Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

with IN addition to the wind, which kept
them well heeled over, even with only
plain lower sails. The Pilgrim, which was
the last TO arrive plunged into heavy
seq, and the shock, added to the strain on
the canvas, carried away the jaws of her
gatf She was towed back to the city, in
capacitated for to-day's race. The Vigil
liant housed her topmast in readiness for u
strong blow, and the Colonia took in her
big topsail, but ran up working topsail
and kept II there.
The start was a magnificent one; the
smoke of the gun on the flagship May
had not risen above her deck before the
Vigilant tore across her line, with the
Jubilee close ON her heels, the spray DASH
ing in clouds over the bows of each boat
Half dozen lengths astern came the
Colonia, bending low with topsail still in
place, and every stitch drawing well.
Everybody was happy at the prospect Of a
great race between the three boats, when
suddenly the Jubilee parted her peak hal
yards and was out of the race in five min
utes after the start.
Following is the time of the START
Vigilant, l1h. 45m. 27s.
jubilee, lib. 45m. 4Os.
Colonia, 11h. 46m. 46s.
vreILANT LED AT THE TURN.
Running for the land in the direction of
SeabrlRht the Colonia seemed to gain, and
after closing the distance between herself
4 and the Vigilant went on the starboard
4 tack at 1870. She was followed three
i minutes later by the Vigilant, both of
h them now standing out for the open sea.
Following is the official time Of the turn;
Name Hours. Min. Sec.
Observation-Disclosures. ...'. O. 50
THE RUN HOME.
After the boats had gybed around the
mark, they set their spinnakers In good
time. The Vigilant had her boom lowered
y and the sail broken out in one minute IS
seconds, while the Colonia did SO in one
minute 25 seconds. This is decided i'm
Il provement on the work done during the
B recent cruise of the New York Yacht Club
and speaks well for the discipline on board
both yachts. The Colonia was the tirst to
set her balloon lib topmast, doing so at 2
~ hours 10 minutes Is seconds, followed by
the Vigilant one minute later.
& In the run home it was easy to see that
8 the Colonia steadily crawled up ON the
Al Vigilant, and would have passed her had
E the distance been greater. The wind light
ened toward the finish, and when the
n yachts were about three miles south of
4 Sandy Hook the wind shifted to the south
west, forcing them to take in spinnakers
and balloonjib topsails and head up for
4 the line.
The difference between the sloops at the
finish was minute 80 seconds, and as 1t
was minutes SO seconds at the outer
mark, it showed a gain of minute %
seconds in favor of the Colonia ON the run
before the wind. Looking Of the race as a
whole, from start to finish, there was
difference CT minute 10 seconds between
the sloops as they crossed the line. and
minute 50 seconds when they finished.
This was clear gain for the Vigilant of
IA seconds over the entire course. Being
the longer boat however, she had to
allow her adversary 20 seconds. which OF
course gave the race to the Colonia making
her winner by seconds.
vIGILANT A WINNER.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-The Vigilant
yesterday clearly demonstrated her SUI
perior ability to the other cup defenders
in placid water with light winds by de-
featiug the Jubilee over a 30.mile
course, reaching and running, by
minutes 80 seconds, the Pilgrim by s
minutes seconds, and the Colonia by
IL minutes "a seconds. 1t was royal
struggle, and it was the general opinion
of yachtsmen who witnessed the race,
that the Figilant is by far the best of
the quartet.
To the first turning point it was a
pretty race between the Jubilee and
Vigilant. The Colonia was astern At
O'clock the Pilgrim began to sag off
to leeward. The Jubilee and Vigilant
had q luffing match, Of which the
Jubilee had the better.
After somewhat fuky beat the
yachts turned the first buoy as follows {:
Vigilant, LOS; Pilgrim, 1.0S.30; Jubilee,
100; Colonia, 1.10.30. Rounding the
first mark the yachts stood off on the
second leg, their course being about
southwest by west. The Pilgrim showed
on the first leg that she could not point
near as well as the other boats. AT las
the Vigilant was well in the lead, the
Jubilee and Pilgrim sailing we'll TO-
gether.
At2 o'clock the Vigilant was Q min
utes and 10 seconds ahead of the Jubilee
and holding her own without trouble in
the right wind. She rounded the second
mark at 2.1420, and set her spinnaker
TO port. The Jubilee rounded at 2.16.40
She was slow in breaking out her spin
maker. The Pilgrim rounded the second
buoy at 2. 20. 90 and the Colonla al 2.21. 23.
The Pilgrim broke out her spinnaker in
better shape than the others, but had
trouble in sheeting it home. The racers
were now booming it homeward, with
the Vigilant still holding her own. The
Colonia overhauled and passed the Pill
grim in the fresher wind, and began
gaining on the leaders. The Pilgrim
passed the Jubilee at 2.35.
On the run home the Vigilant con-
tinued to gain, and, for the first time
this year, beat the others in running.
The relative positions remained I'M
changed, and they finished in the order
they rounded the second mark, as fol-
lows: Vigilant, 3,36.31a Jubilee, 3.41. 81;
Pilgrim, 3.44.55; Colonia, 5.4s.03.
Elapsed time between second and third
marks: Vigilant, 1.23.0S; Pilgrim,
t.25.27; Jubilee, 1.25.43; Golonia, 1.97. 80.
The Vigilant, on the run in, beat the
Pilgrim minutes, 10 seconds; Jubilee,
minutes 35 seconds; Colonia, min
ntes % seconds. Summary:
Elapsed oor,ct'd
Start Finish time time.
HM Q. H.M.s. H.M.s n. g.
yigllant. ....lI.s20U a3631 4.03.3l A0a3l
folonia-. .ll.S0.54 a.4S.03 4.i1.09 dl6bs
lublleo......... ll.3i.bl S4l.3l 40O.40 A0l0t
Pilgrim. a44.b5 4iAl8 4l2aC
NEW York, Sept. 1.-THE third trial
race for the honor of defending the
Americas cup has been won by the
yigilant.. For the third time the New
York syndicate boat crossed the finish
inc first, The Coionia, Jubilee and