The sun., 1893-09-10
BEAUTIFULLY SAILED.
A Gallant Struggle by the
Four Cup Defenders.
THE VlGlLANT the VICTOR.
Gen. Paine's Boat Second, Followed
by the Pilgrim and Colonia.

V1Giinnt wa. Better than Any OF tho single
stickers at Every Point of thc''Conaict--
She Surprised the Talent by Beating the
Soionia the Run In bv Four Minutes
anFTNcnty-two Seconds~Over the EutIre,
Course. Reaching and Runninr, tho
Nronze Speedcr beat the Colonia Twelve
Minutes and Twcnty-tour Seconds, nnA
Di-tanced the Pilgrim ny Eight Minutes
nnd Nine Seconds ana the Jubilee nv Four
Minutes and 1iilrty-tpo Seconds -- Tho
Jubilee Appears to BE the secoud Best
Yncht In Moderate wcather--Shr was
the Only One TINT the Vigilnut Seemed 10
Have Any Reason to Fcnr-Thc viuiiant
wns Handicapped Thirtcen SccOnds at the
Start. hut Made 1t Up Beforr She Had
Gone Half IA Mile by Magnificent Point.
inx-A splendid Fleet OF Pi-asurc Craft at
the Finish Ssreetu Victor auh vnnquished
"A Rough. weather Test All TINT Is Now
Needed to Decide Which Of the Quartet 10
Worthy to Defend tho Cup-Another Rncs
VIII he Sailed by the Bonts o. morrow.
It was glorious light-weather race aud tt
was gloriously won by the bronze centre-
boarder Vigilnnt. She vanauished tho Jubilee
over n course OF thirty miles, reaching and
defeated the Pilgrim by 8 minutes and q SEQ
| onds. and she left the keel New York syndi.
cate yacht Coonia II minutes and "a seconds
astern. She clearly demonstrated even TO
the most enthusiastic advocates OF rival
yachts that she Is superior to them sailing
through placid seas with light winds.
The owners OF the Vigilant wore convinced
| by her performances during the cruise OF tho
New York Yacht Club that she was the best.of
fh.., rtaf fAel, ,yta NJ ~, .,~~
| merely strengthened their conviction. But
| nobody OF any nautical pretensions expected
| that she would defeat the Colonia so thor
! oughly. The first leg of the race was intended
| to be dead beat but because OF the shifting
OF the wind from east southeast to the south
ward. 1t was long leg for the Vigil
liant and the Jubilee. and a short
| leg and a long one. Just before tho
rounding of the windward mark. for the
| Colonia and Pilgrim. The Vigilant was two
minutes and two seconds ahead OF the Pilgrim
at this point: two minutes and six seconds
better than the Jubilee, and three minutes and
! twenty-eight seconds ahead OF the Colonia.
| In the reach close-hauled. from the first to
! the second mark. the Vieilant was twenty
| eight seconds ahead OF the jubilee. five min
utes and twenty-four seconds better than the
| Pilgrim. and four minutes and forty eight seq
onds superior to the Colonia In the run homo.
WItu ull llRnt FAILS UtleQ Oh, lue fLBIlu Ut was
, two minutes and nineteen seconds better
| than the Pilgrim. two minutes and thirty-nve
! seconds superior to the Jubilee. and 4 minutes
| and % seconds before the Colonia. The Yigi-
liant. having crossed the line at the start with
handicap Of 13 seconds. actually beat the three
other yachts by Just 13 seconds more than she
Is credited with officially. She lost these Ii
seconds. which she didn't neod, simply by bad
seamanship.
The battle was fought under fawless sky.
so clear that every foot OF the arena covered
by the gladiators was visible from tho Jersey
| shore. whose epromontories crowned with green.
were conspicuous many miles from the sea-
| Roofs and balconies on the Highlands at Sea-
| bright. and on Sandy Hook were crowded with
spectators. The result was known to many
nautical sharps with glasses on the Jersey
| shore long before 1t was flashed over the wires
| to the city.
1t was n radiant morning. gentle breeze
from southeast crinded the crestless surface
| Of the sea. which CLEANED under the faultlesB
| sunshine like n shield of hammered gold.
The four superb tusslers left their anchoraRes
off Bay Ridge in tow, and as they slipped down
| the bay. each astern OF a proudly putting tug.
| mainsails were hoisted
The swift. colossal Lucana OF the Cunard
| line came up as the yachts passed out through
| the Narrows. and her passengers gathered at
her port rails and admired the distinguished
quartet. There was not less interest on tho
decks OF the yachts In the brand-new ocean
| crosser just In from record smashing
| voyage. SO gentle were the pulsations OF the
sea that even the lightning launches. distinc-
lively harbor and river craft ventured out
with impunltY. The Feiseen, Vamoose. ana
Heivetia were most noticeable among the
meteorlc propeIlors. They appe ared and
disappeared, like nautical harlequins.
You saw them Tor moment. and then
you found that you were merely looking
at their lashlng wakes IL was DAY Tor ount-
ing. ana every Vessel IN the gorgeous
Meet was decorated before the yaohts
started 'here were less tnan thirty crait IL
inc heiRnoorhooa ol tiie iie n'snip Du' aioer
they got under way the iishtship seemed 10
assume tne MYSTERIOUS potency ot masne.
anu many poa'7 VI many A'his' uhues aAi' "u1