The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-19
VALKYRIE TIL. IN PORT.
The English Challenger for the
Cup Has a Safe Trip.
GREETED BY THE DEFENDER.
Eden, OF Arnheim. Wins the Worlds
Mile Championship In the Bicy-
Gle Races at Cologne.

New York. Aug. Is.-Thousands OF reo-
pie were on the lookout today for the ar
rival of the yalkyrie III. and the British
racer did not d.sappoint them AT 1915
r. m news came over the wire that she
had passed the Moriches life-saying sta
ton. Soon afterwards there was a scene
of commotion in the harhor. Craft OF all
kinds were gotten under way to meet and
welcome the forNtgn visitor. Among the
first OF these to get in motion was the
freight steamer City, OF Bridgeport, with
Lord Duuravens representative in Amer
lea. II. Maitland Kersey. and a large
party OF friends aboard. The Vigiiant. in
tow of the tender Aeronaut. and the De-
fender. lowed by her tender, the Hattie
II. Almer were seen Fastening 20 well
come the foreign yacht. The larger YES
sells went away outside OF Sandy Hook,
but the little fellows did not have the
courage TO venture far into the choppy
sea The schooners and larger sloops re-
manned in the open until they saw that
they would have TO give over the oppor-
tunity OF seeing the English boat. More
over, several tugs were sent out by the
newspapers. and most of those got close
enough TO the visitor TO give her a hecom-
ing welcome. The feet OF vessels was the
largest that ever sailed 10 meet an incom-
ing yacht.
The Nigilant was lowed down through
the Narrows to Sandy Hook. passing
quarantine at about $50 a. M, and drop
ping anchor in the Horseshoe. The De-
fender turned westward on leaving the
dock and went UP East river and thence
to New Rochelle. Ii was a long wait for
the boats that went to meet the Naikyrie
and for the crowds on shore, for the
whole forenoon wore away without sign
or her. The dock at quarantine was
crowded with people when. at $50. the
word was given that the English craft
was heading toward the upper bay. At
e:45 the Nalkyrie, in tow, slowly passed
quarantine and was boarded by the health
officers
The cup challenger looked trim and neat
in the glimmering lights. on her decks
were apparently all the members of her
crew Hearty cheers of welcome were
exchanged with the English sailors, and
then the usual formalities having been
complied with. the Valkyrie continued her
journey up the bay. Off quarantine the
Valkyrie was boarded by reporter of
the Associated Press. who obtained the
following story OF the voyage from Capt.
Cranfield:
I'VE left Gourock on July q. with a full
crew of forty-two men. After leaving
Tory island on Sunday, July Is, we ran
into a fresh northeast gale, accompanied
by high seas, which blew hard for TWEEN
tyfour hours and then moderated. On
Wednesday morning, July 81. 1t COM
menced to blow again from northwest to
southeast. 1t blew hard for FIVE days.
when the weather moderated to light
southwest winds, which lasted UP to Cape
Race.
There we caught a northeast wind,
which carried us to Sable island, when the
wind became light and left us becalmed at
times. and lasting UP to our arrival here.
We sighted Ship rock late at noon today,
and at $50 this afternoon, when twenty
miles west of Fire island, we were taken
in tow by the World tug, c. r. Raymond.
and here we are. We made S016 miles in
all, and one day only made about seventy
miles. We never carried a rope or yarn
throughout the voyage"
The Valkyrie looks like monster.
When one steps on board of her one can
almost fancy an ocean steamer. Her
beam is simply immense, and she shows
tremendous length Her bowsprit for
her ketch rig is very short, quite a little
spar, and her masts are splendid sticks.
In a word she may be labeled dan
gerous''
The Valkyrie will anchor off Liberty ISL
and for the night and will be taken to the
Erie basin in the morning. Her time of
passage was twenty-five days. The Val
kyrie II. made it in twenty-nine days,
IS hours, and the Viglant in Is days.