The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-08


ss POKER 'I YOU'D Hi'' eac.s sDpss rss
they. came tearing down to the hn ne
S. civ Wound snS fSr SsSs
but as usual It turned out that the skippers
shs %Gs ts9 ~
under. the stern Of the ,lIehtshIp; Just eight t
Mt II ADDS. the Colonia heing last at
i:41:4 one minute and nineteen seconds
"i As the he yachts had two minutes in which to
cross. and all got over within the reauirea
came to the line 1t was plain that sgmething,
was the trouble with the Jpbiiee,s ~, nnd ~, y
lowered low ere before the end could be secured.
HARM Tnai re Sslssf the ssfs ana
luffed right up In the wind as they rushed ~
ths e Gsp Han an fsR hs s
right on the fine. and santine over toward the
Highlands. BY doing this he avoided losing
headway and 1t saved him coming about a
minute or SO later. which he must have done
The jubilee had scarcely hoisted her, jib
again before another accident befel her which a
Ss ms sG the
OF her middle peak ballard block which was
torn out causing her peak to drop and efec.
the strain on her immense gan in the heavy
about for fear OF breaking her gan. and under
laced sheets she started for home.
se eo eon To
fight 1t out and right merrily they went to
Seeing that the Jubilee was out Of 1t the
Tobin bronze boat turned her attention to the
Colonia and the Captain Of the latter boat de-
the same tack with her smooth looking. keel
rival which she did immediately. Inc Colonla
S sSH e V nRd fsst on the 'e ew
windward berth, when she. too, followed the
about on the stapbcard tack about an eighth Of
q mile ahead and to windward; ,,, .,,,.
taeSs enouSh for one o day. espesiaiiS as they
as possible. so that ths Cup &C Committee could
tack for three quarters Of an hour. and for the
first time since the race began the, spectators
For a time It certainly seemed as though the
Colonia was outfooting her rival and. as the
to be hghss
the outer mark. but the Colonias, gain was
seen. even BY landsmen. that the Vigilants
o b was II It's ns Tosk
Kept sliding of to iseward ali the while She
had outfooted the ViGilant little. but this
gain was more than overcome by the manner
making the better weather Of it: both stood up
he well BUT .R se
weather rails which looked the reverse Of
for the crows. However. they were
tenths Of the yachts and tugs which were fol-
lowing them. and In the sixteen knot, breeze
they were making fully ten snots an hour. as
Finally. at II AS: 10. the Vigiiant had enough
Of it. and came about on the port tack and
!onia followed her example at 12:4s;05 The
ColoniA at this hour was nearly mile astern:
the had eane ts @
However. the wind lightened a little here.
and the Colonia. with her topsail drawing for
bronze boat. Mr. fselin saw that something
pass; SO shortly after, or about / 23 O'clock.
BOARD tack again. the yicilant's topmast was
1ofsted at 1:3O O'CLOCK, and three minutes
The rival racers were now about three miles |
way from the outer mark which was indi-
rsH FLAG ha G 194 as
Club flag. 1t was now nip and tuck. and the
,oats we're SO close together that It was an
Ssr the bean to marx
The Colonia was the first about again. COM
ng oyer to the port tack at $3.50. and at
Ifter weatherng her by a third Of mile. Both
we're nov standing for the marx; which was
lose at hand and every one thought they
'ither thought he could not make II. without
'inching or objected to getting the Vigil
@clook on the star5oa ar It tack e' "0' ~ no
The Vigilant's skipper evidently thought
vh n,S was good enough fer ~. Han was ug good