The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-29
TIE CUP HUNTERS
Dunraven's Va1kYrie Has an
Easy Time of 1t in Her
First Race.
DEFENDERS LAUNCHING DAY
Large Crowds Journey to Bristol
to Witness the Event
Niagara Defeated.
nn cab1e to The United Press.

sunlit surface of the Clyde as the three
big British cutters, Valkyrie III, Bri-
tannia and Ailsa stood off and on near
Rothesay preparing for battle over the
course of the Royal Northern Yacht
Club for prizes of $500 and 500. The
new cup challenger had no pilot aboard
and this led to the impression that her
owner did not expect to race her Sc
riously, but merely wanted to guage
her ability by testing her against the
other big flyers, and get ner in proper
trim. The Ailsa's owner said before
the race that he believed her recent
alterations had much improved her. and
that he had great hopes of her HIS
effort to arrange a series of private
matches with the Valkyrie III. has been
unsuccessful.
The first appearance Of the Valkyrie
III. in race attracted thousands to
the shores of the Clyde, flotiila OF
pleasure craft, including many of the
finest British steam yachts, crowded
about the starting point near Rothesay
Outside Rothsay Bay the water looked
as smooth as glass. The course was
quadrangular, and was sailed over twice,
With loop of about ten miles diagonal
ly across the quadrangle, from the
starting point to the third mark, at
Largo back, distance so miles.
The yachts approached the line carry
ing besides mainsails, cIubtopsails and
forestaysails. They had jibtopsails in
stops on the bowsprit ready to set should
the wind make it desirable The air grew
hazy along the Skelmorlie shore, whence
it was difficult to observe the movements
of the racers. There was bit of weather
work at the start as the first half mile of
the course, before rounding Bogany
Point, was southwest. When the pre-
paratory gun was fired the wind increased
a trife and all the yachts set jibtopsails.
The Valkyrie III and the Britannia US
ing small ones and the Ailsa her largest.
At gun fire the Valkyrie II had the
worst position. She stood too long on the
starboard tack and was forced to go
about to avoid getting under the lee of her
rivals. They crossed thus:-Ailsa, 1O30:15;
Britannia, 1o:3o:S5; Valkyrie. 1O:S2:OO. All
crossed on the starboard tack
vALKYRIE CRAWLS UP
The cup hunter hugged the shore and
seemed to get a better breeze there as
she began creeping up on the leaders
The Ailsa was almost beealmed--Six- nlia--
utesN after the start the trio went about
and stood for Bogany Point. She passed
the Ailsa and Britannia. and, with the
wind on the port beam, headed for the
Mount Stewart mark boat
Down the Ascog shore the wind was
brisk, and it helped the Valkyrie III to
q bigger lead In the little windward
work it was observed that the new cut
ter pointed very high. Just before the
yachts rounded the Mount Stewart
mark they were shut out from the vision
CT the crowds on shore by a heavy
shower, which killed the wind. They
rounded the mark as follows Vallfyrie
III. 1116:25; Britannia. 11:24:3O; Ailsa,
Il: 1:3015 Much of the lead of the big
yacht was due to luck; but she was, be-
cause of her tremendous spread of sail
easily better than the Britannia and the
Ailsa.
The weather cleared at noon and the
yachts were seen becalmed off Cumbrae.
In about half an hour good breeze
hcame from the northwest. The Ailsa
Selt its influence first and danced mer-
ly before it for the Larg's mark, slip
Ing by the valkyrie III and the Brit
Innia The Ai1sa and the Britannia
ept we'll off Cumbrae, but the new
tier sailed close inshore. The wind
eted to the southwark, and Valkyr.e
thus became the weather boat. being
hest to the south But the breeze
SO lightly that the weather advan-
lse was worth little. The sun came
Ibut hot after the shower.
A DRIFTING MATCH.
The contest became a drifting match,
In which the new cutter got the best of
the other yachts. She overhauled them
and rounded the Large's mark at 1:25:S7,
setting her spinnaker to port for the five
mile run to Skelmorlie, three miles ahead
of the Britannia. She had increased her
lead to five miles when the Prince of
Wales cutter was timed rounding the
Larg mark at 2:OO15. The Ailsa got
around at 203:53 The breeze was
still from the southwark, and so light
that it hardly stirred the flags on the
attending fleet
On the run to Skelmorlie the Britannia
picked up several minutes on the tall
spared leader. She made the five
miles in one hour, three minutes and
twenty seconds, or three minutes and
forty-eight seconds quicker than Val
kyrie III. They were timed thus at
:-valkyrie, 2:s2:45; Britannia,
S:03:35; Ailsa, 3:06:5O.
. The wind shifted to westward and as
sumed racing gate. 1t was a beat to
the mark, where the new Vallkyrie was
timed at 3:20:35. thus finishing the first
round Her great lead makes it GER
tain that she will win readily. barring
mishaps.
THE NIAGARA DEFEATED.
Mr. Howard Gou1d's twenty-rater, Nj
agara, the Dakotah and the Zinita raced
for money prizes today over a 31-mile
course, once around the quadrangle to
Large and back. The little ones got
away in this order:-Zinita. n:1510; Nj
agara, 11:15:30; Dakotah, u:16:20
The Niagara manoeuvred unsuccessful
ly for the weather berth. The Zinita
put about and forced the little Yankee
dangerously near the Commodore's boat,
into which she just missed running.
The two sailed close-hau1ed out of Rothe-
say Bay. The Niagara gained somewhat
in the windward work. The Niagara fin
ished her race at 4:27:38, the Zinita at
4:33:62 and the Dakotah at 4:35:22. The
Dakotah wins first prize by time allow
ance. Niagara second.
Valkyrie won four miles ahead of the
Britannia. The Ailsa retired.
Aflsa,s Chances.
LONDON, June %, 1S95.-The "Pa1i
Mall Gazette referring to the removal