The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
VIGILANT AND VALKYRIE.
These Will Contest for the Off,
Sought America Cup,

The Vigilant Wins Deoisively the
third Trial Race for the Honor of
Defending Trophy Which Has New
er Been Won From an American
Yacht-It IS the Second Clear vioto-
~ in the Three Trials, She Having
Lost One on Time Allowance Which
Had Been Gained in Sailing The
Finest Racs Yesterday Ever Run In
New York Waters.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE third trial
race for the honor of defending the
America cup has been won by the Vigi-
liant. For the third time the New York
syndicate boat, crossed the finish first
TheColonia, Jubilee and Pilgrim finished
in the order given. 1t was Colonia
weather to-day, and the friends of that
boat were hopeful. There was a crack
ing thirty mile breeze from the points
north of east. The course was fif-
teen miles to the windward and returne.
The ViYiant won by 6 minutes and 9
secoR6s0
THE START.
when the starting gun doomed across
&c water, the Vigilant and Colonia were
little to the westward of the light ship.
The former crossed the latter's bow, close
hauled on the starboard tack, and then
dashed for the line before the smoke of
the starting-gun had cleared away The
Nigilant led, closely shaving the western
mark. One length astern, and trife to
wiudward, came the Colonia, both of
them luffing little as they crossed to fat
ten in their sheets To the sur
prise of every one, the Jubilee and
Pilgrim were two miles to leeward of the
line, standing to the southwark on the
port tack and caring very little for the
handicap gun, then but two minutes off
On stood the leaders, now almost a mile
away, theothers, apparently unConcerned,
on the port tack Not until the handi-
CapgUn sounded did the Boston boats
reaching there full seven minutes behind
the handicap gun.
IT SEEMED A SECOND RACE.
The Pilgrim led over, with the Jubilee
a tri1e astern and to leeward. It looked
as though two races We're on, and the
Pilgrim and Jubilee had no concern about
the other two boats. Each pair did all
the racing between themselves. The
Jubilee outsailed thePilgrim, but was twice
In serious trouble with her sails. On the
first run theVigilaut beat ttheColonia' seven
minutes, two seconds: the Jubilee five
minutes two seconds, and the Pilgrim
twenty minutes eleven seconds.
AS soon as the yachts got well clear of
the mark they began to get their top
masts on end for the wind had lightened
considerably and the sea was not so high.
Ihe Nigilant was first to hoist her spar.
lowering the boom and setting her spinna-
ker, A few minutes later she set her bal
loon iip topsails.
ONCE PRESSED BY THE COLONrA.
The Colonia followed the Vigilant's
lead in hosting her topmasts and break
ing, out her spinnaker balloon jib topsail
and, later, her club tOpsail Both the
Jubilee and Pilgrim got their topmasts
on end and set spinnakers and balloon lib
lops9iIs, though they carried only work
ing, instead of club topsails.
In the run before the wind to the finish
the Colonia gained on all the other
yachts. She beat the Vigiiant five sec
onds, the Jubilee three minutes and fifty
nme seconds, and the PILGRIM five min
Utes and three seconds. Over the entire
course the Nigilant beat the Colonia six
minutes and forty-three seconds, the Jubi-
lee eight minutes and nineteen seconds,
ana the Pilgrim twenty-three minutes and
thlrtN-three seconds.
Following is official summary from
start TO finish. Trial No g. fifteen miles
10 WlndWard and return: