. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . LSON KANE, \ CHESTER GRISWOLD, -Regatta GRINNELL, ) The Racing Rules, Time Allowance, and System of Meas\ire-ment of the New York Yacht Club shall govern. Best three out of five races, outside of headlands, overcourses each thirty nautical miles in length, and with a time limitof six hours. The first, third and fifth races shall be to windward or to lee-ward and return. The second and fourth races shall be around anequilateral triangle,
. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . LSON KANE, \ CHESTER GRISWOLD, -Regatta GRINNELL, ) The Racing Rules, Time Allowance, and System of Meas\ire-ment of the New York Yacht Club shall govern. Best three out of five races, outside of headlands, overcourses each thirty nautical miles in length, and with a time limitof six hours. The first, third and fifth races shall be to windward or to lee-ward and return. The second and fourth races shall be around anequilateral triangle, one leg (and the first, if the wind permit)being to windward. One day shall intervene between each racing day, unless byspecial agreement. A race postponed or not finished within thetime limit shall be decided before the next race in the series istaken up. The races will be started off Sandy Hook Lightship, the Pre-paratory Signal being made at But if on the day of arace to windward or leeward the course cannot be laid from theLightship, then the race will be started from some point furtherout to sea; OFFICIAL SIGNAL PROGRAM. HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACING Description of Valkyrie III VALKYRIE III is 129 feet over all, with 26 feet 2 inches beam, 20feet draught, and has 77 tons of lead in her keel. Her waterline measurement is about 90 feet. She is built from lines laid downby G. L. Watson, Englands foremost naval architect and designer ofthe Thistle, Valkyrie II, Queen Mab and a host of equally well,known yachts. Valkyrie, like Defender, is syndicate built, despitethe fact that she is always referred to as Lord Dunravens syndicate is composed of the Earl of Dunraven, Earl of Lons-dale, Emperor Williams chum ; Lord Wolverton, and Harry McCal-mont, called the wealthiest commoner of England. Roughlyspeaking, she is a flat, shallow boat, with a deep fin keel, and relieslike Defender on the enormous amount of lead placed very lowdown for power. She has a
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