New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
BRITANNIA BEATS AlLSA.
BUT THE LATTER is BELIEVED TO BE TIE
SwIFTER YACHT

SHE WAS Unable TO CARRY HER ToPMAsT AND
HER RIVAL. cRErr UP AND PASSED HER
BRILLIANT OPENING or THE Eng
rIsII YACHTING SEASON.
1onaon Nav n-The Prince OF Wales to-day
scored another yachting triumph. the britannia de-
featIna the Alsa in the regatta OF the New Thames
Yacht cub over the Old course, from the Lower
11o,e R,ov around the Mouse Lightship and back
m Gravesend Every believes. however. that
the Ailsa did not do her best, and all are con-
WINGED that the recent alterations made IN her nave
done no good Judgment il therefore suspended
as the boat was not up to her recent form Inc
consensus of opinion is that 1t was an exceHeh'
race. and that If TIE Aisa could have carried her
topmast she probably would have won
Great interest was evinced in what was prac-
ticaly the opening of the yachting season Inc
many special trains running TO GraNesend were
crowded with those who were anxious to witness
the performance OF the Ailsa. The weather was
cold and raw. and a strong northwest wind was
blowing but the sudden change from the recent
spell of extreme heat prevented only a fe" from
carrying their intention OF witnessing the race
Most of the people went by train however, 10
avoid the discomforts of trip by water. and there
were only few dozen boats, steamers, Launches
etc. in the lower river where ordinarily there are
hundreds Many forty and twenty raters ana
steamers followed the racers over the eh'ire
course.
Tho nrincipal race of the day was TOT prizes vi
sso m the FIRST yacht f25 the second ana TO 10
the third The starters the Britannia rated
Of 152 tons; the Ailsa 16S tons and the Isolde ana
Caress forty-raters The Aisa allowed min.
II sec to the Britannia and 50 min 10 sec eacn 10
the Isolde and Cares
The tide was about at the end or the eDp' ana
the boats were handled splendidiy II was hotce-
able before the start that the Aiisa appeared ~
be manoeuvred more ski,fuly than the Britannia
and gained the advantage in crossing the Inc Al
the second gun the Ailsa was near the 'ine ana
crossed TO the wndward of the Britannia, keep'hs
the lead Both boats carried mainsal. iOresal! Jip
and jibtopsai Asa crossed the staItlhs IN.
al 1895 90 and the Britannia at li36:l5 Hoth Boi
off on the port tack heeling over Inc Isolde anu n
the Caress were only short distance bennI IRE
principals. the Isolde being to the "hdmafa. E'ets
one remarked that the two Fife boats Kept 10
geher, both getting better positions IMAM the wat
The yachts had a fair wind and rough sea after
the and kept on the same tack 70 Mouse idsn
Just before reaching the Mouse the Aisa housed hei
topmast the breeze proving too strong for her she
still KEEP, her lead. however and rounded the NOUS.
at % 80 the Britannia at l:A:2 On the pea' psch
al Chapman Light Thereafter she Kept the leau.
Al Chapman Light the Ailsa carried away her )b-
sheet but the accident did not AFFECT her saiilns
The time at the nnsh was:
A!,sa. 'Soo's-
The Britannia therefore won by 2 minutes A. sec
onds actual time and by minutes % SECONDS WIN
her time allowance added The Caress arrived az
4:?703 and the Isolde al 1890 Neither boat saVel
her time allowance .,o -
The race for twenty-raters first prize go was
sailed over a course from Lower Hope around the
W.T. Oaze buoy and back TO Gravesend, for'y-nYe
Prince Batthyany- straltmans stephanie and F. b.
JamesOas Luna.