. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . ce to beat Herreshoff athis own game? When we look at Gloriana and Wasp, two splendidkeel craft, or at Vigilant, a magnificent centerboard boat; atNiagara, a fin-keel vessel—all of which have demonstrated theirsuperiority, atone time or another, to all antagonists, the presump-tion is that Nat Herreshoffs star is in the ascendant and that Dun-ravens new craft will be defeated. To build a successful cup defender is the ambition of everydesigner. The wonde
. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . ce to beat Herreshoff athis own game? When we look at Gloriana and Wasp, two splendidkeel craft, or at Vigilant, a magnificent centerboard boat; atNiagara, a fin-keel vessel—all of which have demonstrated theirsuperiority, atone time or another, to all antagonists, the presump-tion is that Nat Herreshoffs star is in the ascendant and that Dun-ravens new craft will be defeated. To build a successful cup defender is the ambition of everydesigner. The wonderful success of three Burgess boats so com-pletely satisfied the English yachtsmen that they did not againattempt to wrest the honors from the Yankees until 1893. Theycould not beat a Burgess, and with one victory already scored andanother well in hand, Mr. Herreshoff has shown himself able tocope with the many difficult problems that all lead to success ifsolved or defeat if not mastered. The careful analysis Mr. Watsonis making of everything in sight about Defender is evidence ofthe high regard he has for the prowess of the MAG/C VAL-KI-REE. To the Mtiilor of The Sim. Sir : Will you give the correct pronunciation, origin, and defi-nition of the word Valkyrie? T. S. New York, August 30. The name o£ Lord Dunravens yacht is pronounced Val-ki-ree,with the accent on the second syllable. The word signifieschooser of the slain. It comeS from the Icelandic Valkyrja,more familiar in the German form, Walkure. In the Norse mythol-og>- it means one of the virgin attendants of Odin, who cany toValhalla heroes slain in battle.— The Sun. 14 OFFICIAL SIGNAL PROGRAM
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