Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-05
AGREE ONoALL THE DETAILS
Cup Oommittss and Challenger Settle the
Formal Preliminaries.
ONLY ONE CHANGE FROM THE '93 RACE
Starting Point May lie Changed II
the Weather Conditions Indi-
cate Such Course Would lie
Benefi eficinl to the sport.

NEW YORK, Sept 4.--Articles Of agree
ment were entered into today on board the
steamer "City Of Bridgeport" the tender Of
valkyrie III, between the earl Of Dunraven
and ex-Commodore j. d. Smith. cha rman Of
the Americas cup committee, to govern the
races for the cup. The details chiefly refer
to matters that have been long agreed upon,
and were in force during the Vigilant-valky-
rie race in 1898. The only striking feature OF
the document is that the committee. while
naming the Sandy Hook lightship as the gem
orally understood starting point, reserves the
right to start the racers from any point.
which, in its judgment, may seem to be- from
weather conditions prevailing, a desirable To-
cation. This may mean that the committee
will send the boats off from the Scotland
lghtship or send them out from the sea be-
yond the Sandy Hook ship. The committee
specifies that 1t will put the racers on their
journey to windward as nearly as possible, in
either sort OF course, whether fifteen miles
each way or over the triangle Of ten miles to
the leg.
The cup committe held meeting tonight
and decided to leave out Sunday as one Of the
intervening days between the races. There
fore the first race will take place on Satur-
day next. and the second will not take place
until Tuesday. The other dates are the 18th.
14th and 18th.
The principal points in the agreement as
announced are:
The start will be made off Sandy Hook
Lightship, the preparatory signal being
given at 050 a. IN. and the starting signal
at IL 90.
Courses: No. 1, letter c. from the start
ing line to aad around mark fifteen miles
to windwarG or to leeward and return, leav
ing the mark on the starboard hand; No. 2,
Is m
to and around the mark. thence ten miles
to and around the second mark, and thence
ten miles to finish line, turning the marks
on the outside of the triangle to port and
starboard, according as the yachts are sent
round.
The first, third and fifth races shall be to
windward or 20 leeward. and return. The
second and fourth races shall be around an
equilateral triangle one leg. and the first, If
the wind permit, being to windward.
One day shall intervene between each rae
ing day, unless by special agreement. A
race postponed or not finished within the
time limit shall be decided before the next
race is taken up.
The races will be started off Sandy Hook
Lightship, the iPteparatory signal being made
at 1850 a. m, but II on the day of a race
the windward pr leeward of the course can
not be laid from the lightship, then the race
will be started from some point further out
to sea. -.ig. ii
Although the measurements of Defender
and Valkyre VIII not be announced officially
until Friday, and possibly not until Saturday
| enough has been learned to make reason
ably correct estimate of the racing lengths
and the time allowance given by the chal
lenger The big sloop contesting for the cup
that the American boat has held will give
time, although IT, will not be great as
was expected. The racing lengths as esti-
mated by well known designer
and expert are 101.3S for Val
kyrie and ,, 10O.22 for Defender
Under the rules of the New York Yacht club
this would meah an allowance of little less
than a minute Ion a thirty-mile course
These measurements were shown to Captain
Sycamore today and he said that he thought
they would prove to be nearly correct. He
thought that the, allowance would be about
one minute, as calculated.
The work of sandpaperlng and smoothing
Valkyrie is progressing rapidly and she will
| doubtless be ready to float tomorrow. To-
night Defender will be in dry dock at Erie
| basin, when both boats will probably BIT
measured.