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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug, 3, 1895. 



Indian Harbor T. C. 



GREENWICH — LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



, Saturday, July 37. 



The annual regatta of the Indian Harbor Y. C. on July 27 promised to 

 be one of the largest of the Sound races, but the weather interfered 

 so that only a few yachts finished. A big fleet was on hand in the 

 morning, but there was no wind. At nooD, however, a fresh breeze 

 came in from S.W. and steadily increased until reefs were turned in 

 when the race started at 12:45. It kept on blowing harder and harder, 

 with a rising sea. The first mark was washed away and the com- 

 mittee boat had to take its place, and most of the yachts ran home. 

 Feydeh lost her mast, and others came to grief. The cabin cat Mary 

 was the smallest boat tha' made the course, all of her class giving up; 

 she won first prize, but was not timed. The official times were : 



SLOOPS AND CUTTERS -60FT. CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Daphne, C. T. Willis 55.2 2 33 50 2 33 50 



Penguin, G. E. Brightson 49.2 Did not finish. 



50ft. class. 



Minerva, H. M. BucknaU 45.63 2 16 48 2 13 12 



43ft. class. 



Norota, F. M. Hoyt 41 64 2 26 21 2 19 00 



Iosco, H. D. Pauseh 36.4 2 47 18 2 fc7 39 



Kathleen, E. M. Lockwood.... 2 53 14 2 41 18 



36ft. class. 



Dragoon, F. W. Freeman 34.00 Did not finish. 



VoraDt n., G. G. Tyson 34.00 2 37-46 2 21 31 



Adele, J. B. Smith 34.00 Did not finish. 



Viking, F. R. Adams Did not finish. 



30ft. clas 1 . 



Madrine, Schuyler Merritt 26,97 Did not finish. 



Narona, C. P. & W. G. Brigham 20.9 Did not finish. 



Veto, L. Dominick Did not finish. 



Feydeh, E. D. Cowman Dismasted. 



25ft. class. 



Bingo, H. J. & J. M. Goetchius 24.9 Did not finish. 



Wahneta, H. E. Doremus 24.37 Did not finish. 



CABIN CATBOATS— 30FT. CLASS. 



Mary, Wm. Ellsworth 28.76 Not timed. 



Tigress, W. S. Ferguson 26. 36 Did not finish. 



Oconee, C. T. Pierce 26.00 Did not finish. 



Molly Bawn. F. M. Brown Did not finish. 



Gossip, C. J. Earl , , Did not finish. 



25ft. class. 



Nixie, W. G. Buxton 23 . 6 Did not finish. 



Kittie, Hazen Morse 23.1 Did not finish. 



Ethel, F. M. Randall 20.66 Did not finish. 



Minnehaha, F. N. Mod jo Did not finish. 



Hornet, C. Mallory Did not finish. 



Angora, C. M. Connolly Did not finish. 



OPEN SLOOPS, FIXED BALLAST— 25FT. CLASS. 



Shrimp, G. D. Pratt. . . ; 21.34 Did not finish. 



Skimmaug, T. Clapham 20.9 Did not finish. 



Houri. E. B. Hart, Jr Did not finish. 



Vaquero, W G. Brokaw Did not finish. 



20ft. class. 



Iola, Frank Dingee 20.00 Did not finish. 



Teddy, P. C. Pfeiffer 19.00 Did not finish. 



Bessie, J. W. Van Buskirk Did not finish. 



Question, M. H. Clark 14.4 Did not finish. 



OPEN CATBOATS. FIXED BALLAST— 25FT. CLASS. 



Sirene, F. S. Doremus and R. Outvv ater .25. 00 Did not finish. 

 20ft. class. 



Z"lda, Ohas. E. McManus 19.33 Did not finish. 



Ruth, Clair Wills Did not finish, 



15ft. class. 



Zani, E. A. Briggs Did not finish. 



OPEN SLOOPS, SHIFTABLE BAT .LAST — 36 FT CLASS 



Maud, R. B. Macmanus 30.73 Did not finish. 



30ft. class. 



Polly, H. Andruss, Jr 27.00 Did not finish. 



Fannie, B. F. Andrews Did not finish. 



OPEN CATBOATS- 25FT. CLASS. 



Rubble, A. H. Scofleld 20.6 Did not finish. 



20ft class. 



Willie, Smith Brothers 19.6 Did not finish. 



Chippie, H. R. Hatfield 17.59 Did not finish. 



Minerva won a special prize for best elapsed time. 



Beverly Y. C. 



MARBLEHEAD — MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 



Saturday, July 20. 



The 223d race, first open race of ;the season, was fixed for Marble- 

 head, July 20, and 38 of the best boats on the bay were entered, but 

 the race was spoiled by a calm, there being a sea like glass and the 

 merest breath from the S. E. 



The Regatta Committee wished to postpone the race, but all the 

 owners wished to try, so short courses were given and the first gun 

 was fired at 2:2430. 



Salmon was then just outsido the harbor, so Handsel waited for her, 

 and they were sent off at 2:57. The special, first and second classes 

 beat to Half-way Rock, then ran down to S. E. Breaker Buoy and 

 home, 10 miles. 



The others went to Martins Rock, beat out to Half way Rock and 

 ran home, &/ 2 miles. Bessie, Irene, Black Cloud, Nabob and Goat 

 could not get down in time, and Mr. Burgess refused to start Clara, 

 Baying that a race could not be made. 



Starbinger, Ida T. Beatrice and Tomboy started in first class; R»x, 

 Marina, Ariel and Susie in second; Dorthy, Maia, Cilruna, Comet, 

 Sally and Toyo in the knockabouts; Exit, Apukwa, Reaper, Gleaner 

 and Raccoon in third class sloops; Koorali, Egeria, Arab and Mag- 

 pie in third class cats, and seven boats in fourth class. 



The time limit for knockabouts ran out at 5:10:30, third class at 

 5:15:30, and fourth at 5:19.30. About 5 o'clock several boats that had 

 given up drifted in, and the fleet came slowly around the point with 

 the little Bonita in the lead; she drifted wonderfully fast and crossed 

 line at 5:18:25, saving the class by lm. 53. 



Gleaner and Egeria led in third class, too late by 6m , while Maia 

 had a long lead of the knockabouts, crossing at 5:46:52, but of course 

 too late. 



The first, second and Special class time limits ran out at 6:08:30, 

 6:13:30 and 6:30, but at 6:40 Beatrice and Ida J. were in sight .close 

 to line, but not over it. The race will be resitted later. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Length. Elap=ed. Correc'en. 



Bonita, O O. Hood 15.01 2 34 55 2 17 39 



Evadne, R. M Benner 15.04 2 43 15 2 26 04 



Alpine. C.J. Blethen 14.07 2 48 50 2 30 45 



Circe, F L. PigeoD 15.10 3 06 33 2 50 02 



Carina, R. Boardman 18.00 3 06 5.' 2 52 57 



Hera, P. Fowle 16.06 Withdrew. 



Pointer, C. P. Cur.is 16.10 Withdrew. 



Bonita wins first and Evadne second prize. 



.Incite, W. Lloyd Jeffries. 



In special class Salmon led at windward mark, but Handsel passed 

 her off the wind. 



YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 



Colonia has been laid up at Tebo's, her crew being now all on board 

 of Defender. 



The Great South Bay Y. C. will hold its annual regatta on Aug. 10, 

 off Sayville. 



Neaera, steam yacht, Chas, Gould, was in collision on July 23 in Hi-11 

 Gate with the sand schooner Only Sou, the two being jammed by the 

 tide. The yacht struck the schoouer amidships, losing her owu bow- 

 sprit and sinking the other vessel, which was towed into shoal water 

 by tugboats. The captain and crew of the schooner, three in all, were 

 picked up by the yacht's boat. 



Nepenthe, cutter, arrived at New York on July 22 l'rotu New Orleans 

 with her owners, George Agar and W. S. Dudley, aboard. The re- 

 port that this yacht had recently been overhauled by a Spanish 

 vessel and her owners imprisoned in Havana proves to be without 

 foundation. 



Eleanor, steam yacht, arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu on 

 July 22, and has since sailed for Alaska. She will return to New York 

 by way of Cape Horn. 



A aeries of races has been arranged by the yachtsmen of Barnstable, 

 Mass,, for Aug. 12. 13 and 14, under the rules of the Gape Cod V. C. 

 There will be tour classes— 24 to 39ft,, 20 to 34 ft., 1? t.ox'Ort ,unde- 17ft., 

 and a clas- for Mosquito boats, canoes, sharpies, etc , under 16. t, l.w.l, 

 owned in Barnstable harbor. The races are open to all; entries may 

 be made to V. D. Bacon, Barnstable, Mass. 



The Lake Champlain Y. O will sail its annual regatta on Aug. 6 over 

 the club courses, off Burlington, Vt. 



The steam yacht designed by Gardner & Cox and built at Reach's 

 shipyard. Chester, Pa, for F Dinnlry. was laun-hid on July v3, 

 being ourlsteutd Oueonia. Sn« is MUft ove/ all,' 180ft. I. .v.» , i81t. 

 beam and 6ft. dratt. She will carry but one masl. 



Valkyrie III. 



On Saturday last, July 27, the third Valkyrie sailed from Gourock Bay 

 for New York, being towed as far as Tory Island. Capt. Wm. Cranfield 

 is in command, the skipper of Valkyrie n. in 1S03, assisted by Capt. Syca- 

 more; while Capt, Jas. Harrison, formerly of the Allan Line, will goout 

 as navigator. The yacht is now rigged as a ketch, with a short main- 

 mast and topmast and a mizenmast, stepped forward of the rudder 

 head. The racing tiller has been replaced by a wheel, as in Valkyrie II. 

 on her return voyage. She will carry two large collapsible Berthon 

 boats. With ordinary good luck she should be in New York by Aug. 

 15. All of her racing outfit will be shipped by steamer, the latest an- 

 nouncement being that a complete set of steel spars has been made, 

 to be shipped for the American races, all of nickel-steel galvanized. 

 The length of the boom is given as 125ft., a mo6t absurd figure, but it 

 is probable that she will swing a far bigger rig than ever before seen 

 on a single mast, in excess of both Defender and Vigilant. 



Now that Valkyrie III and Defender have both been tried in actual 

 races with Britannia and Vigilant, two old boats, yachtsmen and 

 yachting writers are busy "drawing lines" and making absurd and 

 misleading calculations as to how much Defender will beat Valkyrie 

 III. in the Cup races. We have long since abandoned this useless pur- 

 suit, as we are convinced that the time records of a yacht in one 

 country against a certain lot of boats are absolutely worthless as 

 showing her probable performances against other boats in other 

 waters. The whole record of international racing shows this, and we 

 place no value whatever on the elaborate computations by which it 

 is proved, through both Vigiiant and Britannia, that Defender is 29m. 

 25s. faster than Valkyrie over the Sandy Hook courses, or, on the 

 other hand, that Valkyrie is 14m. 19s. faster than Defender. It has 

 already been proved to (he satisfaction of all who witnessed the two 

 races of Defender and Vigilant that the former is a success and a very 

 fast boat in light weather and presumably heavy as well. That she is 

 10m , 12m, or 15m. faster than Vigilant in her 93. 94 or 95 form, is not 

 yet proven, but is of little consequence. The main points are that 

 the new boat, so far as can be seen and learned, handles well, is able, 

 weatherly and very fast, capable of still further improvement, and 

 has no marked defects. 



Valkyrie in. has been tried at home in four races, of which we clip 

 the following accounts from the London Times, from which the 

 reader can draw his own conclusions as to her superiority to Britannia 

 and Ailsa: 



ROYAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB REGATTA — JUNE 29. 



The Clyde yacht racing season opened on Saturday with the regatta 

 of the premier Scotch Club, and from a racing point of view the 

 weather could not have been more unfavorable. It was calm and 

 hazy in the early morning, but a southwest air sprang up later on. 

