF the port.
Colonel Gillespie. OF the engineering corps
| of the United States army and the navy
yard officials are all interested In securing
| fair play for the racers The committee
| excursion boats and pleasure craft urging
! the necessity Of keeping on the course. and
doing all in their power to prevent inter-
| ference with the racers. so that there may
| be no cause for complaint, as there was on
several occasions during the international
The regatta Committee of the New York
Yacht Club issued the following circular to-
night:
| will be laid out by Lieutenant G. NJ. Nlne-
| low l.. 5. N, OF tbs New York Yacht Club.
who will be in charge Of the soo tug Edgar fr
down the bay to-day 10 Adjust compassss
and test the patent log. Lieutenant II.
YssSs Club g viii be aSC IN charge al she Of ss
| Luckenbach, which has been chartered TOT
the purpose Of marking one end OF r. the lin line
| ship This tug will also mark the second
float In course No. 2 and will assist the
| patrol fleet when not otherwise engaged
THE COURSE.
The match between valkyrie III and De-
fender viii be comprised OF best three out
OF FIVE races. All win be rtarted from the
Sandy Hook lightship. which is 57s miles
outside OF Sandy Hook They will be held
on alternate days. the first being set for to-
morrow. The courses will be thirty miles
| long each, and the turn Will be taken AZ
fifteen miles TO w:ndward. or leeward and
| return. and the triangular course OF ten
| miles to the leg until one OF the racers wins
three races. 1t Is generally admitted tha<
| this year will see the closest contest ever
| held for the cup. Velkyrie III showed be-
fore she left home that she u the fastest
| Yacht ever built over there. AZ least in light
| weather Defender has been tried IN all
| kinds OF winds Though she has not yet
| been out IN a rough sea-. and X rs tne nns-
| better than Vigilant by ten minutes. II not
| more I'm thirty miles. and Nigilant Is be-
| lieved TO be four minutes faster than she
There has been some betting on the re-
! suit OF the match, the hackers
| OF the English yacht having in
invariably demanded odds They have askei
for Z TO 5. yet IN some cases have aeeepted
! 5 10 T. Most OF the Valkyrie money has been
staked not by practical yachtsmen. but BY
sporting men. who have been led TO believe
| is going 10 furnish surprising speed.
Among the experts there Is vast caution
| displayed in making predictions Therefore.
o tse capabe Judges come
fiat-footed in this manner. Capt Frank #.
| Gregory. who was. for half score OF years.
superintendent OF the .-tiantlc Yacht Club.
81 stanssnT ao on the T Erie % BASH ars dock wsers
Valkyrie was hauled out. After long and
critical examination OF the ehallenxsrs
lines he remarked Il, we Well i m 1nas s.,nrxes sos{ -
last the reporter met Captain Gresory on
West street. on his way TO the pier Of ~