New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-09
THE BRITANNIA'S ACCIDENT
THE MAINSHEET PARTS AND THE AILSA
COMES IN FIRST
LEAD WHEN SHE GyBED-A RACE ~ HEAVY
SEAS AND WINDs-THE NIAGARA Dis
TANCEs THE TWENTY RArERs.

LEAD WHEN SHE GyBED-A RACE IN HEAVY
SEAS AND wINDs-THE NIAGARA Dis
TANCEs THE TWENTY RArERs
Hunters Quay July s-The Britannia and the
Allsa started in a the usual course this
morning the Asa crossing the line at l0:3Ol2 and
the Britannia at I03o25. The wind was blowing
fresh from the south. and both boats carried Jack
yard topsails II was a dead beat to windward for
the first mark. The Ailsa had the weather berth.
and an exciting struggle ensued. with good deal
OF short lacking all the way 10 the weather mark
The Ailsa was extremely well handled. and penned
the Britannia in under her lee AT every tack The
wind softened for little while but freshened
again. and the yachts heeled severely. The boats
rounded Skelmore In this order:
Alsa % Britannia .......i a. o3
The time OF rounding Ascog
Aisa ...........Io:04 britannia IL % 3S
The wind was blowing strong. and both boats
shifted to jbheaded topsais. The Ailsa was beat
Ing we'll and the Britannia sailing fairly under
good handling. The Britannia attempted to carry
her spinnaker and through the Ailsa's lee on
a broad reach to kilcreegan. but the attempt was
unsuccessful. Passing the Cloch Light the Ailsa
had a lead Of two minutes The first round was
finished by the yachts rounding the Commolores
boat follows:
Ass .............l:l3:O5 britannia ...........1l433
1t was wonderfully keen race. both boats MAX
ing number OF short lacks for the weather mark
on the second round The Ailsa fully maintained
her lead and continued he exceptionally well
handled. Captain jay beating Captain Carter at MS
game OF keeping to the windward. The wind
increased TO half gale. and the sea became heavy
This supposed to be Britannia weather, but
the Ailsa was nevertheless. consistently beating
her A heavy rain cloud completely obscured the
boats on the eastern shores. but when the Ailsa
disappeared she had her time allowance perfectly
safe
The rounding Of the skelmorlie mark was made
ohe The A a. changd ana her ny b for smaller
the way down but the results OF the change
Sn hek haze The WIND Gw"s @ and
from the available points OF view the Britannia
respective times in passing Ascog Tor the
reasons mentioned. unob,alnabe. and will probably
boats emerged from the haze in the ncighborhood
OF Ascog the Britannia was leading by thirty sec
Onds. and the Ailsa had no jib set.
The time OF the yachts rounding AscoS was
Britannia. o5 Af-a .............237 ~
The Ailsas lib split OF Innellan and the Britain
MIA. having passed her, WAS leading by MY hne
the head. her manboom periodically trailing for
several minutes in the water. The wind AMI sea
At Kllcreggan the Britannia held her lead OF
ffty seconds but Immediately upon rounding me
sail was lowered. Shortly aNerward her topsail also
was lowered The Ailsa finished alone. crossing the
The cause OF the Bri,anna's heavng to, IT has
been learned, was the partng, OF her malnsne,r,
and to round the Kicreegan mark.
The tw@ntyCraters. the Niagara Zinita. Eucharis
and Dakoiah. started hall an hour after the nig
boats. crossing the linc as follows:
z z,.s,, CO. ba asoss .iii @iS
These boats finished the first round in this order
Nasors - % T 2ssa,, 10 !:
a. g2o.s2 The Eucharis nnished al 2G5o. the
Zini,a at 253i Is and the Dakotah at 3"i 90