The sun., 1893-06-14
ZIG YACHTS COLLIDE.
valkyrie, Vendetta. nrd Britannia All Tan
gied Up Together.

LONDON. June 13.-The second series Of the
yacht races off Dover took place to-day, but
the sport was spoiled by an unfortunate mis-
hap which resulted in tho Withdrawal of the
Britannia and Vendetta from the contest and
the practical extinction of the hope entertained
by many persons that the Nalkyrie would
again show her superiority over the other con-
testants. The yachts which were to take part
in to-day's race were the Britannia. Valkyrie.
Calunna. 1verna. Vendetta, Anemone. Lais.
Yaruna and Mabel
The sun was shining brightly and the day was
an ideal one for days sport on the water. A
splendid breeze was blowing. and everything
promised well for an excellent race. when.
through fuke in tho management of the Ven
delta. an accident occurred that put her and
The yachts had been drawn up in the posi-
tion assigned TO them and were under way for
the staltlng. line The Vendetta was pretty
close To the line. and her sailing master thought
she would cross before the starting gun was
fired He gave orders to ease off the sheets.
and as the order was obeyed tho Vendetta
ts GE|s P .ne The TfhsyB
which was close alongside the falkyrie and
slightly ahead of her, ran into the Vendetta rs
the lntters bows came out in front OF the Nalky-
rie. and at once the greatest excitement pre-
vailed among tho icet.
The Vendetta. Britannia. and Nalkyrie were
mixed up in u most confusing manner. Tho
shock Of the collision was SO violent that many
VI "n nnI Mhs M the
mon on board We're making Efforts to get the
yachts separated. others devoted themselves to
the rescue ofthelr companions who were strug
Cling in the water SO far as known at present
all were saved.
The damage done TO tho Britannia and Ven
detta was serious The jbboom and bowsprit
Of the Britannia caught in the rigging oi the
Vendetta. tearing it from its iastenings. and
then pierced he lower sails Of the smaller boat.
tearing them to pieces. The standing and run
ming r;sinS ana lower, sails Of the Vendetta
britannia was carried away and came down by
the run. while her head gear was also seriously
The akyre. though badly tangled up in
the mess, escaped with less damage than the
others: in fact. she was able to take part In
were toweI Lack to Dover for repairs.
WAS stwenty minutes behind the other yachts
which got away ut the sound OF the gun. and
wss ny two niles astfn OF the e"ds and
return. The breeze was from the. east. making
a fair wind out and home. and was strong
course was almost due south and north. and
the Prevailing wind allowed the Yachts 70 carry
Vnlkyre went over the line twenty minutes
after the last Of her leaders had crossed. she
had tit in her mouth ana was a cons eonsiiderabbo
as she left the land astern. and II was seen
that she was going to make a fine effort to over
overlook and pnssed tho smaller craft. ana
made n strong effort to trent the large cutters
In the same way. All tho boat 8 were sailing
well; and though it was scarcely believed that
that she was not going to be far behind the
leaders when she crossed the finish line.
1t was u splendid race TO the BoulOsne buoy.
tho turning point, The Callrnn rounded the
buoy ut l:OS. the Iyerna at l:l2:3O. and the
!alkyrie at -. Tho ,alunn was not han
dlen very well in rounding the buoy. and she
lost minute or two before her sails He'd and
she shaped her course for hone. When the
Lais attempted to turn she carried away
her topmast. and this atridens put her
the wind ,freshened. but. not enough
to compel the shortening OF sail, The H.
wind was about Offset by the tide. which on
the homoward trip was running against the
cutters. At2;l4 the Salkyrie, which was sail;
ing beautifully. oyerhauled the lverna and
took second place. tho Calluna still keeping the
lead, which she retained to the finish. The
Official time Of tho NHlkyric WAS y hours 2D
minutes and 1 seconds. Though she fnished
second the place and prize were awarded to
the \nruna on time allowance II
1t is estimated that it Will cost f''OD to repair
the da mage sustained by the britannia. She
Will te taken to Portsmouth, where new top
mast will be stepped. nnd the other damage
she sustained be Repaired.