The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-01
He HAS A GOOD BOAT.
CarrolI's Navahoe Is of the Very
Highest Class.
Only the Crack English Yachts
Showed Their Heels to the
Yankee.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.


iNoED5N. July oi.--ano regatta oi tne
Royal Yacht Club took place to-day. The
course was from the boat eff the club
house at West Cowes. Isle of Wight. east
ward around the Warner lightship, west
ward TO the buoy marking East Leep
Shoal, passing north of Norman Fort The
course was sailed over twice.
The weather was beautiful and the Solent
was filled with pleasure craft OF every
description. There was a fair beeze from
the northwest and the yachts got away in
capital style.
The boats that took part in the race we're
Royal Phelps Carrolps Navahoe. Lord
DunraveD's Valkyrie. j. Jameson's Ivef-
ma. Prince Of Wales Britannia. A. D.
Clark's Satanic and b. n. Donars Calluna.
The starting gun was fred at 10 O'Clock.
and under full sail. the yachts made for
the line. The Valkyrie, with Lord Dun
raven On board, was the first across, the
lverna, Britannia with the Prince of
Wales on board). Satanic. Navahce and
Calluna following in the order named.
At the beginning OF the race the Val
kyrie drew away sharply from the other
boats and the Nayahoe seemed to lose
slightly. The wind fresheEed On a rising
tide and the Navahoe. with everything ex-
cept the spinnaker set. began to haul upon
the leaders, and was soon leading. the
Valkyrie two seconds behind. The Nava.
hoe continue to gain slowly, and at 80
was leading the Valkyrie ten seconds, the
Britannia close third.
Great Interest was manifested In the
Navahoe, which is the American chal-
lenger for the Victoria Yacht Club cup,
tie Brentons Reef cup and the Cape
May cup.
When the yachts started on the second
round the Navahoe got over the line eight
seconds ahead of the Valkyrie. The Brit
annia was the third to cross, one minute
later than the Valkyrie. Then followed
the Satanic. Caluna and Iverna in the
order given. Tie Iverna got away ten
minutes behind the Nayahoe.
On the second round the Britannia and
Valkyrie overhauled the Navahoe and the
Britannia finished first; the Valkyrie sec.
ond, the Navahoe third.
The Britannia finished one minute and
three seconds ahead of the Nalkyrie, which
was one minute, twenty-sx seconds ahead
of the Navahor. The Satanic was fourth
and The Calluna fifth The Iverna gave up
before the race was finished.
Among those who witnessed the race
were the officers of the United States
cruiser Chicago, which arrived at Cowes
this morning.
The race for the Queens cup will take
place tomorrow. The Navahoe is dis
qualified in this race, owing TO the fact
that the owner, Carroll. is not mem ber
of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
The time of the first three yachts was:
Britannia, 3 hours 46 min. Is Sec !;
Valkyrie, hours Al min. 10 Sec; Nava-
hoe, 8 hours ~ min. AZ see.
The Navahoe was tried on all points of
sailing, and came out OF the trial in a sat-
isfactory manner for first performances.
II is evident that the Britannia and
Talkyrie VIII have their hands full every
time they meet the Yankee If she can br
improved in a small degree: but th-
Britannia and Valkyrie fairly and SQUARE
ly outsaiIed her to w,ndward.