Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

bow, close hauled on the starboard tack,
and then dashed for the line before the
smoke Of the starting gun had cleared
away. The Vigilant led, closely shaving
the westward mark. One length astern
and trifle 10 the windward came the
Colonia, both OF them lufflng little as
they crossed to fiatten in their sheets.
To the surprise of every ono the Jubilee
and Pilgrim were two miles to leeward
OF the line standing to the southwark on
the port tack and caring very little for
the handicap gun, then buttwo minutes
OIL. On stood the leaders now almost a
mile away, the others apparently uncon-
cerned in the port tack. Not until the
handicap gun sounded did the Boston
boat deign TO go about and stand for the
line, reaching there fully seven minutes
behind the handicap gun. The Pilgrim
LED over with the Jubilee a trihe astern
aud to leeward. Both OF the laggards
luifed up into the wind and shook their
sails as they crossed, the Jubilee going
on the port tack Immediately and stand
ing over to the southwark.
In the meantime there was a battle
royal between the keel and centre-b board
boats. The Colonia did her utmost to
blanket the Vigilant, bat finding this
impossible passed to leeward both of
them going on the port tack and head
ing to the southwark. AT 1t.56 the
Colonia went about and stood over in
the direction Of the Vigilant. The latter,
after crossing her rivals bow about 100
yards ahead, went about and stood over
for Sandy Hook lightship. Far astern
the Jubilee and Pilgrim had also gone
on the starboard tack and were fighting
1t out, two miles away from the leaders.
The Jubilee seemed TO outpoint and out
foot the Pilrigm and was soon we'll to
windward.
At 1909 the Vigilant and Colonia
passed Sandy Hook lightship, the former
to the southwark and we'll to windward,
and the latter to the northward far to
leeward. AT 1924 the Vigilant went on
the port tack heading down tho coast,
while the Colonia held on to her star
board lacks and ran over the direction
of Far Rockaway. At 1916 both of the
leaders had gone about again and were
running in opposite directions, the Vigil
liant crossing the Colonias bow, one
mile ahead. Far away TO leeward the
Jubilee and Pilgrim were battling hard.
There was evidently some trouble with
the Jubilee for her mainsail seemed to
sag, and 1t looked as though the jaws of
her gaf had been carried away.
At LA the Vigilant went on the star
board tack, followed by the Colonia a
minute later. At 205 the two leading
sloops went on the port tack and stood
for the mark, red flag upon float.
The VigilanJ was leading by at least
one mile, with the Colonia in line
astern.
The Vigilant and Colonia ran for the
mark on the port tack, putting up their
helms and easing sheets as they
rounded. The following is the time of
the turn: Vigllant, Oh. lin. 50s.;
Colonia, Oh. ION. 09s.; Jubilee, Oh. 25m.
Ais; Pilgrim, Oh. 39m Sos.
As soon as the yachts were well clear
of the mark they began TO get their top
masts on end, for the wind had lightened
considerably and the sea was not SO
high. The Vigilant was the first to
hoist her spar, lowered the boom and
setting her spinnacker at Q b. 16 m. S.
A few minutes later she set her balloon
lib topsail. The Colonia followed the
Vigilant's lead in holsting her topmast
and breaking out her spinnaker, balloon
jib topsail, and later Der club topsail.
Both the Jubilee and Pilgrim got their
topmasts on end and set spinnakers and
balloon lib topsails, though they carried
only working instead of club topsails.
In the run before the wind to the
finish the Colonia gained on all the
other Yachts. She beat the Vinilant
five seconds, the Jubilee 3m. sos. and
the Pilgrim 5m. 3s Over the entire
course the Vigilant beat the Colonia 6n.
43s., the Jubilee Sm. los. and the Pilgrim
23m. 33s.
Followingi is the official summary from
start TO finish: