The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-16
VICTORIOUS VIGlLANT.
A Splendid Raoe to the Vineyard
Sound Lightship.
SHE LEADS BY NEARLY TWO MILES

The Jubilee and Colonia Finish Almost
LnscR and Shamrock Win In tho Race
for Schooners.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Aug 15.-Ovcr
Che sparkling waters of Vineyard sound
the cup defender, Vigilantss led the Jubilee
and COlonia yesterday afternoon. 1t was
great victory for Mr. Iselin and his
bronze centre6oard sloop, for the Boston
boat, Jubilee, had overtaken and passed
both the ColOnia and the Vigilant about
fifteen minutes after the start This
triumph of the Herreshoff boat is no sur
prise to those who witnessed her marvel
GUS sailing in the Glen Cove race before
she carried away her topmast and bow
spirit, but it was to those who saw the
Jubilee overhaul, blanket and then pass
her i'll the broiM reach from Brentons
Ref to Vineyard sound lightship.
Yesterdays victory was won in steady,
honest breeze that attained the strength
OF half gale of wind at the start, though
it became Il little lighter after the vessels
had hauled by the wind round the Vine
yard sound lights This is the second
victory for the Vigilant, she having blank
eted the Jubilee off Narragansett Pier in
the run from New London last Thursday.
II certainly looks as though the Viglant
Is the dark horse i'll the coming contests
for the honor of defending the American
cup, though all three of the sloops that
took part in yesterdays race showed them
selves remarkably speedy and weatherly
boats During the strength OF the west
erly breeze the Jubilee seemed sitter than
the Others, though none of them appeared
at all tender on the wind.
Though there possibly have been races
of more absorbing public interest in this
country, it is doubtful if any mem Der of
the New York Yacht club ever witnessed a
more magnificent spectacle than the three
cup defenders presented when the signal
gun from the flagship started them over
the line off Brenton's Reef A few minutes
before 1880 they all boro down for the line.
the Jubilee with the weather gauge on
the other two. She was n little ahead of
time, however, and being forced over to
leeward the Vigilant ran ahead and
blankcted her, passing close under tho
stern of the flagship.
The Colonia was chasing them both
very close so that the three went over the
line almost bow and bow. The Vigiant
hauled rapidly ahead and the Colonia did
her utmost to blanket the Vigilunt, now
the leading boat
She failed to do so, however, and fell
a. liic JuDllce came up III the wind and
took the weather gauge The sloops were
soon strung out in II column about 800
yards apart la the following order: Vigil
liant, Colonia, Jubilee
by the time Sakonnett lighthouse was
abreast of the racers the Jubilee had run
ahead OF both the Vigilant and Colonia.
while the latter was rapidly overhauling
the former AS they bore down for the
Vineyard sound lightship the Vigilant
had slight lead, with the Jubilee to
wlndward and the Colonia to leeward n
lew yards astern. The Jubilee tried her
blanketing game again, but failing, was
forced to pass astern and to leewam of
both the Colonia and Nigilant The sloops
now hauled by the wind and passed the
lightship OH the port hand in the follow
ing order: Nigilant, Colonia, Jubilee
EOH the Gay Head shore the wind hauled
to the southwest, and the sloops set spin
makers to starboard and balloon lib top
sails. By the time the finish was reached
off West Chop buoy the Vigilant was al
most two miles ahead of both the Jubilee
and Colonia, which were almost neck and
neck. Summary: