The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-14
DEFENDER and vRLKYR|E.
They Ride at Anchor in the Harbor
at New York.
The VaikyrIe is Being Prepared for
Her Journey Across the Atlantic.
What Commodore Kane Has
to Say About the Race.
Lord Dunravcn' Plans.
BY Southern Associated pres,.

NEW YORK, September l3.-This
morning found the Dofeuder and ynl
| kyrie anchored oil Bay Ridge, the cen.
tro of such group OF yachts as only
an international cup race brings to.
gether. Defender WAS deckea in n
full dress of colors. There was fresb
breeze mud cboppy sen, and tho biz
single stlckers rode and courtesicd uu.
der their influence. Tho NnIkyrie and
Sher tender left Bay Ridge III tow for
Erin Basin ut 9:2O. 1t was after IL
O'Clock when MIR. lselin, who had
spent the night in tho city and hud
come down to the Atlantic Yacht CLUB
IN tho steam yacht Neckar, put OF IN a
launch to the Defender.
The tug Wnlluce B. Flint then went
alongside and put a line aboard. Mrs.
lselin was on the Defender with her
husband. As the yacht got under way
III tow for New Rochelle one of tho
yachts, anchored cloBe by. burst forth
in II salute from her gun. aud the other
yachts, taking the cue, joined in n
noisy ovation that lasted twenty min
ntes, and sounded like tho humburd
mcnt Of II besieged town.
lhc NnlkyrIe. IN tow of the Lewis
Pu!ver, arrived ut Erie BASIN shortly
before 10 O'Clock. The British bont
WIS warped III between tho steamship
Georso w. Clyde nnt; the ship Darn.
hil. and her aaiiors were put to work
atonce stripping her. BY noon her top
mast and much of the top hamper had
been removed. Lord Dunrnveu was
not present. MIR. Glennio, his repre.
sentative, said that his hardship would
start Mt once lor Colorado, with his
tw" daughters, aud that tho Nalkyric
Gtn
rs soon nsshe could he got IN tim Tor
the passage. He said that the NnlkvrIe
would not enter any race for special
cup on any conditions. Beyond this
he would say nothing.
MIR. Rntsey, who was present, was
even more reuGent. ii. Maitland
hersry said ,hat Nnlkyries sails would
he shipped to Cowes. Her spnrs woulI
follow later.
Severni members of tho Americas
Cup Committee aud the Regatta Com.
mittee visited the Madison nyeuuy
clubhouse OF the New York yacht club
this afternoon. No meeting of elther
committee was held aud no communi
cations wero received from Lord Duu
raven or sent 10 him,
a. Cass Garfield, secretary of the
cup committee. left the city at noon
loF newport. EX.CUmnodore NlchOI.
son Name, chairman OF the regatta com
mlitee. snid that he regretted The man
nef III WHICH, tue race wound mp, but
that lAoTu Dlnraven at the last mono ont
nude requests winch the committee
c0ald not grant. Mr.. kane continued:
III We had acceded to his request to
call IL no race. If ut any time one OF
Tue noats was lntericred with by
steamers, IL would be unfair to the
other boat If she were winning, We
dld ali TINT we possibly could do to
Keep clear course and prevent inter
ference aud offered 10 postpone the
start until the course was clear,
dOn't know what more we could do :"
MIR, Kane said he knew of no ar
raugement for races of Marbiehead or
any othe: olsce. lie said it rested
with Lord Dunraven whether he would
race sny more III American waters.