The herald., 1895-06-30
THE BRITANNIA WINS OUT
Tall Racing Done Under Sail
Over in England
GRAND RACE AND A CALM
An American Boat Does Herself Grandly
Proud
The Ailsa Tried to Mske . Winning, but
Failed to Get In on the
Wlud.up
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
ROTI4SEA, Scotland, June 29.-The
Clyde fortnight of yachting opened today
with the regatta of the Royal Northern
Yacht club. The weather was warm.
Enormous crowds assem- bled early TO wit
ness the first race. Valkyrie Ill, Lord
Dunraven's syndicate yacht was looked
upon as almost certain to cross the ocean
and race for the America cup.
Excursion steamers brought thousands
of visitors from Glasgow and all parts OF
Scotland. The racing programme compris-
ed eleven contests but interest centered in
the race for the big yachts exceeding for
ty-rating and for ten and twenty raters.
The course for the big yachts to day is
fifty miles; first prize Els; second, f25
The course for yachts above ten and not
exceeding twenty rating is thirty-one
miles. Valkyrie III rated 1856 and gives
the Ailsa estimated rate of l6O 2 minutes
and 50 seconds; Britannia, rated l30, gets
an allowace of 4 minutes and 2 seconds.
The Niagara competes against the TWEEN
ty-raters, Scinlta and Dakota. The latter
gets ~ minutes and So seconds allowance
mile course. When the gun was fired at
10 30 q. m. the Allsa was pointing direct
for the line and went over first.
The Nalkyrie, we'll handled. before the
half mile had been covered took the lead.
with Brita mia close behind and the Ailsa
u long distance astern. The yachts, now
ever, were merely drifting.
The yachts competing in the twenty
rater class were starte d at IL 10 a. IN. in
shower. There was much excitement
when the Valkyrie, just as she was Ell
terng l.args Bay, got rather near the
shore lost the wind and became com
pletely becalmed. Meanwhile the Ailsa
channel. got little breeze and gradually
drew up until the A lisa passed the Valky-
ric and rounded Largs Mark. The boat
was nearly three minutes ahead of Lord
Dunraven's yacht. The Britannia was
third, half a mile astern.
The Britannia crept up while the VAL
kyrie was becalmed and eventually only
few lengths separated them, but the
Valkyrie crept, along and there Was
hardly a breath Of air blowing as she
crossed the finishing line. Follow ing
were the times of the two yachts at the
seconds; Britannia, hours, 80 minutes,
l6 seconds. But although the Valkyrie
crossed the line one m mute and forty six
seconds ahead OF the Britannia, the lat
ter won the race, as she has a time al
lowance of four minutes and two Sec
yacht won by two minutes and twelve
seconds.
The Ailsa did not succeed in passing
the mark boat ahead OF the Valkyrie. as
she got too far to the leeward. The Val
kyrie still standing in got a breeze and
rounded the mark boat before the Ailsa
and Britannia. which were virtually be-
Gained. The Valkyrie kept on with the
assistance of fair wind and passed the
Skemorie mark boat at 3:2l :33. The
Ailsa and the Britannia were a mile
astern.
The Britannia won.
| The race for twenty raters was stopped
| at the end of the first round. The Mag
ara was declared the winner. Following
were the times: Niagara, 4:27:3S; Zinita.
:33 3d. Dakota. a :35 20.
The Britannia had extraordinary luck
II. bringing up in the wind at the end OF
the race, while Valkyrie lay becalmed.
The crowds of spectators could hardly be-
lieve their eyes today when they wit
| messed the race. The race was sailed in
the worst possible Clyde weather. Val
kyre, at tie beginning of the race.
showed astoun ling form in the three
mile heat. The breeze was light, partial
and patcny but soon gathering wind
set in and Valkyrie stepped out in won
| derful style. She quickly had her oppo-
nent under her lee. After going couple
of miles heavy wind and ram caught
the Valkyrie first, and though she CURED
up she Travelled at a great pace.
| The Valkyries performance certainly
| justified the opinion that sne will prove
unusually fast in light weather.
There is no doubt that she is far and
away better boat than the Britannia,
but how much can only be determined by
a really reliable trial in a steady breeze;
| The correspondent Of the Associated
| Press saw Captain Sycamore aboard the
| VaIkyrie after the race. He. with Cap
tain Cranteld. will sail the Valkyrie
against the Defender.
| .He said: Il am entirely satisfied with
the Valkyrie. She behaved simply spen-
| did. The mere chance that gave the race
| to the Britannia is of small Importance.
| The Defender will need to be much bet
| ter than the Vigilant. else the Americans
| cannot retain the cup.
Howard Gould was seen on board the
| Niagara just before she started today.
| Mr.. Gould said that although the last
| four races il which his yacht had COM
| peted were only walk k-oveIs, yet lie antici-
| pated good sporting during the racing
| on the Clyde. He added that he had
come here especially TO meet Lord Ions.
| dale $ new twenty -rater. Eucharis. which
| will lace for the first time oil Monday.
| She is reported to be great improvement
| on the other English twenty-raters. and
| it will be feather in the Herreschoff cap
| if Niagara proves herself to be better
| boat than Eucharis.
| Continuing, Mr.. Gould said: II am
| convinced that Niagara has shown her
self quite equal to, if not better than
Audrey, which has hitherto been the
best yacht in her class. In good breeze
the Herreschoff sicutter is far ahead OF
her opponent, while in races in light air
| which have been chiefly of tuky char
acter. the luck has been pretty evenly di-
vided.'
Mr.Gould however is not entirely sat-
| isiied with the sails which Niagara car
| lies and has ordered a new suit. The
mainsail will be rugged in the usual way
instead Of crosswise. Mr.. Gould applied
to the Ratzeys to make the new suit of
sails for Niagara, but the patriotism of
the famous English sailmakers compelled
them to refuse Mr.. Gould's proposition.
and consequently the new sails are now
being made by firm at Birkenhead,
near Liverpool. The headsails of Niagara
will be made OF silk.
Jack Dempsey Is Sick