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and bury in blow. AS a piece of con-
struction she is the poorest example I
have seen sent over here by the English
men. II will he hard job to get that hun
of hers, lumpy az II is, properly smooth -
John Beresford, who has of late been
sailing on the yigilant said: 'She is more
beamy than Mr. Gould's boat, and / think
Will spank more in seaway. l don't fear
her very much"
In the dock adjoining that In which the
Nalkyrie lies is George Gould's steam
yacht Atalanta, just arrived from Europe
She is being cleaned and overhauled. The
members of her crew confirmed the state
ment that the nineteen-rninute win Of the
Valkyrie over the Britannia and Allsa was
TO be taken with a large-sized quallfica-
ton. The men saw the race and said that
the Nalkyrie came In so far ahead smDly
and solely because the Britannia and Ailsa
INDUCED in series of lufing matches on
their own account that permitted the VAL
kyrie a practical waIkover
The New York Evening Post of August
u says: The Xalkyrie III was taken out
OF the water today al the Erie basin in
the presence Of about 900 yachtsmen, de-
signers. curiosity-seekers and others The
visitors cana ard went during the dav.
and II was evident that there was more
interest in the latest candidate for the
Americas cup honors than in any preyi-
Gus cup-challenger. She was in remark
ably good condition after her long sail
no barnacles being on her body anywhere.
and while her seams about the bow were
started little, there was no such opening
Of seams as was seen about the stern Of
the Valkyrie II. when she arrived at this
port.
The Valkyrie III. was a decided surprise
to those who were at the dock to look Al
her. They had been led to EXPECT a very
different type Of boa. Looking at her
in the water. the power was evident. but
below the waterline IL Is much mora No.
ticeable. Viewed from amidshlps on the
shore she resembles the Defender in a
general way. She is cut away forward IN
about the same degree and has the same
big oyernang aft, but there the resem-
blance ceases. From the forward poiut ~
the load water line her bottom Stones
away more gradually. and underneath the
mast she has good BIT more draught
than the Defender. The curve from thar
point 20 the forefoot is not as sharp as the
Defenders, and the keel is Of entirely dif
ferent shape. In the Defender the keel ia
rocker-shaped. with the greatest draurht
IN the middle, while the keel OF the Val
kyrie III runs back at an easy incline TO
the sternpost. where the draught Is great
est There the yacht resembles the De
fender with the great overhang and the
powerful rJidder.
When the yacht is viewed from the ho,v
and stern there is little or no resemblance
to the Defender The American vacb,
looks ike round-bottomed canoe. with
z fixed eenterbosrd and a bulb keel ira
yaikyr.e III. l. keel BOA. pure and SIM
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were but toys for the huge rigging derrick
that was selected TO lift them to position.
\ few swinging hosts and mainmast.
boom, howsprt, spinnaker boom, gaff and
club for club topsail were lying on the
Nalkyrie's spacious deck
BY $50 the crew had stepped the main
mast. the most imposing stick ever seen
in sloop or cutter. A superb length of
Oregon pine. II lowered up fully seventy
six feet from deck 10 hounds without A
marring crack, crevice or knot. From
deck to masthead Ii appeared to be all OF
ninety-six feet. Not far from the Nalkyrie
lay the big iron bark Dirigo. Even her
tapering spars had TO yield pride Of place
TO the English racers great mast
The bowsprit was next set and driven
home in the single galvanized steel cylin-
der that holds Il, and the forestry was
whipped on. The bowsprit Is something
over fifty feet long. about fifteen feet be-
ing inhosrd
The Nalkyrie has ten shrouds. five on a
side and an innovation in the shane Of
two runners. one going - the masthead
and the other II the hounds. The shrouds
vera whipped 10 the masthead and fast
ered 20 the deck by heavy turn buckles OF
galvanized steel
The spresders on each side OF the mast
IN the wake Of tire lower masthead cap
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pie. with no bulb keel. no round ho,,,,.
ana nothing resembling the Her-sssa..
model. AT the bow she has a r-asase,
curve to the harpins. where the er-,.
from amidships meets IL. The entrs..s
TO the water is excellent and nos ~
slightest sign can be seen of a hollow ~
which Will hold the water. or OF A hp,ss.-
shoulder 10 drag water along. The 49,
beam is noticeable on deck. but M, !.
