Evening journal., 1895-09-07

MRS, g. OLIVER lhELlNs WHO SAILS On lhE
DEFENDER TODAY.
depending on the result. The open spaces
in front Of the newspaper offices are
crowded. Newspaper row at the noon
hour was a surging mass Of humanity
gazing at the bulletin boards
One newspaper indicated the progress
Of the race by moving miniature yachts
labeled Defender and Valkyrie along a
cornice half way up the building.
That thousands Of strangers came here
20 soc the race IS evident from the fact
that last night every hotel in tho city was
filed with guests. At the principal hos
.elrios cot beds were at a premium. Many
Of the out of town people found on arrival
that it would be almost impossible for
thom TO sec the race, as all the best ex-
cursion boats had already sold tickets up
TO their passenger limit
The veil of mystery which has kept the
public in Ignorance of the actual dimen-
sions Of tho competing yachts has been
raised. Honest John Hyslop, official mea-
suror OF the New York Yacht club, passed
his steel tape from bow to stern, from
deck to masthead and along boom and
bowsprit of both craft and the result was
at the Now York Yacht clubhouse. Val
kyrlo III allows tho Defender 80 1-10 sec
onds.
Tho Measurements a Surprise.
This is less than yachting sharps have
guessed. Tho appearance of the Nalkyrio
and the calculations which have beon
made credited her with an excess of water
line and sail area over the American boat
which would allow the latter from one to
two minutes over 80 mile course. The
cutting away of the after body Of the Val
kyrie and the lighter steel boom which
was recently substituted have undoubted-
ly givcn hor saving ON load water line,
which reduced the time allowance 20 less
than half minute.
The result of the moasurcr work was a
great surprise. No good judge thought
that the English yacht would give over a
minute and a half in 80 milo course TO
the Defonder yet many capable critics
said that the challenger would give a min
ute, but that she should yield less than
half a minute was astonishing TO all tho
smart people
When Mr.. Hyslop brought the measure
ments to the New York Yacht clubhouse,
he said that the Nalkyrio would have TO
allow Defender % 1-10 seconds. 10 WIS
only his business, he added, TO turn in the
measurements to the regatta committee
and let that committee sny what the time
allowance would be. Nevertheless he felt
that 20 1-lO seconds was the fair thing.
The committee considered the question
fer a long time and then posted "A notice
on the clubs bulletin board to tho effect
that the allowance would be 90 seconds,
leaving or Mr.. Hyslop's added ono-tenth
of second. The races win perhaps be
very close, but no tcnths of seconds will
separate the boats at the finish.
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limo longths Of the ships show only a diff
ference Of forty -huDdredths in favor OF
Defender, and that the length Of Defend
or's gaif went considerably toward render.
ing the small advantage gained on the
water line. Il will also be seen that tho
sail area does not produce so great a diff.
ference as was expected, and that the gon.
oral rating of 1O0 36 for Defender, as
against lO1 40 for Nalkyrie, displays a
margin between the boats so small that
nobody guessed it.
Mrs. Isolin Was Aboard.
Tho members of the syndicate were rep
resented by Messrs. Isolin and Morgan,
and they were aided by Messrs. Leeds of
Boston and Kane and Thorno of New
York
The other members Of the Defender.
amateur party arrived at the Erie basin
drydock upon the Hclvotia, the yacht Of
Mr.. G. Oliver Iselin, which has beer
used rs q tender by the Defenders party
for forrying purposes during an the New
York prcliminarics of the Americas cur
Z match.
Mrs Isoiin was with them. She wore ;
light yellow nton jacket suit, which wa
a marked contrast 60 her habit as she hal
beon seen upon the deck of the Defende
while standing in the main hatch at th'
start OF the summer racing of the syndi
cato sloop.
The NallSyrio was measured with he
whole crew aboard. Every one bosidl
Ratsey was also aboard. He wore n sun
set suit aad staid aboard the City o
Bridgeport, which is the steam tender OF
Nalkyrio III
IL Is interesting 20 note whether OF not
Mr.. Rarsoy deemed his presence unneces
sary TO add TO the weight Of Nalkyrie III,
and ia this case, who was his substitute