The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-04

3.-Ihe challenger Tor the America
cup, Valkyrie III. started this morning
in the race for the Muir challenge cup,
her competitors being Ailsa and Brit
ANNA.
built great hopes on Lord Dunraven's
new yacht, the Valkyrie was squarely
beaten in a good breeze by both Ailsa
and Britannia. The Britannia beat the
new yacht by I'm. los, corrected time,
and the Ailsa defeated her by IN. SIS,
including her time allowance.
The Valkyrie heeled over a great
deal in fairly stiff breeze, and with
her working topsail set had her lee rail
under water when the Britannia and
Ailsa were carrying their club top
sails and going along much sitter.
This was on the reach back to Kilcreg-
gan, on the second round, and conse-
quently it is not astonishing that the
yachtsmen of Great Britain are not
so sauguine as they were of bringing
the Americas cup back to these
shores.
= Poor Showing.
The Valkyrie III in the race today
allowed Ailsa I'm. 59s, and she allowed
the Britannia Am. IS. When the start
ing gun was fired at 10:30 a. m. the
Britannia and Ailsa crossed the line
almost together with the Valkyrie
couple Of lengths behind Early as il
was in the race it was evident when
the yachts passed Cloch Lighthouse
that Valkyrie was making a poor
showing. The three yachts, however,
raced in fine style from Kelmorlie to-
wards mark boat off Ascog, Isle of
Butte, when the Britannia rounded one
minute ahead of Ailsa, the latter be-
ing half a minute off from Valkyrie.
There was very little change from
that time until the yachts reached the
Kilcreggan mark boat No. on the
first round. Up TO this point Valkyrie
had been steadily falling behind and
she fell still more perceptibly on the
beat home after rounding the kiicreg-
gan boat mark.
Behaved Badly.
The breeze increased slightly in
strength after the yachts started the
reach to mark boat No. , off Skelmor-
lie on the second round and it was
soon found necessary to take in Val
kyrie's club topsail. Ailsa and Britain
MIA, however, held on to their club
topsails and stood up nicely to the
wind.
There was little change in the posi-
ton of the yachts when Skelmorlie
mark boat was rounded on the second
round. but Valkyrie had dropped fur
Their behind.
The procession in the same order
continued to the Ascog mark boat No.
g. which Britannia rounded a mile
ahead of Ailsa, which was still leading
Valkyrie by about two miles. Valkyrie
stood up badly on the subsequent easy
reacn to Kllcreggan and set smaller
topsail, but she had lost ground
half-hearted people greeted Britannia's
victory
The yachts passed Cloch lighthouse
on IN r az T.; - re- +n 0u
ond round in the following times:
Britannia, 2:46:16; Ailsa, 2:25:21; Val
kyrie III, 2:27:O1.
At this stage of the race Britannia
was looked upon as being a certain
and easy winner, barring accidents.
on the second round in a strong breeze
Valkyrie seeing that she was still fall
ing astern on her competitors set her
N.s--ag Dpsai II ger to try to i'm
prove her speed. but She heeled until
her lee rail churned the water, while
Britannia and Ailsa, still holding on
their club topsails. were bowling along
splendidly. and standing up much
SITTER than the challenger. In this or
mark boat and stood away for home
with Valkyrie hopelessly bea.en by
both Britannia and Ailsa.
20 .4e times of the
Three big yachts at the finish:
Britannia, 3:56:37; lAiisa, 2:57:41;
Valkyrie, 2:59:45.
Therefore, according to these
figures, Britannia beat Valkyrie by
three minutes. eight second actual
time, giving her the allowance of
four minutes, two seconds, which
course. On the other hand, Ailsa beat
Valkyrie by one minute, fifty-eight
seconds actual time and by four
minutes, seven seconds with her time
allowance of two minutes, fifty sec
0nds. At the club of the Mud Hook
Yacht club, all the yachtsmen assem-
bled looked very glum.
There is no good sending her TO
America, better send Britannia" was
the general comment.
Fell Far Short.
Sufficient proof was given by the
performance of the cup challenger to-
day that she has quite fallen short of
expectations. In no point of the sail
ing did she show the least ground for
proving that she viii be real
aspirant for Americas cup honors
Although the main interest of the
day was in the race for the big yachts
there was not many people who did
not witness the race between Howard
Goulds Herreschoff-built Niagara and
Lord Lonsdale's Eucharis. The lat
ter won decidedly in today's breeze.
both reaching and in windward work.
Eucharis was more tender than the
Niagara, but she has a clean delivery
and is expected to go even better in
light weather.
Dakotah was allowed twelve min
utes, fifty seconds by the other
yachts competing in this event as
she is barely a 11-rater and her COM
petitors were all about 20-raters.
Dakotah was expected to save her
time allowance, but Eucharis finished
first, three minutes ahead of Niagara,
and Won the race outright Satinita