much below. The lines aft are ,ns,
graceful as those forward. and II looss =
III her exit from the water would he s,r~
as good as her entrance The hiss /.
carried well down, much more SO tha. !.
the Defender, and the curve 10 the kasl /.
gradual. The depth of hold is not 50 vr.s.
as with her predecessors. althouvh ~.
has an increased draught, and her unss-s
body is a trifie like the Vigllants. WI.
the lines extended TO make a boat I,
twenty feet draught. The last eirh, a..
of draught consists OF about three fest !,
lead keel, which is eoppered. while IA
other five feet of the boat Is about .hr..
feet in thickness, beginning 10 flare an, -
form the body of the Yacht about ssss,
feet from the lowest point. Her rrss,
power is evident from the beam ana
depth, while the heavy lead keel ana ma
low bilge give her ability TO carry er,as
amount of sail.
The spars are all in place. with thu Az.
ception OF the topmast. Her galyanisss
steel boom, which will accommodate an
immense sail. was observed with much
interest today. il looks light, but IS syi-
IDENTIFY strong. 1t extends very far out
board. The general effect upon the OBJ
server is of boat with somewhat less
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men 20 send what Is practically an Auneri-
can keel boat over here cup hunting. But
while they're about II they have evidently
made up their minds 20 send over a good
one. This boat, l think, ought 10 be faster
than the yigilant.
'sThe valkyrie's mast Is stepped further
aft be a good deal than the Defenders,
and I should judge her boom TO be about
three feet longer. Her draught. j should
think. IS nearly the same as the Defend
er's-say about twenty feet. Her forward
lines are fine and her bow has good.
easy let-in."
John Hyslop. the veteran measurer OF
the New York Yacht Club was very much
impressed by the Britisher That Mr..
Hyslop thinks Watson has come nearer 10
hitting the bulI's-eye in this latest crea-
ton was soon made evident when he be-
gan 10 talk 1.-The Defenders forward
lines" he said. ARE finer than the Vigil
lant's: this boat has finer forward lines
than either. Her water line is straight.
and in spite of all that has been talked OF
the Defenders sweetness and fairness, I
think the Watson boat has quite as easy
a form TO drive through the water as the
Herreshoffer.
"A great deal has been written and said
Of the big wave carried forward and aft
by the valkyrie during her races. / do
not see any fullness forward TO account
for any Sucl wave. The NaIkyrle'S rud-
der does not rake so much as that of her
predecessor. the valkyrie H.. or as that
OF the Defender, but it has more surface
to II.
such sticks" continued Mr.. Hyslor,
gazing up at the Valkyries topmast tow
ering away aloft. neither / nor any other
American yachtsman have ever seen in
racing sloop or cutter. The mast, for in
stance, is far stouter than any in our
boats The boom, too. shows what won
derful clever chap that canny Scot Wat
son, IS. The construction seems to be per-
feet and the spar ought 10 prove immense
" strong The reduction in weight is,
without doubt. considerable, and in fact
this steel boom Is an exceedingly promis-
ing experiment"
Justice Simms. one of the best amateur
sailormen in the New York Yacht Racing
Union, declared that his inspection of the
Valkyrie only confirmed his faith in the
Defender.
IT don't like the Valkyrie's shape" said
he. ''She is very heavy, beamy boat,
and in a good breeze she ought to be easy
for the Defender. In light breeze, which
would allow of the race being finished just
in the time limit of six hours, the English
man will win, but. in a wind that means
tho covering of the course in four hours
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the contest. Watson figured on building A
boat TO beat the Nigilant. and Herreshoff
tried 10 get faster craft than the Eng
ish Britannia. This mix up is undoubted-
~ due 10 the Nigilant's visit last year to
England. when she showed to John Bulls
boatbuilders tina lines on which the Ameri-
cans build their boats. So close are the
races expected to be that neither side has
given away" any information that might
be of advantage TO the other side. A COM
rarison OF the boats is interesting. The
Nalkyr.e Is 10 feet over all, with Is feet OF
beam. IS feet of draught and II tons OF
lead In the keel. Her water line measure
ment is 90 feet. She IS built from lines
laid down by G.. l.. Watson, Englands
foremost naval architect and designer OF
the Thistle. NallGyrie H.. Queen Nab and
host OF equally weil-known yachts The
Nalkyrie. like tho Defender. Is syndicate
built. despite the fact that she il always
referred 10 as Lord Dunravcn's boat.
