New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
YACHTS ON THE CLYDE.
TESTING SHAMROCK AND HERES
HOFFS CUTTER NEVADA.
THE AMERICAN TYPE OF YES
Sell WINS EASILY


Rothesay. Firth of Clyde June THE Glasgow
Exhibition Regatta opened to-day The yachts
started in a brisk northwest breeze. a course
in the form of square lying between the island
Of Butte and Ayrshire, giving fair trial on al
points of sailing. Twice round the course and a
distance to Largs and back made total OF
fifty miles sailed.
The divided into two classes, both hav-
ing special points of interest Americans In the
first division Shamrock / pitted against the
best single stickers in British waters. She was
heavily handicapped. provision Of the British
racing rules forcing her to give the Meteor 40
minutes and 80 seconds the Sybarita AZ minutes
and "a seconds, and the Kariad "a minutes ana
seconds. IL Shamrock rs first open compe-
titiOn and she expected to demonstrate what
improvement she had made since the Cup races
Interest in the second race centred in Charles r
HerreshOff tr's new cutter Nevada. built recently
at Penthouse. She is of the American type ana
designed with little regard for the restrictions OF
the British racing rules II was admitted That III
she was successful II would either set the fashion
for British designing or force the racing associa-
tion to modify materially the measurement rules
Her competitors, the Lais. the Carina and the
Tutty. We're not very formidable but they We're
fairly representative of the work of British build
two seasons ago.
The four big yachts were sent off, with fun ngnt
weather canvas TO a capital start. The Kariad
the Meteor and the Sybarita were beam and beam,
with Shamrock l half length astern- They had
former Cup challenger showed an excellent pace
She romped past her competitors. and when she
turned the first mark led the Meteor and the
Kariad by half minute and the Sybarita by L
minute and "a seconds. The yachts ran and
reached across the Firth four miles more. Sham
rock l easily outfootng the others. The Sybartta
lifted along better than the Meteor. but neither
could held the ex-chaLenger ana ,t When TINS b ief
minute and a seconds. the Meteor by minutes
and the Kariad by over 10 minutes. The wind then
SOftened and the pace SlaCkened-
In the other class the Nevada was well placed
the start and in the sOftening wind ran ahead
and passed the second mark minute and a half
Tutt., and nearly three minutes ahead of the Lais
In beating TO windward TO finish the nrst round
OutfOoted and OutDOinted all her competitors. The
finish of the first round follows:
Shamrock 1.....i n as:2s 1 The Meteor. 30
The Sybarta 52;02 The Kariad. l;56:ls
Shamrock started on the second round in fine
style, put aiter eadng her ; lass d roInr ,bra Sg
Island where she lay motionless while her three
opponents passed her.
proved her lead, but after half the round she
seemed to become more sluggish. going down tho
The second class finished the first round in the fol-
lowing times:
HMs. Inns
The s:Oe The Nevada. ~ 80
The Clrina AZ - The Lats. 1888
The Sybartas time at the finish was hours. IA
minutes and "a seconds. She. wins both prizes. FOR
first yacht TO have finished the race and also on
time allowance The others were far
The Meteor's time at the finish was hours. 42
minutes and 56 seconds; the Kariads. hours, :.
hours. 81 minutes and SO seconds.
Although the wind freshened a trihe. the former
Cup challenger hopeessly behind.
the course in hours 3 minutes and II seconds.
None of her competitors were in sight at the time