New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-04
VdLKYRIE III FAIRL Y BEATEN
THE BRITANNIA OUTSAIIS HER POINT FOR
POINT

LORD DrNRAvEN's YACHT FOLLOWS THE ArIsA
THROUGHOUT THE coURsE-Too HEAVILY
| STARRED AND ovERCANvAssED.
SAY THE CRITICS
| Hunters Quay Scotland. July 3-Lord Dun
ravens new cup challenger. Valkyre III. was
| fairly beaten to-day over the hfty-mile course
! OF the Mudhook Yacht Club by the Prince OF
Walcs's cutter Britannia and A. Barclay Walk
crs Ailsa. The Britannia averaged ll.?7 knots
| per hour
| There was no dead-tc-windward work. The
contest was limited to close and free reaching.
and on these points OF sailing the Britannia Is
, incontestably better than either the Ailsa or
| valkyrie III in fine WHOLESALE breeze and
! smooth 1t Is probable that the colossal new
| cutter will not be able To distance the Britannia
| in wndward work except in light breezes II Is
| tho opinion OF many yachismen that she is too
! heavily SPARED and overcanvassed. and that
| to make show against the American yacht
that will defend the Americas Cup she will have
10 be trimmed down n little She beaten
| bv the britannia minutes s seconds. elapsed
/ time ani minutes ~ seconds corrected time.
| Valkyric III allowing Britannia minutes
| seconds, The Ailsa was second boat. getting In
| | minute ~ seconds astern Of the Britannia
and | minute 81 seconds ahead ~ Nakyrie III.
| Her alterations appeal to have helped her In a
stir wind.
| The course - the big racers the same
| over which valkyr.c Ii sunk in collision
last year with the Satanita. II from the
clubhouse at Hunters Quay seven miles south
ward To Skelmorlie thence four miles west
southwest to "A mark on Ascog. thence north
easterly eleven miles 70 mark off Kilcreggan.
and back to the clubhouse. three miles to the
| westward. twice around.
The starting gun boomei at 10 30 and the Ailsa
| crossed the line. with the wind the star
board quarter. at lO.3ol6 The Britannia follow
I'd on the Allsa's weather quarter at lo:3o:22
about half a length astern. The Nalkyrie III was
three lengths on the lee quarter OF the Prince
| Of Walcs's cutter
Jbtopsais were set just after the yachts
started on the seven-mlle :un down to the Skel
| morlic mark Valkyric Ill carried her smaller
| clubtopsan The Britannia % the fore a few
minute, after the start and led her rivals around
| the Skclmorlle mark The times there We're:
AilsP W 10
| In the four miles ~ broad reaching to the AS
cDg mark with the wind just forward the star
board beam. the Britannia held her advantage.
From Ascog up to the Kllcreggan mark. stretch
| hauled well aft The wind. over the port bow. had
grown stronger. stirring up the whtecaps.
| The trio were having magnificent race. out
sailing some OF the steam yachts Of the attending
fleet The cup-challenger and the Ailsa lay down
| TO their work under their tremendous pressure OF
| sail while the britannia stood up like A church.
Valkyrie HIS tenderness was n matter OF gener-
al comment and wonder. She showed more OF her
| bllge than was consistent with speed practically
sailing on her uppers ~ times.
The britannia increased her lead at kilcreggan.
| where the yachts were timed mus.
britannia - - >,
ASa -
Nakyrie l--S.o
In the three emile reach 10 the home mark. FIN
| ishng the first round with the wind over the star
| board bow. Nalkyrie III lowered her small club
topsai the wind being too strong for her Ia carry
It advantageously. Besides. there was POSSIBLE
| itv OF carrying away her lofty tOpmast. Occa-
| sionally when the wind went down, the new
yacht would rush forward. threatening to over
haul the leaders. but she would lose In the biass
| which sent her lee scuppers under
The britannia rounded the home mark. at the
end Of the first round three minutes and fourteen
seconds ahead OF Valkyrie III and one minute and
| seven seconds ahead Of the Ailsa. Time:
britannia y 20 ~ ~
Asa i 70 d.
Vakyrie lzSH
The britannia got frequent knockdowns In the
reach ON the second round. from the home mark
| I, SkelmorlIe She doused her clubtopsail and
ran up a working topsai known here as Jb-
header. This seemed to suit her better. and she
picked up a bit The times at Ascos Oh the sVC-
ond round. were:
Britannia ~
Alisi
Valkyre 90
OF Cloch light. on the final eeven-mle reach TO
Kcreggan about six miles from the lnish, the
Britannia was minute and five seconds ahead
Of the Ailsa and two minutes and forty-nve sec
onds ahead of the Vakyrie III Time:
Britannia e 10
Ailsa 80 ~
The Britannia finished three minutes and eight
seconds ahead Of the Valkyrie III and one minute
and ten seconds ahead OF the Ailsa Time:
Britannia -. %.
Ailsa 2:57 ~
The ingiorious defeat OF Valkyric III by Britain
MIA was n fruitful theme OF discussion In local
yachting circles last night. Quidnuncs said: I'VE
told you sow while others. with owl-like wisdom
simply sawed wood" Speculation and con-
lecture were interminable and. while some freely
aired their personal Views and prejudlces. others
shirt collars as a turtle draws his head within It's
protecting shell. and declined to talk well
| known yachtsman however, who In early life
went to sea before the mast. semtentiousiy summed
one knows the winner 1t Is said that Defender
has no biige She doesn't need any bge; neither
does any other yacht. What they all want Is
that gets the biggest bulge on me others
takes the bakery and the old Americas cup
That's the whole story on the haf-shell
London. July 3.-Among those Interested In
her spars