The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-08

BRITANNIA'S MISHAP
The Parting of Her Main
sheet Compelled Her to
Retire From the Race.
AILsA FINISHED ALONE
Valkyrie Will Leave for New York
on July 1S-Preparations for
the Journey.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

HUNTERS QUAY. July s.-The
Britannia and the Ailsa started in a
race over the usual course this morn
ing, the Ailsa crossing the line at 10:S0:12
and the Britannia at 10:30:25. The wind
was blowing fresh from the south and
both boats carried backyard topsails. 1t
was a dead beat to windward for the
first mark. The Ailsa had the weather
berth and an exciting struggle ensued.
with good deal of short tacking all
the way to the weather mark The
Ailsa was extremely well handled, and
penned the Britannia in under her lee at
every tack. The wind softened for d
little while. but freshened again, and
the yachts heeled severely. The boats
rounded Skelmorlie in this order:-Ailsa,
1:43:O5; Britannia. 1:44:03 The time of
rounding Ascog was:-Ailsa, 12:041S;
Britannia, 1905 35.
The wind was blowing strong, and both
boats shifted to jibheaded topsails The
Ailsa was beating well, and the Britain
mia was sailing fairly under good handl-
ing. The Britannia attempted to carry
her spinnaker and run through the ALL
sa's lee on a broad reach to Kilcreggan,
but the attempt was unsuccessful. Pass
ing the Cloth Light the Ailsa had a lead
of two minutes.
The first round was finished by the
yachts rounding the Commodore's boat
as follows:-Ailsa, 1:1S:o5; Britannia,
1:14:33.
NECK AND NECK.
1t was a wonderfully keen race both
boats making a number of short tacks
for the weather mark on the second
round The Ailsa fully maintained he1
lead and continued to be exceptionally
well handled, Captain Jay beating Cap
tain Carter at his own game of keep
ing to the windward. The wind in
creased to half a gale and the sea be
came quite heavy. This was supposed
to be Britannia weather but the Ailsa
was nevertheless consistently beating
her. A heavy rain cloud completely OBJ
scured the boats on the eastern shores
but when the Ailsa disappeared from
view she had her time allowance per
fectly safe. The rounding of the Skel
morlie mark was made by the Ailsa a
2:11:35 and by the Britannia at 2:12:03
The Ailsa changed her j.b for a smallel
one on the way down, but the result:
of the change were difficult to follow
owing to the drizzling rain and thiei
haze. The wind was still strong ant
from the available points of view th'
Britannia seemed to be closing up OF
her competitor. The respective time:
in passing Ascog were for the reasons
mentioned unobtasnable and will prob
ably not be known until late in the day
but as both boats emerged from tht
haze in the ne.ghborhood of Ascog tht
Britannia was leading by thirty second:
and the A.isa had no jib set.
VALKYRIE TO START SOON.
The Valkyrie III. started up the Clyde
in tow this morning, bound for Hender-
sons yard, where she will be fitted fol
her voyage to New York
LONDON, July s, 1S95-Lord Dunraven
in an interview today, said that the Val
kyrie III. would start for New York on
July IS. Her present mainmast will be
taken out for the voyage and a shorter
one substituted ST am not in the slight
est degree discouraged by the trial OF
the Defender" he said .If the Valky-
rie does not win in the American light
winds, the Americans will have respite
from building yachts to defend the
Americas Cup" Captain Barr, who
commanded the old Thistle said in an
Interview today
could beat the Thistle by forty minutes
and cefeat the old Vallyrie by fifteen
minutes, but she can never catch the
Defender
At Kilcreggan the Britannia held her
lead of fifty seconds, but Immediately
upon rounding the mark she was hove
into the wind and her foresail was
lowered. Shortly afterwards her top
sail was also lowered. The Ailsa fin.
isi1ed alone. crossing the finish line al
3:46:OS. The cause of the Britann:a's
heaving to, it has been learned was the
parting of her mainsheet, which hap
pened when she gybed in the heavy
wind and sea to round the Kslcreggar
mark.
The tweny-raters, the Niagara, Zinita
Eucharis and Dakotah. started half al
hour after the big boats, crossing tht
line as follows:-Z:rita, 11:00:02; Niagara
11:OO:07; Eueharis, 11:o0:16; Dakotah
11:OOls These boats finished the frs
round in this order:-Niagara, 12:49:5S
Eucharis, 12:52:2o; Zin.ta. 12:5S:2S; Dalzo
tab, 1.O0:21 The Niagara won. cross:ns
the final finish line at 2:20:52. The
Eucharis finished at 2:45:50, the Z;nita a.
2:53:1S and the Dakotah at 3:01:53.