New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-02
THE METEOR WINS THE CUP.
DEFEAT OF THE BRITANNIA BY THE
KAIsER's YACHT.
brilliant OPENING OF THE cowEs REGATTA
DE cAsTE1IANE FLYs THE STARS


AND STRIPES.
$780, .,,r THE regatta OF the Royal Yacht
SQUADRON was opened to-day, with oeaulllu'
.t ord bis crowds afoat and ashore The
,artors IN the race for the Queens Cup were the
Prince of Waless Britannia. Emperor "iiidii
Meteor the Satanita. the Rainbow. the bet'!' ''e
Roseneath and the Cetonia. The course was Uhe
old Queens Course TO the westward arouhu Il! III
,ne,on Shit BUOY then eastward around the Bullock
Buoy finishing off Cowes The britannia anu ti'e
Meteor crossed the starting line together' me
britannia took the lead, but the Meteor rouhoeu
Huntington Spit Buoy minute ahead WIN "Io
others close UP. The Meteor allowed the BRITANNIA
ten minutes The Meteor finished at 3;4o:lo. Inc
britannia finished al 1860, and the Satanita at
4l3:5O. The Meteor won.
The defeat Of the Britannia caused considerable
reeret and yachtsmen are wondering what the
Shamrock would have done had she been here.
The Meteor's victory disappoints Englishmen Tor
q double reason. First, because they do not like
to have the cup 60 to foreigner and, second De-
cause the result causes doubts as to the sham
rocks speed and capacity.
The Prince OF Wales deeply Interested ana
keenlv anxious TO win. His first question on land
ing was How much have l lost by?' when toa
nv over one and a half minutes, he seemed anything
but pleased.
The Meteors fine form is attributed TO her change
since last year from cutter to yawl rig and a
she would now prove a formidable rival 10 the
Shamrock.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke OF York were
on board the Britannia. The racing was seen from
the royal yacht Osborne by the Princess Of wales
Princess Victoria Of Wales and the Duchess OF
York There brilliant gathering OF the
smart set on the lawn of the Royal Yacht
Squadron, including Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Drexei.
who are occupying Norreys Castle. and their
guests the Duchess Of Somerset and Mines.
Rupert Beckett. Kennett and Wilson. Lady Ran
doph Churchill and Lady Lister Kaye who have
chartered a yacht in partnership and are living
on hoard of IT, near Osborne, were also on the
lawn.
A capital sailing breeze was blowing. and the
DAVIS racing was exciting The roads presented a
brilliant spectacle. There were yachts there nyng
the flags Of all nations. Count Boni de Casteane
Valhalla was flying the Stars and Stripes, az were
A. V Armour's Utowana and A. ]. Drexers White
Heather which the Duke and Duchess Of Somerset
are TO hire later. II is said Mr. Drexel VIII soon
huild / 500 tonner for transatlantic purposes
The Marauise de Gafet and her son are guests
of the Castellanes Count de Castellanes gray
morning suit and Panama hat were conspicuous
among the blue serges and yachting caps, which
are the regulation here.
LADY Randolph Churchill has hired small yacht
for the week and is frequently seen on board or
Howard Goulds yacht Niagara, although the
owner of that vessel will not arrive before the end
Of the week
The Prince Of Wales and the Duke Of Connaught
came on the Royal Yacht Squadron lawn for a rev
minutes In the evening. and conversed with MIS-
George Keppel and the Princess OF Pless. Both
these ladies wore white serge suits.
1t is understood that the Queen was an Interested
spectator from the balcony OF Osborne House
The Prince Of Wales presided this evening at the
banquet OF the Royal Yacht Club. sixty guests
were present. including the Duke of York, the Duke
Of Connaught, Lord Dunrayen and Admlrai Won
Eisendecker. who represented Emperor william
The Prince Of Wales on behalf of the club COM
stoned Admiral Won Eisendecker 10 compliment
the Emperor upon his victory.
London, Aug. 1.-The Daily Teegraph's" Cowes
correspondent says:
1T seems doubtful, so far as can he judged
whether the Britannia Is sailing UP TO her old form
She did not appear TO move so well as formerly,
The Meteors change Of rig seemed to make little
difference in her speed. u.
THE Times" saws: The day somewhat
lucky one for the Meteor inasmuch as the force OF
the wind sufficed to her 10 travel at a rate
Of speed which she would not have exceeded when
in cutter rig. Indeed, IT is quite possible that in
the weather circumstances Of the day, she would
have proved to be as fast-as the shamrock. though
much less or much more wind might have altered
the result