The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-15
VICTORIOUS VIGILANT.
A Splendid Race to the Vineyard
Sound Lightship.
SHE LEADS BY NEARLY TWO MILES

The Jubilee and Coionia Finish Almost
Neck and Neck 90 The Constellation,
Lasoa and Shamrock win in the Race
for schooners.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Aug. 15.-Over
DE sparkling waters of Vineyard sound
Che cup defender, Vigilants led the Jubilee
and Colonia yesterday afternoon. 1t was
a great victory for Mr. lselin and his
bronze centreboard sloop. TOR the Boston
boat, Jubilee, had overta'yen and passed
both the Colouia and the Vigilant about
fifteen minutes after the start This
triumph Of the Herreshoff boat is no sur
prise to those who witnessed her marvel
Gus sailing in the Glen Cove race before
she carried away her topmast md bow
spirit, but it was to those who saw the
Jubilee overhaul, blanket and then pass
her in the broad reach from Brenton's
Rief to Vineyard sound lightship.
Yesterdays victory was won in q steady,
honest breeze that attained the strength
of half gale of wind at the start, though
Il became little lighter after the vessels
had hauled by the wind around the Vine
yard sound lghtship. This is the second
victory for the Nigilant, she having blank
eted the Jubilee Off Narragansett Pier in
the run from New London last Thursday.
1t certainly looks as though the Viglant
Is the dark horse in the coming contests
for the honor of defending the American
cup, though all three of the. sloops that
took part in yesterdays race showed them
selves remarkably speedy and weatherly
boats During the strength OF the west
erly breeze the Jubilee seemed sitter than
the others, though none of them appeared
ut all tender on the wind.
Though there possibly have been races
of more absorbing public interest in this
country, it is doubtful if any member of
the New York Yacht club ever witnessed a
more magnificent spectacle than the three
cup defenders presented when the signal
gun from the flagship started them over
che line Off Brentons Reef. A few minutes
before 1890 they all bore down for the line,
the Jubilee with the weather gauge on
the other two. She was little ahead Of
time however, and being forced over to
leeward the Vigilant ran ahead and
blanketed her, passing close under the
stern of the flagship.
The COlouia was chasing them both
very close, so that the three went over the
line almost bow and bow. The Nigilant
hauled rapidly ahead and the Colonia did
her utmost to blanket the Vigilant, now
Jne leaulnS DOaJ.
| She failed to do so, however, and fell
rs the Jubilee came up in the wind and
took the weather gauge. The sloops were
soon strung out in a column about 500
/ yards apart in the following order: Vigi-
| liant, Colonia, Jubilee
| BY the time Sakonnett lighthouse was
abreast of the racers the Jubilee had run
ahead of both the Vigilant and Colonia,
while the latter was rapidly overhauling
the former AS they bore down for the
| Vineyard sound lightship the Vigilant
had slight lead, with the Jubilee to
windward and the ColOnia to leeward a
few yards astern. The Jubilee tried her
blanketing game again, but failing, was
forced to pass astern and to leeward of
both the Colonia and Vigilant The sloops
now hauled by the wind and passed the
lightship on the port hand in the follow
ing orderi Vigilant, Colonia, Jubilee.
Z OF the Gay Head shore the wind hauled
to the southwest, and the sloops set spin
makers to starboard and balloon jib top
sails. By the time the finish was reached
Off West Chop buoy the Vigilant was al
most two miles ahead of both the Jubilee
and Colonia, which were almost neck and
neck. Summary;