The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-15
VICTORIOUS VICILANT.
A Splendid Race to the Vineyard
Sound Lightship.
SHE LEADS BY NEARLY TWO MILES

Tho Jubilee Hnd Colonia Finish Almost
Neck and Neck - The ConsteIIation,
Lnsca and Shamrock Win In the Race
for Schooners.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Aug 15.-over
blc sparkling waters of Vineyard sound
the cup defender, Vigilant: led the Jubilee
and Colonia yesterday afternoon. 1t was
great victory for Mr., 1selin and his
bronze centreboard sloop, for the Boston
boat, Jubilee, had overtaken and passed
both the Colonia 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 and 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 a steady,
honest breeze that attained the strength
of half gale of wind at the start though
II became little lighter after the vessels
had hauled by the wind around the Vine
yard sound lightshp. 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.
IL certainly looks as though the Vigilant
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
at 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
more magnificent spectacle than the three
cup defenders presented when the signal
gun from the flagship started them over
the line off Brenton's Reef. A few minutes
before 1880 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 Nigilant ran ahead and
blanketed her, passing close under the
stern of tho flagship.
The Colonia was chasing them both
very close, so that the three wont over the
line almost bow and bow. The Vigilant
hauled rapidly ahead aud the Colonia did
her utmost to blanket the Nigilant, now
the leading boat.
She failed to do so, however. and fell
as the Jubilee came up in the wind and
took the weather gauge. The sloops were
soon strung out in a column about 800
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 Nlgilant and Colenia,
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
wipdward and the Colonia to lecward a
few yards astern. The Jubilee tried her
blankcting game again, but failing, was
forged to pass astern and to leeward of
both the Colonia and Viglant. The sloops
now hauled by the wind and passed the
ligbtship on the port band in the follow
inR Rorder: Nigilant, Colonia, Jubilee.
W pn the Gay Head shore the wind hanled
70 the southwC.lt, and the sloops set spin
akers to starboard and balloon lib top
sals. By the time the finish was reached
offiNost Chop buoy the Vigilant was al
nqst Two miles ahead Of both the Jubilee
ana Colenia, which were almost neck and
neck. Summary: