The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04
Nalkyrie's Chief Victory.

Nalkyrie sailed her last race on Sat
urday before she meets Defender In sep
TENDER. The wind was favorable for
good hght-weather trial. AMI in sailing
both 10 windward and leeward she thor
oughly well satisfied all imed.ately con-
cerned with her. There was never wind
enough to lay Britannia over sufficiently
10 get her iecks vet. but Nalkyrie
scuppers were streaming m0ny times.
sun, she was stin enough, and she went
TO windWard in peerless style; but her
best point was distinctly when she was
sailing on an even keel deal Gown wind,
and IL Is not likely any yacht has ever
before run so fast I'm light weather. y al
kyrle does not reach WELL compared 10
her weatherly and running abilities, hut
this shortening Is when there Is suiil-
Client wind 10 set her wave-makine, ana
no doubt she will skim along last
enough on a reach with the soft breezes
which prevail In America during the IN
dian sumner.
The lead Of Is minutes q seconds which
Nalkyrie at the finish OF the ty-miie
course was In a measure dlscoui 81 oW-
ing TO Britannia and Ailsa having
jOckeying match throughout. Yet IL may
be said that Nalkyrie once had "A little
spell Of light wind near kilciesSah'
which the others did not experience. ~
her three light-wcathcr trials NalkNre
has proved herself a phenomenally last
vessel and she will leave this country
with "A hopeful prospect OF winning Aihe-
rica's cup. Since she sailed on canes,
day last, Nalkyrie has had more dcad
" sight put IN her. and she was sailing
on Saturday on her designed water linf'
on Inycrkip Bay, north end, she Wa
trying TO pass through Ailsas lee. anu
they sailed ir the closest company
straight away TO the lee mark. At length
Britannia succeeded IN weatherine tns
other but Aisa quickly retanated, anu
In turn pushed In for Britannia
weather. and the two were at one time
AHullr tHrI. a
that same moment laying over 10 her
work on port tack off kilcreggan hef
spinuaker and llbtopsail having gone
down half mile from the mark. IL was
reach home 10 finish the first round, ana
so far as Valkyrie was concerned II was
a plain sail. II was otherwise with Ailsa
and Britannia. the two luihng cohsidsih,
bly, out OF their course ana thus helptd
% spoil the race against the challenger.
Ailsa had another try at her opponent
weather. but Britannia luned up uhtll
they had gone on the other tack. when
she squared away for the mark with a
lead OF half a minute. The frst round
was timed. Nalkyrie, ! hour h- minutes
IS seconds: Britannia. ] hour ~ minutes
81 seconds: Ailsa, | hour As minutes. Inc
two worked In short boards along tne
Wyemss Bay shore TO cut the point ~
SkelmOrlte instead Of as on the lfst
rouud taking the long board across chan
mel to Toward. on the other hand, var
kvrle followed her identical course OF
the former round, taking board from
Bell buoy 10 Skelmore, and then, WIN
a short leg on port and hitch 20 star
board. she went to fetch the Skelmorle
marks In the quick windward work az
the close of the beat Britannia had much
better Of Ailsa. and led her nearly Two
nfnutes AT tho Skelmorlie mark. Spina-
kors dragged slowly against an ebb tide
and in a falling wind In which Naikyrle
was. i'm comparison. making all he bet
ter progress Tho wind was coming up
SLIGHTLY 10 the west and Nalkyrie was
rather pfnchod I'm coming 10 the finishing
mark. while Britannia and Allsa had
both 10 take a leg intQ-the channel on
starboard 10 fetch the iagboat. Tine
finishing times were Nalkyrie. winner,
an sim. lbs Britannia. Oh. i9m, AS.
Ailsa. 4h. slim. 5s-Yachtng World.