The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-03

VALKYRIB The THIRD
Finished Last in Today's
Race With the Britannia
and Ailsa.
NOT BUILT FOR HEAVY WINDS
Lord Dunraven's Craft Tossed
About by a Stiff Breeze-Race
Of the Twenty Raters.
NOT BUILT FOR HEAVY WINDS
Bu Cable to the United Press.

GOUROCK, Scotland, July !, 1o9o-
Valkyrie III, Britannia and Alisa
started in the Mudhook Yacht CUBS re-
eatta this morning, on the Clyce, IN
rafting northwesterly wind that prom
ised to hold and give the single SUCKERS
splendid chance to tes- their colh-
narrative abilities The course was fifty
miles, with seven turns The sea was
smooth. The starting gun boomeo at
1890 and the Ailsa dashed across the
line, with the wind over the starboard
quarter, at 10:3O:16. The Britannia FOL
lowed on the Ailsa's weather quarter, at
10:3O:22 about half length 9ste"n.
The Valkyrie was three lengths on the
lee quarter of the Prince of Wales cut
ter. Jibtopsails were set just after the
yachts started on the seven mile run
down to the Skelnnorlie mark. Valkyrie
III. carried her second size clubtopsal.
The Britannia ran to the fore feW
minutes after the start and led her RI
walls around the Slzelmorlie mark. The
times there were:-Britannia, n:O6;W;
Ailsa, 1f.06:15; valkyrfe III, n:o6:SO.
In the four miles of broad reaching
the Ascog mark, with the wind
Just forward the starboard
beam the Britannia held her
advantage. From Ascog, up to the Kill
creggan mark, stretch of eleven miles,
it was a close reach. with sheets haul
ed well aft. The wind was over the
port bow. The wind had grown stronger,
stirring up the white caps. The trio
were having a magnificent race, out
sailing some of the steam yachts of the
attending fleet The Cup challenger and
the Ailsa were too heavily canvassed
apparently, as they heeIed way over to
starboard The Britannia was making
the best race of it, standing up like
church. Vallxyrie's tenderness was a
matter of general comment and wonder.
She showed more of her bilge than was
consistent with speed; practically sailing
on her uppers at times. She was being
beaten squarely. The Britannia increas-
ed her lead at Kilcreggan, where the
yachts were timed thus:-Britannia,
12:26:39; Ailsa, 12:27:32; Valkyrie, 12:2S:1S.
CAN'T STAND HEAVY WINDS.
I'm the three mile reach to the home
mark, finishing the first round, with the
wind over the starboard bow, Valkyrie
III lowered her small clubtopsail, the
wind being too strong for her to carry
1t advantageously; besides, there was
possibility of carrying away her lofty
topmast. Occasionally, when the wind
softened, the new yacht would rush
forward, threatening to overhaul the
leaders, but she would lose in the blasts
that bore her far over.
The Britannia rounded the home mark
three minutes and fourteen seconds
ahead of Valkyrie and one minute and
seven seconds ahead of the Ailsa. Time:
Britannia, 1245:3o; Ailsa. 12:4S:37; Val
kyrie, 12:4S:H The Britannia finished
three minutes and eight seconds ahead
of the Valkyrie and one minute and ten.
seconds ahead of the Ailsa. With the
allowance she receives from the Val
kyrie the Britannia wins by several adj
ditional minutes. Time:-Britannia,
2:56:S7; Ailsa, 2:57:47; Valkyrie. 2:59:45.
RACE OF THE SMALL RATERS.
The small raters, Niagara, Zinita, Lord
I4ansdownes Eucharist and the Dakotah
sailed today over the thirty course
of the Mudhock Yacht Club for money
prizes. The start was from Hunters
Quay. thence to and around a flagboat
off Inverkip, 70 and around the powder
vessel buoys off Greenock and home:
twice around. The Dakotah received an
allowance of twelve minutes and thirty
seconds from the Niagara. BY bad
handling at the start the Niagara lost
several seconds. The Zinita was first
off. The Eucharist followed, covering
the Dakotah. which was to leeward.
the Niagara was two lengths astern of
the little cutter. Most OF the race was
reaching and running. The Eucharist
was two minutes and nineteen seccads
ahead OF the Niagara at the end of the
frst round. Time:-Eucharlst, i2:24:05;
Niagara 12:26:24; Zinita. 12.26:5S; Dako-