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up in line on the port tack, to turn the
mark boat, while the Valkyrie raced down
from Holy Loeb.
The Satanita was too soon by half min
ute.
On the other hand the Britannia was
able to luff on the line for capital start.
The Vigilant turned il handsomely and
was on the mark boat shortly after gun
fire. But the Britannia was quicker and
got off three lengths ahead.
Valkyrie Sunk.
Then came the accident OF the day.
which threw out of the race, and out OF
racing for some time to come, the VAL
The Valkyrie and Satanita, while pre-
pairing for the start, became locked to-
gether and in q few minutes the VAL
kyrie settled dawn and sank, while the
Satanita was so badly damaged that she
was obliged to retire.
ashore fully realized what had happened.
The Satanita, it appears, was luffing for
the start and was unable TO get out of the
Valkyrie's way as the latter was coming
on the tarboard tack.
The Valkyrie's bowsprit ran across the
Satanita's foresail and the collision which
Immediately followed, carried away the
Satanita's bowsprit and topmast, leaving
her a wreck, covered with tangled rigging
and collapsed sails.
The force of the collision cut the Val
kyrie down to the waters edge, and she
slowly settled and sank in three minutes.
No One Lost.
Loud cries were heard from the crews of
the two yachts, and for time 1t was be-
lieved that a number of the crew of the
Valkyrie had been drowned.
Happily, this was not the case, as Lord
Dunraven, Watson and the officers and
crew of the Valkyrie were picked up by
boats which put out from the shore and
from the many sailing and steam yachts
in the vicinity of thescene of the accident.
Lord Dunraven was sight long TO be
remembered when he was taken on board
the Hebe. He was no longer the spruce,
dignified gentleman so well remembered
in New York.
The captain of the Satanita said that he
did not have room to turn, owing TO the
large number of steam and other yachts
which gathered about'the starting line.
When the Valkyrie began to fill some
OF her crew jumped overheard, few sue
ceeded in sc-ambling on board the Satan
ita, Others were taken off by steam yachts
and some were picked up holding on to
floating objects.
Brown, was caught between the Valkyrie
and steam yacht and had his leg badly
crushed.
The valkyrie lies in % fathoms OF
water.
The Satanita carried away six yards OF
her starboard bow and beam obove the
water line.
The cook OF the satanita had his arm
broken.
In the meanwhile the Vigilant and
Britannia had got away, not knowing of
the sinking of { he Nntkyrie or the damage
done to the Satanita.
The Britannia hitched 10 port to throw
herself on the weather beam. Both
yachts then went across the firth on the
starboard tack to the opposite land.
When they tackled again the Vigilant
was pushing her bowsprit over the Brit
annia's weather quarter and was threat
ening to run into the weather berth.
Vigilant Leads.
Bv Tie Associated Press
HUNTERS QUAY, Firth of Clyde, July
b.-The Valkyrie was sunk by the Satanita
at the Mud Hook Yacht Club regatta
today. The Vigilant is leading the Brit
ANNA in the race for the Muir memorial
cup.
The vieilant is still leading.
By The Associated Press.
HUNTERS QUAY, July 5.-Of Innellan
the Nigilant was leading by two minutes
and forging ahead.
By The Associated Press.
HUNTERS QUAY, July 5.-(Noon. )-Ex-
perts who saw the yachts pass Innellan,
say that there is no doubt that the Vigi-
liant will win.
First round-vigilant led by two