The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-09
DUNRAVEY IND THE CUP.

Won't Challenge Again if lie Loses This
 Time-Defender Great Boat-Ailsa Beats
 Britannia in Another Race on the Clyde.
 London, July S.-Lord Dunraven, in an interview to-day, said that the Val kyrie III. would sail for New York on July IS, Her present mainmast will be taken out for the voyage and short CT one substituted,
 T am not in the slightest degree dis courage by the trial of the Defender" !" he said. If the Valkyrie does not win in the American light winds the Americans will have a respite from building yachts to defend the America 8 cup"
 Captain Barr, who commanded the old Thistle, said in an interview to-day:
 "The cup Is already lost. ValRyrie could beat the Thistle by forty minu- tes and defeat the old Valllyrie by about fifteen minutes, but she can never catch the Defender"
 the Valkyrie III. Is done on an even keel dead down the wind. It Is not likely that any yacht ever ran so fast in light weather. She does not reach well In the Clyde waves, but she might skim fast enough with short breezes in Amer lea. She will leave the country with a hopeful prospect of winning the Amer ica's cup. She has not seen her best yet, and, as she starts for America in about ten days, there will be ample time to get her fit before the contest"
 Hupter's Quay, July S,--The valkyrie III. started up the Clyde in tow this morning, bound for Henderson's yard, where she will be fitted for her voy- age to New York.
 The Britannia and the Ailsa started in race over the usual course this morn- ing, the Ailsa crossing the line at 10:30I2 and the Britannia at 10:30:25. The wind was blowing fresh from the south and both boats carried backyard topsails. It was a dead beat to windward for the first mark.
 The Atlsa had the weather berth and an exciting struggle ensued, with a, good deal of short tacking all the way to the weather mark The Ailsa was extremely we'll handled, and pen ned the Britannia in under her lee at every tack. The wind softened for a little while but freehened again, and the yachts heeled far over The boats rounded Skelmorlie In this order:
 Ailsa, 11:43:05.
 Britannia, 11:44:03.
 The time of rounding Ascog was:
 Ailsa, 12:04:1S
 Britannia, 12:05:35.
 The wind was now blowing strong and both boats shifted to jibheaded top sails. The Ailsa was beating well, and the Britannia was sailing fairly under good handling. The Britannia attempt ed to carry her spinnaker and run through the Ailsa's lee on a broad reach to Kilcreggan, but the attempt was un- successful. Passing the Clouch light the Ailsa had a lead of two minutes.
 Ailsa, 1:13:05.
 Britannia, 1:24:33.
 It was a wonderful keen race both boats making number Of short tacks for the weather mark on the second round, The Atlsa fully maintained her lead, and continued to be exceptionally we'll handled, Captain Jay beating Cap tain Carter at his game of keeping to the windward
 The wind increased to half gale and the sea became quite heavy. This was supposed to be Britannia weather, but the Ailsa was, nevertheless, consist ently beating her A heavy rain cloud completely obscured the boats on the eastern shores, but when the Ailsa dis appeared from view she had her time allowance perfectly safe.
 The rounding of the Skelmorlie mark was made by the Ailsa at 2;11:3 and by the Britannia at 2:12:03 The Ailsa changed her jib for a smaller one on the way down, but the results of the change were difficult to follow, owing to the drizziing rain and thick haze. As the boats emerged from the haze in the neighborhood of Ascog the Britannia was leading by thirty seconds and the Ailsa had no jib set
 The time of the yachts rounding As cog was:
 Britannia ..".................. .2:3T:t5
 The Ailsa's jib split off Innelain, and the Britannia having passed her. was leading by fifty-f1ve seconds and sail
 
 head, her main boom periodically trail ing for several minutes in the water The wind and sea were still heavy.
 The Ailsa won, finishing at 3:46:6S.
 THE TWENTY EATERS.
 Hunters Quay, July S.-The twenty raters, the Niagara, zinita, Eucharis and Dakotah, started half an hour after the big boats, crossing the line as fol- lows: Zinita 11:00:02. Niagara 11:00:W Eucharls 11:0016. Dakotah 11:00:19
 These boats finished the first round in this order: Niagara 11:49:5S Eucharis 12:52:2O. Zinita 12:5S:28. Da- l5otah 1:00:21.
 The Niagara won, crossing the finish line at 2:20:52 The Eucharis finished at 2:25:50, the Zinita at 2:531S, and the Dakotah at 301 53
 DEFENDER SHOWED WONDERFUL
 SPEED IN HER FIRST TRIAL.
 WITH COLONTA.
 New York, July 8.-The Defender had her first real trial yesterday. It proved, accordingto those who saw 1t, that there need mot be much apprehension in the mind of any patriotic American