 This was soon knocked down, however, by a heavy rainstorm, and 

 from forenoon until late in the evening the yachts had nothing but 

 partial puffs, baffling airs from every point of the compass and very 

 frequent calms. The new Valkyrie opened her racing in a very re- 

 markable way, and in all probability the last aspirant for America 

 Cup honors is a wonderfully fast vessel There were too many Clyde 

 flukes about to admit of its being said that the lead of six miles she 

 held on the Britannia after having covered 33 miles of the course was 

 all gained by sheer speed and merit; yet likely enough Valkyrie would 

 be equal to repeating the performance under similar conditions of 

 weather. The concluding part of the race was the most extraordinary 

 portion of it, however, as over a stretch of five miles of water Valkyrie 

 was so much a victim of Clyde flukes, calms and baffling airs that she 

 finished the match only about a cable's length ahead of the Britannia, 

 which won by time. The result naturally dimmed the luster of the 

 Valkyrie's display earlier in the race, and, naturally, critics will be 

 anxious to see Lord Dunraven's cutter have a really fair and reliable 

 all-round trial before presuming to estimate how much better a boat 

 she is than the Britannia. She had one little burst in a weighty breeze, 

 and considering the wonderful pile of canvas she carries she showed 

 more stability than was generally expected, and the bow wave gave 

 ample evidence of the high rate of speed she could attain when hard 

 driven. It may be said that Valkyrie is an exceptionally weatherly 

 boat, as in what little reliable trial there was she always pointed 

 higher t han Britannia and Ailsa, and Ehe also is remarkably quick in 

 stays. It was certainly a very unfavorable time to try a new boat in, 

 but apart from the result her debut was distinctly satisfactory, and 

 great things, indeed, may be looked for in the future. Valkyrie sailed 

 with her steel boom, which, it may be said, is 1 ton 7cwt. lighter than 

 the Oregon spar. Her mainsail is a perfect specimen of the sail- 

 maker's art, and thejackyard topsail stood like a card. Britannia 

 sailed consistently as usual, but was decidedly fortune's favorite on 

 the day, while Ailsa was singularly unlucky in picking up the calm 

 patches. In the best of the wind she stepped out well, and was the 

 stillest boat of the trio when the breeze laid on in the morning rain 

 squall. 



Match, open to all yachts of any rig exceeding 40-rating. First prize 

 £75, second prize £ia. Course, from Rothesay Bay round flagboats off 

 Mount Stuart, Largs and Skelmorlie, and back to the starting line, 

 twice round, and- a distance from Rothesay to Largs and back. 

 Yacht Racing Association rules and time allowances for a 50-mile 

 course: 



Rating. 



Valkyrie, cutter, Lord Dunraven 185 



Britannia, cutter, the Prince of Wales ,.,153 



Ailsa, cutter, Mr. A. B. Walker 160 



Valkyrin allowed Ailsa 2m. 59s. and Britannia 4m. 2s. 



A gentle southerly breeze was drawing from the Clyde into Rothesay 

 Bay when thu start was made at 10:30, and all had jackyard topsails 

 and jibtopsails set to work to the first mark. Ailsa was first to 

 straighten across the line, and Britannia, also on starboard tack, came 

 about 30s later, the pair heading out of the bay, when Valkyrie, on 

 port, crossed the wake of each and stood right in toward Craigmore. 

 Ailsa drew away a little, having Britannia fine on the weather quar- 

 ter, but the latter, finding Valkyrie coming out carrying a luffing off- 

 shore breeze, stood in, and Ailsa followed; but the new cutter well 

 headed both on the first tack, and in turn Britannia, on tacking to 

 starboard off Bogany Point, headed Ailaa, and probably would have 

 crossed Valkyrie had the latter not winded under her lee bow. The 

 last-named pair then went heading out in the Clyde on starboard tack, 

 and Britannia for a time was forereaching the faster. The latter 

 tacked first, and Valkyrie came round with a high berth on her weather 

 quarter, and both crossed well ahead of Ailsa, which had been un- 

 lucky enough to get into a baffling breeze Valkyrie was outwinding 

 Britannia palpably, and wa< an eighth of a mile ahead when she 

 lacked off A weo Both found a nice breeze coming off the Bute 

 shore, and Valkyrie's jibtopsaii sheet was ensed. A sharp squall of 

 wind and rain was then struck into, and this Valkyrie took just before 

 Britannia, while Ailsa was further out in the Clyde than either. Val- 

 kyrie's jibtopsaii was pulled down, and the vessel had quite enough 

 without it, but she reached away grandly, bursting out a cataract of 

 bow wave and having lee rail buried. Britannia's decks were awash, 

 but Ailsa was not bending so much as either, and, presumably, she 

 had not a like weight of wind The squall quickly passed over, and the 

 vessels came out of it with drenched sails, wbich a blaze of sunshine 

 soon dried, and the breeze fell off soft and patchy. Valkyrie went 

 slipping away in quite inimitable style. Sue fetched Mount Stuart 

 flagboat after a long starboard tack along the Bute shore, but both 

 Britannia and Ailsa had a baffling spell before rounding. The differ- 

 ence of time at the end of four miles sail was: 



