The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-22
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 Points in Which She Differs From De-
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 New York, Aug. 21.-Valkyrie III. was taken out of the water to-day at the Erie Basin in the presence of about 1000 yachtsmen, designers, curiosity seekers. and others, The visitors came and went during the day, and it was evident that there was more interest in the latest candidate for the Amer ieas cup honors than in any previous cup-challenger She was in remark ably good condition after her long sail, no barnacles being on her body any where, and while her seams about the bow were started little, there was no such opening of seams as was seen about the stern of Valkyrie II. when she arrived at this port H. Maitland Kersey, Lord Dunraven's representa- tive in this country, was present to watch the docking, and to sec that no harm befell the craft, for which he is responsible until the owner arrives.
 It was about o'clock this morning when Vall1yrie III. was warped into the dock and taken far up to the front where Vigilant lay when last out. Then the big pumps were started and the water crept slowly away from her hull until at 10 o'clock she was high and dry. MT. Kersey said that he was very we'll satisfied with her condition; as far as he could see she had not been strained at all on her voyage across the Atlantic. He said she would not be coppered, but would be painted with 8 patent composition after being thor oughly cleaned. It is expected that she will be floated before Monday, and as soon as the sails can be bent she will take her first trial. This will give her eleven sailing days before the race should it take place on September z.
 Valkyrie IT. was decided surprise to those who were at the dock to look at her. They had been led to expect a very different type of boat. Look ing at her in the water, the power was evident, but below the water-line it is much more noticeable. Viewed from amidships on the shore she resembles Defender in a general way. She is cut away forward to about the same degree and has the same big oVerhang aft, but there the resemblance ceases. From the forward point of the load water line her bottom slopes away more gradually, and underneath the mast she has a good bit more draught than Defender. The curve from that point to the fore foot IS not as sharp as De- lenders, and the keel is of entirely different shape. In Defender the keel is rocker shaped with the greatest draught in the middle, while the keel of Valkyrie III. runs back at an easy incline to the stern post where the draught is greatest. There the yacht resembles Defender with the great over hang and the powerful rudder.
 When the yacht is viewed from the bow and stern, there is little or no re- semblanee to Defender. The American yacht looks like round-bottomed canoe, with fixed centre-board and a bulb keel. valkyrle III. is a keel boat pure and simple with no bulb keel, no round bottom, and nothing resembling the Herreshoff model At the bow she has a graceful curve to the harpins, where the curve from amidships meets it. The entrance to the water is excel lent and not the slightest sign can be seen of a hollow DOW which will hold the water, or of tulging shoulder to drag water along. The broad beam Ia cy1 J apIr ! l,tx below. The lines aft are just as grace ful as those forward. and it looks as if her exit from the water would be fully as good as her entrance. The bilge is carried well down, much more SC than in Defender, and the curve to the keel is gradual. The depth of hold is not so great as with her predecessors, although she has an inreased draught, and her under body is trifle like Vigilant's. with the lines extended to make boat of twenty feet draught. The last eight feet of draught consists of about three feeet of lead keel which is coppered, while the other five feet of the boat is about three feet in thickness, begin ming to flare out to form the body of the yacht about eight feet from the low est point. Her great power is evident from the beam and depth, while the heavy lead keel and the low bilge give her ability to carry great amount of sail.
 The spars are all in place with the exception of the topmast. Her galvan- ized steel boom, which will accommo- date an immense sail, was observed with much interest to-day. It looks light, but is evidently strong. It ex- tends very far outboard. The general effect upon the observer is of a boat with somewhat less load waterline length than Defender, but with bigger spars