Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

frames Of steel, twenty and one-fourth
inchss apart. At the ninth frame
from the bow Is q steel bulkhead three
eighths OF an inch thick. Forward Of
this 10 the chain locker, and aft of it
extending abaft the mast are the
crews quarters, which are entered
through q BOBBY hatch. The berths
which are on the port side, consist Of
light steel frames, which can be low
cred when in use. There are hunks
for twenty-eight men, arranged in
tiers three deep. On the starboard
side are the quarters of Capt. Hank
Half, Assistant Capt. Terry, and the
mates. They are comfortable but very
plain. Below the combined quarters
Is the forecastle.
just at the mast is the cooks galley,
which is shut of from the crews quar-.
ters by q bulkhead of thin wood and
canvas. This Is about fifteen feet in
length, at the anne time extending
across the entire width of the boat.
1t Is fitted with q gas stove, cupboards,
and other convenienoes necessary in
serving q meal aboard ship. Amid
ships is the main saloon, or dining
room, which is reasonably large and
we'll lighted. Then come four state.
rooms which r used by the owners
Of the yacht. They are by no means
deliberately finished. but they are
large enough to afford comfort. There
are, besides, all the necessary conven-
fences and plenty Of air and light.
The stateroom extends acoss the boat
from one side OF the hull to the other.
Directly aft of the staterooms is an
other bulkhead, three-eighths inch
in thickness. Aft Of this is the big
sail locker, which extends through the
stern over-hang. The hight, or clear
ance from the cabin floor to beam is
six feet nine inches. The cabin floor
is supported by wooden beams, four by
two inches, while the cabin floor
brackets are of three-sixteenth, inch
steel, and are nine inches long.
vALKYRIE's CHANCES.
The Vslkyrie's racing abilities in
American waters will not be shown un-
til she and the Defender meet. It can
be seen by the accompanying illustra-
tions that the English boat has more
beam than the American, and quite as
much draft. 1t is believed that she is
q boat of immense power but her lines
in general are not as easy as the De-
lenders, and it Is not probable that
she will be a quick in staysas the lat
ter.
The body Of the Englishman is much
the shallower, and is in the 'sskimming
ASohon Rdar q $vrn ~ Vuhi0h thu PrSk
ishers used to laugh in ridicule. That
they have adopted the skimming dish
while America has used the main
points of the old English idea, is n
Of the wonders Of this years race. The
Valkyrier's beam is about twenty seven
feet, while the Defenders is q trife
more than twenty-three.
The u~nder-b0dy of the Valkyrie has
The lines are sharp and severe, while
But these facts do not detract from
sons: The Defender has beaten the
Last year the Britannia beat the Vigi-
Valkyrie beat the Britannia by nine
CO0A AAAAOV0Ss AAOSe Cu0 01AyIlo AhS
beaten the conqueror of the ViRilant
by a greater margin than the Defender
has beaten the Vigilant.
vALKYRIE'S DIMENSIONS.
The dimensions ofthe Valkyrie have
lever been given officially. It is sur
missed that she is 40 feet over all; 80
feet on the water line, and twenty
seven feet beam. Until the official
measurement is made, it will be i'm
possible to tell which will give the
other time allowance.
EACH HAS " CAPTAINS.
Like the Defender, who has Capts.
Half and Terry IS shippers, the Walk
RE has two captains. William Gran
field Is the chief. He is a big light haired
fair-faced mana truetype of the Saxon
seaman. All of his family has figured
as expert racing shippers, and he is
about the best of them all. He has
been in the employ of Lord Dunraven
for several years, and has won count
less notable races. Capt. Sycamore,