At the second European Festival of International Yacht Racing, which began in Kiel on June 26, Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock" competed in the match for yachts of the 23-meter class. The only other contestant in this class was Mr. Myles B. Kennedy's "White Heather". On the first day, "Shamrock" won by 37 seconds in a race of 34 nautical mile, lasting just upon two hours. On the second day, over a course of the same length, "White Heather" was successful. The weather was calmer and the times were much longer - 4 hours and 51 minutes. 5 sec. and 4 hours, 53 minutes. 42 sec. respectively. The calm patches made it anything but a plain sailed course. "White Heather" led some way from home.