The sun., 1909-06-06
BRITISH YACHT RACING NEWS
THE SHAMROCK AND WHITE
HEATHER WELL MATCHED.
W. p. BurtOn's Ostara, . New ls Meter
Yacht From Designs by Mylne, Takes
-Four Out OF Five Races-SessOn
Opens wen; Yachtamen Are Pleased,

Yacht From Designs by Mylne, Takes
-Four Out OF Five Races-season
Opens wen; Yachtsmen Are Pleased.
The British yachting season has opened
and the Shamrock. owned by Sir Thomas
Upton, is doing well. In the match Of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club sailed on Mayl4
In light weather she defeated the White
Heather owned by Myies B. Kennedy, By
minutes 10 seconds The next day the
wind was fresh from the east. and tAis time
the White Heather was the winner, finish
Ing minutes seconds In the lead. Thie
was fine race. The start was SO Close that
Shamrock called Tor room and later xheh
nearing q steamer In the river ths White
Heather called for room and Capt Bevis
on thatyacht was able by sharp nAnouvre
TO get to the weather of the Shamrock. ty5l
In the Bsrwich race the White Heather
won again by minutes 20 seconds, In the
second race of Harwlch the Shamrock won
by minutes IS seconds. 80 that In the hrst
four races sailed hopors we're even.
Commenting on these matcnes the YdtAts-
man says: so far as, this season's racing
goes II would appear that Mr.. xeAnsdyIs
cutter has been vastly improved during the
winter or that Shamrock has gone or The
absence OF Brynhild as tertiun qNid rem
ders It dificult to decide this point. bus 1t
would seem that in a true breeze of any
strength White Heather has now the heels
Of Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht. Even Ia
short tscks. Shamrock's best point last
year, the older yacht has shown herself
10 be her match" 3't5
In the fifteen meter class for which sew
eral yachts have been built this year four
have already started. These are ostars.
Z Myne boat, owned by W. P. Burton:
Vanity. q Fife boat owned by j. r. Payne.
A. e. Watson and l.. II. Benn: MarekA,. .
Fife boat. owned by A, X. Stother and
Ma'oona. . last years Fife boat, owned b.
Almeric Psget. a
The ostara has won four out OF Ave starts
and appears to be good all around vessel.
The Vanity does not seem to be In shape vet,
and experts think that IL the rake or her
mast were changed q little she would be
much improved -.
The Yachting World commenting on ths
opening OF the season says: "On the whole
the yacht racing enthusiast, even with his
gift OF recalling better days. had not great
deal to complain Of In respect of the openins
Of the British season OF 1909. It is true
that the Essex Club. which really set the
game a-going. Is not an organization of
great importance. 1t has no ornamental
side to Its YACHTING such as h. club steamers
has II wealth to invest in trophies calculated
to attract the cream Of the yachting fleet.
But It's msmbers EN- are Eachtsmsn in the best
fellows, OF other clubs of the Thames Ee-
tuary they have enthusiasm. and for choice
no doubt would rather raSe than ioo5ss
not, however. preclude the entertainment
OF desire to see the class boats which are
to monopolize the conversation of expert
crieketer takes in the batting and bowling
tenien n With Which ne man 9t who s can amp Only
lows ths play Of Stevenson YOU is viii I updsr-
sea s1s But S we rather 'fasSf fancy Il. ns sspHaoa
could be much fuller in yachting than 1t
is: 1t seems to us that with the New
and the no Royal Sf'f %onden Club apparently
devoted to Cowes in August, the estuary
clubs might join hands and heads and
Carnival Of the modern sort for the estuary
Of the London river. II would not take
much money to do this In the manner In.
Town Councils and other local authorities
with powers to vote, money would not be
indisposed TO swell the common fund.
OF those concerned.
London. yachtsmen for the sporting way
down by others. There is nothing finer in
It's splendid hist ory than the way 10 which
y has preserved the pure spirit and ancient
which followed the matches both of Friday
and Saturday were many well known yacht-
ing people. Augustus Manning, over whom
time passesl and does not to all appearances
touch, was there as usual We wonder how
frat in which he bad q hand. Sir George
We imagine Il Shamrock and White Heather
had been schooners he would have been
Sstter n psss,sS sh Sd 1em BssSe ho o Tsns
Sunbeam at Gravesend and wat ehed the
racing Of Friday and Saturday from The
Ssss dsys e Aa p.n sap o h. ee sG %
looking as Happy f as i the he NeT s YORK Yacht
Club had jnst sccepte&d & anotheT chsiienss
usual. was on White Heather, His election
to the Royal Yacht Squadron was a matter
ShSh save nnalSyeh pleasure to iors sysry ,irs
yis ass hsd dpG Been anG he ase pnSS ShSr s
sf sS4d nsss hsss Ss hsd ss% hs a n.a yssc
which owns Vanity yet Is free of = seemed
of scr~ G nn 5 9st
or the yachts which raced II would be
rash 10 assume that we know all about their
Tsts heather G sIsafsd s!IaEs u Sef GH Wind and
out from the lee Of shamrock as we went
to the eastward. that the older Fairne boat
last year. The boat. in fact, seemed TO be
improved in just the respect In, which che
was most inferior to Shamrock, In TIE
windward work toward the f1nish. toe: she
picked up the leader wonderfully. More
over. there were minut es In the Down Swn
race which suggested that she is capable
Of even better, Both cutters have been
admirably handled since the season opened,
and It really looks as il the two are going
to provide more interesting sport; both 70
S3'Sa and to take Pei m than bs
Of the two new IS meter cutters she fs the
filter. Vanity was little uniucky. perhep4
on Thursday, but there are good Judges
who contend that the. worst OF her luck
came after ostara had beaten her 0starA,
pretty evenly matched and II any OF the
foreign division which is expected to line
up at Cowes In August Is as good we are
certain to see some absorbingly interesting
sport inside the Wight. The ex-S2 ratsrs
are better as a class than ever. now that
Sonya is in the group. -.
There is no apparent abatement Of the
zeal with which these boats are sailed. and
we are quite sure the owners do not think
they could be any happier in the possession
well known .yschtswoman say the other
day that handicaps. were go unintereetinR.'
In extenuation OF her offence we may. set
down that she has been schooled on Solent
class racing. Personally we have seen
lockers was the graphic way In, which they
illustrated the history Of yacht archittc.
ture. But We are bound to admit that
handicAps In which these ex-S2 raters take
part are very interesting and that neither
that which in some circumstances. we
should be inclined TO make applies to their
case. The promise Of the last weeks racing
is. We think, q generally interesting season