Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-01
SHE SURPRISED THEM.

The NavahOe Did EXcellently In the
Race with the Valkyrte and
Britannia Although She Came In
Third.
LONDON, July 31.-The regatta of the
Royal London Yacht club took place to-
day off Cowes, Isle of Wight. No regatta
ever excited more lively interest. The
Solent never before was 60 crowded with
scription and craft of every rig. The
presence of the German imperial yacht
Hohenzollern, the United States cruiser
Chicago, the German training ship Stein
and Gneisenau, the British bsttleship
Neptune and other vessels of the English
navy and the royal yachts Vic
toria and Albert, Osborne and Al
bsrta, all decorated with flags from
stem to stern, lent brilliancy to
with bright sunshine and blue eky, and
40 presence of many royalties, including
t newly-wedded Duke and Duchess Of
York, delighted society people. Every
suitable point ashore and everything that
could float was crowded with interested
spectators, the ladies vieing with one an
other in the brightness and novelty of COS
tune. The interest Of, society conferred
chiefly in the German emperor, whils the
yachtsmen's interest conferred in the re-
epective performances of the American
Yacht Navahoe and the English Valkyrie.
The former, being still unrated, was called
dark horse.
The boats that took part In the race were
Royal Phelp Carroll's Navahoe, Lord Dun
ravens Valkyrie, J. Jameson's Iverns, the
n" oIao1 Pvitonnfo Glo rho1e
Satanita and P. Donaldson's Calluns. They
made good flying start. The Valkyrie.
carving Lord Dunraven and commanded
by the veteran Cranield, hit the line first,
| Just as the gun was fred at 10 o'clock.
Then followed in the Older in Which they
were named, the Iverns, Britannia, com.
manded by Captain Carter and carrying
the Prince of Wales; the Satanita, the
Navshoe and Calluna. All English
hopes being in the Valkyrie there
| was natural exultation over the Nsvahoe'f
bad start, which, however, gave way tc
somewhat gloomy forsbodipgs, wher
on resching the Warner Hghtship the
| American boat was seen to be fast closing
| Nevahoe with establishment and remarked
"she must be q ripper" Old salts ex
pressed surprise on noticing that the Nav
ahoe had her mainsail stiffened will
wooden battens, an article not infrequen
with email craft, but unknown on the So
lent with large crack yachts.
All the racers set their spinnakers sooI
after the start. 1t WAS a run thence to thu
Warner Lightship. There the Navaho
showed her mettle, and before rounding
the Leep Shoal buoy she was first. New
ertheless she did not appear as stiff O.
stand up to her canvas as well as the Eng
lish built vessels. When the yachts re
appeared in sight at Cowes at the end o
the first round the spectacle of the Valky
RE and Navahoe engaged in neck-and
neck struggle caused general surprise
The Navahoe appeared to lean trife NOR
to the wind than was the case with he
rival. The close Of the first ronnd wa
watched with intense interest. The Navs
hoe finished first.
In running fer the Warner lightship tn
second time the Britannia and Vslkyri
drew up on the Navahoe. Soon afte
rounding the lightship the Britannia too
FIRST place and the Valkyrie second ,leavin
the Nsvahoe in third place. The yacht
maintained this order to the end, affordin
race of great though hardly exciting in
terest The Britannia, which finished on
minute and three seconds ahead of tn
Yalkyrie and one minute and twenty-si
L b6COuOS 6uCdo VI bhC 4NoNoA1oo, Voc kICStS
with cheering, the firing of guns, tn
blowing of whistles, etc. The Satanit
came in fourth and the Calluna fifth. tt
Iverna gave up before the finish.
The time of the first three yachts is 6
follows: Britannia, hours 46 minutes ]
! seconds; Valkyrie, 8 hours AZ minutes
seconds; Navahoe, hours Al minutes 4
seconds.
The Nsvahoe was the only enc of IL
! ! | yachts steered with q wheel, which is he
to affect speed disadvantsgeously in turl
: ing. Captain Cranfeld more than on,
! succeeded in placing the Valkyrie on Il
Navahoe's weather. Both the Vslkyr
q and the Britannia showed decided supe,
; ority In working to windward and gain,
y on the American on each tack. It Is b
} lieved that the Navshoe when measur,
will prove the largest and will have to 81
the others time.
The German emperor followed the re
ers In his yacht Meteor. Captain Granite
said that neither he nor Lord Dunrev
knows when the Valkyrie will sail 4
a America. She will go to Cowes' harb
early next week to prepare for the voyas
!. A new boom and new sails are now bel
made for her for the trip.
IL The Navahoe was tried on all points
sailing and she came out of the trial IL
!. satisfactory manner for FIRST peri
nance. It is evident that the Britain
and Valkyrie will have their hands f
every time they meet the Yankee If
n can be improved In the smallest degr
~ Her best point appears to be reachil
She made quite q display off Ryde in
% first round. In the second round, he
We ever, with steadier breeze and nc
he chance of fuking 1t can be claimed that
he Britannia and Valkyrie fairly and SOUS
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