New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-14
YIGILANT GOES OFF TO LEEwARD.

manner Wnlcn brought CONSERVATION To Ancrt.
| YIGILANT GOES OFF TO LEEwAID.
The vigiIant did not appear to remember
that great international yacht race was being
sailed. but kept off to eeward as If she were
afraid of disturbing the vakyrie She finally
got so far to leeward that she made tack. and
on this port tack she stood up we'll the wake
Of the Nalkyrie. But she far astern
that it did not seem as ii steam power could
help her. When she finally came about again
on the starboard tack the stake boat WAS near
The Valkyrie had made for short board TO get
little further up to wndward. and that was
all She reached out for the mark and then
coming on the port tack fetched it. The
Nigilant came on the port tack and could not
fetch the mark. Therefore she stood again on
the starboard tack and coming about again
fetched the marx and rounded Ii when
the Nigant came about for the mark that
she began to revive the dropping hopes Of
American yachtsncn.
Now came her great burst of speed and what
had seemed a black defeat was changed into a
glorious victory. She had jammed her centre
board, it was afterward learned. which may
have accounted for what seemed her unac-
countable sugSishness. The two boats rounded
the outer mark at the following times:
Nigant 2:35D
The elapsed time Of the yachts at the outer
mark was as follows:
Nalkyrie
FLYING FOR HOME.
As soon as the mark was rounded the two
boats shook out the single reef which they had
in their mainsails. and. setting their spin
makers. flew away for home. AS surely as the
moon draws the tides the towering Vigilant
began to overhaul the fleeing vakyrie 1t was
only nve miles from the outer mark to the
lightshp. and that seemed such little way
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time between the two boats that to the on
lockers it seemed an impossibility. But the
sails of the Nigilant filed with the winds
of victory, and before half the homeward course
was finished she went majestcally by the Vail
kyrie Ii was marvellous feat. the like Of
which has never been seen before Not ten
minutes after the Nigilant had swept by ths
Nalkyrie the English boat split her spinnalIcr
The great sail was blown in two. and its use-
less remnants only were left nuttering In the
wind. Then the of the Valkyrie showed
their discipline and training. as. with lightning
rapidly another spinnaker was set. But forty
spnnakers could hardly have enabled the
British boat to catch the swift Vigilant which
in the freshenng wind went bounding toward
the lightshp.
The of the race was of comparatiyeIv
little interest. 1t resolved itself into "A oues,
ton Of by how much the American boat would
win. and that was all. Greeted by screaming
whistles and booming guns. the viglant
passed between the rocking red hull of tho
Sandy Hook Lightshp and the nagship Nav
and the race was over.
The time of the yachts at the finish was al
follows:
'aih!rle
The elapsed time Of the boats from tho outcr
mark To the lightshp follows:
igdht 1904
The official time of the was this:
Erpd Correc'd
Start. Finish time time
hIKyrie IiIy ...........sS. Sa5Ss2 S:2ss s25lt
Thus the Vigilant beat the Valkyrie over the
course by minutes and l5 seconds actual
lime. and 40 seconds corrected time
The velocities of the wind at different timcs