OOT. 14, 1893. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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with a large forecastle and a ladies' cabin, the intervening space, as m 

 Vigilant and Colonia, being given up to sails; but for her home racing 

 this space was divided into several rooms by light temporary bulk- 

 heads. These were removed at Bay Ridge, leaving one large space 

 amidships. The after cabin, however, was left intact, with its two 

 berths and lockers, and the companion stairs remained, of permanent 

 build and with moulded balusters and rails. A large throng had gath- 

 ered, partly to welcome Vigilant, and the amount of stuff sent over the 

 side atrracted some comment, but though bulky, it was all light, such 

 as bedding and clothing, the crew all living on board. As the yacht is 

 hiBured, she is obliged to carry a bona fide equipment of ground 

 tackle even in her races, and on the starboard bow was a heav^ cast 

 steel Smith anchor, with a common "pick-ax'' anchor of good size on 

 the pott bow, both having their regular iron cables shackled on. 



After the yacht wa."? stripped her crew left her and there remained 

 Oh board onl}'-, tprd bunraveh, Sir. Kersey, and those engaged in the 

 fiieasurlng. llonf batten -J^-a^ floated jindgr the stern, two bits of 

 yarn being fast to the forward eiid and led in over feacll ,side to the 

 deck, where the ends were held by one of the crew. This bdttfeh *as 

 adjusted exactly in the center of the counter and then all hands en- 

 tered the dinghv and pulled under the counter, leaving only Lord Dun- 

 i^aven on the deck. The batten was adjusted after some time by Mr. 

 Pyslop, resting against the end of the waterline, and a mark was 

 made by .his a.ssistant where it met a plumb line hung over the center 

 of the taffriiil. Mr. Watson then went undeJ the counter and inspected 

 the batten and waterline, while Mr. Hyslop watched thQ mark on the 

 other end of the batten. This ceremony vi-as then performed at the 

 bow, after which all rejoined the yacht and her crew came aboard. 



It was now after 3 o'clock and the crowd, larger than ever, wSS 

 eagerly discussing the uon-arrival of Vigilant, the arrangement being 

 to measure her in the still water of the dock. The work was nearly 

 over on Valkyrie when a series of loud whistles in the distance an- 

 nounced that Vigilant was passing the city and receiving the salutes of 

 all the craft on the East River. A little later, and across the mouth of 

 the dock appeared the big new tug Commander, on her forward stafC 

 a big burgee with the red and black Iselin diamonds, on each side of 

 the pilot house smaller burgees, and over the stern the American en- 

 sign. Astern of her towered an immense tapering mast, and as she 

 sheered aside the bows of Vigilant appeared in the opening of the 

 dock. The two yachts had never been within hail before, and the crew 

 of one had never seen the other, and the meeting in this way was not 

 a httle picturesque and stirring. 



The first move of the Briton might be taken either as a welcome or 

 defiance; just as Vigilant swept into view the red and white burgee 

 of the Royal Yacht Squadron was mastheaded, while from the jack- 

 gtdfE oVer the tiotlnter of ValkjTie flew out the white man of war 

 ensign which onlv the vachts of the gc|uadro*n are permitted to carry. 

 Vigilant set no colors, biltCapi- Hansen mustered his men forward 

 and called for three cheers for Valkyrie, to whitih all responded with 

 the usual "Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah." Now came Capt. Cranfleld'3 turn, 

 and as the crew in their blue ahd yellow caps or theu- ugly light felt 

 hats crowded aft, he called for three cheers for the American boat. 

 They were given with a will, but in a way unfamiliar here, the cry 

 being "Hip-hip-hip-hurrah," three times repeated. 



After these sentimentnl greetings were over, A'igilant came back to 

 practical yachting, aud as a preparation for measurement one cable 

 was dropped to the bottom of the dock, only one anchT and cable 

 being kept aboard. Valkyrie warped out of the dock and Vigilant 

 passed her and warped in, the operation of measuring being performed 

 on her in the same manner. As the two met and passed, the strong 

 contrast in almost every respect was most striking. The eye wander- 

 ed from the hulls to the lofty spars, finding points of difiEerence rather 

 than of resemblance in every detail. In rig Vigilant is much larger, 

 her mast overtopping Valkyrie's, but at the same time being smaller 

 in diameter and much lighter to the eye. The whole method of rigging 

 in Vigilant is different ahke from that in Valkyrie and in the older 

 Oup defenders, the general result being more stays and shrouds and 

 less weight. In the hulls the difference is so marked as to dispose 

 entirely of the assertion so often made that Valkyrie is a copy of any 

 American boats, Herreshofl or otherwise. 



