New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19
VALKYRIE III SAFE II PORT
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ans, after a briet rN, thorough eAo"i'ndu"'
passed her. ard after seay OF only about ten
minutes she was towed to her moorinE or LID
crty Island, where she dropped anchor at 1919
At no time during her passage up tho haroor
was there any DEMONSTRATION OF welcome. I'm
douotedly the fact that she arrived in the dark
and that there was some uncertainty as TO
whether or not she would anchor outside quar-
antine for the night the cause or THIS APP
rarent Indifference TO the safe ending o. her ons
Journey.
After she had been anchored for about hall an
hour the passing ferryboats and tags wnose
crews had in the mean time learned OF her COIL
ing 70 port began send out welcomes from the''
piercing whistles. Blu. .hn genuine ana nearly
welcome which America Is sincerely prepared 10
accord the Valkyre and later t. ner plucKy an"
sportsman Ike owner will be only heightened ana
intensified by be:ng withheld FOR short time
SLIPPERY LOOKING CRAFT
The ars. expression which an expert and ex-
perienccd yachtsman ale use OF when IN oroso
daylight he got good view Of the cutters ex-
ternal appearance was: shes a slippery LOOKING
craft. anyhow"
And In truth she does loOk 50. Her heauu1ui
and symmetrical lines seem to indicate that 1t
will have to be extremely speedy boat mat
will show her clean pair of heels. While
making headway under her own sail. consisting
of a mainsan jgger-saii Ike a small mainsaii
aft and forestaysail her white hull suggested
that OF the Defender with its sharp PROV ana
immense overhang aft: but amidships the great
beam suggested the Vigilant's lines The Eng
lish boat appeared to have less freeboard IMAM
either the Vgilant or the Defender
ceat runs along the deck on each side for
the sailors to brace their feet against when the
boat is doing windward work. The Defender was
the first cup racer 10 show this innovation Inc
Valkyrie has temporary wheel rugged TO her
tiller but this will be replaced by the regulation
English stick for racing Her jurymast and the
t!gsermast just abaft the tiller will be removed
as also will be the short stick which occupied the
place of the bowsprit Two folding canvas boats
were on the counter. and the yachts cutter and
dingy were dashed to the deck amldshps. The
Jury spars which she has carried across the sea
are stout sticks and looked very clumsy on
Yacht with such fine lines as the Valkyries hull
shows.
A narrow gold band relieved the plain white
ness Of her sides Her deck is like that of the De-
fender flush and without break. There Is no
cockpit forward Of the tiller. and the house amid
ships'is extremely small.
TALK ABOUT HER DIMENSIONS.
The most important discussion yesterday
among the experts TO her dimensions as
compared with those Of the Defender. 1t was the
unqualified opinion of those best able to Judge
that the ValkyTie is larger than the Defender
and that the former will have 10 make an allow
ance of fully two minutes.
When the yacht, which was flying Lord Dun
ravens private remnant of blue and yellow at
her topmasthead and the British ensign on her
jigger-mast was taken In tow the sails were at
once lowered and the work Of unbending them
and stripping decks of sailing trucks was begun
The crew Jumped about with great CELEBRITY and
soon had things on the yacht in shipshape order
The tars we're some in canvas brooches and some
in blue while others wore blue Jerseys with
'Valkyre r. Y. S" in yellow embroidered upon
them The work of setting things in order AFTER
the ocean voyage was quickly completed under
the superintendence of Captain Sycamore the
assistant skipper.
The yacht was navigated across the Atlantic by
Captain James Harrison. of the Allan Steamship
Line and ir addition to Captain William Gram
field the skipper. and Captain Sycamore. the as
sistant skipper, the officers carried were w Tyler
first mate; Luther Gould. second mate, and Will
lam Cook. boatswain.
THE FITTING OUT.
Until II. Maitland Kersey has been consulted
II is not known when the Nalkyrie VIII begin
fitting but it is stated that she will go into dry
dock at and the necessary work to put her
in racing trim will be started.
To-day IL is expected that she will be towed to
the Atlantic Yacht Club anchorage at Bay Ridge,
where she will stay until she is overhauled in the
drydock at Erie Basin When this is com
pleted she will be taken TO the Horseshoe at
Sandy Hook. where she will remain until after
the cup races.
The City Of Bridgeport already stated, has
been chartered the yachts tender and upon
the steamer the yachts crew will be housed and
fed The Bridgeport is fitted with forty berths
and has been equipped with other accommoda-
81 he Rf-if iEh hon
Lord Dunraven arrives he will make the Atlantic
Yacht Club house where he had suite Of rooms
on his last visit, his headquarters
THE STORY OF THE TRIP.
Before the Valkyrie came TO anchor last night
a Tribune reporter boarded her and the story Of
her trip across gathered from Captains
Cranfield and Sycamore, and from the entries in
the log-book. The Valkyre eft the other side
on the afternoon of Saturday, July q. She fin
shed adjusting at 1870 p. m, and al 2:4O she left
Courock in tow Of the tug Vanguard. The wind
At arst was easterly, becoming variable later
At 3 a. IN. she passed Rathlin Island abeam. and
at let go her tOwDOat and set her course
northwest by west-half-west AT noon there Was
fresh breeze blowing, and the weather WIS
cloudy. with heavy northwest swell The wind
had changed to north-northwest and was blowing
strongly, causing her 10 pitch heavily. The same
wind prevailed the following day. July y, and
her course laid west-half-souih 1t was
cloudy during the day, and fresh breeze and
northwest swell kept her pitching as on the day
before.
Later In the day il became squally and rain fell
The vessel rolled from side 10 side, with her sails
Tapping heavily.
On July 20 the prevailing winds were northwest
by west and north-rorthwest. The vessel con-
tlnued TO roll In a high northwest swell with her
sails Tapping 10 windward. That day she made
good 1877 miles her run the day before having
been 14s miles.
On the morning OF July 80 the Vakyrie sailed
along with light, variable breezes and squay
weather The wind shifted to northwest by west
10 west and then TO west by south. The breeze
was light during the day accompanied by
northwest swell and the Valkyrie added only
eighty-three miles % the distance she had
travelled
On the morning Of July 81 the winds
still light and variable. The weather
squally with rain During the forenoon mod
crate breeze spranG up and blew west by south