ATLANTIC YACHT RACE
NEW YORK TO SPAIN KING ALFONSO’S CUP (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) MADRID, Wednesday. The transatlantic yachting race has been revived after a lapse of 23 years. It was won by a 50-footer, Nina, a competitor in the first division (Class B), which arrived to-day at Santander, on the north coast of Spain. A more heavily-designed yacht, Elena, won the second division (Class A). Five yachts in the first division started from Sandy Hook, New York, on June 30, and seven in the second division on July 7. Thirty thousand people witnessed the arrival of the craft, including the King and Queen of Spain, who went on board the winning yachts.
The race referred to was for a cup presented by King Alfonso of Spain, who is an enthusiastic yachtsman. Various types of sailing craft competed, from a barque to comparatively small yachts. The last transatlantic sailing race was held in 1905, from New York to the Lizard. The prize on that occasion was a cup given by the ex-Kaiser. It attracted very numerous entries. The winner was the three-masted schooner Atlantic.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 11
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189ATLANTIC YACHT RACE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 11
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