New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
THE COWES YACHT REGATTA.
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS PRESENT DE-
SPITE THE RAIN.
EASY VICTORY FOR THE BRITANNrA-THE Nj
AGARA WINS IN THE TWENTY -RATER CLASS
EMPEROR WILLIAM PREsENT-MEET-
ING OF THE ROYAL YACHT


ING OF THE ROYAL YACHT
SQUADRON COMMITTEE.
Cowes Aug 5-The Cowes yacht week opened
to-day with the regatta Of the Royal LONDON facnt
Club. The interest in the race for big cutters was
greatly lessened. when the spectators learned that
the Ailsa would not compete. having gone into
dock to have her bottom cleaned 1t Is the inten-
ton OF A. Barclay Walker. her owner. to have her
sa increased
A large feet OF yachts gathered about the start
ing line witness the getting away or the racers
In the twenty class there were seven yacn's
| that came to the line In racing TRIM Much specu-
! ation was INDUCED In to the probable perform
ance of Baron Zedwtzs new yacht Isolde, puiit by
the Herreshoffs, and 1t was thought by many '"a'
| II she properly handled she wouio give '''e
| Niagara Howard Goud's twenty-rater' snarp
tussle for the honors. but she was disquaneo ioi
| going across the line before the signal TOT the
,ar, vas g,ven and not returning when called upon
| to do
| About o'clock the German ImSerla yacht Honen-
| zoern with the German Emperor on board ar
rived lust in time to the finish oil the race AS
| the Imperial yacht passed to her anchorase sue
was greeted by salutes OF twenty-one guns from ,ne
German warships lying of the port ana 'ne n'''''
| quardship Australia A salute was also nred from
| the grounds in front OF the clubhouse OF 'ne Hoy
| Yacht Squadron The rain was falling In torrents
| nv this time but this did not dampen the e"'"u'
| asm OF the crowds anoat and ashore
The course for the races, which was that OF 'ne
| ,a, vooh, c,ub SQUADRON covered distance OF
s,,v miles starting from off Cowes Road thence 70
and around the Lepe buoy thence 10 anu ",ou''
| tho Warner Iightshp. and back 10 Co"es no"u
| twice around 49,. h,o
| Al 10 o'clock the signal for the start OF the p's
| cutters was given. The Britannia wen. a''V'' ~
line at l0:oO45 followed seven minutes ia.er ny "'
| Hester The Britannia had the weather oer'"'
|
| Tho ,wentv-raters They went across the hhe a'
the following times: Eucharis' loSoVo N,as".a
| l0:S0l0; Luna. 103ol7; Audrey. IoSo'Sv'
| IO:SO:22 and Stephane, 1o:3o:2. Inc I"."a
up the race soon after getting away anu '''' pc"
| tically left the Niagara sure winner oa'i"'e ."
| cdents. r.. r.s
The britannia began to gain as soon as s"e was
fairly across the line and passed Egypt fo'n,' 81
ing east for the Lepe buoy, at 1o;4SZo Inc
| nossed the same point at 1o:5l4S. The Britannia
and further At ahsss an The
| ished the first round at l2:A:22 IA minutes anu ~
TSe Britannia finished the second round and Rr the
23 and the Hes ,@s a. bv 81 minutes and
| "a seconds and on corrected time by minutes anu
rhe small yachts finished the first rognd An in ss
order Niagara l2t9 %. t Tns;a i2 it Audrey
l2As2c sephan,e, S aw her bowspr when near
the hf pe BUOY on the round and gave
ass the rh race e dwSasd
| ,ha NIAGARA and the Audrey. The Niagara hnished
AZ 1850 and the Audrey at 1905 O2 the FORMER mus
winning on elapsed time by IL minutes ana Il sec
| onds. -, .,o povaI Yacht
Squadron was held here today In the absence nee
| ~ the Prince OF Wales. who was sailing on me
| britannia the Marquis Of Ormonde vice-commo-
| corn and Captain j. Orr Ewing were elected mem
| hers and Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild was naue
| The days pleasure was spoiled to great *
! annuaiv come 10 Cowes to witness the races and
| The throngs OF people OF fashion who make the
place their headquarters during the regatta season
| Emneror William returned from his visit to Queen
| Victoria at o'clock. and called az the squadron
| beadouarters His presence caused large crowds
n ~, aIsnnoh,a unon the parade and the squadron
| pier and the gardens were crowded.