Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-19
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NEwroRr, R L, Aug. IA victory
again for the Herreshoffs Is the result Of
the hest race the new cup defenders have
yet had
vixiiant has again borne her colors to
the front. and made another strong Arxu-
ment in favor Of her selection for the de
fense Of Americas cup The disAblement
Of two Of her antagonists did not spoil the
splendor Of her victory.
The big sloops had all preceded her and
were playing arouud the lightship sig
nails. Jubilee. with five tons of dunnage
taken out OF her. moved easily through
the water, and General Paioe did not iook
in the least worried as he faced the south
SOUTHEAST wind, which freshened every
minute. The tide was at the flood.
The four new sloops were working
easily under mainsaiis. foresails. lihs and
club-sepsails. The course was signaled
And a, lies the preparatory signal WAS
made
Jubilee adopted her old tactics and ran
back from the front of the line. Jubilee
xas tue first boat to windward, with
Pilgrim passing through her lee and
Colonia behind them, with Vigilant in the
rear.
All the yachts had been on the starboarti
tack when they crossed. but Pilgrim con
eluded, few miles out, to split taeks ant!
make long stretch over behind Vigilant.
Some Great sailing.
Vigilant was doing great sailing and her
sails set like boards, being far better than
CoIouia's or Jubiiee's in this respect
Vigilant was well 10 windwar1 and Jubilee
could hardly have split lacks and come
about ahead Of her.
Jubilee was yet leading, but VigilaDt
was hauling on her and sailing 80 fast that
Colonia, seeing that she was being bested.
split taeks with her sister wonder. Nisl-
LIANT then tackled and Jubilee also tackled
and stuck to her boats Pilgrim was still
on the port tack, away of to leeward.
Vigilant, rs the boats came into their
new position OH the port tack, was out
pointing Jubilee and Colonia, although to
ieewsrd of Jubilee, and outfooting them
both. Pilgrim stood in shortly after on
the starboarl tack and crossed CUlonia's
bow at i2:45. but WIS over 800 yards astern
Of Figiiant.
AT 1850 Pilgrim came about and was
probably the second boat, with Jubilee
yery close to her aud Nigilant but little
ahead. Her tactics had been successful.
She had been the leeward boat at the start
and was now to windward Of one boat and
ahead Of two.
At l:07 Nigilant came about on the port
tack, followed by Colonia three minutes
later. Vigilant crossed both Pilgrim and
Jubilee, and Colonia passed Pilgrim, but
Jubilee luffed.
As the boats beat down to the mark
later, tacks brought the Jubilee in ahead
of the Colonia. while the vigilant was
constantly increasing her lead. The
Nigilant's windward work was OF the first
order, and her handling showed plenty Of
good seaInanship and judgment. She had
no flukes, did not overstand on "A single
tack, as did the Jubilee and Colonia. and
she outpointed the fleet.
The Colonia put on her little jibtopsail
again to help her out with the Jubilee,
but the Boston boat had her. although the
Colonia lessened her lead from two min
utes to less than II minute by the time
they reached the outer mark
The Home stretch.
The racers rounded the outer mark on
the port tack, and cybed booms to star
board rs they cleared away for the run
home The order at the outer mark and
official times of rounding were:
Nigilant, 2;0j;37 jubilee, 2:l2:2o; Colonia,
2:i3:l5, Pilgrim, 2:l6;I2.
1t was fully five minutes after Vigilant
rounded the mark before she set her spin
maker to starboard, and as long again be
fore her balloon jibtopsail bellied out with
the falling breeze. Coloniu and Jubilee
were both quicker with these sails,
although the iatter's spinnakcr broke out
poorly, and her balloon jib did not work
properly.
Pilgrim was virtually out OF the race,
aud she broke the jaws of her gail and her
club. but the damage will be repaired and
she will be in today's race. ColoDia
gained 10 seconds upon Jubilee, aud Jubi-
lee gained two minutes and 70 seconds on
the run in.
This was the result of a deviation of Co
lonia's compass, whereby she rau too far
to the northward Of Breton's Reef light
ship and had to furl her light balloon jib-
topsal and spinnaker and gybe her main
boom to fetch by at all. She clearly out
footed Jubilee all through the second
leg.
Jubilee also carried away the jaws OF
her gaff, near the lightship, but viii race
today.
Eigilant's performance, when her late
start and the loss by her compass devit-
ton is taken into account, is an even
greater victory than appears from the
official summary: