San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-09
VIGILANT Wins
FOR THE SECOND TIME
BIG STRIKE ON HAND IN RHODE
ISLAND.
SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE OUT OF
WORK.
A Tennessee Congressman Speak
His Mind-Rio Quiet-Cotton Mar
ket Bobbing Up and Down-Glad-
stoneAbused-Special Session.
FOR THE CAP.
The Second Race Today Between
the Vigilant and Valkyrie.

The Second Race Today Between
the vigilant and Valkyrie.
NEW YORK, Oct. ell 10 a. NJ
There is a light breeze and this
is Vigilantday. The fog is lifting,
and it will be grand, clear day.
The wind is about southwest, and
blowing seven knots. 1t was
strong during the night but clear
ed away soon after dawn. The
wind has been falling for two hours
and the prospect of the boats BEND
able, with light breeze, to finish in
time limit is not very encouraging.
SANDY HOOK, II :05-The wind,
is about Is miles per hour and the
weather is clear.
ROCKAwAY - The preparatory
gun was fired at l:15.
The Nalkyrie crossed the mark
at IL 20, and the Nigilant about
five seconds after.
At IL 40 Nalkyrie seemed to be
doing very well on wind and was
leading the Nigilant good race at
this stage of the contest. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that even if the
Nalkyrie turned the first mark
first, the Nigilant would be ahead
at the second mark, and
at the finish of the second
leg it will be dead
run to leeward, and should be in
teresting to all concerned. Five
minutes later the Nigilant seemed
to drop a squirt. She made ahead,
and the Nalkyrie held her own.
Not a steamer was to windward of
the racers and no complaint could
be made by either of them as to
the wind and weather.
NOON-The wind was about
twenty miles an hour and fresh
ening, with not much change''n
the positions of the yachts. BON
yachts were still on the starboard
tack heading about southeast. At
1871 the Nigilant was Overhauling
the Nalkyrie fast. The stake boat
for the first leg was off Seabright.
AS the breeze freshened the Vigil
liant crept up on her rival inch by
inch and there appeared to be but
little difference in the positions of
the yachts.
At12:1O p. m.-The Vigilant sail
ed in the lead.
At 1929 p. m.-The wind was
strong and the Nigilant was gain
ing rapidly. The Nigilant took in
her jib topsail, and at 1887 was
continuing to widen the gap be-
fore the Britisher. Fully an eighth
of mile separated the yachts. All
the excursion fleets were well
aStern.
At 1890 the May was just to
the stern of the Nigilant, and far
Their out to sea. There was great
enthusiasm aboard her, and
throughout the fleet, which could
not restrain it's enthusiasm, and
pushed ahead of the Nalkyrie to
the leeward.
The Nigilant continues to gain,
and at 12:40 the wind freshened
still more. The English claim has
been that the better the wind the
better Nalkyrie's chance, but the
Nigilant beat her on the wind
as badly as on Saturday.
She beat her before the wind.
AT II :50-The boats were near
ing the stake boat, the Nalkyrie
was fully mile behind.
LOG p. m.-The Vigilant rounds
the stake boat, and her spinnaker
was furled, leading over a mile.
1:12 D. m.-The Valkyrie round
ed the stake boat 3 minutes, 10
seconds after the Vigilant. Both
had their Jib-booms set.\
1:15 p. m.-The Vigilant was
fairly flying, on a dead run to the
leeward, and on her second leg, APP
parently, increasing the gap from
her rival.
Time: Both vessels on first leg,
very good as the vessels in lacking
had to travel nearly double the
length of the course-ten miles.
2:07 p. m.-Valkyrie has round
ed the point and started for home.
At 2:15 the Valkyrie appeared to
be two miles astern of the Vigil
liant.
SANDY Hook, $3.50 p. m.-The
Vigilant wins, at $3.50.