The record-union., 1895-08-19

Minutes.
NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-The Valkyrie
III. has arrived. The boat which Lord
Dunraven has built TO wrest the
Americas Cup ana the yachting supretn-
acy from Yankeedom zig at anchor in
New York Harbor. After encountering
heavy seas and considerable head winds
since her departure from Gourock Bay.
Scotland, on July 9th. the cup-challenger
arrived at Sandy Hook light-ship at 1880
o'clock this evening. on her twenty
second day out. Her passage from Mall
den Head, where she dropped her tug on
the other side, TO Sandy Hook. 2,7O
nautical miles, took hor twenty one days.
nine hours and thirty minutes, an
average of l29 miles day.
The Vigilant last April made 1884
miles from The Lizard 10 Sandy Hook
in eighteen days, one hour and forty i've
minutes. a daily average OF l6S miles, but
the Nigilant had more favorable weather
than the Valkyrie III. has experienced.
The Dunraven cutter made the ocean
voyage without serious nishaD, and al
though her time breaks no record, she
has made a remarkable trip. Clever
British shippers and plucky British iars
brought through stiff winds and heavy
seas the low racing craft with flush decks
and scarcely any protection for those on
board. With peculiar "ketch" rig OF
stout spars and tough canvas, the mod
ern racing machine crossed the Atlantic
where many . big ship has come to grief.
Tho long, low. slender craft mado her
way under canvas until twenty miles to
the eastward of Sandy Hook lightShip,
when at 6 o'clock this evening she took q
line from tow boat and came into the
harbor with fleet Of tugs and the pro-
pellor City of Bridgeport, which is to act
Ms her tender, lowering about.
At $40 o'clock the fleet arrived at quar-
antiue. DR.. Doty, by special request,
went on board the Valkyrie Ill, ,and after
Il brief inspection, passed her. She was
towed to ali anchorage Oft Liberty Island.
The City of Bridgeport, the Nalkyrie's
tendor. started out at daybreak in search
of the expected yacht. Arthur Glennie,
Lord Dunraven's personal friend, was In
charge, II. Maitland kersey having re-
manned at Newport over sunday. Captain
Joseph Parker, late Of the towboat AS
sistance. was at the wheel.
The City OF Bridgeport reached Sandy
Hook llghtship at a. NJ. Mr.. Glennie,
who had passed the night aboard, came
out of his staterOom in negligee and
hailed the tug Dalziell, which had been
cruising outside the hghtship all night.
Mr.. Glennie asked If anything had been
seen of the Nalkyrie. When told that
she had not been sighted, Mr.. Glennie
said he hardly expected her before Tues
day, but would run out as far as Fire
Island. lie experimented with q mega
phone, and expressed himself with sur
t,
ton was carried on between the steamer
and the tug, which were two cable lengths
apart
The City of Bridgeport then proceeded
IN the direction OF Fire Island, and your
corresp spoDdent's tug headed OFT for the
French liner La Gascogne. bound in.
When within hailing distance, Pilot
Thomas Leonard was discovered on the
bridge. He WAS asked if the yacht had
been sighted by the steamer. He re-
piled: I'VE saw the Valkyrie; she ought
to be here this evening"" This was the
last news of the British yacht.
About noon the City Of bridgeport re-
turned to the lghtship. Mr.. Glennie
was informed by megaphone that the
Nalkyrie had been seen, and might be
expected late in the afternoon or evening.
At 3 2. NJ. the Marine Observer at Fire
Island made out the yacht and notified
dis played code signals from the Sandy
Hook tower, which conveyed the newS to
the reporter on the tug Dalziell. He first
notified MIR. Glennie on the City of
bridgeport, and then started out to find
the NaIkyrie. Mr.. Glennie waved his
thanks, and ordered the City OF Bridge
port to start at once. Lord Dunraven's
blue and yellow yacht flag was sent aloft,
and big American ensign was 1ioaled
from the maingah
The DaIZiell is fast-going ocean tug
and easily beat the City OF Bridgeport in
the run outside to meet the Nalkyrie.
The wind was north-north west, and the
Nalkyrie was able to lay her course from
Fire Island toward the Sandy Hook
lightshiD without tacking. The wind
was light, but there was quite swell on,
and The housed-in City OF bridgeport did
considerable rolling and pitching.
AT 5;45 P. NJ. the Valkyrie was sighted
off Point Lookout, about half way be-
tween Fire Island and the lightship,
which marks the entrance to the port OF
New York. The British ensign, bright
and red in the rays of the setting sun,
waved from the top of the iigger mast,
ana Lord Dunrayen's private pennanr or
blue and yellow fluttered at her top-masi-
head. Britain's tag was a new one,
while the owners flag was an old one
and nearly half blown away.
She was making good headway under
mainsail. jiggersail, like small mainsail
aft, and fore staysail. Her white hull
sggested that of the Defender, with It's
sharp PROV and immense over-hauging
aft, bur anlidships the great beam sug-
gested the Vigilant's lines. The Valkyrie
appeared to have less free board than
either the Vigilant or Defender. 4 mar
row gold band relieved the plain white
ness of her sides. Her deck was like
that of the Defender, flush and without
break. There is no cockpit forward of
the tIl!er, and the house anidshlps is
very small. \ cleat runs along the deck
on either side for the sailors to brace their
feet against whom the boat IS doing wind
ward work. The Defender was tho first
cup racer to show this innovation.
The Valkyrie has temporary wheel
rigged to her tiller, but this will be re-
placed by the regular English stick for
racing. Her jury mast and the jigger
mast, just abaft the tiller, will De re-
moved, as also will be the short stick
which occupied the place OF the bowsprit.
Two folding canvas boats were on the
counter. and the yachts cutter and dingy
were lashed to the deck amidships. The
jury spars which she has carried across
the sea are stout sticks and look ed very
clumsy on yacht with such fine lines as
the Nalkyrie's hull shows.
No time was lost in unbending sails and
decks Ofall the truck the moment
q line was got out to the tug. The crew OF
forty men jumped about with great
celebrity and soon had things ship-shape.
The tars were some in canvas Dreeches
jerseys with "Valkyrie, II. Y. So in yell
low embrodsry on them, while others
were In white shirts.
Captain Cranfield came on deck for n