The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-29
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH YACHTSMEN
Pine Record by Peter Donaldson and
Messrs. COnnel.

Y Peter Donald son. the well known Scotch
Sachtsman. has made "a fine record since he
frst began racing. and although he has not
taken part in the sport for two years yachts
men on the other side hope that he will he
back In the game soon with n boat built under
Che new rules. Since 1856, whel he owned
the Fife built cutter Ariel, MIR. Donaldson
has won s22 prizes out Of $40 starts. and in
those twenty-one years there were five when
he did not have a boat in commission. The
Yachting ORD gives a detailed account OF
these winnings. In 1855. IT and IS Mr..
Donaldson owned the Ariel, which won forty
nine prizes out Of seventy three starts. In
1sSe, 30 and 'RI he owned and raced the
Yvonne. another Fife boat. and won fifty
four prizes out Of ninsty-si1 starts. In 1897
he raced the Yseult. a Fife boat. and won
Rixteen prizes out Of twenty-nine stsrts. The
mart year he had the Calluna, which was the
fTst big cutter that Fife built. This yacht
won ten prizes out Of t%hiIty,-six starts.
fn Commission. but in 1885 mad the Isolde built
ard raced her for four years. winning I24
Dwnsd By NceLCommodore r. NJ. HOyt Of the
IaRchmant Yacht Club and has won many
prizes here. Then for two years MIR. Donald
kon kept out Of the sport and came back again
Ia 1901 with the Yvalde. a Mylne boat that
won Iwenty-two prizes out OF, thirty-two
fESstscn boat. winning f5rty-seven prices out
NJ ninety starts. Since then he has not taken
3 prominent part 10 the sport and has had no
Dc TSSe IYSeStiaS VOID says:
THE Clyde people are wearying as much
% zee the Messrs. Connell with a crack boat
ooHmissi2p IVA ags sNloS as 81 they gSa are m to zee NT,
truth their dlamonded tri-colored racing
banner can ss i'll be spared as his black and
Messrs. C0nneIl also have q nne record.
Ispi. In 1890, 1900 and 1904 they did not have
yacht In commission. In 1891 with the Fife
6Ost ThelmS they hey won hin nine ,, Prizes , 0G, Of
Fife boat, won three prizes ont Of fourteen
not6inR and then raced the vedette, a Fife
boat 1s si1 tSeS SSsaa TSss aS 9as Z p '.ibSgy GPP if Esce and
won nineteen races out Of tive ty-fve starts,
and the next year with the same boat they
won twenty prizes out OF thlrty-six starts,
In IseS with the Sibbick boat Lorette they won
tive weight prizes ont OF thiTty-two starts;
With the Mestra /. thirty-four pr yes out OF
thirty-eight starts. and with IiuJta |. fifteen
prIzee ont OF twenty six starts. In 1898 they
faced three boats. The zinita /. won hfteen
prizes out Of twenty-six starts: the Westrs
II. thirty-one prizes out OF thirty-fOur starts
ard the Lora twenty-1ine prizes out OF thirty
two starts. Four boats were raced by these
brothers In 1897. The Hernia won four prizes
out Of ten starts, the LOra twentv-three
prizes out Of twenty-five starte. the Westra
4. fourteen prizes ont OF niteen starts. an6
In isss the vlera, a Fife boat. won twenty
one priZes out Of t~hirty-fve starts. in 1899
n 1900 they had no boat In commission.
In 1901 they raced the Tutty, winning twenty
prizes out Of thirty-six starts, and the Xlplta
IL, winning two prizes out Of two starts.
Iwenty-nine starts. IN zoos the Falcon won
nine prizes out OF nineteen starts. md in
1904 and 1905 the Iinita won tlirty-OEr prizes
out of forty-sev'n starts.