New-York tribune., 1896-02-01

hold. ON the evening or september b. tne 0dy pe-
fore the race. 1t being found that this lead cou.u
not be slowed IN the hold without the Pigs BEN
cut in two it was carried on to the Hattie Palmer M
twenty-on pgs cut in two carried back again
and slowed in the hold of the Defender.
BALLAST PUT ON THE vALKYRIE.
About five tons OF lead ballast were in ike man.
ner put on board the Valkyre shortly before the
measurements some portion OF which at the time
Of the frat measurement was temporarily placed on
her cal bin floor.
1t vas very clearly proved that the Defender
had not been lghtened in any way before the first
official measurement on September D. except Dy
mentioned Ghe weight OF which had been replaced
by lead ballast TO the extent Indicated and by the
spars Heretofore in use. Nor was any other baaS
weight. Of any description put upon the De
fender after the official measurement OF September
g. and before the on September L. or taken OUT
Of her after the race on September l. an" oe'ofe
T.ere were no tanks left in the boat into which
water could have been introduced as ballast ana ana
the hold examined and found TO be dry I'M
me!latey before and during the race. l lord Dun i
the Defendcr's bu,kheads were removed at New
Rochelle she was open from stem TO Stern M 10
Iselin personally examined the hold before the the
ne Sn 5oh mr. sen snG GSla M
Herreshoh examined the hold again to see no" m tne
ana the condition Of the hod to water. no
ballast Of any kind, to any material amount souId h
Defender. the committee believe. without a."
knowledge Of all the officers and crew. and OF MI
Iselln and his guests.
JUST WHAT WAS DONE.
The work referred 20 by Lord Dunraven az done
on the Defender the night before the race was
the moving and cutting and replacing OF the Lead
before mentioned, and likewise work done by a
party OK rggers In fitting new wire ropes FORMING
brides for the main sheet biocks-several rigSers
from New York. as we'll as the officers ana crew o,
the Defender estifying before the comm ittee that
they engaged in such work that nlsi anu tiias
Il lasted until O'Clock In the morning. ana was OF
nature to maxi confaeraDie o angsde -eft the
Defender for the night before 10 o'clock both on tna'
evening and the next. and did not return to the De
fe lder on either night.
In respect the pipe hole on the port sde OF me
Defender. noticed by Lord Dunraven at the time OF
the measurement the day before the race ana "hlch
proved be the discharge Of the bge pump. IL wa
shown by a careful measurement and survey mace
hv Mr. De Luze. d civil engineer experienced In such
work assisted BY Mr. Hyslop, the official measlrer
still water. trimmed and ballasted as she was on
September s. the discharge hole would not De vsipIs,
bv tho external marks affixed that day, az above
stated; and this was shown upon drawing prepared
rhii hole was not. az thought by Lord Dunrayen
and his Witnesses about an inch IN diameter bu'
I, is not disputed that the Defender was in sub,
stantiaily the same trim and the same degree Of
iu,r7crs!5 IN both the fth and sth Ot september
Ana Mr Hysop testified positively that the marks
watch had ben painted on the Ell peigsqgr ysbr an a ths s
qrn" ~ tie hearing before the committee. iden-
tically "a they had been put on
CAPTAIN MAHAN'S INVESTIGATIONS
The conmitte. had no reason 10 doubt the ac-
curacy II these measurements or the correctness
OF the evidence in respect them But they deemed
T. mos, important that It should be settled beyond
any possible question whether the discharge hole
Of the bllge pump was or not visible above the
load water-rne II the vessel was upon an even
kee, ~ the reques. Of the committee. therefore
CAPTAIN Mahan kindly undertook 70 make further
examination OF the Defender now lying az New
Rochelle with reference to this point. He made a
visit 70 the yacht in company with Mr lselin and
Mr. Askwith but found that, under the uncestaiI
weather conditions prevalent at TINS season, .
measurement direct from the water surface was
scarcely practicable. and recommehdsa ina, e ,n'
matter In question should be settled by measure
mcnts starring from points Of origin within IN IN
yacht herself He therefore obtained rom IN
Er10klyn Navy Yard. through the Kindness o; Nava
| Constructor Bowies. the services OF Mr.. Hbbs al
| assistant naval constructor In the United State'
Ns Tno IN NJ T6Su DC Luce 9e"g AMI M Hysop or ssens
| Inc drawires went to New-Rochele and made Z
careful 'nea+ur'nen, oi ;ne ocaoIh Ioa 81 ,atern.
49, marked on the Defender externally D.; MT a'
The request made to Constructor Bowies for th'
committee was as follows:
The committee would Ike to have accurately de
termuci by measurement the eAac position , "i M na'
hll.c rump hoo on the port side OF the yacht be
e',,'lar Indicated in plan submitted 80 as 10 sho"
concusively the vertical distance OF th- lower rln
OF the hole from the racing "iter-hhe' W. ~.
~ hat llne being shown at the lower edge or th'
rel disk and OF the mark on the stem --
Thcs, two marks were placed by the measurer
vhan vacht was in racing trim ani on even keel
Committee would also Ike to know the verNca
drop Of said hole corresponding I" l. ana oesr'e'
Aso. Void noticeable trimming by the head b.
produced by shifting thirty nenEsay tNo
~ D. '0'' A. T. MAHAN.