Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-16
A GREAT YACHTING YEAR.
An American Boat Completes I'm Eng.
land an English One Here.

From the London Graphic
The present season is certain TO be one Of
the most notable in our yachting annals,
both from the national and international
point Of view. The fact of the Prince %
Wales having hoisted his flag last May on
a racing yacht of the first class caused a
general bracIng up In yachting circles from
the Thames all round to the Clyde. This is
the first time that his royal highness has
had a racing yacht specially designed and
built to his own order. and IL would seem 70
indicate that he means to throw himself
heartily into a sport SO eminently betting
his position in this the foremost OF mari
time nations
So far as the season has gone IL would b
hazardous TO predict which of the three
leading yachts OF the first class that honor
will ultimately fall 10. directly or inferenu-
ally. The contests on the clyde especiahy.
have shown the Satanita, the britannia ana
the Nalkyrie TO be pretty much on a level
OF excellence, the slightest mistake on the
part of one inevitably giving the pas 10 me
others. 1t seems certain that the Satanit4
is the fastest in reaching and running. but.
of course. her superior length may partly
account for this IL seems no less certaln
that when IL comes 70 a turn TO wtndward
the Britannia and the yalkyrie have the
best of their distinguished rival. Perhaps IL
Is not premature 10 say 'ha nam IA tasseW 70
be superior to the Britannia and that IN al
respects she has proved herself fully the
equal OF DOln tlle Aht %
Ia. Thus she may be regarded as eminent-
ly fitted TO represent the htgh-water marx
of British yachting In the contest Tor ths
America cup. -.
Three such yachts Of the first class would
suffice to make any season notable. OUT CIR
cumstances have combined TO concentrate
public interest this year in yachts OF the
first class TO the exclusion OF almost al
others The presence Of the Navahoe In our
waters will give to the principle events
Significance which they would not Otherwise
possess, while the presence or tue new V al
kyrie in American waters promises 70 make
the transatlantic yachting season quite a.
memorable as our own
1t is a happy circumstance that there 10
TO be a cisatlantic as well as a uansatlan-
tic international naumachy this year, for
had the international rivalry been confin ed
To the America cup contest the British eie-
ment would have labored under a distinct
disadvantage. When the challenging yacht
of one country has to be subjected to the
preliminary stress OF an Atlantic voyage
there is a presumption OF advantage in favor
of yachts that have never left home waters.
From the international point OF view there
fore advantages are even: and honors VIII
be easy should the NalNyrie. for instance,
fail TO bring back the American cup and
the Navahoe fail TO carry on the Victoria
cup.
Neither Of these representative yachts can
complain of being opposed by too many n
walls, for II the one Is called upon 20 show
a clean pair of heels to three or four picked
racers the other has to do the same with
two or three. There is thus a clear issue
ION the cards. between British and Amerf-
can nautical skill. and the duplex character
OF the contest adds TO the zest with which
the whole yachting world is looking for
ward to the principal remaining events OF
the present season