Valkyrie 11 17 00 Ailsa 11 30 20 



Britannia 11 24 55 



The westerly breeze was succeeded by an easterly chill, with which 

 Valkyrie stole further away, Britannia and Aisla meanwhile having a 

 spell of calm, and the last-named then got a flaw which drew her up 

 tne Clyde, wnile Valkyrie and Britannia were making a crawl towards 

 the Cumbrae. It was a dreadfully tedious wore getting across to 

 Largs in the prevailing calms, but Valkyrie kept sailing away, and at 

 last got a southerly etiill from out of Fairlie Sound, with which she 

 reached to her mark. Britannia and Ailsa had kept close together, 

 and the pair at last had a run to the Largs flagboat with spinakers, 

 which was gybed round this: 



Valkyrie , 1 25 15 Ailsa 2 03 55 



Britannia 2 00 00 



Valkyrie carried her spinaker nearly as far as Knock-hill, but the 

 others had a westerly air more on the side, and eventually the pair 

 had enough faiily to bend them, and both in consequence eo\ erea the 

 ground faster tnan Valkyrie had done. Tne wind soon softened 

 again, and after sailing free for six miles from Largs the Skelmorlie 

 mark was iuffed round thus: 



Valkyrie 2 32 00 Ailsa , ,3 06 10 



Britannia 3 03 10 



Valkyrie was off Toward Point when her opponents were rounding 

 the Wemyss Bay flagboat, and the leader hau fetched into Rothesay 

 Bay with only one starboard tack down Clyde, while Biitannia 

 made two and Ailsa three before getting over to Toward. Valkyrie 

 carried a steadier air up Rothesay Bay than Britannia and Ailsa 

 which had it baffling and patchy, and the leader had extended her • 

 lead at the end of the first round, w r hich was timed thus - 



Valkyrie 3 20 58 AiLa, ....... 4 00 45 



Britannia 3 57 08 



Valkyrie commence 1 the second round in soft southwest breeze 

 and gave a brilliant display of light weather speed in a closa reach as' 

 far as Ascog Church, where Bhe was headed off by a southerly draw 

 and had to beat on to Mount Stuart. Both Britannia and Ailsa 

 fetched further down than the leader, and had a trifle ttrn better oC 

 the wind, which was, however, battling. The fl.igloat waj weathered 

 thua: 



Valkyrie 4 05 30 Ailsa 4 52 00 



Britannia... 4 42 25 



Valkyrie carried a light leading air across the frith to Largs and 

 rounded that flagboat before Britannia had weathered the Mount 

 Stuart mark, which meant a lead of five and a half miles. The timing 

 at Largs was: 



Valkyrie 4 39 00 Ailsa 5 27 00 



Britannia 5 10 30 



Britannia carried a little better than the leader, the stern boats get- 

 ting the first of a heavy rain burst, which did not, however, bring 

 wind. Valkyrie kept steering away with a westerly air just abaft the 

 beam, but Britannia got a southwest breeze after the rain and closed 

 on the leader in regard to distance owing to Valkyrie losing the wind 

 after rounding Skelmorlie mark. Ailsa was not "lucky enough to get 

 the same wind as Britannia, and after lying becalmed for upwards of 

 an hour gave up. In the softest of westerly airs Valkyrie reached 

 across the Clyde from the Skelmorlie shore toward the Cowal 

 side, while Britannia had the breeze both freer and not so baffling, 

 and Valkyrie was coming back to the Prince of Wales's cutter. By the 

 time Valkyrie had struggled across to Toward Point she was not 

 more than a mile and a half ahead, and Britannia, with big working 

 lib pulled down and her largest flying jib filling finely, was continu- 

 ing to close up. Valkyrie's lofty canvas was not picking up the flying 

 chills with any effect, and she at last quite lost her way in the 

 baffling flaws, while Britannia was being singularly favored on get- 

 ting inside Toward Point. Valkyrie got a whiff of the draft Britannia 

 was bringing up and set her spinaker, as did Brittannia. but both 

 spinakers;were soon in, Britannia's big jibtopsaii continuing, however, 

 to fill, yet no sign was made of shifting Valkyrie's small flying jib for 

 a larger one. Both vessels gybed and gybed back again to the flaws,but 

 at last a south west air fluttered out fighting flags, and Britannia had 

 then reduced Valkyrie's erstwhile six miles' lead to less than a cable's 

 length. This chill lasted them to the mark, which was only about 300 

 yds. away, Valkyrie eventually crossing the line with a lead of lmin. 

