Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-18
A RACE FOR BLOOD.

Ene 1hree Cup Defenders, inc WET. lant, Jubilee and CaIonia Have a Battling Contest-The vigiIant Won With Ease and It Was Done in Good Sailing Weather.
 NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 17.-A victory again for Herreshoff is the result of to-
 days races. Vigilsnt has again borne her eolors to the front and made another strong
 argument in favor of her selection for the
 defence of the America's cup. The disable
 ment of two of her antagonists did not spot
 the splendor of her victory. The dead
 calm of the early morning looked unpropi-
 tious for a race, and the lowering sky
 threatened rain at any moment.
 "No wind," again said the croakers, but a late start is better than an early one in Newport waters, and good wind sprang up from the southward before the flagship May ran out to Brenton's reef lightship to establish the starting line. The big sloops had all preceded her and were playing around the lightship for signals. Jubilee, with five tons of dunnage taken out of her, moved easily through the water and Gen eral Paine did not look the least worried as he faced the outh-southesst wind, which freshened every minute. The tide was at the last of the flood. The four new sloops were working easily under mainsails, fore sails, jibs and topsails
 The course was signslled, and at 11:25 the preparatory signal was made. Jubilee adopted her old tactics and ran back from the front of the line. Jubilee was the first boat to windward with Pilgrim passing through her lee, and Colonia behind them, with Vigilant in the rear. All the boats sci, baby jib topsails as they crossed except Jubilee, which was later, and then took | them in and weathered on Pilgrim. Pil- grim also lowered hers. The yachts had | been on the stsrboard tack when they crossed, but Pilgrim concluded a Il made a long stretch over behind Vigilant. Vigilsnt was doing great sail | ing and her sails set like boards, being far better than Colonia's or Jubilee's In | this respect Vigilsnt was well to wind | ward and Jubilee could hardly have split | tacks and come about ahead of her | Colonia was in medium position, ready I to take advantage of anything. Jubilee | was yet leading, but Vigilant was hauling on her and sailing 80 fast that Colonis, | seeing that she was being bested split | then tackled and Jubilee also tackled and Il stuck to her boats. Pilgrim was still on the port tack, away of to leeward.
 Vigilant, as the boats came into their new position on the port tack, was ont pointing Jubilee and Colonia, although to leewsrd of the Jubilee, and outfooting them both. Yiailant was first boat. Pil- grim stood in shortly after on the star board, and crossed Colonis's bow at 12:45, but was over 200 yards sstern of Vigilsnt.
 At 12:50 Pilgrim came about, and was probably the second boat with Jubilee very close to her and Vigllant but little ahead. Her tactics had been successful. She had been the leeward boat at the start and was now to windwsrd of one boat and ahead of two. At 1:07 Vigilant came about on the l port tack, followed by Colonis. Vigilant crossed both Pilgrim and Jubilee and Col onia passed Pilgrim, but Jubilee luffed.
 Rain began to pour down and Pilgrim was now the last boat, with Colonia ap- in second position. Colonia and Jubilee stood on the port tack longer than the other boats had, while Pilgrim and Vigilant were farther to the northwsrd on | the starbosrd tack. Pilgrim maintained I her position in the rear up to the outer mark. As the boats came down to the mark later tsoks brought Jubilee in ahead of Colonia, while vigllant was constantly increasing her lead. Yigilsnt's wind ward work was of the first order and her handling good. She had 10 fuke in any way: She seemed ,ped along with her sail hardly aTssh. Jolonia put on her little jib topssil again 70 help her out with Jubilee, but the Boston boat had her, although Colonia esssned her lead from two minutes to lese | han minute by the time they reached he outer mark. The racers rounded the mark on the port tack and gybed booms to .tarboard as they cleared away for the run nome. The order at the outer mark and official time of rounding were:
 Vigilant, 2:05:37-Jubilee, 2:12;20- Jolonis, 2:13:15-Pilgrim. 2:16:42.
 It was fully five minutes after Vigilant rounded the mark before she set her spin laker to starbosrd and as long again before | ner balloon jibtopssil bellied out with the failing breezs. Colonia and Jubilee were | both quicker with these sails, although the atter's spinnaker broke out poorly and her l balloon jtb did not draw properly. Pll- grim was virtually out of the race and on | he run in she broke the jaws of her gaf md her club and Is reported not in to- race.
 The run in was otherwise uneventful, | ,ave that Colonia gained ten seconds on Jubilee, and Jubilee gained two minutes | md twenty seconds on Vigilsnt. This was | .he result of deviation of Vigilsnts com pass, whereby she ran too far to the north ward of Brenton's Reef lightship, and had to further light balloon jib topssil and spinnaker and gybe her main boom to fetch by at all, which unfortunate error lost her at least four minutes. She clearly | outfooted Jubilee all through the second leg. Jubilee also carried away the jaws of | her gsff near the Hghtship, but will race tomorrow. Vigilants performance, when her later start and the loss of her compass | deviation is taken into account, Is an even greater victory than appears from the of ticial summary, which followa:
 Corrected |
 Start. Finish Elapsed. Time. yigilant l!:36:19 S:s9:ll 4:o2:52 Not messd