Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-18
I'd EDITION.
The WGILANT LEADS.
Three Of the Cup Defenders Again in
Race.
IDEAL SUMMER DAY BY THE Sea-
Wind Too Light for Good Test
Of Speed.
YACHTSMEN GROW IMP PATIENT
THE 4o-FOOTERs AGAIN RACE.
YACHTSMEN GROW IMPATIENT
THE 4o-FOOTERs AGAIN RACE.
Only Three of the Big S1OOps Take
Part In Today's Contest.

BRENTON'S POINT, NEWPORT, r. l.,
Aug lS-This is an ideal summer day by
the sea. with a warm. bright sun, and a
gentle breeze smiles upon this famous old
resort today.
On the water it is more properly what
yachtsmen call a regatta day than good
racing weather. and yet hardly clear enough
to be a perfect day, for the soft August
haze hangs all about, narrowing in the
horizon to within five or six miles. A breeze
from off the land began stirring soon after
sun-up. 1t was just enough to help the sun
dry out the sails which were wet down in
the heavy showers of the early evening
on shore number Of catboats were tack
their big mainsails, and the heavy rolling
of the light ship off Brenton's Point be-
tokened heavy swell
like that on which the Goeet Cup race was
started. The only hope was that the wind
might haul to the westward. Only three
the Pilgrim was laid up for repairs to her
gan, which gave out yesterday.
Much as the yachtsmeh Of the fleet have
wanted to see good test Of the 45-footers.
they have waited SO long that they are
thoroughly tired out now, and even the
smart racing Of yesterday failed to arouse
alive the interest for more than one more
race.
The wish was expressed everywhere last
night that the Nigilant might win again to-
day, and thus conclude the series. and ul-
low the fleet to disband.
The Start.
At precisely II o'clock the flagship May
ran down toward the light ship and estab-
lished the starting line The days race is
over a triangle of ten miles to a side 1t
was nearly II 40 before the sloops got down
as far as the line.
At 1910 the starting signal was given
All the boats went over the port tack aol1-
ing out to the southeast the Vigilant's
time being 12.l015. JIhilao 1c10.S0. Co1nnia
l2:n:2o. BY the way that their sails were
drawing it was judged from the shore that
the breeze was very much like that in
long heavy swell made 1t hard work to
keep everything drawing. But with such a
lead as the Vigilant had there was no need
OF any great pushing.
Al l2l6 Vigilant took in her balloon
SANS and set her jih. The others imme-
diately followed suit. After reaching off
that he was out where he could get the Off
shore breeze and put about for the south
utes later, but the Vigilant set her baby
jib TO the rail and held on to her original
course.
At l2;2S the yigilant. too. swung off and
All wess heading to the west of south
and about quarter Of a mile apart.
hauled around through the ca st to The SOUTH
ward. so that on the first leg of the course
which was over toward Block Island, the
WIFI was He6uiflS TIE DOdtS a little. Inc
Vigilant did not stay on the wind ong, but
came about and stood off once more while
her rivals did not follow suit for nearly ten
minutes more. The change Of wind was not
for the better and the skies gave every indi-
cation of thick fog and no wind later on
At that rate there is small hope of .he boats
finishing within the limit of six hours.
The Vigtlant was well to .he ather Of
the others and by making frequent short
bitches she seemed to De gaining ire
mendously. The Jubilee was at least two
miles to the ieeward and the Colonia two
miles more in shore toward Narragansett
Pier.