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Second. Total Prizes.
The season of 1902 witnessed the collapse of big class racing in this country. Early in the year "Kariad" and "Sybarita" went to the Mediterranean, where the former carried all "CICELY.' before her, winning no fewer than twenty of the twenty-three matches sailed. On their return they raced in home waters during the early regattas, the cutter adding a further half-dozen victories to her long score. At the conclusion of the Irish fixtures the big class fizzled out, and, the 65-footers being already defunct, class racing in large yachts ceased to exist.
The most important new yacht of the year was the big schooner "Cicely," built for Mr. Cecil Quentin from the design of Fife. Finding no suitable opponent to tackle at home, Mr. Quentin took the yacht to the Baltic to try conclusions with the German Emperor's new American-built schooner "Meteor III." The English vessel sailed in brilliant fashion, winning five of the six races in which she competed, and beating the Imperial yacht every time they met. a a as With the collapse of class racing, yachtsmen turned their attention to handicap racing, and built what were known as " fast cruisers."