ENGLISH YACHTS.
The following particulars of a race which took place on the Clyde on the 6th ult., between the Valkyrie 111. (built to represent England in the contest for the Amerioa Gup) and (he Prince of Wales' Britannia will be read with interest : — At the Royal Clyde Eegatta, leather and wind were alike favourable. The fact that the Valkyrie had been announced as positively to start brought great crowds from Glasgow, Greenock, and Edinburgh, and the Clyde shores were almost black with spectators. Lord Dunraven expreused himself as well pleased with the Valkyrie, and although he admitted phe is tender in a breeze, he has decided not to touch her trim, as he wished it to be known that the Valkyrie was built for a purpose, and that is to bring back the America Oup. For this task, where light weather will almost assuredly be experienced, she is, he says, the best boat ever built on this side, and if the Valkyrie does not win under these conditions, no British yacht will. It has been decided that the Valkyrie will almost immediately prepare for her voyage across the Atlantic, and she will not race at any other southern regattas. The sailing of the Valkyrie was a distinct test all over, and she came out of it with flying colours The spectators were enthusiastic, and the hopes that she may prove the the British superiority in September hays received a decided lift. She was stiffer in the blow, which, although not so hard as earlier in the week, had plenty of heart in it. Her great superiority was iv her windward wort, and she pointed up much further than either the Britannia or the Ailsa ; in fact, while she could easily fetch the fl>g boats with long legs, the Ailsa and the Britannia always required a couple of hitches into the wind to haul round. The Valkyrie proved herself a great boat, and showed more and more that she was not sailed for all she was worth in the Mudhook Bay. Lord Dunraven, as usual, was on board. The Valkyrie beat the Britannia by 15 minutes.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 48, 24 August 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)
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356ENGLISH YACHTS. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 48, 24 August 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)
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