Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-09
VICTOR AND VANQUISHED.
BOTH YACHTS AT THE SAME ANCHORAGE
They Are Remeasured for Some Mysterious ReaSon-AI Parties Concerned as
 Dumb as Oysters.

New York, Sept. S.-The two contesting yachts. Defender and Valkyrie III, are at anchor off Bayridge this afternoon, where they were lowed last night It came out today that their visits to the waters of the upper bay had more sign.fi- canoe than it was supposed. It was for no other purpose than to be measured, and it was done at the request of Lord Dunraven. Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning both boats were lowed to the still water of Erie basin. Official Meas urer Hyslop of the New Yacht club was there and the Lord Dunraven party fol- lowed on the Valkyrie's tender, City of Bridgeport while MT. lselin and party were on Mir Iseln's steam yacht NJ ckan. Mir. Hyslop took the water line again of each yacht, Designers Watson and Herresnhordeach keeping an eagle eye on the proceedings in behalf respect ively of the two yachts. Before o'clock both of the yachts were lowed to Bay ridge, yachtsdom in blissful ignorance of the object of the visit to Erie basin. It was stated that the measurement showed the Valkyrie to be A of an inch longer than the original measurement. while the Defender was 1 inch less on the water line. The correctness of these fig ures could not be learned aboard the yachts
 Mr. Iseln proceeded at once to New Rochelle on the Neckan. When a United Press reporter went alongside Defender in a launch during the afternoon Captain Half was busy packing his grip Tor a flying trip to his home at lslip, l.. l. He was as mum as an oyster when spoken to of the remeasurement of the yachts He consented to say that all hands were in good condition after yesterdays tussle with a lumpy sea and, needless to say, in good spirits.
 Mir Leeds who sails on Defender, was equally reticent. On the City of Bridge port Lord DunraVen and MT. Glenny were taking a siesta. MT. Ratsey was hailed and asked the cause for the re- measurement. He replied: Because the committe desired it." Then he lapsed into silence. A visit to the yacht fol lowed and aboard there was found MT. Watson, MT. Herreshorf the two English captains and Measurer Hyslop himself, who was engaged in the work of getting the spar length. MT. Heres horf was present as the representative of the American syndicate.
 Will you say" he was asked, "why you are remeasuring the boats?'
 "The committee desired it."
 Next MT. Watson was hailed and gave the same reply to the same question.
 The reporter told him that it was un- derstood that Lord Dunraven had asked 1t.
 Well" he said, Lord Dunraven did want to have the Defenders line marked just as you see our line is forward" and he called attention to a little red mark at the forefoot on the water line and then added: MT Iselin also wanted our spar measurement checked"
 Was it not because the first measure ments were inaccurate?"
 "Oh, no. But Mir Iseiln was not pres ent when the Yalkyries measurement was taken aloft."
 This evening the following was pre- scented at the New York Yacht club.
 "At the request of the Earl of Dun raven and with the acquiescence of MT, Iseln the measurer of the New York Yacht club mark the yachts Valkyrie and Defender at each end of the load water line. When this was done at the Erie basin today the meaSurer at the request of the Americas cup verified the measurements taken Friday, which were confirmed by the measurements taken today"
 The next race will be on Tuesday at Il a. m., under the same conditions as yes terday's race, except that the course will be a triangular one of thirty miles, with ten miles to leg. The excitement aroused by the first will undoubtedly at tract another big crowd of boats and people down the bay. The English com mittee hopes to devise some scheme by which the attendant fleet can be kept at a racnaotf,Il distance