Her syndicate Is composed Of Dunraveu.
the Earl OF Lonsdale Emperor Williams
chum. Harry McCalmont. called the
"wealthiest Commoaer Of England" and
G. r. Robinson. Roughly speaking. she IS
fiat. shallow boat. with a deep I'm keel
or liked centerhoar9 instead OF movable
one. as on the ViEilant. and relies ike the
Defender on the enormous amount OF lead
placed very low down for power. She has
q tremendous overhang. and a great sheer
Viewed ne a whole. she might be called A
modified composite I'm keel cutter Of great
beam and enormous sail power. She is
the ninth vessel built especially 70 capture
the Americas cup. Her sail spread Is the
largest ever carried on n single sticker
and though Il is not definitely known Just
what site will throw - the breeze in the
races IL will he about J., so square feet of
duck. There ARE many new wrinkles I'm
her construction. In rivetlng and hracing.
o. interest only - bcatraking EXPERTS
Hcr mast from deck 10 head measures Q6
feet. The gan Is - fees long and her main
hoom IS les feet She has steel mast
ready 20 be pat up If necessary. II : a
decided novelty on racing yachts. II IS
los feet long and - inches in diameter
The Naikyr.e III was built specially Tor
the light Winds which prevail og here
during the fell. In light winds she is a
decidedly SUPERIOR boat - the Britannia,
which 50 scpally defeated tho NiSilant
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load water line length than the Defender.
but with bigger spars.


but with bigger spars.
Following is an extract from an inter-
view with George Gould in the New York
Sun:
Now, Mr. Gould. about yachting. You
have seen the Valkyrie ILL., under sal7'
Yes" he answered. II have seen her
under all her canvas. She is as smart -
light weather as anything ever saw"
"Will she stand up in a blown
81 can't say as to her ability to stand
up in a gale. but ! believe from what
have heard that the Valkyrie is trina
tender, and is a good deal better IN
light wind"
as she quick on stays?" he was asked.
Wonderfully so. She is quicker than
the Britannia, and you know what thar
means"
Mr.. Gould could make no comparison be-
tween the Defender and the Valkyrie, on'
admitted that the Defender was minutes
better than the Vigilant. and said that
the Viglant was practically trial horss
in the races.
"Ouu idea Is. you know" he said. 70
get ont a winner for the internauona
races, and to that end we have held thess
trials, so that every weakness OF the oe'-
ter boat can he brought out never
thought that the Vigilant was as fast ~
the Defender, hut | do think that fne
Nigilant Is better In anything hut isnu'
locked waters than the Britannia.
Now the Valkyrie is better than tns
britannia and the Defender IS faster tnah
the Vigilant. That's the only cornparisoa
you can make. but am satisfied win our
boat, and feel confident she viii win.
Mr.. Gould then asked about the De
tenders sails and spars. and showed musa
interest in the Defender-Yigilant trial ne
did not seem surprised when he was toa
OF the Defenders good work.
DO you not think. Mr.. Gould. tnst n
building the Valkyrie the English ~"
borrowed n few ideas from u.s.
Undoubtedly" he said. 1T Il pAny
shown In Watson's latest boat IN ~,
Fallyrie was built for American ssir'
and 70 win the Americas cup. Her ~
derness is attributable II the fact thh
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powerful boat. though. and we shall have
TO hustle to win
Ex-Commodore Prague. OF the Atlantic
Yacht Club and former owner of the Croc-
odile and the Anaconda, grew enthusiastic
over the Britisher. she is a great deal
better forward than the Vigilant a great
deal better Her lines are not so fine as
the Defenders, but they are great deal
more powerful. Her bilge is just as /
would like for boat of my own for wind
ward work, and the rake of her midship
section shows her to be boat that will be
good in a blow. She will have to give
time allowance, should guess, but I'd
rather give time than take it. The bigger
boat is going to win."
II don't like her." said George T.. Cart
land, OF the New York Yacht Racing As
ISOLATION. Both her model and construc-
ton are against her. She will lap over
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THE AMERICAS CUP.