While waiting for the racing to bring out the true merits of each 

 tiesigtt, sUch a meeting as this invites a comparison in all points of 

 apjiedrance, both as to Utility and beauty. V'or three years we have 

 been accustomed on this side to a fullness aboilt and above the water 

 that was never before known iri yaclits having any pretensions to 



"VALKYRIE" IN PtJRSOIT OF "■^^GILANT." 



speed, and not only has the eye accepted the new standard, but the 

 saiUng of the various new HerresJiofr yachts has carried conviction 

 with it of the real value of such a fullness. The preseut season has 

 seen this extreme feature carried to a still greater extreme in the four 

 big yachts, and of them all Vigilant outdoes the rest. Judged by each 

 other on the cruise, the effect was not so striking, but compared with 

 the finely moulded f6rm of Valkyrie, set off by th« contrast between 

 black paint and burnished copper, the huge white bows of Vigilant 

 looked clumsy and awkward in the extreme. As they entered the 

 dock they gave the impression of a huge wliite barrel rolling over the 

 water, in fact, one might compare the two to a road roller and a 

 plow, the one massive, powerful and lacking in form and grace, the 

 other clean, sharp and beautifully curved. The two passed side by 

 side. Valkyrie towing to Bay Ridge, where Vigilant joined her after 

 . she had been measured. The result of the measurement was as fol- 

 lows: 



Valkyrie. Vigilant. 

 Feet. Feet. 



Length, loadwaterUne. .• 85.50 86.19 



Eud of main boom to for ward side of mast 93.60 99.37 



Fore side of mast to jib stay 66.16 73.80 



Fore side of mast to jibtopsail stay 66.16 75.90 



Fore side of mast to forward poiat of measurement 66. 16 74.85 

 Fore side of mast to outer end of spinaker boom. . . 73.00 74.62 



Deck to upper side of main boom 3.03 3.08 



Deck to topsail halliard block 114.86 125.96 



Deck to hounds 63.30 69.08 



Length of topmast 51.56 56.88 



Length of gaff 55,57 54.70 



Sail area... 10,042 11.272 



Square root of sail area 100.31 106.17 



Racing length 93.11 96.78 



Allowance Im. 488 



Valkyrie is measured for 6ft. of excess of spinaker boom, 



[First Race— Windward and Leeward. 



First Day— Thursday, Oct. 5. 



The crowd of workers and idlers that pours into New York by rail 

 and ferry every day is so vast in inunbers that changes in its volume 

 or composition are rarelv noiicfable, save on some general holiday ; 

 but on Thursday it mu.st have been evident, to the dullest observer 

 that something more than ordinary business or even pleasure was re- 

 sponsible for the new element that nas visible every where. On the 

 ferries, in the cable cars and the elevated, aud in the streets, was a 

 distinctively yachtiog crowd that elbo we J aside impatient ly the un- 

 fortunate ones who had nothing better to do than to make a living, 

 regardless of vachts and cups. Tlie talk everywhere was of yachts, 

 and there was a distinct current of city travel toward the lower part 

 of the city and^ West street, where most of the excursion boats 

 started. „ . - , 



The attendant fleet numbered about 150 vessels, many being large 

 steamers, coastin? vrssels of two or three thousaud tons, or the river 

 and Sound steamers: I roiu tbeMi the Hf-et -[■adeil Aowa to llie smallest 

 tugs and steam jachls. Hut fe^ ■>ailin< \ aelits were out, and several 

 of these were in tow of tugs. The estuuares as to tlie u utnher of peo- 

 ple pre.seut at the start, and finish as well, vary considerably, but 

 there were probably 25,000. . „ , ■, ■ ^ 



The day was just right for an e-^cursion off shore— and just wrong 

 in every wav "for a yacht l ace: warm and sunnj-. wraps and light 

 overcoats being donned only on the return at night, with a smooth 

 sea and hardly a draft of air off shore or in the Bay. Early in tie 



sagnals a i.,.,..^ ^— — - - • ^ , , 



from the inorthward, and the Lue ken bach ran off to log the course 

 and set the outer mark. ....... ^ ■ . ^ 



Both vachts set their club topsails, Vigilant droppmg her secoud 

 topsail yards over, and the Commander, her tender, picking them up. 

