The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-05
The Valkyrie Defeats the
Ailsa in a Holly Con-
tested Match Race.
BRITANNIA DROPPED OUT
Owing to a Damaged Mast She
Was Unable to Compete
Twenty Raters Race.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

HUNTERS QUAY, July 5, 1Ss5.-The
Yalkyrie III. and the Britannia were to
have sailed a private match today, and
at the appointed time Lord Dunraven
and Designer Watson were on board the
forner boat, which was lying at as.chor
with her mainsail and topsail set and
her headsails in stops ready for the
signal to get under way. 1t was then
discovered that something was wrong
with the Britannias topmast rigging,
and Captain Carter announced that it
would be impossible to set matters right
before the middle of the afternoon. The
Valkyries mainsail was slightly al
tered yesterday, but it is not intended.
to reduce her spars or add to her ball
last until she has further trials in her
present state.
The protest made by the Niagara yes
terday was made against the Dallotah.
but in view of the result of the race,
the Niagara winning easily, it has been
| allowed to lapse The Britannia
| housed her topmast, and it was an
nounced that she would not attempt to
decided to sap over the course in the
Britannia,s eead as the valkyrie's
competitor The Ailsa and Valkyrie left
| their anchorage under backyard topsails
and the usual lower sails. The wind
was fresh from the south and the sea
was smooth. @
| The starting signal was given by the
Iverna at 80 P. NJ, and the Ailsa got
away fifteen seconds in advance of
Valkyrie III. The wind was blowing
! fresh from the south, and both boats
We're sailing close hauled on the STAR
board tack. At 2:45, while still in the
| lead. the Ailsa broke tacks, and the Vail
| kyrie. following promptly, was soon
broad on the Ailsa's lee bow. Both
] tackled again in mid-channel at 2:4S:00.
| the Ailsa still holding the lead. At
S:05:00 both boats were coming off the
Cloch shore on the port tack. The
breeze had become fresher and the Val
| kyrie heeled freely. The contest was
| very exciting to those who were on
board the flotilla of steam yachts
which followed the racers.
| The Ailsa led ntil 10000, when a fresh
puff of wind gave the valkyrie a fresh
start Under this impulse she shot
/ ahead, getting the Ailsa under her lee.
| When the Valkyrie came around in
midchannel to the starboard an exciting
| series of short tacking followed, the
Ailsa attempting to get clear and the
| VaIkyrie tacking four times within four
4minutes in order to prevent the Ailsa
Nrom getting out The Valkyrie finally
drew out in fine style. She rounded
| the weather mark three and half
minutes ahead and from this point to the
| finish gradually increasing her lead.
crossing the line at the Commodore's
boat at 4:45 So The Ailsa's finishing
time was 5:00:5O.
RACE OF TWENTY RATERS.
The principal contest was that Of
| twenty raters, the participants being the
Niagara, Zfnita, EucharisI and Dakotah.
The boats crossed the line in this order:
| Zinita, u:15:05; Eucharis. 11:15:23; Mag
ara, 115:26; Dakotah. T15:2S. The course
was from the Commodores boat to Pow
der Buoy, Dunoon and back. three times
| around
Going down towards Hunters Quay
| the Niagara secured second place, beat
| ing the Eucharis to the windward.
| The Zinfta got long lead and the
Niagara forereached cleverly on the Eu-
charts on the fetch to Dunoon, but the
latter caught the Niagara on the free
reach back to the Commodores boat.
The wind was blowing very strong and
the Dakotah proved to be useless in such
| a heavy breeze The boats passed Dunoon
in this orden1Zinita, 12:1s:1O; Niagara.
12:23:11; Eucharis, 12:23:45; Dakotah.
12:25:2o. The finishing times of the first
round were:- Zinita, 1:0O:o5; Niagara.
1:O4:4o; Eucharis, 1:05:45; Dakotah. 1:Os:15.
GREENOCK, July 5. 1S95.-The time
of the forty-raters at the Commodore's 8
boat at the finish of the third round
was:-zinita. 2.5sOs: Niagara, S:O5 .55i
Eucharis; S1O:2e: Dakotah. $4,000. The
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