The herald., 1895-08-04

and thence to single block on the for
ward traveller. From here IL passes
through the third block on the boom.
ana then goes to a double block on the
after traveller. II next passes along and
goes through single block Un the eno
Of the boom and then back to the double
pluck on the after traveller again, fIon,
mere 1t runs up through the second plock
ana then forward to the leading piocR o"
the starboard side.
The blocks are sufficiently separated
as TO prevent chaiing and On AT me over wH the
Vigilant method. The only fault win
this method seems to be that the after
double block is slightly canted. suincient.
y. probably. to produce slight 1rictioh OF
the sheaves against the side.
In the case of the Vigilant. the main
sheet passes from the quarter block on
deck to the double block on tho boom and
then passes down tu the double block OH
the forward traveller. Thence IL goes to
another double block on the boom and
then to single block on the after trav
eler. The sheet then goes back from the
though as a matter OF fact the Vigila mt s
sheet really starts at the single block on
the after traveller. the two parts passing
through double block on the boom at
the after end. then to a double block on
the forward traveller. ard then up to a
oiOCh Ou buo ne SUcebS
then separate and pass through two quar-
ter blocks on deck.
The FAULT with this method is that
when the boom is flattened in, the two
sheets pull away from each other at the
first block. This crowds each sheave, in
a double block against the outside, pro-
duciEg considerable friction.
One OF the peculiarities of Valkyrie III.
is her quartette of owners. She il
usually spoken of as LordtDunravon'
boat but as matter Of fact she has three
owners. Harry McCamont. Lord Ions.
dale and Lord Wolverton. Dunraven oc-
cupies the same position with Valkyrie
III. that G. Oliver Iselin does with De.
fender. The latter is generally regarded
as lselin's property. but the bulk of the
money for her construction was supplied
by Willie X. Vanderbilt and Commodore
f. d. Morgan. Mr.. Iselin has full charge
OF Defender, and what lie says until after
the international races will be law. Lord
Dunrayen occupies the same position in
regard to Valkyrie III.
Lord Lonsdale is about the most pic
tuTesque member of the English Yacht
ing syndicate. He was a nine-day won
der in this country about thirteen years
ago, when he toured Violet Cameron
through ''the states" as her manager.
north pole. 1t is needless to say that he
failed in his purpose. but he made a
great many discoveries which supplied
food for discussion in all the scientific
societies of london.
Physically he is not pretty, being big
and raw Doned, with little twinklint eyes
and small side whiskers, unm,stakably
red in hue. He spent a year i'm the
Rocky mountains. hunting the big game
there, and he astounded the western
hunters with his nerve. They did not
expect that a gilded English swell of the
titled variety would amount to much In
the face of real danger, but he surprised
them.
1t is only recently that he took up
yachting, but he has gone into it with SO
much zest that he now ranks as one OF
the leaders of the sport in Great Britain.
Lord WOlverton is also unique. He is
a famous hunter. although but thirty
years OF age. In November OF 1892, with
Colonel Paget, he left England to hunt
in Somali Land. On reaching Berara they
set out with a small army of eighty-six
men, sixty-six camels, herd OF sheep
and oxen. seven monkeys and eight
donkeys, with which they crossed the
waterless plain of the Hano until they
reached Mimi, where their sport began.
Subsequently Lord Wolverton wrote a
book called Five Months Sport in Somali
Land. He is quite confident that the
Americas cup Will 60 back to England
this wear.