 She first set a secoud size of balloon jib topiail in stops, but lowered 

 it and at the last minute sent up her i egular ballon jibtopsail of yel- 

 lowish linen. Valkyrie ran up Hying a large jibtopsail of light col- 

 ored material, setting it fiyiiig. Near the Vigilant lay the Commander, 

 while the tug Louis J. Pdlver followed Valkyrie closely, bpinaker 

 booms were set to starboard, Valkyrie dropping hers whde Vigilaiit 

 ran hers out from the deck and swung it aft, sending the sail up in 



stops. The preparatory gun flred as ar'rfinged, pTpitiptly at 11.15, and 

 the two began to work about the line a little later. The steamers and 

 tugs as a rule kept at a reasonable distance, but it was impossible for 

 them to be there at all in such numbers without hurtihg' the yachts in 

 such a light air. . ■ 



The minutes passed slowly, nine, eight, and so on— "one to go,"' arid 

 Vigilant is just running up her ballooner, a band on one of the steam- 

 ers strikes 'up "Daddy Won't Buy Me a Bow-wow;'' Vigilant runs for 

 the line but luffs along it, awaiting the guu. while Valkyrie, further 

 off, comes for it with greater headway— the gun fires and Vigilant goes 

 over first, breaking her spinaker as she does so, whUe Valkyrie has 

 not yet mast-headed hers. Everyone cheers as the American boat 

 takes the lead with all her kites set, while the Britisher astern has not 

 even run up her spinaker , 



Another moment and there was a shout of surprise and admiration 

 through the fleet, as there rose from the fore hatch of Valkyrie a 

 cloud of delicate bluish white that spread as if by magic upward to 



the topmast head and outward to the eiid off the spinaker boom. It is 

 no new trick to set a spinaker flying, but it is seldoDfl done cm Ameri- 

 can yachts, and then such a spinaker as this was dever seen here be- 

 fore"; unlike the "Union silk" of the Thistle year, even handsomer and 

 more delicate in appearance, and with a gloss as thoii^J it had been 



The oflicial time was of course taken from the gun at 11:29:(W, but 

 Vigilant crossed 24s. later and Vallryrie 58s. It was an open cfUestion 

 whether Vigilant led through choice or necessity; but it was clear that 

 with 1,200ft. less sail Valkyrie was as well off just astern as ahead. She 

 made a move to blanket Vigilant, but the big sidewheel steamer St. 

 Johns was too quick for her, starting just after the yachts, she swung 

 around directlv in the wake of both and but a short distance from 

 Valbyrlei completely shutting off what wind there was. Two men on 

 Valkj-rie held up a long cloth, on which was painted m large letters 

 "Keep Clear Astern," but it was some little time before the clumsy 

 steamer feU into line and gave a clear space astern. 



When Vigilant broke olii her spinaker the head stops held, but 

 the topman soon cut them and the' sail was drawing from head to tack. 



The two were now under way, thodgh with little wind, Vigilant 

 about 100yds. in the lead, and when every sheet was trimmed for the 

 run the great difference between American and British methods was 

 clearly shown. Vigilant had her main boom squared Well off, while 

 Valkyrie's was at a much smaller angle; Vigilant carried a large bal- 

 loon jibtopsail, while Valkyrie had only her large jib topsail; dud 

 while Vigilant had her spinaker carried forward arouad the forestay 

 so as to spill the wind into the jibtopsail, Valkyrie had her spmaker 

 sheet carried aft to the mast, making a bag of the sail and holding 

 all the wind which reached it. 



According to accepted theories, Vigilant earned the better sails, 

 and set them in a way to do the best work; but. as a matter of fact, 

 for the nest two hours there was no material difference in the speed 

 of the pair, first one would seem to draw ahead and then the other, 

 but in all this time it was impossible to say that either had made a 

 material gain or loss. .. , a j 



The sails of one boat or the other would fiU or hang fiat, and many 

 wise comments were passed as to the merits of make, material and 

 setting, but altogether the differences were more imaginary than real. 

