Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-07

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tsrsst every other sport. For nvs months
tho BEST designers, tho most export sai.
makers, tho abiest seamcn, have been
drafted into servioo on either side until
last night all parties 10 tho contest rested
source that wealth and ingenuity could
suggest, and that both boats wero a.
perfect as human hands could make them.
Interest In tho races continues TO In.
croase; never before has IL been 30 wide.
spread. The cup contests a<e discussed by
everybody. One reason for this Is that 10
Is generally believed that tho Britishers
have tho best chance they ever had, and
that tho contests will be roally races, with
nothing OF the walkover about them.
The Defender and Vslkyrie were OH.
cially measured In Erie basin yesterday.
the result being that the Valkyrie con.
cedos Time allowance TO the Defender Of
POS.
Measurements Of tho Rivals.
DEFENDER.
Length on load water line. .............w.. 684
Length from after end Of main boom TO
forward point OF measurement. 10
Length from fore side Of foremost TO for
Longth extremo OF spinnaher boom. 1880
Length main gaff .......................... 640S
Length topmast, N.42, ono fifth. 1894
Height upper side of main boom b top
sail halyard block. ck.................... ...l2a a
Sail area, as per rule. ....................ll28 20
sailing length, as per rule. 80
vALKvRIE.
Length on load water line. 88sy
Length from after end OF main boom TO
forward point OF measurement. 49,. .lsa02
Length from fore side of foremast TO for
ward point Of measurement. ............ 1894
Length extreme Of spinalre@ boom. ....... 1904
Length main gan. ..........,.............. $3.50
Length topmast. o6.oS, onefifth.. .......... A7s
Height upper side OF main boom TO top
sail halysrd block. k.......................lp9 .lp900
Ball area, as per rule. .iltlA
Sailing length. a. per rulo. o...............l0iS -
When Mr.. Hyslop brought the measure
ments to tho New York Yacht club house
he said that tho Vhkyrie would have to
allow tho Defendar 81. l0s. II was only his
business. he added, To turn In tho measure
ments to the rogatta committee and lot
thdt committee say what the time allow
ance would DO. Nevertheless, he felt that
%. los. was tbs fair thing. The committee
considered the question fov Q long time,
and at 1928 p. m. posted q notice on the
clubs bulletin board 30 the effect that the
allowance would be 29s., leaving Off Mr..
Hyslop's added l-l0s.
1t will be noticed that the load water
line lengths Of the ships show only diff
ference Of 40.1 100 In favor Of the Defender,
and that the length Of the Defenders gaff
went considerably toward rendering the
small advantage gained on the watcr-line.
1t will also be seen that the sail area does
not produce SO great a difference as was
expected, and that tho general rating of
100 36 for the Defender as against 101 .4o
for the Valkyrie displays margin so
small between the boats that nobody
guessed It.
Undagging Interest Shown.
1t is safe to say that no previous contest
for the America cup has ever aroused such
intense and widespread interest on both
side of tho Atlantic as the races between the
Defender and the Valkyrie Ill. Not only
are hundreds Of strangers In town from
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago
and many other cities Of the far west,
eager to witness the grand struggle be-
tween the two speediest yachts ever built,
but the number Of foreign visitors has
never before been exceeded.
The hotels are packed with guests and
every available excursion steamer in tho
vicinity has been pressed into service to
accommodate the thousands of sightseers.
Unusual precautions have been taken
by the cup committee to have the course
properly patrolled so that the racing
yachts shall not be interfered with by the
excursion feet. The committee has also
issued notice to all captains of excursion
boats and pleasure craft, urging the neces-
sity of keeping an absolutely clear course,
and doing all In their power to prevent In
reference with the races, so that there may
be no cause for complaint, as there was on
several occasions during the international
races two summers ago.
English Cousins Dubious.
It hos leaked out within O day or two
that those In charge of the Valkyrie are
not quite satisfied with the stability Of
their craft in strong breeze. They have
said that her angle of heel under such con-
ditions Is not we'll defined. That Is, when
sho Is In breeze she does not act like
other boats after reaching her bearings,
but keeps on heeling
This fact, II it IL fact, Is disquieting,
and makes those in charge all the more
earnest in their wishes for light, waiting
airs during race days. whatever may be
satc to the contrary Still, IL Is just as
we'll not to place too much reliance upon
these rumors, although there are reasons
for believing that this failing Of the Val
kyrie Is causing no little concern to those
who are intimately connected with her.
There Is also the same reason for believ-
ing that Captain Cranneld has, down in
the bottom Of his heart, a feeiing that tho
Valkyrio may not show herself to be the
supposed her to be. Judging from what
Captain Cranncld has recently said, ID
would seem that he Is not ut all sure the
Valkyrie will do the runaway act with tho
Defender, leaving her from the first race o
fhorouQhly defeated hnat