Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-12
THE VIGILANTVIC
SHE WILL DEFEND THE AMERICAS
CUP AGAINST THE vALkYRIE.
Anxiety ms TO the Latter Yacht In view
of Recent Heavy storms 10
Her Path.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE third tria'
race for the honor OF defending the Amer
lean cup has been won by the Vigiiant'
For the third time the New York syhal-
cate boat crossed the finish line FIRST
The Colonia, the Jubilee and the Vigilant
finished in the order given.
1t was Colonia weather to-day and the
friends OF that boat was hopeful. Ihere
was a cracking 3O-nile breeze from three
points north Of east. The course was fif-
teen miles to the wlndward and return
The Vigilant won by six minutes ana nine
seconds.
When the starting gun doomed across
the water, the Viglant and the Colonia
were a little to the westward OF the lignt-
ship. The former crossed the latters s DOW,
close-hauled on the star-board tack ana
then dashed for the line before the smoke
OF the starting gun had cleared away
The VIgilant led, closely shaving the
western mark. one length astern ana
a trlle 10 windward, came the Colohia'
both OF them luffng a little as they cross
ed TO fiatten in their sheets. To the sup
nrise OF every one. the Jubilee and the
Pilgrim were two miles TO leeward OF
the line. standing to the southwark on the
port tack. and carrying very little Tor the
handicap gun, then but two minutes oii'
On stood the leaders. now almost miIe
away, the others apparently uncohcerhcu
on the port tack. Not until the handi-
cap gun sounded did the Boston boats
deign To 20 about and stand for the lihe'
reaching there fully seven minutes De,
hind the handicap gun. The Pilgrim leu
over with the Jubilee q trlfle astern ana
4. In,Ea1 a : fhn1ph two races
were on. and that the Pilgrim ana the
Jubilee had no concern as 10 the other
two boats Each pair did all the racing
between themselves, the jubilee outsaii-
ed the Pilgrim, but was twice IN serious
trouble with her sails.
On the first turn the Vigilant on the
wind. beat the ColOnia seven minutes ana
two seconds. the Jubilee five minutes ana
two seconds and the Pilgrim twenty MN
utes and eleven seconds.
As soon as the yachts were well clear
OF the mark they began TO get their top
masts on end. for the wind had lightened
considerably and the sea was not so hign'
The Nigilant was the first to hoist her
spar. lowering the boom and settling her
| spinnaker. a few minutes later she SAL
| her balloon iib top-Sal. The Colonia foI-
lowed the Nigilant's lead in hoisting her
| top-mast and breaking out her spinnaker
jib SAIL and later. her club top-sail bo'"
| the Jubilee and the Pilgrim got their TOP
masts on end and set spinnakers and bal
| loon jib top-sails, though they carried only
working instead Of club top-sails.
I'm the run before the wind 70
| the finish the Colonia gained on AL
| the other yachts. She beat the Nigllah'
| five seconds. the Jubilee three minutes
6ftv-nine seconds, and the Pilgrim hve
| minutes. three seconds. over the entire
| cours. the Vigilant beat the Colonia SIX
minutes. forty-three seconds, the jubilee
| eight minutes. nineteen seconds, and the
| Pilgrim twenty-three minutes, nine sec
| onds.
Summary: Trail race No. 3, fifteen miRs
! to windward and return:
| Nann Start Finish. Elapsed Cor "a