Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-29

shore before the starting gun was fired.
All the yachts carried club topsails, flying
jibs and their ordinary sails
Naikyrie was well handled, and before
half a mile Of the course had been covered
she took the lead, with Britannia close be
hind her and Ailsa long distance astern.
The yachts, however. were merely drifting.
The breeze freshened after beating around
Craigmore Point, and Nalkyrie thought it
advisable to lower her jib topsail; but she
passed Mount Stuart a good distance ahead
of her competitors, and then, in working
across to the large mark boat, she in
creased her lead until when preparing to
round that mark, she was quite q mile
ahead of Britannia. the Prince of Wales
yacht having the lead of Ailsa.
In the meanwhile the wind dropped and
the yachts began creeping along very
slowly.
EnII<yrie Far Ahead.
Vakyrie, just as she was entering Largs
bay, got rather near the shore. lost the
wind and became completely becalmed.
Ailsa and Britannia. standing more out in
the channel. got a little breeze, and gradu-
ally drew up and passed Nalkyrie, with
Britannia about half a mile astern. But
Ailsa did not succeed in passing the mark
boat ahead of Valkyrie, as she got too far
to leeward. Nalkyrie, still standing in. got
the breeze and rounded the mark-boat be
fore the Ailsa and Britannia, which two
yachts were virtually becalmed.
Naikyrie kept on, with the assistance of
fair wind. left the others far behind, and
at = pm. was nearly five miles ahead and
making for the Skemorlie mark boat w hic h
she passed at 3.2l.33; Ailsa and Britannia
being mile astern.
The flukey character of the racing today
does not afford an opportunity for fair
test Of the ability OF the cup challenger.
and 1t was thought probable that the race
would be stopped at the end of the first
round.
Britannia and Ailsa finished the first
round in the following times Britannia,
3h., 52m., 42s.; Ailsa, H., Sm., SOS.
Vnlkyrie Checred by Thousands.
Valkyrie reached along the home stretch
to complete the first round at a good pace,
and in better breeze than she had all
day previously. She presented splendid
picture under full sail the sun shining
brightly on her white hull and PRETTY light
ing up her beautifully filed canvas
AS she rounded the Rothesay Bay mark
beat at The end of the first round Valkyrie
was greeted with hearty cheers from the
many thousands of spectators ashore and
aftoat who had already made up their
minds that she is tho champion English
yacht, and sanguine remark made ny an
enthusiastic yachtsman, she will bring
the cup home right enough" merely echoed
the opinion of the onloollers.
AS the first round YVES finished within
five hours. the race was continued. Valky-
RE beating back quickly to the Nj. Stuart
mark boat on the second round.
Valkyrie maintained her lead easily on
the seco1d round. The breeze was fresher,
and the ew yacht showed good speed
Vnli>yrie Thirty-Six Minutes Ahcad.
Falkyrie developed a great deal of speed
in the reach to Mt Stuart on the second
round. and the yachts then ran across to-
ward Cumbrace Head on their way to
Largs. The new yacht rounded that mark
beat on the second round thirty-six min
utes ahead of Britannia, which yacht was
followed by Ailsa eigh. minutes later
When Valkyrie III rounded the Morley
mark boat on the second round about the
same gap separa ted the yachts.
Nalkyrie then started on the reach home.
Captain Sycamore sailed Ealkyrie, and
she pad on board Mr.. George L. Watson,
her Designer
Ailsa today sailed as near to her Medi-
terranean trim it was possible to get
her. The lead which was added to her keel
prior to taking part in the Thames regatta
was removed, and in addition her masts
were cut down about eighteen inches in
order to reduce her rating. But the
changes made do not seem to have i'm
proved Mr.. A Z. Walkers cutter.
Britannia Wins the Race.
ROTEESAY June o9-Britannia won