 47sec , and Britannia scored a second victory by one of the greatest 

 flukes on record. The times of arrival were: 



Valkyrie 7 38 12 Britannia (winner) 7 39 59 



Ailsa gave up. 



MUDHOOK Y. C. REGATTA, JULY 3 



It was hinted in the Times of Monday last in connection with the 

 Valkyrie that it would be desirable to arrive at the result of a really 

 fair all-round trial before presuming to estimate how much better 

 boat she is than the Britannia, She was tried yesterday in a fine true- 

 sailing breeze. She was found to be sadly wanting in regard to the 

 prospective chance of capturing the America Cup. She could not 

 carry her sail, but even when on a comparatively even keel going 

 down the Clyde she was unable to attain as high a head of speed as 

 her opponents. She pointed high by the wind, but in going between 

 Skelmorlie and Ascog on the first round she had to be so lightly sailed 

 that the jackyard topsail was never really full, so of course the ves- 

 sel did not fore-reach Coming up the Clyde, with the wind broad off, 

 Valkyrie lay down in helpless style. When the drift of the breeze out 

 of the Kyles of Bute was met in crossing the mouth of Rothesay Bay, 

 off Innellan, some hard ruBhes of wind struck down the mountain sides, 

 and Valkyrie lay over until she looked really dangerous. Something 

 will have to be done to Valkyrie after yesterday's experience, or it 

 would be sheer madness to send her to America, as she was fairly 

 beaten by better boats. But little improvement is required in Ailsa to 

 make her the best of the trio, and there are high hopes that the de- 

 sired end will be attained Britannia's sailing could hardly fail- to 

 raise the highest enthusiasm. She long ago gained a lifelong reputa- 

 tion, and the general Scotch public regard her simply as national 

 property. There would have been no big cutter racing yesterday had 

 not. the club consented that the conditions as to amateur helmsmen 

 would not be enforced. Ailsa and Britannia would both have started, 

 but for intelligible reasons Valkyrie would not start unless profes- 

 sionally steered, and the fact led up to annulling the amateur helms- 

 man rule in the bis cutter match. 



Match for yachts exceeding 40 rating; prize, the Muir challenge cup, 

 value 100 guineas (presented by the late Mr. M. A. Muir), with a prize 

 of £33 added by the club. Course— from Hunters' Quay, round flag- 

 boats off Skelmorlie, Ascog, and Kilcreggan and back to the starting 

 line. Y. R. A. time allowance for a 50-mile course: 



Rating, 



Valkyrie, cuttor, Lord Dunraven ,185 



Ailsa, cutter, Mr. A. B. Walker 160 



Britannia, cutter, the Prince of Wales. 153 



Valkyrie allowed Ailsa 2m. 59s. and Britannia 4m. 2a. 



A fine off-shore breeze from the northwest gave smooth water in the 

 firth and a plain sail over the long sMes of the course. The three 

 vessels set jackyard topsails, and at 10:30 Ailsa led through the line 

 with a tearing head of speed on. Britannia was well placed by Carter 

 on the weather side of the leadt r, and Valkyrie was some four lengths 

 astern. Britannia, nearest the Kirn shore, was getting the best of the 

 wind, and she reached past the weather beam of Ailsa off the pier, 

 Valkyrie having come up under the lee of the pair, but she quickly 

 dropped back. It was a plain, uneventful sail down in a smart, steady 

 breeze, and Britannia kept the lead. Skelmorlie mark was luffed 

 round at llh. 6m. 30s. by the Britannia, and Ailsa was about 15s. 

 astern, and Valkyrie 30s. Sheets came flat in as the Ascog mark could 

 not be laid, but the starboard tack was held by Britannia and Ailsa in 

 hope of the wind freeing, while Valkyrie made a short tack up the 

 Clyde, and on coming round had both her opponents under the lee 

 bow. The America Cup challenger was shaping badly, for although 

 the wind was of not more than full jackyard topsail strength, she 

 could not be sailed, the topsail never once being full. The pinching 

 Valkyrie had to be given brought her head up for the mark, but 

 Britannia and Ailsa had to make a short tack. Britannia rounded 

 with half a dozen lengths' lead, and directly Ailsa had crosEed 

 Valkyrie the latter stayed and was just full again when she passed the 

 mark. It was a reach across the mouth of Rothesay Bay, and 

 Valkyrie lay down in startling fashion to rush off wind Clydeward. 