 The attendant fleet kept clear of the yachts, but at the same time 

 there was a little unavoidable washing and blanketing, though it was 

 divided very impartially. The sun came out hot, and spectators be- 

 gan to grow cross and hitogry, some went below to dinner, and some 

 went still further below m search of refreshment, in ignorance of 

 what fate bad in store. , „ 



At l-lo the wind, which had about died out from the north, came 

 suddenly from the southwest, and Vigilant, true to her name, was 

 quick to take advantage of it Her crew worked nimbly in lowering 

 the spinaker and balloon jibtopsail and setting the lower headsails; 

 then sheets were trimmed and helm altered for a reach. Alas, the 

 promised breeze was but a wandering aud delusive puff, that left her 

 motionless as soon as it had tricked her out of her big balloon sads. 



From his berth astern, seated easily on the rail of Valkyrie, with 

 the tiller fines between his fingers. Captain Cranfield had been watch- 

 ing all day for a chance and now made the most of it. His jib had 

 been broken out when Vigilant set hers, and now holding the last 

 drain of the northerly wind in his spinaker he lutTed a little and 

 quickly ran clear by Vigilant, blanketing her as he covered her star- 

 board bow; then at 1:20 the white spinaker came in, the staysafi was 

 broken out, the sheet of the large jibtopsail was flattened and Valky- 

 rie was reaching with a light breeze for the ouier mark. 



While still deadened by Valkyrie, Vigilant had set a large jibtopsml, 

 but wiih no result other than to throw her head off, and now she lay 

 dead and motionless, slowly turning her bowsprit away from the 

 departing Valkyrie, just as Genesta, Galatea and Thistle have years 

 since been left in the Upper Bay by Puritan, Mayflower and Volun- 

 Such flukes have been of common occurrence in past races, 



LUIIC LUC luwa iitHJ v.L.t*"f,^v*, , . -- — . — 



lant had gathered way aud headed again on her course. 



The effect of this change on the fleet was nothing less than dire con- 

 sternation, to see the British yacht a mile ahead and the American to 

 all appearances headed for home. All sorts of theories Tvere broached 

 to account for the miracle; one man of a statistical turn of mind col- 

 lected nine different ones— Vigilant had dropped a man overboard, 

 something had gone wrong with her board, and others equally mter- 



. • ii ...l..^ I..,,.] t-Vii. m or, ...i TT.i,' 



lU^N Ili LLl^ UUi-LlL.^J (.iLiji. Kjv ...... . .Q- -- - — 



kyrie, were still more perplexed when they returned to the upper 

 world to view one boat from the bows and then to walk aft and look 

 amid the following fleet to pick up the other. . ^ . ^ 



Though light, too fight to make a race within the limit of six hours, 



SEAIUKO THE FIXISH. 



the wind was now strong enough to keep the boats under steady way 

 and with sheets irimmed for a reach, Valkyrie was fully jusUfying her 

 reputation for speed in light weather. As it passed her in hurrying 

 for the mark, the fleet divided, hurting her but httle. On the other 

 hand, VigUaut's full bows felt the wash of the whole fleet as she made 



'^*The'mar1j was indicated by the big tug Luckenbach. lying by it with 

 a red target aloft; but the float and flag were concealed at times by the 

 hie fleet of tugs, and Valkyrie had some trouble, m spite of clear 

 weather, in locating it exactly. She failed to fetch it, and at 3:2, went 

 on port tack, whirling quickly about without losing headway. At .3:o4 

 she tacked agam, and then after a couple of minutes she made tue last 

 hitch and weathered the mark amid a babel of steam whi.stles. bhe 

 turned at 3:37:20, her spinaker boom dropping and the sad bursting 

 out on it m a little more than a minute. , . , 



VigUant had flnallv lowered her large jibtopsail and set a smaU one 

 and was now on starboard tack for the mark. \Vith the big fleet 

 about it and no chance of fetching she would have done well to have 

 lacked before coming in with the fleet, and where the wind was 

 ■stroairer aud truer, thus coming down easily for the mark among the 

 tugs and steamers.' Instead of this she followed X'alkyrie's course 

 holding the one long tack until 3:45, taekiug again near the mark at 

 3 5.=i and for the last timeat.3:5y, finally turning at4;03:4O, or 26 minut^ 

 astern of Valkyrie. The greeting that the first yacht had received 

 was nothing compared to that accorded to Vigilant, and the noise was 

 little less than deafening. She set her balloon jibtopsail and balloon 

 fore-sail, but no spinaker, and headed to ttie westward, inshore rather 

 than in the wake of the distant Valkyrie. 



