The sun., 1905-09-04
RACING IN ENGLISH WATERS.
a Raters Have Been Furnishing Sport
Columbia to He Seen Abroad.

Tho 81 raters have been furnishing sport
In the south Of ngland regattas In Cowes
week all four Of the boats met, but previous
TO that the Sonya was kept at her moorings.
The Moy ana, May mon and Brtomarte started
In the Royal Western rcRatta. The course
was thirty miles. and the Moyana won by half
a minute. The May mon was second. minutes
o seconds ahead Of the Britomarte. In the
Royal Plymouth regatta the Moyan won
The Maymon was second. minutes seconds
ahead OF the Brtomarte. The town regatta
prize, sailed of Plymouth. was won by the
Moyana by minutes 81 seconds. and the
Maymon beat the Brton,arte By minutes 40
seconds. The Britomarte then withdrew
from racing until Cowes. and in the Royal
South Western regatta the Maymon won the
challenge cup frcm the Moyana by minutes
81 seconds.
Cowes week opened brilliantly. The Royal
London regatta was the first sailed. AL
four started, and the Sonya did we'll for time.
There was nice sailing breeze. and the Her
reshoii boat gradually worked out. and at the
frst mark had lead Of nearly minute; but
at the next mark she went the wrong side and
rave up. The second leg OF the course was
A run, and the Maymon took the lead before
the wind She won the race by minutes
u seconds. Moyana was second, minutes
9 seconds ahead Of the Britomarte. In the
big class on the first day the Merry Maid
won, beating the Therese. Valdora. Navahoe,
Hamburg, Susanne, Adele and Brynhflde.
The frst race OF the Royal Yacht Sou adron
was for the Kings cup. and this was won by
Lord Dunrsven's ketch Cariad. The Cariad
had an allowance of SO minutes ~ seconds
from the German Emperor's Meteor. The
yswl satanita finished nrst. Il minutes -
seconds ahead Of the Cariad. but on corrected
time the cariad won by SO seconds. The
sonya won In the 50 class. She took the lead
n the second leg Of the course when turning
to windwavd and eventually won by minute
ls seconds. The Moyan was second. min
utes 10 seconds ahead Of the Britomarte
The race for the Emperors cup attracted
fifteen starters and % was 9 won Pd by the ddheesess
The Navahoe yns the hrst to finish. but she
raters was won BY the Moyana; She beat
mon 2 minutes, 40 seconds and the Sonya
minutes SO seconds.
In The SsSs Tor the Countess ssew OF Dudley
turning. to windward. but she lost in reaching
and before the wind and was beaten by the
g, nas n se sSnys
and the Moyana was last.
IN TIE rssattk OF the RoyG Victoria Yacht
SIuO tn6 6OnS6 was AZ the lne 700 soon ana
had to 60 back. In spite Of this she sailed
good race and finished second. She .sradu-
ally overhauled the Britomarte and Moy ana.
and In the last leg. which was to wind ward
Made close finish with the Maymon, being
beaten only ! minute seconds.
According to the Yochtina World the Coiu M
bia, TWICE the successful defender OF the
America . Cup win be seen In European waters
man yachtsman and raced as yawi.
Compenting on the racing Of the 50 raters
during Cowes week the Yachtina Wor says:
Aaymon carried OF the honors and deserved
them fully. Maymon " the surprise of this quar-.
tct for shs has all the speed she ever had and ON
any point Of sailing y responsive 70 nice handling
Ono hardly knows what 10 say OF BritomArs, ex
cept that she looks faster boat than her older
sister and u not. SonyA must, fear, be written
down . disappointment What she seems to mo
70 war, t! G1nui s.h,,n aanant n " ths ana ,lSament u
pays 20 leave well alone.
The Maymon 10 q Fife boat. built last year.
The Moy ana u Mylne boat two years old,
and the Britomsrte 10 Mylne boat. built this
year.