The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-12
THOUSANDS DISAPPOINTED.
An Immense Fleet Came Down to
witness the Race.

ON BOARD THE UNITED PRESS
TUG VIA SANDY HOOK, Sept. u, 1895.
-Yachtsmen found bright skies over
head and piping breeze coming up
from the southwest when they took
their first weather observation today
Flags snapped on their staffs and the
smoke of factory chimneys went sour
rying away as it does only when old
Boreas is on duty. The weather Bureau
seemed to have decided against Val
kyrie, for it was certainly Defender
weather that was furnished for the third
of the international races. It was as If
Uncle Sans officials had concluded to
help the Defender.
Both yachts lay at anchor off Bay
Ridge all night. The Defender had re-
placed the broken topmast by smaller
and thinner one belonging to Colonia.
1t looked very light. and some yachting
sharps who sized it up this morning
hoped the wind would not get too lively
during the race, as it seemed hardly
strong enough for the work. The
spreader was repaired and the topmast
shroud which was carried away by Val
lzyrie,s boom was replaced by new
one. The Defender had been given
new coat of light blue paint, and her
bronze bottom rubbed until it looked like
FURNISHED gold. Everything about decks
was shipshape and the Herreshon boat
appeared to be in fine trim for the
DAVIS race. She left Bay Ridge in tow
Of the tug w. H. Flint at 7:45 A. M. on
her decks were Messrs. Iselin, Woodbury.
Kane. Newbury Thorne, Nat Herreshoff,
David Henderson and Herbert q Leeds.
Mrs. Isern was also on board, but did
not appear on deck until the yacht
reached the lower bay
yALKYRIE,S LATE SLEEP.
The Valkyrie did not show signs OF
starting for the course until O'Clock,
when Lord Dunraven, Mr.. Glennie, Mr.
Ratsey, Mr. Kersey and Mr.. Busk We're
put aboard by a naptha launch from
the City of Bridgeport. Lord DunraVen
DAUGHTERS did not sail on the British
boat. AS soon as the Dunraven party
were aboard the Valkyrie took line
from the tug Willard and was toWed
down through the Narrows on her way
TO the starting line. The British boat
sat lighter in the water than in her
last race. Two tons of lead in pigs had
oeen removed from her hold and her
water line was somewhat shortened.
Lord Dunraven endeavored to have a
remeasurement made last evening when
she was fioated out of the drydock, but
he darkness made it impossible for 1t
10 be done with accuracy, and Mr.. Hys-
iop gave it up. This morning, off Bay
Ridge, the water was too rough for 1t
to be taken. Captain Cranfeld was
asked if it had been done He replied
that it had not and ne did not know
whether it would be taken after the race
Or not.
After passing the Narrows the Defender
sent UP her mainsail. and when oppo-
site Swinburne Island shook out her jih
and dropped her tug. There was rat
tling breeze from the southwest. and the
Yankee boat sped down the lower bay
at a ten knot gait After passing Romer
ShoaI she sent UP a staysail and passed
out the Swash Channel at a pace that
dashed spray over her bows and left
tugs behind The Valkyrie sent UP her
nlainsail off Hoffman Island. but con-
tinued in tow down the. bay.
The possibility that this might be the
last race of the series brought out an
immense fleet this morning. almost equal
in number to the great gathering of last
Saturday The crowd perhaps, was not
so large as on that day, but nevertheless,
comfortably crowded The day held
forth much promise for the sightseers.
A FINE SIGHT.
The fleet presented a beautiful picture
as they swept through the Swash Cham
mel out to the scene of the great Inter
national yachting battle. The New
York Yacht Club steamer st. Johns was
first >of the fleet to pass out. She was
gay with bunting and the large crowd
music. The steamer Roanoke, laden
with the Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht
Club men and their ladies soon followed;
The indications We're that the fleet
Dunraven would have no opportunity
to put his threat into effect There
were more sailing craft attending. to-
DAVIS race than on previous occasions.
AS they flew along in the stir breeze
their big stretch of canvass presented a
fine picture for the eye to feast upon.