The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-03
Britannia Beat the Cup
Challenger HandiIy.
The AIlsa Also Showed the New
Yacht Her Heels,
Niagara and Dakota Were Both
Beaten by tho Eucharis.

HUNTERS QUAY, Firth OF Clyde, July
3.-The regatta of the Mudhook Yacht
Club was started this morning in nice
southwest breeze, accompanied by bril-
liant sunshine. Britannia, Ailsa and
Valkyrie Ill, started in the race for big
yachts, the prize being the Muir challenge
cup, valued at 10 oguineas, with 25 guineas
added. Eucharis, Zinita, Niagara and
Dakotah started in the race for the smaller
yachts.
The course for large yachts was as
follows:
From Hunters Quay, passing the com
modore's yacht, and No. / mark boat,
thence TO a mark boat off SkelmorIie,
thence to mark boat off Ascog, Isle OF
Butte, thence TO mark boat off Kilcreg-
gan, thence to a mark boat No. 2, twice
around, about 80 miles i'm ALL
The 20-raters sailed over the following
course:
From Hunters Quay passing the COM
modore's yacht and No. / mark boat,
thence round mark boat of Inverkip,
thence round the powder vessels buoy
OFF Greenock, thence to No. mark boat;
twice around TO complete the total dis
tance of 80 miles.
Nalkyrie III in the race today allowed
Alisa I'm, 59s., and she allowed Britain
mia an, 2s.
In the 20-raters race Dakotah was al
lowed I'm, Sos, by the other yachts
competing, as she is barely an 11-rater,
and her competitors are all aobut 20
rating.
When the starting gun was fired to
send the big yachts away at 10:30 a. M,
Britannia and Ailsa crossed the line almost
together with Valkyrie couple of
lengths behind. Britannia had the
wpat her hart N and soon pnIIad ahaad
The big racers passed the Cloch light
house as follows:
Bri tannia, 10h., 40s., Bonn.
Ailsa, 10h., dim, 5s.
Valkyrie Ill, 10h., aim, 40s.
,os The yachts di today were sailed by their
ing made poor showing. She heeled
over a great deal in fairly stiff breeze
which promised to blow steadily
throughout the day. The following were
the times of the three big racers in
rounding Mark Boat No. off Skelmor-
lie:
Britannia, 11h. ,6m.
Ailsa, 11h., 6m., los.
Valkyrie III, 11h., 6m., 30s.
The boats raced in fine style towards
Mark Boat Nos3, off Ascog, Island of Butte,
which Britannia rounded one minute
ahead of .Ailsa, the, latter being
half minute ahead of Valkyrie.
Reaching to markboat No. 4, of Kilcreg-
gran, on the first round, the breeze held
good, and the distance between the three
big racers was kept much the same.
Passing Innellan pier head on the way to
Kilgreggan, the three yachts were timed
as follows:
Britannia, 11h. 40m. Is.
Ailsa, 11h. Aim. 21s.
Valkyrie, 11h. Ann. los.
With little change in their relative
positions, the yachts rounded Kilcreggan
mark boat No. a, on the first round in
following order and times:
Britannia 12h. 26m. sos.
Ailsa, 12h. 27m. 36s.
Valkyrie Iii, 12h. 2sm. los.
After rounding the Kilcreggan mark
boat, Valkyrie Ill fell away perceptibly
on the beat home.
The first round was completed by the
big yachts as follows:
Britannia, 12h. 45m. 30s.
Ailsa, 12h. 46m. 37s.
Valkyrie III, 12h. 4Sm. 44s.
Soon after the yachts started on the
reach to mark boat No. 2 off Skelmorlie
on the second round, ii was necessary to
lower Valkyrie's club-topsail, the breeze
apparently being too strong for her.
The 20-raters started in the following
order:
Eucharis, Zinita, Niagara and Dakotah,
but there was only 10 seconds difference
between the time in which the first and
last of these yachts crossed the starting
line Zinita and Niagara, almost immed-
lately after crossing the line, engaged in
a bluffing match in shore, and thus let
Eucharis get big lead, followed by
Dakotah, on the reach to Inverkip, which
Eucharis rounded q couple OF minutes
ahead OF Niagara. The latter yacht was
followed by Zinita and Dakotah.
The 20-raters completed the first round
as follows:
Eucharis, 12h, Pam, 5s.
Niagara, 12h, 26m, 24s.
Zinita, 12h, 26m, 5Ss.
Dakotah, 12hs, 3Sm, Sos.
The following are the times of the three
big yachts at the finish:
Britannia, 2h. Som. 37s.
Ailsa, 2h. 57m. AIS.
Valkyrie III, Oh. 59m. 45s.
According to these figures, Britannia
actual time, and by minutes, 10 seconds,
corrected time, giving her the allowance
OF minutes, seconds, which Valkyria
gives her over 50-mile course.
On the other hand, Ailsa beat Valkyrie
minute, 90 seconds actual time, and BY
minutes, 81 seconds, with her time
allowance OF 2 minutes, SO seconds.
Dskotah finished 20 minutes behind
Eucharis, which won outright.
Mr.. W. Fife, the designer of Eucharis.
who steered the yacht to victory TODAY.
said to a representative OF The Associated
Press after the race: "It is safe to say
that todsy's weather suited Eucharis ad-
and / have every reason 10 feel
at having beaten Niagara. in
view OF the fact that Eucharis Is not vet
In her best trim. Some Of her gear ran
stifliy today, and she will go much more
faster after a few more races. ~