The wind was so fight that there was not the least chance ot the 

 race being finished within the limit. Valkyrie carried her spmak^ 

 unta about 4:20. when she took it in and set her bafioon jibtopsaU. 



Vigilant set her spinaker but took it in and the two moved slowly on' 

 until 5:15, when a signal from the May announced that the race wasi 

 abandoned, when each took a tow line for home. 



So far as any test of speed is concerned, the result was negative' 

 rather than positive ; it was proved that the British boat was quite' 

 the equal of the American in the conditions which have prevailed in' 

 the majority of Cup races, a drifting and fluking match. In this 

 respect she is far ahead of the other challengers, not one of whom 

 was smart enough in her movements to have got away from her com- 

 petitor in sueir Weather. Both boats were well handled, the odds 

 being in favor of Valkyrie, her crew working better together and 

 showing the result of steady practice and drilling. 



A great deal has been safd about the mistakes of each boat, but as 

 a matter of fact each was well handled under the most trying condi- 

 tions of racing, when a boat must be made to go somehow without 

 wind, and when the least error is serious in its results. The Vigilant 

 partv, and in particular Capt. Hansen, have been severely blamed by 

 their friends for something which they could not help; and had the 

 wind come a Utile quicker and stronger they would have been praised 

 extravagantly for their superior smartness by these saaw excursion 

 boat critics. The principals on each yacht were thoroughly and sys- 

 tematicaUy interviewed in the evening by the daily papers, both Lord 

 Dunraven'and Mr. Watson agreeing that the sail was an accident and 

 no fair test. 



First Race— Windward and Leeward. 



Second Day— Saturday, Oct. 7. 



An easterly wind and rain on Friday, with the news of a severe and 

 fatal eyclone on th^ Gulf coast, gave promise of better racing weather 

 for the second attempt at the first race, but Saturday morniug, after ai 

 rainy night, broke .is imperturbably bright, warm and clear as any 

 picnic party could wish for. The sea was smooth save for the long: 

 roll which is always found off the Hook, and even this decreased a few- 

 miles off shore, the wind was a mere draft from the west, and m thw 

 hot sun and clear sky there was no promise of much better cuditions,. 



When off the Lightship, both boats swung their largest clubtopsails,. 

 Valkyrie having replaced her hollow yard used on Thursday with ai 

 solid one. The hollow spar bent just enough to throw a slight curve- 

 in the head that was pretty to look at, but the soUd spar stood 

 straighter, like the American". The course given from the flagship was 

 E. by S., a dead run, and at 11:15 the preparatory gun was fired. 



The conditions of Thur.sday were repeated as regards sails and 

 weather, but this time Valkyrie got away first, with Vigilant close 

 astern, the two crossing almost together. Vigilant set her second 

 balloon jibtopsail, but was a little too soon with it, and it was taken 

 aback for a moment. The spinaker, also set in stops, was broken outr. 

 as she crossed the line, while Valkyrie set hers flying, afterward 

 setting a balloon jibtopsafi. The roll of the sea. slight as it was,, 

 seemed at first to bother Vigilant^ little, as her sails slatted and lost 

 the wind. 



For the first half hour the pair saUed very slowly, not more than 

 four miles an hour, and as on the previous day, there was little change 

 of position. Vigilant steered to the north, inshore of Valkyrie, 

 .^part from the steamer Monmouth, which had laid just above the' 

 line at the start, regardless of the yachts, the fleet gave no trouble;; 

 but each hoat was provided with various signs, such as "Keep Clear 

 Astern" and "Your Wash is Hurting Us," A fleet of tugs bearing 

 the New York Y. C. flag and also a white fiag was on hand to police 

 the course, as on the first day. 



