Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-10
THE RACE OF THE YACHTS.
Tho vigilant Comes in First-A Slow,
MINDLESS Race.

Tho Vigilant Comes In first-A Sio",
MINDLESS Race.
New YORK, September 9.-Whoever
said that mackerel sky means wind IS
base deceiver. Whoever spread
abroad the impression that cloud banks
| in the south were harbingers OF squalls
knows not whereof he speaks. All day
long the southern sky was haunted
with enough mackerel to supply con-
| tinent. 1t hung in vast, silent shoals
above the level sea line, tianked on
either hand by winged cloud dragons,
gorgons, whales and other strange,
weird shapes suggestive OF a wet sheet
and flowing sea-but there was no
wind.
So for six hours dreaming argosy Of
white sails and prossic argosy OF
| black and. white steamers hung like
| the feet Of Ulysses off the Jersey coast
around four tall yachts, that looked for
all the world like so many girls in white
crinoines The course selected was a
triangular one, ten mile to leg.
Suddenly in the midst OF the veering
and tacking, and churning, pillar OF
smoke burst from the starboard side OF
the flagship May, and the thunder OF
the preparatory gun rolled over the
waters.
At the same time, as il by signal, the
wind freshened. Heeling under the sud-
den i'm petus, Colonia, Jubilee and Vigil
liant leaued into life and came bearing
down TO the starting point like three tall
pillars Of cloud.
"What is the matter with the Pill
grim?" everybody asked. The shark
nosed Boston boat was loafng slowly
down the wind toward the lightship at
the rate of about three miles an hour.
The Vigilant was last 10 go over the
line. The yachts all went over the line
on starboard tack.
Shortly after passing the line, the
Colonia wheeled on a port tack, and a
moment later the Pilgrim did likewise.
Five minutes later the Colonia grew
lonesome, or something, and turned
again to the starboard scheme.
It looked as if she had become lonely
away from the Vigiant. The latter, in
com pany with the Jubilee, was poking
along rather lively half mile to the
| north.
In the meantime, away of to the
south, the Pilgrim had also gone on the
starboard tack, and was, to the eyes OF
the uninitiated, apparently out OF the
race. To all appearances the Jubilee
had a firm and rather high grip Oh this
leg.
The Jubilee went hopelessly wide OF
the mark, and lost greatly In doing so.
At this point the Pilgrim took a.hand
in the tacking pie. Around the mark
she came with her jib even with the
Vigilant's stern, amid an uproar from
the entire feet. Colonia came last,
looking very pretty, but doing very
poorly.
Away went the racers on a new leg to
the southwark like flock OF big butter
flies, followed by the hoard OF passen-
ger boats. On the second leg Vigilant
steadily increased her lead, while the
Jubilee took second place. Turning the
second mark about quarter OF mile
separated each Of the racers. First
came Vigilant, then Jubilee, Pilgrim
AMI Colonia. The run home was long,
monotonous and very nearly windless
procession.
The Vigilant cast her spinnaker one
minute after rounding. The Jubilee's
splnnaker fell in the water, but IT was
soon picked up. The Vigilant threw
out her balloon jib. All four then cast
spinnakers and started on the home
stretch. The steam craft sIackened
speed to keep abreast OF them. 1t ap-
peared to everybody that the Vigilant
was the winner and that the CoIonia
was not In the race. The COL
onia tried TO pass the Pilgrim, but
failed. The Vigilant never relaxed her
lead yard. There was great noise at
the finish. All the steam craft blew
whistles, and everybody who had gun
fred il. 1t took over - minutes for the
yachts to cross the final line.
The corrected time OF the race was as
follows:
Vigilant hours, minutes, 81 sec
onds. Jubilee hours, minutes, Sec
opds. Pilgrim hours, II minutes, 40
seconds. Colonia hours, 10 minutes,
So seconds.