New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
BRITANNIA DIDN'T FlNloH
RADLY BEATEN BY THE AlLsA IN A RAE
WHICH Is TO BE SAILED AdAlN

..-.,, ,o,rs n1sor,1JrIED FOR STARTING BE-
ropv TIL, e1cv,1. WAS GIvEN-wNNERs OF
THE OTHER CONTESTS ON THE FIRST
DAY OF THE REGATTA AT NICE
~ioo var,h THE Ailsa far outistanced the
Britannia to-day in the prihclpaI race Vi 'he
openinr dav o. the Nice lnternatphal regatta
hut the result was dsallowed and the race VIII
10 called again. The Aisa allowed the Britannia
tyenty-three seconds
The r,ocramme for to-day was as follows: Nice
,ou,r ,rizes for yachts over twenty tons: prizes
sooo 900 and 1000 francs. racht Club de
France tonnage rule. Monte Carlo prizes for
Yachts from ten to twenty tons; rizes 1000. 1000
and 500 francs. Nice Committee prizes for yachts
NOT exceeding five tons; prizes 100. go and 125
francs.
In the first race the Ailsa, Britannia. Corsair
and Valkyrie l were the starters; in the second
race. the Bebelle. Luciole II, Sainct Martial,
Rolla III and DakOtah; in the third series, the
Yvorne and Delanagh confessed against the
Partout Gareth, Lolo and Nike H. In ADDITION
to the money prizes medals we're offered The
course for the first two races was thirty miles;
for the last race, twelve mills. Both courses
were triangular that for the larger boats re-
curing a third circuit to compete the race
In the start for the principal race the Aiisa
crossed the line first having tie windwaro poS'-
ton The times OF crossing tie line WERE -''''
100000: Britannia. 10:4olO. ~
Tho wind was light from tie southeast. Both
boats stood close-haued to he west puo'' 'V
Ailsa ga,-ing. The Aiisa's ead ioin '"e ''".'
took a good deal Of interest uoil 'he I"0e "' 1t
- . ,oregone conclusionthat she would win;
while the other boats in tbs race were not re-
'ardod as competitors. ex:e,t In the event of a
Of
or her former conqueror. Mr. Walkers Ailsa. The
boats sailed over course ehtrely inherent iioih
the one covered last week
The Ailsa and Britannia carried their head
calls as they crossed tn, line, and continued the
use of those sails on tx run to the first mark
Soon after passing the jetty. on the way to the
,est huov they set thir working topsails. The
weather was clear tn calm and the wind
LIGHT The first mark the west buoy, was turned
at this hour: Ailsa 1:4100; Britannia. 100000.
A slight haze cam up. making the course of
tho Yachts vague IN their way TO the second
mark boat the east )uOy. After passing the west
buov the boats were sailing close-hauied' Inc
Ausa with a starIoard reach, turned the second
mark at 12:Sl:1O and the Britannia at l2:S';oo
II was then a far reach to the starboard for the
home boat near the jetty. to complete the first
round. After passing the east buoy the noats
SET their balloon topsas. Rounding the home
boat the yachts finished the frst round zen
miles In this time: Ailsa, 1I7:3S; Britannia
1:3l:45 On this round the Ailsa gained fourteen
minutes and twelve seconds on the BRITANNIA
Rounding the home mark Tor the secolid Iouiiu'
both boats heaCed for the west buoy cloSe-hdunu'
The Aisa maintained her rate of gain over the
britannia and at the time of reaching the west
buoy was nile or more ahead; but the position
of the buoy made ii impossible TO take the un'e
at which the yachts rounded that mark on the
second round. -he east buoy was passed IS FOL
lows: Ailsa 2:33:W Britannia, 3:0S:oo
Again it was a far reach to the jetty, but this
time to port. The Ailsa passed the 1etty at
s:26:20 under control Of her helm; but the BIZ
;annia drifted pas that mark at 349:4o Both
boats tackled to tns southeast in an endeaVor 10
get wind further OFT in order to reach the west
buoy. NE Ailsa talked southeastward. and kept
further than tn Britannia. $50
Rounding the buoy. the Ailsa made full
port reach for the ast buoy, which she passed
at 5:33:2S The Britannia passed the east buoy at
5:59:30 From this point home the race was
little better than drifting match me Ansa
reached home AT Sob. The Britannia old not
finish The Valkyrie finished the second round
at 4;07:20 but dropped out in the course OF the
third round The Britannia allowed the Val
kyrie II minutes and > seconds The Corsair
finished the second round at 5:28:01
In the ten-rater elias. ROlla III arrived home
at 30; the Dakotat at $3.50. The course Of
the ten 10 twenty rates was reduced 10 twenty
miles on account of th feeblenesS OF the breeze.
The Sainct Martial crssed the starting line AT
IL 0045, the Luciole II 1l:OO:55. the Rola III at
IL :0215 and the Dakota at II :02:4O The Luciole
II arrived at the fms line first. at $4,000; the
Bebelle, whose startini time was not taken at
$1,000. The corrected time OF the yachts In the
ten-rater series. for tn course, is as follows:
Lucioe II. 60946 3ebelle. 64S:@; Dakotah
6:5203 Rolla III, 6:54:l.
In the race for small raters the Nike III was
first the I,olo second as the Yvonne third.
The committee annMnced this evening that
the Ailsa and Britanni: had been disqualified for
passing the starting lie before the proper signal
had been given. The ace will be sailed over on
next Wednesday. Mr. Fife, who designed and |
built the Ailsa, was delighted with her perform |
ance in a light wind. a heavy blow. he says, |
the Ailsa has nothing fear from the Britannia. |