The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-12
AT FEVER HEAT.
That Barely Describes the Excite
ment in New York.

Z That Barely Describes the E1ciAe-
ment in New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE races for
the Americas cup of 1895, will remain in
history as the most exciting that ever
took place up to this date.
Not that the capabilities. of the boats
have been so evenly matched, as in some
other races, such as the second race Of
the Puritan and Genesta series and the
big third between Nigilant and Valkyr-e
II, but in the enthusiasm which has pre-
vailed among the people from the very
time that the match was made A larger
feet of excursion boats and greater
number of people have witnessed the two
races which have already taken place
than ever before were gathered to see
yacht race.
Even though it appeared on Saturday
last that Defender was easily better
boat than Valkyrie III, on Tuesday the
crowd that went out was as great. The
interest was further shown Eg the over
anxiety of the captains of several boats
to allow their passengers to remain close
to the racers and thereby incommode the
contestants. 1t IS true that there has not
been very much betting on the event. but
this IS accounted for easily. There was
TOO much uncertainty on both sides. and
after one trial the friends OF the yacht
that was beaten demanded too great ODDS.
At Fever Heat.
At no time since the Valkyr1e arrived In
this country has the excitement approacn-
! ed the degree to which it rose touay, eX-
cepting the times when the winner mad
crossed the finish line or rounded mark
or something like that. Wnen she dis
played her superiority actually II race.
The unfortunate collision of yesterday
and it's attendant incidents have kept the
public in a fever heat. so to speak Ev-
erybody was anxious to know what the
regatta committee of the NvV- L Dirk yacht
club would do about Defenders protest
! and having learned that the decision was
I in Defenders favor, they were further
I stirred up by a report that Lord Dun
raven, considering that Re nm been I'M
/ Justly treated, had determined to With
| draw his boat and so home without an
| oth6- race.
That the English party holds tina SIN
! cere opinion that they have been badly
/ treated there can be no doubt. If any
| testimony on this point were needed. II
could have been found tonight over in
the Erie basin. where the Two yachts
were being measured for the third time.
under the electric lignts-something new
in that line-when the feeling. between
( the respective crews of the ships mani
tested itself in various ways.
Are SuIky.
Lord Dunraven's friends and advisers
on the City of Bridgeport, the Valkyrie's
! tender were all curt in manner, and re-
| served in word. They seemed to desire 10
| let their American callers know that
they were deeply hurt. For a long time
| Commodore Arthur Glennca, who has
! gained the reputation of being a genial
! and exceptionally merry fellow, refused
| to give the newspapers the slightest nope
! that there might be a race tomorrow He
would only say that he was waiting Tor
| orders from Lord DuTr1ven.
! He did warm up a trifle, however, about
! 8 o'clock ana admitted that Valhyrle
| would start tomorrow certainly Inls
fact had been discounted before Mr..
| GIennca'S admission because OF the
| presence of Measurer Hyslop, the general
| activity of Valkyrie's sailors, and the
! very plain purpose of the English boats
crease the load waisr line length. 1t
might be mentioned incidentally tnat one
! of the things done to tighten Valkyr1e
was to semove IS pigs of lead that We're
| the first race. This lead weighed IN the
! neighbornoOd of a ton.
! Many Opinions.
! Excitement among yachtsmen was at
/ fever heat all day. Everybody had an
! opinion to express OF course most per-
sons upheld the committee from patriotic
| motives if nothing else. There were q
| good many however, who chanlploned
! Valkyrie and her cause. There were 9TH
| ers who said that the committee ought
| to have given the race to Valkyrie, oe-
| cause Defender could beat her anyhow
| and a verdict favorable to the English
! man would have no other effect than to
| make necessary one mora race.
| While thinking the matter over Old TIM
ers recalled the action of Sir Richard
| Sutton. the owner OF GenesIa, who raced
| against Puritan in 1855. 1t was remsm-
bered that the Puritan accidentally fouIed
| the Genesta at the start on The first day
! of the race. When the committee sent
i word 10 Sir Richard that Puritan had
/ been disqualified and that ne could sail
! over the course alone and win that way.
! he replied he wanted race and no
/ waIkover. He showed himself to De
] Sportsman.
Lord Dnnravene has SHOWN. in this case
/ that he is not the gutter that some nave
tried to make him out ay saying tonight