COWES REGATTA
ROYAL YACHT PARTICIPATES (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph-r Copyright. RUGBY, August 5. The King, who was accompanied by Admiral Earl Jellicoe, took part at Cowes to-day in his first yacht race since his illness. It had been arranged that in the event of the weather breaking the King would return to his steam yacht Victoria and Albert by a minesweeper sloop which was in attendance upon his racing cutter Britannia. Some strong squalls were encountered, and there were constant showers, but the King sailed to the finish. The Britannia finished second, but on time allowance was placed fourth. Sixteen yachts competed in the race for the King’s Cup, which was won by Mr Gretton’s Cariad. '.
WIN FOR THE BRITANNIA THE KING ON BOARD. LONDON, August 6. (Received August 7, at 10 a.m.) The King’s racing cutter Britannia, with His Majesty on board, won her 200th race at Cowes this afternoon in fine style by three or four lengths. There was an enthusiastic demonstration, when, after the race, the King arrived at the Royal Yacht Squadron enclosure.
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Evening Star, Issue 20556, 7 August 1930, Page 11
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