Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-15
AN EXCITING RACE.

AN EXCITING RACE.
 The vigiIant Showed That Her SaiI- ing Powers Were Superior to the Ju- bilee and Calonia, the other Cup De- lenders.
 COTTAGE CIrY, Mass, Aug. 14.-To-day's run from Newport was the best one thus far of the present cruise of the New York Yacht club. Yaohtsmen were busy
 last night discussing the disposition of the Goelet schooner cup, and this mornings fresh northwesterly wind was just the tonic they needed to invigorate themselves. The prospect of a rattling run to Vineyard
 was fine one. Shortly after colors sig
 nals were set on the flagship announcing the course for the thirty seven mile run.
 Is was from Brenton's Reef to West Chop.
 At two bells the fagship got under way. The preparatory signal was given at 1O:O5. At 1915 the start of the smaller
 sloops was sigualed. Hildegarde led the way across the lire, followed by Wasp, Queen Nab, Huron, Bedouin, Katrina, Coniuts, Eclipse. Harpoon, Wayward and
 Jessics. The latter was handicapped. The echooners were next signalled to start and at 1920 were off as follows: Ariel, Lssca, Alcrea, Volunteer, Ramona, Dauntless, Pal
 mer, Costellar. Nearea, Yampa, Shamrock, May yRower. Ramona was in splendid posi- ton and quickly walked through to the lead on the broad reach down to Vineyard sound lightship. The leading schooners were Ramona, Lasca, Alcaes, Dsuntless and Volunteer. As the schooners neared the lightship Lasca overhsuled the bigger class leader, passed to her lee.
 Vieilant was accurately timed and bore down for the line under good headway, reaching it just as the gun wss fired, with the Colonia behind. Both boats were to windward of the Jubilee, and the Vigilant blanketed her just in time to cross the line ahead, while the Colonia passed her just after the line was crossed. The Vigilant got splendid start and sailed euperbly to tho front, while the Jubilee luffed to wind ward in the rear, pointing higher than the Colonia to gain the desired position. and carrying her sail better, although the Vigi- laut was outfooting both at this time: The tide was ebb and on the weather bow. While the Jubilee was working herself into superior position the Colonia began to outfoot the Vigilant and overlook her, but did not blanket her, as to pass her. The Jubilee began to get nearer, and apparently had the race at her mercy. The handling of all three boats was perfection itself, and not e detail was neglected. The sloops were under mainsails and working topsails, | foresails, jlbs and jibtopsails.
 The wind was too fresh for anything big ger. The schooners, however. set big bal | loon msintopmast staysails, as they neared 1 the entrance to Vineyard sound, and the breeze moderated its force. As the boats drew into Vineyard sound, the wind had | begun to haul towards the west a little. | The sloops bore over to round the lightship l with the Jubilee pointing across the bows | of her rivals In the smaller sloops the l Queen Nab had never hauled the Hide garde and the Katrina led the Bedouin. l As the yachts passed the Vineyard
 Sound Lightship the Jubilee seemingly had
 the advantage of position, but she failed
 to gain the first place. As the big sloops turned at the ligntehip the Vigilant and Colonia both passed ahead of the Jubilee.
 The Vteilant adopted In shore tactics,
 along the Martha's Vineyard shore and
 caught less tide. The Jubilee and Colonis
 get a fair southwest wind as it shifted off
 Gay Head first and set spinnakers to star.
 board and balloon jib topsails to port
 The Vigilant soon got some wind and
 followed. She out ran the others rapidly.
 The Jubilee began blanketing the Colonia
 off Tarpsulin Cove but failed to pass. AS
 the boats neared West Chop, however, she
 succeeded and crossed second, eleven sec opds ahead of the Colonia.
 Lasca sailed magnificent race and led
 the fleet in, while the Constellation again secured honors in the big schooner class
 Katrina was also sailed well, and has thii
 year showed marked improvement on he' last years form.
 The start of the three big sloops wa! , particularly exciting, there being only ont seconds difference between the vlgilan , and Jubilee, and fourteen seconds bet"eel : ths Vigilant and Colona. The big sloop are not expected to go to New Bedford but may proceed direct to Newport harbor , The start for the run to New Bedford. VII r 1 be made at two bells. The course ia iron
 West Chop buoy through Quick's Hol, l twenty one miles, to the finish oil Ciark' 6 Point. S The vigilant's people are much please
 with their victory and regard it as the frs I real test race the yachts have had, as th n run included every kind of work say
 windwark work. Captain Ogden Goele n holds a reception on the White Lsdye tt
 night. The Ramona had a match with tn D Dauntless to-day and won. It is reporte |. that the Palmer left the race leaking. ,t The winners are: Schooners, Constsll n tion, Laeca and Shamrock; sloops, Vigi
 ant, Katrina, Queen Nab, Harpoon.