The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-14
NATAHOE TLAEIS IT.
The Remarkable Race for the
Brenton's Reef Cup.
so CLOSE As TO BE IN DOUBT

Although the Distance was Hundred
and Twenty Miles, the britannia and
Navahoe Crossed the Finish Line within
a Few Seconds OF Each other.
LONDON, Sept. 14-The yacht race be-
tween the Prince of Wales Britannia and
Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll's Navahoe, for
the Brenton's reef cup. which started
Tuesday on a course extending from the
Needles TO the breakwater at Cherbourg,
France, round the hreakwater and back to
the Needles, distance of about 12O miles,
ended in an as yet indefinite manner. The
starting gun was fired at ll:l5 a. IN. The
Britannia was the first across the line, fol-
lowed / min. ~ sec. later by the NavahOe.
The regatta committee, wishing that
both boats should start on equal terms,
had arranged before the race that either of
the yachts crossing the line first would
allow the other the difference in the time
between her getting away and the start OF
the other boat.
Both the racers went over the line car
rying single reefed mainsails and jib
headed topsails. The wind was blowing
strong breeze from the east, and the yachts
started with steamer speed on their long
reach to the southwark. The Britannia
for time retained her lead. The Nayahoe,
however, soon began to get through the
water faster than the Britannia, and when
| they were hull down the Navahoe was
| leading.
Both headed for the western end of the
| Cherbourg breakwater, and not line was
eased on either boat until they reached the
breakwater. Going up through Cher
bourg roadstead it was almost dead beat
to windward, and both boats made two
| legs OF it, refusing to split tacks. On the
| second tack which was made about half
way up the rOadstead, the Britannia went
to the windward of the Nayahoe, thus ell
abling the latter to pass out first into the
| channel The Britannia being to the
| windward, went in rather closer to the lie
Pelee, opposite the east end of the break
water, than did the Navahoe. The latter
hauled up on the wind at 5:l2:lO, and at
5:22:3O the Britannia shaped her course for
homes
Booms were hauled well inside the port
rails, and almost Immediately afterward
the Britannia took slight lead, still hav'
ing the weather position. AS they got
well out in the channel, returning, they
found lumpy sea and made rather bac
weather off of it. Very often heavy seas
went aboard them. They rolled consider
ably and the topmasts were sent down
there being danger that they would be
whipped out. Small jibs were set, and the
yachts raced for the Needles neck and
neck.
The yachts crossed the finish line almos
simultaneously at 1892 AT night 1t haC
been arranged that the NavahOe was t.
show a red light and the Britannia blu
light after dark. Both yachts displayed
blue lights, and consequently the nigh
being intensely dark, it was impossible TO
outsiders to distinguish by hull or rig on
yacht from the other.
1t was announced that the Britannia ha
won by two seconds and half, and tni
was accepted as the fact, all the news
papers announcing the English yacht
victory as being the official decision.
The representative of the United Pres
saw Mr.. Carroll and questioned him rC
garding the outcome of the race. MI
Carroll said that the committee had no
definitely settled which boat would tax
the cup. He declined to say anything fun
ther ON the subject The captain of tn
Navahoe said that the American yach
was only half a length astern of tn
Britannia at the finish. This, he added
was equal to not more than three second
in time. He claims that the Nayahoe wo
the race by minute on the allowance
There is no question but that Mr.. Caro-
believes his boat won the race 1t
everywhere conceded in British yachtin
circles that the race was the best eve
seen in European waters, and one of til
1 closest on record. The long course wa
- covered quicker than it ever mad been GOV
cred before.
1t was expected that the race for tn
Cape May cup, another of the trophies th
English cutter Genesta brought froI
America, would be sailed again yesterday
but it has been postponed until next weel
The Times describes the race as an I'll
paralleled performance Nothing in tn
annals of yacht racing it says, can CON
pare with the extraordinary close sailin
in the race. Neither yacht was at an
time over a minute ahead of the othe
and for fully half the distance were nc
separated more than couple of length.
Altogether it was "A race beating far away
in every particular anything recorded i
the history of yachting.
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