Evening journal., 1895-09-17
THE CAPE MAY CUP.
VIII defender Try for the
Genests's Prize?
vALKYRIBs WEAKNESS SET FORTH

EnkIth lHcht cuueHeu bN hohhoh OF
the Merciless Cutting Away OF the
UndsrbodY, TransverseIy and Lonri-
tudinalIy.
Now that the races are over reporter
Of the EVENING JOURNAL interviewed
the well known yachting expert. James
B Scott, who laid the lines OF the yachs
Pilgrim az the yards of the Pussy and
Jones Company, In regard to what he
thought Of the recent international yacht
races. He said:
1t is to be regretted that the members
OF the Regatta Committee Of the New
York Yacht Club allowed themselves to
ignore their better judgment iu the con
duct Of the late cup races. Clearly the
general public had right to become
hystericBl which 10 did, in its excitement
over the contests, since no harm Whist
ever resulted from 1t, bnt for the man
aging committee to lose It's head In the
general excitement has led TO deploraOle
results, 80 far as future trials of
speed ara concerned over here. Clearly
the second race should not have
been allowed Defender after she
had ones started aud came in
second over the finish line. The race was
on for its merits and the question Of
previous fouling should have decided
the committee in declaring the race of
when the evidence WAS taken. The
whole troutle originated with this show
Of favoritism which, as it has developed,
turned the fun into q fight by the
gentlemen Of the other opinion.
Taken as a whole, the races have been
far from satisfactory to either side
That Defender is a superior boat to
Vakyrie III has been clearly proven in
the waters Of jingolsm, but not
altogether in three straight heats
devoid OF accidents
THE great sizs OF both yachts well
nigh caused them to become unmsn-
ageabe, aud, without doubt, this should
DO the lesson learned IL it Is intended to
keep school hereafter How far this
unmanAgesbleness has affected the speed
Of the yachts is best shown in the
elapsed time It tosk to 90 over a thirty
mile course Seven miles and s-half per
hour Is not 80 terrific a gait as TO
establish IL for all time as q
precedent. The truth then becomes
evident that the tenderness OF both
yachts caused so much nursing In the
way OF lufiug and wearing as to
seriously affect what may bs called
6rst-c6ss sailing qualities Every IN
stant there was danger OF something
/ giving way, and no one knew it better
than those IL charge This could not be
| otherwise than detrimental to the
sxtont OF limiting the speed 30 that, II
the creation Of racing machines. th'
maximum limit has been reached
despite the fact that hardly any one Il
conscious II it, 80 early accustomed Is 4
to become satisfied with novel departure
In any shape.
"It. Is all the more surprising 'thal
Valkyrie should show inferiority uudel
conditions which her general dimsnIion &
do not Justify The rolling and pitchi nl
was falal to her success 10 the Ii gh
winds she was expressly built Tor
There can, in her case. be but one byDotb
esis for this sore defect. namely, that Will
showing heavy beam at the
deck line, the under body trans
versely ard longitudinslly has beei
mercilessly cut away, completely destroy
ing stability notwithstanding that nearl
hundred tons Of lead dsnglsd in tn
depths to hold her up like a church.
''That the Defender, with some fou
feet less beam and less cut away unde
body, has done better. in being a sur
all around boat, what races were sale
have fully proved.
ut remains TO be seen next n IA
Defenders management decides to sen
her to England TO race for the Cape Ma
cup, won by the Genesta while over here
II the all-around ability she has 20 ia
displayed will enable her to defeat
better boat than the Valkvrie III
the invincible Britannia. flying q
she does at present, forty rscin
hAgs, eleven of them won froI
the crack Vigilant. Then again, /
Eoglish waters, American yachts lose
AS we Yankees say, their heftness an
d. not tumble TO the currents and oil
shores so readily IS when cur boats al
home with the bright sandsdunes Of th
Jersey coast to nod recognition, an
with the peculiar current condition
helping vastly in leading the processio
when captains like Hank Hsf. TO tt
manor born, know how TO find them l
every race sailed Valkyrie outpointt
Defender but could not hold on becaus
Of the contributory effects Of the shol
currents with which the sailin
masters we're totally unscquainted, an
It Is fair to assume that nearly the SAM
OF at least some, retardlng influence
in ferce In English waters that Amer
can captains never will be posted on
"Then It follows that, should Defend.
cross the Atlantic ard defeat all q
crack English single stlcksrs In their o v
} waters, current to the contrary, al
come back with her lockers bulgiDg vii
cups ard racing flags. the trio OF bliI
boat builders Of Bristol, Rhode ISLAM
will not have groped In vain for an Il
! comparable shape and one, too. that W
, ,, pale into insignifcance, the bither
splendid prestige Of the much laudl
centre board sloop that seemingly csrri
of the honors against Just such boats
she Is the prototy pc.
The Grand Army and MIR. Watterson
The rear guard Of Delaware Gral
Army men who attended the convent
at Louisville arrived home TO day
n squads and companies, highly commend
= Kentucky hospitality, aud especially
: Louisville, the border line of secsssiC
> Delaware's delegation in the para
: numbered about fifty and received gen
! ous applause and treatment. While
Louisville. Dupont Post representati'
engaged the eloquent Henry Waters
to come here sometime In November
deliver an address, Mr. Waters.