The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-12

New YORK. Sept. 1.-THE third trial
race for the honor of defending the
American cup has been won by the Wig
liant. For the second time the New
York syndicate boat crossed the finish
line first. Colonia, Jubilee and Pilgrim
finished in the order named. TWAS
Colouia weather to day and tho friends
of that boat were hopeful.
There was a cracking thirty mile
breeze from the points northeast. Tho
course was fifteen miles to the wind
ward and return. The Vigilant won by
six minutes and nine seconds. When
the starting gun doomed across the
water the Vigilant and Colonia were a.
little to the westward of the ligh tship
The former crossed the latters bow close
hauled on the starboard tackssand then
dashed for the line before the smoke of
the starting gun had cleared away.
The Vigilant led, closely shaving tho
western mark. One length astern and
trifle to windward came the Colonia,
both of them luffing little as they
crossed to t1atten in their sheets To
the surprise Of everyone the Jubilee and
Pilgrim were two miles to leeward OF
the line, standing to the southwark on
the port tack and caring very little for
the handicap gun, then but two minutes
off.
On stood the leaders now almost mile
away the others apparently unooncerned
on the port tack. Not until the handicap
gun sounded did the Boston boats deign
to 60 about and stand for the line reach
ing there fully seven minutes behind
the handicap gun. The Pilgrim led
over with the Jubilee a trifle astern and
to leeward. The Jubilee outsailed the
Pilgrim, but was twice in trouble with
| her sails. On the first turn the Vgilapu
on tie wind beat the Colonia seven min
| uteS and two seconds, the Jubilee five
minutes and two seconds and che Pill
| grim twenty minutes and eleven seconds.
AS soon as the yachts were we'll clear
of the mark they began to get their top
masts on end, for the wind had light
ened considerably and the sea was not
so high. The Vigilant was the first to
hoist her spar, lowering the boom and
setting her spinnaker. A few seconds
later she set her balloon jib topsails.
The Colonia followed the Vig;lant's
lead in hosting her top masts and
breaking out her spinnaker balloon lib
topsail and later her club topsail. s
In the run before the wind to ths'
finish the Colonia gained on I'll the
other yachts She beat the Vigilant
five seconds, the Jubilee three minutes
! nifty nine seconds, and the Pilgrim five
minutes three.tenths seconds Over
the entire course the Vigilant beat the.
Colonia six minutes forty-three seconds,
the Jubilee eight minutes nineteen
seconds, and the Pilgrim twenty three
minutes thirty.three seconds.
The Jubilee was handicapped by q
series of accidents and what she would
have done had everything held, is only
conjecture. The Colonia was we'll
handled, had no accidents and sailed a
good race, but that she was no match
for the Vigilant was plain.
The result of the race gives the Vigil
liant two OF the trial race cups and the
Jubilee and Pilgrim none. The NOM
pers OF the American cup committee are
pleased at the performance of the Vigil
liant and will probably name her as
their choice to meet Lord Dunraven's
Valkyrie.