 As they went up the Cowall shore the wind struck spitefully off, and 

 all were giving a free display of weather bilge, Valkyrie lying so flat 

 that the wind was shooting over her sails and she was churning up a 

 sea from the lee quarter. Britannia and Ailsa were going on in quite 

 stately style, comparatively, acd Valkyrie's sorry show was painfully 

 impressing the onlookers. The wind was carried right up to Kilcreg- 

 gan with a pull being wanted at sheets, and the mark was stayed 

 round thus: 



Britannia 12 26 50 Valkyrie 12 28 85 



Ailsa 12 27 45 



All stood down for the home mark on starboard tack, but it was a 

 bare fetch, yet Britannia and Ailsa, which were sailed along, had only 

 a short board to make for weathering distance. Valkyrie was lightly 

 sailed for obvious reasons, and with a nip or two upon the wind, 

 designedly succeeded in weathering the mark without staying, and the 

 times of the first-round finish were: 



Britannia 12 45 54 Valkyrie 12 48 54 



Ailsa U 17 07 



There was about the same strength of wind as when they went 

 down the Clyde on the first round, and booms were again about half- 

 way off the quarter off the Gantocks Beacon. Valkyrie's topsail was 

 started lowering, while whim the Ailsa was off Inverkip she made sail 

 by hoisting jibtopsaii and Britannia followed suit. Both closed on 

 the leader and the timing when they luffed to the wind at Skelmorlie 

 was as follows: 



Britannia 1 18 33 Valkyrie 1 21 10 



Ailsa 1 19 24 



Each made an unbroken close reach across to Ascog mark this time, 

 and both Ailsa and Valkyrie fetched a trifle nearer the flagboat than 

 Britannia, the times of passing being: 



Britannia 1 41 40 Valkyrie 1 44 00 



Ailsa 1 «2 45 



It was not so puffy as on the first round, but th« breeze kept true, 

 and off Innellan Perch Valkyrifi got up jib headed topsail. Britannia 

 and ailsa sailed a fine even race, but both were fairly reaching the 

 aspirant for the America Cup, and she had lost ground when the Kil- 

 creggan mark was stayed rouud. Hence they were able to make a 

 clean lay for the home mark, and each fetched cleverly through, and 

 Britannia crossed the line victorious in another memorable race. The 

 times Of finish were: 



Britannia (winner) 2 56 42 Valkyiie 2 59 43 



Ailsa 2 57 27 



MATCH BETWEEN VALKYRIE AND AILSA, JULY 5. 



An arrangement for a trial race on friendly terms between Valkyrie 

 and Britannia lapsed because Britannia had something faulty with 

 her standing rigging to make good. Mr. Barclay Walker, with patri- 

 otic spirit, haa the Aiba sent on from Liverpool to the Clyde ex- 

 pressly to give the Valkyrie the informal trials which the Earl of 

 Dunraven desired, and as Britannia was not availaole Ailsa at once 

 took her place and a very instructive match resulted. The wind was 

 light, southerly, when the start was made from the Iverna at 2:30, 

 and the course agreed upon was from off the mouth of Holy Loch 

 around the Skelmorlie bell buoy and back, a distance each way of 

 about seven miles. It was about as dead a beat as could have been 

 planned, and the match began with a board across the Clyde, the 

 first tack being of 27m. duration. AiLa had four lengths lead at the 

 outset and she head-reached fast enough to double that distance in 

 regard to the water sailed, yet Valkyrie's superior wpatherly qualities 

 more than outdid ailsa's forereaching. The Ameiica Cup aspirant 

 did not make a stiiking show until they beat down in a light wind to 

 Wemyss Castle, where Valkyrie copied Ailsa by setting a jibtopBail, 



