New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19

irs and ,Se sea had gone down somewhat. That
rJxnt tas vslxyrie msdo pretty GOOD weatnes'
md her nm for ths day lcG miles At a. IN.
ON August ( the Valkyrie paused an unknown
st~am.- hound west. to which she showed her
night signals At daybreak The shy was oyercas,
End rim f.l, During tho forenoon "a strong and
increasing breeze came from the north. and the
Valkyrie headed up to the northwest: AT ii a. m
she compelled TO heave to. and tor several
hours a fresh gale. with very high seas. kept the
vessel laboring heavily This continued until
about o'clock In the afternoon. when the gale
moderated and the captain kept MS snip aNay,
pitching and rolling heavily and shipping much
water In the still high sea. Her run for the day
was ninetythree miles.
THE REEFS SHAKEN OUT.
At A. m on August Captain Cranfeld
shook out his reefs and headed his ship north by
east At noon ne tackled TO the west. and at the
end OF the day had added ninety miles to the
distance from Gourock.
At G g. m. on August the Valkyrle spoke the
German steamer Rotterdam. bound west. In
latitude so 20 north, longitude 35o5 west Light
variable airs prevailed during the day. the sky
was oyercas: and hazy and the vessel rolled and
pitched with sails Tapping heavily. During
/ the evening 1t rained continuously. The val
k;'rie's run for the day was l23 miles
All the next day strong northwesterly WINGS
/ prevailed and the rough water dashed occa-
sionay the Valkyrie's rail. Her course
was laid west by north, one-half north. and IN
the twenty -four hours the number OF miles maze
good was only siXty-one.
On the morning Of August the sea went down
somewhat and the mainsail was lowered Tor re-
pairs. but within an hour and half II was IN
proper trim again to catch the moderate north
erly breezes with which the day began. ne
winds were variable and rattle. light, but on the
whole favorable ones. and on this date the
Valkyrie made her best days run OF PIG miles
The winds increased after midnight and at
q. m. on August 8 the yacht lost her jbtopsa
sheet. which was carried away The next day
the Valkyrie 129 miles in a strong north
westerly breeze. and as evening came on she en-,
countered a heavy rain. The wind suddenly fell
TO light breeze with thick fog prevailing.
On the following day the breeze freshened
| somewhat coming from the southwest. and later
from the southeast but the haze continued thick
The Vakyrie covered 1s9 miles that day. maxi
ing a total of 537 miles for the three consecutive
days
SHUT IN BY A FOG.
On August II the fog had cleared in the fore
noon. and the Valkyrie bowled along in a gentle
northeastly breeze At 2:30 p m she again
shut in by thick fog At 4:S0 she left the Cape
Race Lighthouse abeam. half mile distant. She
signaed Cape Race hour later when the fog
had begun to lift. Owing principally to the fog
her days run was only e.ghty-three miles.
A fresh breeze sprang up at midnight bringing
with 1t heavy rain. At S:25 a m on August Il me
Valkyrie left Cape Pine abeam seven miles DIS
tant. Moderate soutneasterly breeZes prevailed
and in smooth Valkyre cleared $40 miles
! holding her course west by north.
On August 13 strong but shifting breeze pre-
vailed, and in Il rough Naikyrie added lI3
miles more to her score. The next morning
high. confused swell set the vessel to rolling
heavily. with her sails tapping In northwestery
wind which carried her 154 miles further along
her westward voyage. The conditions were about
the same the next day; and the Vaikyrle chlpped
| from her goal. In the moderate breeze and thick
! fog which were the weather conditions on August
| 16 the Valkyries run for the day was lao miles.
| At a. m on August II the Valkyrie was be-
Gained. and for four hours her shippers could not
whistle up sufficient breeze to give her Roadway
| Il tlo
up and continued during the day, which was fine
and clear overhead. During the time that she
was in motion the Valkyrie got over eighty miles
more OF her way.
HER LAST DAYS RUN.
At o'clock yesterday morning the valkyrie
got light wind from the west, which sh1teu
during the day to north-northwest and finally to
| almost due north Tine sky was overcast and
the valkyre found rainy weather as she passed
| along off the Long Island shore. AT p. m
she signaled to the observing station at
| Fire Island, but failed to get any response
Her captains rather indignant that
this the case, for they had purposely run IN
close to the shore in order that the yachtsmen
on this side Of the water might have early in
! formation Of her approach 10 NewYork. The
two captains said that so far as they could MAKE
| out there one alive at the FIRE Island
station. and they were much surprised 10 earn
that they had actually been seen by the OBJ
server and reported at about the same time they
were flying their signals. After passing FIRE
Island the Valkyrie laid her course west by
north, and as she approached the lower harbor
| changed it TO west, one-haf south She was on
! this course when she picked up and taken
! in tow by the waiting tug.
CAPTAIN CRANFIELD TALKS.
When Captain Cranfied was seen by Tribune
reporter he was sitting in his little cabin, and was
busily engaged going through his mail. which had
just been brought aboard When the bag was
opened the sailors stood around waiting eagerly
for letters from home which they were expecting
! The sailors berths ranged on both SIDES OF
the Valkvrie for more than two-thirds her length.
A couple OF deal tables stood in the middle. ana
mprovised galley had been htted up forward
The interior Of the yacht implied that space was
at high premium.
CAPTAIN Cranfield willingly turned from his
letters to talk with The Tribune reporter, and
with that CHEEKY and genial laugh that Is con
tinualy breaking over his face he said: We'll.
am glad 10 be over here once again, and am
anxious to acquaintance with many
friends over here" He continued:
mo has been sick on the way across, and
We have met with nothing very serious in the
way Of mishaps ! do not know what the i'm
mediate arrangements for the yacht are. and Will
not until | receive further orders. ! cannot say
when we shall begin fitting but the spars and
sails already here there will be nothing to
hinder the work being begun AT once. The work
] think, will take only about week to perform.
We shall probably anchor after tonight at Bay
Ridge. and when fitted up shall go to the Horse
shoe"
How much faster is the Valkyrie than the
Britauna?'
"Ah. now you are asking me something that l
cannot tell you"
1T has been said that she is fifteen minutes
| faster than the Prince Of Waess boat, II was
suggested TO MIN by way OF inquiry.
Well. don't think that Is very far out
What do you think Of the Defender?'
That is something ! cannot speak about
either. I have had no means OF forming any
judgment yet
1T Is estimated that the Defender is five min
utes and twenty seconds better than the Vigil
liant over thirtymile course. What is your
! opinion that
II think 1t is very decent time. indeed. and
shows that the Defender is a very fast boat"
EXPECTS A GOOD RACE.
He concluded: I'VE have come over with the