As the}' moved slowly along various changes of sheets were made 

 on each boat In the effort to coax a little more speed out of the lagging 

 wind, but with no result for a time. Almost at noon, however, 

 Vigilant, now just inside of Valkyrie, began to pick up, and with no 



THE FINISH— AS SEEN FROM THE ST. JOHNS. 



indications of a better breeze, at onfce began to close the gap betweem 

 them. At this time the roll was less than at the start, and VigUant 

 was steady enough, but Valkyrie showed a slight tendency to roll audi 

 spill the wind. Although not so sudden and rapid as on the first day^ 

 the gain of the following boat was as certain. Vigilant came up abeam' 

 of Valkyrie, their masts were in line for a moment, then the higher 

 mast passed ahead and soon the big white hull was clear of the 

 smaller black one. The whole maneuver was watched by thousands,, 

 but we have not yet heard a satisfactory reason for the sudden differ- 

 ence in speed from no visible cause after half an hour of even saUing. 

 The only explanation Ues in a stronger current of au-, though the 

 boats were hardly 200yds. apart, aided perhaps by a httle better trim 

 of the sails. „ ^ j 



Whatever the cause, the effect was that Vigilant soon turned the 

 tables on Valkyrie for Thursday's work, and ran ahead imtil she had 

 a lead of half a mile. About 12:25 the wind headed enough to brmg in 

 both spinakers, whfie the bafioonjibtopsails were trimmed a little for 

 reaching. At 12:49 Valkyrie set her spinaker and VigUant foUowed at 

 12-52, the wind being stUl very light, though the yachts were moving 

 decidedly faster than for the first three miles or so. Spinakers 

 were carried until 1:23, the wind working to the south aU the time. 



The boats were now just under the conditions at which, according to 

 theory. Vigilant begins to show at hfr best, smooth water and a steady 

 though very light clubtopsaU breeze, and she increased in actual saU- 



oux. ua. The average speed over the whole 15 miles would thus he for 

 Vigilant about 6 miles per hour, but during the first three miles it was 

 much slower, this distance was probably saUed at 4 miles per hour and 

 the remaining 12 miles at an average speed of about 6J^ mues. At no 

 time on the way out were the two yachts close together and in the 

 same wind except in the first drifting. . 



The wind at the turn was about south by west, or abeam, but it 

 drew ahead untU the two were laying their courses nicely and heading 

 a safe distance to windward of the line in case of the inshore breeze 

 breaking them off at the finish. The reach in was made with a vary- 

 ing wind, the two yachts, a mfie apart, getting it differently. At one 

 time Valkyrie had closed the space considerably, but toward the end 

 she fell back and the time finally showed but a sfight gain on Vigilant. 

 When near the line balloon jibtopsails were set aud carried to the 

 finish. VigUant was timed at 3:30:47 and VaUcyrie at 3:38:23. 



The steamer Monmouth had made herself conspicuous at the start 

 by blanketing the yachts, and as Valkyrie came for the finishing line 

 she agam loomed tip just ahead of the yacht, running on to the line 

 itself in front of the May, so that it was impossible for the committee 

 to time the yacht as accurately as is desired, while Valkyrie was given 

 the wash of one of the biggest steamers of the fleet. An order from 

 the committee to keep off the course brought an impudent reply from 

 the cap uin, who otherwise disregarded it. Apart from this incident 

 no intentionsJ harm was done to either boat by the attendant vessels. 

 The oflicial time of the race was: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 



Vigilant 11 25 00 3 80 47 4 05 47 4 05 47 



Valkyrie 11 25 00 3 38 Zi 4 13 23 4 11 35 



VigUant wins by 5 min. 48 sec. The average speed home was 9 knots, 

 whidi is hardiv enough to justify the descriptions of the "strong 

 wind" ui some of the accounts. As a test the race is hardly more 

 conclusive than on the first day. even admitting that Vigilant gained a 

 little in the saiUng after the first fluke, the gain would lie very small 

 and the two were never under the same conditions. On the only part 

 of the course which was accurately tuned, the reach home, Valkyrie 

 showed a little better speed than VigUant. 



Second Race— Triangular Course, 



Third Day— Monday, October 9. 

 Monday morning was clear and warm, with a light haze over the 

 water, which cleared before the start, and a light S. W. wind from the 

 Jersey shore. The attendant fleet of steamers, tugs and yachts was 

 stiU large enough, though smaller than on the previous days. Among 

 the yachts under sail were Queen Mab, Ariel, Daimtless, Peerless and 



Th^two racing yachts were under way in tow from Bay Ridge be- 

 fore 8 o'clock, VigUant towing into the Horseshoe, where her main* 



