New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-04
FALH YRIE HOME IN FRONT.
BRILLIANT VICTORY OF LORD DUNRAVEN'S
NEW YACHT
WHEN SHE GAINED THE LEAD THE OTHERS
COULD NOT OVERHAUL nER-sIiE
wON ON HER MERITS.

NCri-D NOT OVERHAUL HER -SHi'
woN ON HER MERITS.
London June 3.-Thc four new cutters OF the sea
Son-A ID. CarScs satanta. which is th" largest
OF the four; the Prince OF Wales's Britannia the
victor IN last weeks races, which was designed
chichy 10 beat the German Empcror's Meteor ana also
, TO uphold the credit Of England against the Amer
lean cutter Navahoe; Lord Dunravcn's Valkyrie'
which is TO cross the Atlantic In August 10 cndcavor
10 regain the Americas cup and the Caluna o"nea
by syndicate headed by Peter DonaldSon-t"g''h'r
with Mr. Jamesons famous cutter. the Ivcrna S'Hrt'h
on race nj 80 a. M. too day from souhend TO liar
wich
The Satana allowed the Britannia minute -
seconds: the Vakyric. . minutes Il seconds '''
Cailuna, > minutes 81 seconds; the Ivcrna. MN
utcs II seconds At the start, which was a e"ou
one. an extremely light cast-souheast wind WAS
blowing and the wafer smooth. The Ivcrha
taking strikingly independent course and making
sweep toward the southern shore. soon had the ad
vantage rs regarded position. The Britannia nau
the next best start the Nalkyric third and the >a'"h
ita fourth. The Calluna had decidedly the worst
position. The Iverna In the first few minutes enhf'
fully 100 yards on the Britannia and vnlkyrie. bnr
they were all abreast at the N"rc The NalRyri"
then got the best OF the wind and bowlcd ahead, ana
She succeeded In keeping the lead and stcaiiF III
ercasng IT, An hour aftcrward tn" Nakyre ""s
first Calluna second, Britannia third. Satanh ior"
and Ivcrna fifth.
At the West Maze buoy the Satanita had crfpt
M TO second place Up to this point the lverna had
gained some Of her allowance from al rxccP' @ ,ne
Vakyrc At the Mouse Ieht,hiP tn, NniES ,,e ne VII, IN
~" wIndwnrd position At the Mapln buoy ne
Calluna passed the britannia. Al th" Twin M,uai
led by reht and a half minutes the satania waN
two minutes ahead Of the britannia ana ,aiinh, n,
WHICH r wfrr atrrn Hat the judge steamer did wait
10 take her time little later the aa'kynr kNy'm1, WI,
a milo and "A half ahead while the >atnnita. IrWhnh
and Calluna were close together and nearly Two miles
ahead of the lvcrna. ,, ,,,o sou
home clean run In WIN NWhhahrr'
Valkyrie finished ~ minutes and % seconds al,'r >
o'cIock. thc Sataniia 10 minutes and sc ohns i'.r
W. Eri,annia > minutes and 90 seconds behind inc
.atanita the Calluna minutes and 10 seconds n'cr
.Ecopss .Hr AFTER n" canna X the More the lvrrna
"''i wa" half an hour behind the vakyric ,.-r,o
Tho great superiority shown by the \aihyIn
Wa M, at all due TO the tactics of those in charge
~ bcr Her victory was on plnn, open sihihg.
After her miNhap in the previous race wnrn n|
race her crew were enabled to draw her sails tighter
than ever before, and consequently she showed p'''r
Although the britannia was tllrl home. IN" 'anmns .,
received the third prize on Tim" aiiowlnc,,, - ,hc
arc sid TO be- enthusiastic over The mou'' VI '"''
~atanita.
Why ,he United Press reports Of the races when
arc being sailed by the biz ,inelcsiickcrs on INC o'"c'
side insist ,ha, The britannia was built primarily 10
defeat the German Emperor, boat Meteor Is Pnh
zllng The Meteor + IN" cid Thistle. which came
over here and raced the Volunteer unsuccr'iuN '"F
the America, Cup. she WAS built long ago. a""
never was y r.markibl" boat. sh" mas won L."
races In Tncli-h waters, but not many. ana 'h'"
arc several bots Of her clas, IN England when are
AWAY ahead q; her. The Britannia wa1 built by 'h'
Prince Of Vale TO defend The cup % N" Royal victoria
ynch. Club against the Navahoc In the rac"' o lh'
ROYAL Tham., Yaclt Club the Britannia shovel r.
marsablc speed. The Valkyr.c did not DO - well
She has now redeem cd her-cl: IN a race over lar
and on.n cour,c I'm a COOL yachting breeze. II /,
GRATIFYING 10 American Yacht ,mcn That th" NalhNr
has developed such speed. The rae" oi yesterday
seem, 10 have been m" firc>t tc-t Vet AFFORDED I"
The British yachts which preparing TO win inter
nnton,l glory and the Nsult shows that The Nalkfnr
viii irr In all respects rrpr'-cn'aiN" Eriii,h Yacht
The .riIling of the Calluna dprs not seem 10 Ice IN
accord with the reputation and the undoubed genius
OF Fife Of Fairlic.