The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-13
BRITANNIA'S VICTORY.
Defeated the Ailsa in a Hot
Race By Time Allowance
Niagara Retires When
in the Lead.

RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 10, 1885
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club rad
most disagreeable weather for the open
ing today OF it's regatta, which will last
four days. In the early morning there
was moderate southeast breeze, but
when the start was made it had shifteQ
around to the northwest. Rain was fail
ing heavily and the weather was so
thick that the mark boats We're Invisible
from here. The course was from a mark
boat off Ryde to and around the Nab
Lightship, thence TO a mark boat OH the
Spit Fort light, thence to mark boat
on the West Middle off Cowes. and back
to Ryde, twice around, a distance of
50 miles, The match was for the Queens
Cup, and was open to all yachts above
50 rating. The starters were the Bri-
tannia, Ailsa, Namara, Isolde, and Ca
ress 1t was expected that the Corsair
and Carina would be in the race, but
they did not start. On the course sailed
over today the Ailsa allowed the Brl-
tannia one minute and four seconds, the
Namara twenty-five minutes and fifty
three seconds, and the Caress and Isolde
thirty-four minutes and ifty-one seconds
The starting gun was fired at ten
o'clock, and the yachts came down to
the line carrying. their jib headed top
sails It was ftpe me start ae tdo put sdne 5ne snd
was recalled. The start was made at
these times :-Ailsa. l0;Q9:O5, NamaIa. i6aaa.la.
Britannia, 10:0l :05. The boats We're sent
off to the eastward, making the IrSl
turning point the Nab Lightship. With
reach to this mark. Shortly after the
start the haze became denser, and the
rain became a drizzle. The, mark boats
could not be seen even With the ald OF
po'' = - B;RTTANN1A's sPURT.
The haze lifted a little at about ll:So,
when the yachts were. seen under their
four plain working sails reaching along
the north shore Of the island. They were
timed OFF Ryde Pier. going west for the \,
sa, 11:22:1S; Britannia, 11:2346; Isolde,
II 1920; Namara. 11:34:20: Caress, 11:96:O0.
The Britannia must have done some ne
very good sailing in the haze to have SO
rapidly got into second place. The Isolde
and Namana were making close race
of it between themselves, as when timed
off Ryde Pier they were together. but 1t
looked as though the Isolde would soon
haul out
West Middle was not taken from here
owing to the haze. On. the reach back
from the West Middle to the starting
point the Ailsa slightly opened her lead
and SO seconds ahead at the finish of the
first round. The first round was finished
at the time appenued:-AlISa, lz:OS.lS
britannia, 12:1O:11; Isolde 1881 20; Namara,
II 80 40; Caress, 12:35:35.
Shortly after the boats had got away
on the second round the wind backed
around to the Northwest and came out
blowing half gale. The two forty raters
gained five minutes on the reach to the
Nab Lightship. The position of the lead
ers was not changed.
Going down to the Nab Lightship and
back.to the West Middle mark the Ailsa
secured a lead of two minutes and
twelve seconds. but ON the run back
with spinnal1ers to port, the Britannia
pulled this Lead down to twenty ight
seconds, the boats finis hing as follows;
Ailsa, 2:53:27: Britannia, 2:53:95. The
Britannia therefore won ON time allow