Great international Yacht Race
Next Saturday.
THE DEFENDER AND vALKYRIE.
American Boat Smaller, With Not So
Much Sail Area-Iiistory of the
Contests since 1850.

New York. Aug. 2s.--The coming contest
between fhe Defender and tie Valkyrie
III. promises 10 De the hardest tussle for
the Americas cup since the gallant old
Yankee schooner came sailing home forty
Tour years ago with brooms at her mast
head TO show how she had
swept the British seas. The two
crack yachts OF two continents that are
TO contest for international honors more
closely resemble each other In design than
any two boats that have yet met in the
series. Already the air Is full of charges
and counter charges or theft of principles
and designs by the rival builders. In the
Defenders lines the Englshmen see only
q clear appropriation OF the British ideas,
while in the vaikyrie's make Herreshoff's
admirers declare that his designs have
been boldly pirated. Probably the fact Is
there has been an unwilling coming to-
gether OF ideas due to the exigencies of
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DEFENDER.

tory. She was in only three open races
and one private spin with the Ailsa- In
the first OF the three the challenger ran
away from her rivals in a very light wind.
but being becalmed lost the prize. In the
next the wind was too heavy for her 70
carry her enormous spars and sails. In
the last, however, there was WHOLESALE
breeze, and over a fifty-mile course the
yaIkyrIe beat the Britannia by nineteen
minutes.
The Defender is disappointment at first
glance compared with the vaikyrie. She
appears much smaller, and really Is. For
the first time the Yankee boat Is the under
sized craft. Americans had hoped Heres
hofr would build a mountain of spars and
sails, but the shrewd old designer believed
he had reached the limit of practicable
sail area, and has sought speed in an
easier driven body and finer lines without
material decrease of sail. Her dimensions
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Many spectators had come. including wo-
men and children and whole squad OF
bscyciists. Britishers turned out 20 do their
colsntrymen and their boat due honor.
One sailor sung out 70 his mate below:
'Aul away at that CANT loine, AIRY.
An Englisnn1an on the reir said 70 his
companion: 'Blimy. Bill, But IL does ore
no bend o. good 10 ear real Henglish
smoke again.
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were r.veted. They are thirteen feet
long 4 az inch. 4 five-foot truss was also
placed on the foresi9e OF the mast Just be-
low the hounds 70 strengthen the stick
against the thrust q the big gan.
The steering wheel was taken apart and
transferred to the City OF Bridgeport In
rs place vas pu' the tiller, by which all
kngiish racing yachtsmeR swear This TIL
leT Is a formidable looking affair. II "a
over fifteen feat long and is Of galvanized
steel left bare - tha hand.
al tbs aas aesa done before roon.
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but in heavy weather she showed such in-
stability that ssere was hasLy addition
OF from twelve % fifteen tons % outside
lead on her keel Unless sho WAS pur-
pogeiy held hack IN her trial races n
England 20 keep the Yankees from ''-et-
ting 4 line 81 her," she may not after all
he a better boat than the Britannia. In
fact. there has been somewhat % a nshiic
demand scress the water that TIE Prince
% Males sturdy cutter - sent over here
Aha ! alsy ne IS trials Msse G1S s&s-SsaS-
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much heavier boat than the Defender She
has 20 be pretty heavy boat II she has TO
take care OF that big stick (pointing 10 the
Nalkyrie's big mainmasf). Watson's one
idea seems 70 have been 20 build a boat
that would carry as great sail spread as
possible. The Vslkyrie ought 70 prove
cracka jack IN light breezes-"
Gustav Grain. the builder OF model
boats, said: she "a lust what / expected
~ see 4 lyrical Yankee boat. rather on
tina sAimasing disa order. She is big.
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"Yus," replied the other, sit do indeed.
They're the real hold stun, hain't they?"
The Valkyries sailors are the real hold
stuff from a yachtsman viewpoint, too.
Not one of them is what is popularity
known as big man. They have all
long bodies and short legs, as IL nature.
at first intending them 10 be six-footers,
had suddenly changed her mind and taken
a reef in them. Shoulders like scales,
necks as strong as a young bulls, arms
that seem to hang far below their knees,
and backs like piilars-these are attributes
OF the bow-legged. rolling gated lads
from Wivenhoe, seadogs from their child
hood.
