The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-18
YaIkyris Strips:
Prepares to Again Cross the
Atlantic Ocean.

New YORK. Sept. l3.-This MORN
ing found Defender and va'kyrie
anchored off Bay Ridge, the centre
of such group of yachts as only an
international cup race brings togeth-
er. Defender was decked III q full
dress Of colors There was fresh
breeze and choppy sea and the
single-stickers rode aud courtesied
under their influence The Vaikysie
left Bay Ridge in tow for Erie at
9.20. 1t was after II O'clock when
Mr.. Iselin, who had spent the night
IN the city and had come down to
the Atlantic Yacht Club in the steam
yacht Neckar, put off in launch to
the Defender The tug Wallace b.
Flint then went alogside aud put a
line abosyd Mrs. lselin was on the
Defender with her husband. As the
yacht got under way in tow for New
Rochelle, one of the yachts anchored
close by, burst forth in salute from
her gun and the other yachts taking
the cue, joined in noisy ovation
that lasted twenty minutes and
sounded like the bombardment Of a
besieged town. Va.kyrie, in tow OF
the Lewis Pulver, arrived at Erie
basin shortly before 10 o'clock. The
British boat was wedged in between
the steamer George w Clyde and
the ship Cornhili, and her sailors
were put to work at once stripping
her By noon, her topmast and
much of the top hamper had been
removed Lord Dunraven was not
present. Mr.. Glennie, his represen
tative, said that his lordship would
start at once for Colorado with his
two daughters and that Valkyrie
would start on her homeward voy-
age as soon as she could be got in
trim for the passage He said that
Valkyrie would not enter any race
for special cup or any conditions
Beyond this, he would say nothing.
Mr.. Ratsey. who was present, was
even more reticent
n. Maitland Keresy said that the
Valkyrie's sails would be shipped to
Cowes Her spars would follow
later.
Several members of the America &
cup committee and the regatta com
mittee visited the Madison avenue
club house of the New York Yacht
Cub this forenoon No meeting o!
either committee was held and nc
communications were received from
Lord Dunraven or sent to him.
A. Cass Garfield, secretary of the
cup committee, left the city at noon
Tor Newport.
Ex Commodore S Nicholson Kane,
chairman of the regatta committee
said that he regretted the manner in
which the races wound up, but that
Lord Lunraven at the last moment
made requests which the committee
could not grant Mr. Kane continu-
ed: ..If we had acceded to his re-
quest to call it no race if at any
time one of the boats was lnterferec
with by steamers it would have beer
unfair to the other boat if she were
winning We did all that we coulc
possibly do to keep a clear course
and prevent interference, and offered
to postpone the start until the course
was clear I don't know what more
we could do -
Mr.. Kane said he knew nothing d
an arrangement for the races off Mar
blehead or any other place He said
it rested with Lord Dunraven wheth
er he would race any more in Amerl-
can waters.
DEFENDER DECLINES.
BosToN, Sept I3 The following
telegram was received by Gen Chas
II. Taylor this afternoon from G.
Oliver lselin, who represents the syn
dicate that owns the Defender
BROOKLYN. Sept. Is.
Chas. II. Taylor, Editor Globe. Bos
ton, Mass
Many thanks for generous offer
must decline at present to sail Valky
rie.
(signed J c. OLIVER IsEtlS.
DUNRATEN SILENT.
The Globes yachting representa-
tive in New York te!egraphed the
following this afternoon
"Gen Chas. Il. Taylor: Mr. Ker-
sey has .elegraphed me that the
Valkyrie is being dismantled and that
Lord Durraven has made no iorma