Mr.. Kersey left the dock about o'clock
in the afternoon, shortly before the main
boom was siung. IL was wrapped in a
canvas covering, painted A dinsy yellow.
This covering was not removed until the
spar had been swung into place. Then Il
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she was not meant for English ~a 's,
She wants summer breeze and stesa
one. and II she gets IL we shah hAss
worthy competitor" "a.
Mr.. GslIld thought the American ou.sysls
course was the fairest course in the 49,
as IL admits of no advantages 70 eiu
boat. There are no currents that pun 80 -
head up one way ard your stern away
in the other direction. a. you expe'r,'.s
nos and then IL the British inside couls
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-20
TALK OF LVNCHlNG.
Horrible Treatment of Young Lady by q
Discharged Man.

Horrible Treatment of Young Lady by a
Discharged Man.
BENTON HARBoR, Mich. Dec l7-Miss
Minnie Sparks lies in an unconscious con-
dition with ner skull fractured. the result
OF terrific blow by Harry Sweetman.
Sweetman was discharged from her
fathers employ some time ago. and 1t has
grown upon the mans mind to such an
extent that he has become temporarily in
sane Last week he secured entrance to
her house and fired two pistol shots at the
girl, but both bullets failed to hit the
mark She kept silent about the episode
and the police did not hear Of her peyse.
cution until her bruised body was found
About 3 o'clock Sweetman caught Miss
Sparks just as she was stepping from the
house He struck her terrible blow on
the head which knocked her senseless and
fractured her skull.
Then he filled her mouth with dirty
rags and tied her feet together, drawing
the cords tight and cutting into the flesh.
around the helpless girls neck, evidently
with the intention of strangling her.
However, some noise frightened him and
he dragged her to the woodshed door and
hurled her through it, He then made his
escape. Five minutes afterward Miss
Sparks condition was discovered. Police
have been on the hunt for him and IL Is
said that If he is caught before public in
dignation has chance to cool down he
may be lynched
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NEWS OF OUR STATE.
TELeeRAPAlc REPORTS OF MATTERS
or INTEREST.

Compilation OF the Most Important Hap
penings Of the Week Which VIII he
Read with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. state Nsws
Given In Condensed Form.
EMMETr. Mich. Dec. l2.-There was the
widest kind Of a time at the homo Of
Henry Pettis. farmer living four miles
from here The old man went home at
midnight and was ugly. He soon got
into dispute with his wife about who
should do certain chores, and the dispute
grew to quarrel In which the old man
tried TO strangle his wife. He was not
able to do this, and hunting up his re-
volver. began shooting.
Mrs. Pettis ran out Of the house into the
snow after her husband had fired two
shots at her. one Of which took effect and
that inflicted only a slight wound. His
stepson. who interfered, did not escape as
luckily, as the old man opened fire on him
and sent bullet into his breast near the
heart. from which the boy is likely to die.
The other stepson. Alexander Stimson,
ran for help, but before 1t arrived Pettis
had disappeared and showed up later at
the home of the village marshal and gave
himself up, saying he had shot his wife
and stepson.
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SECRETARY cARLIsLE's REPORT.
Follows Exactly the Same Lines as the
the Message on Financial Affairs.

Follows Exactly the Same Lines the
the Message on Financial Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Secretary Car
isles report was sent to congress yester-
day. 1t had been anticipated by what the
president said on the financial question and
added nothing thereto except as to detail
The burden Of the report is that the
greenbacks should be retired and that
until this is done the reserve will not be
safe, no matter what the condition Of our
foreign trade He says the retirement Of
legal tender paper money will not con
tract the currency, as gold will come out
of its hiding place to make up for the pa
per retired.
He says there will be a surplus in the
national revenues next year with the
gradual return of normal business con-
ditions. But the surplus revenue will be
no safeguard ''unless it should be required
to be paid in gold under system which
would exempt the government from the
obligation to furnish the gold when de-
manded to be used in making the pay
ments, and it is scarcely necessary to sug-
gest that such system is impossible as
long as the United States notes and treas
ury notes are kept in circulation and are
redeemable in gold by the government it
self on presentation" This is the key TO
the whole report "