New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-10
VIGILANT LEAD S THE WAY
ALL HER RIVALS OUTSAILED.
THE BRONZE BOTTOMED SL.OOP PROVES
HER WORTH.
4 BEAUTIFUL DAYAND BEA CTIFUL RACE

oUTPoINTING. ouTREACHING AND oUTRUNNING
HER COMPANIONS, THE PRIDE OF THE
MoRG,NIsELIN SYNDICATE IS sA
LuTED AT THE FINISH WITH A
ROAR OF GUNS AND CHEERS
TIE NEXT RACE TO BE
SAILED TO MORROW.
The Vigant is still queen OF th' western
waters and all the restless fields Of tide are heis
Yesterday in the second Of the trial races sAe
swept over the triangular course, shining wmte
and beautiful in the bright sunlight, and a. swift
as she was beautiful. The other three cup de-
Tenders are considerably faster than they We're
in the races on the Nrw-lOrk Yacht Clup cruise,
but they are evidently not fast enough yet 10
beat the Vigilant. All four OF the boats were
entered. and that made the race most interest
ing. They all sailed well. ami any one OF them
would he considered Il remarkable boat hal the
Ngilan, not been - much more rcmarka"le
The only thng to be regretted about tn" rae"
WAS that there was not u trfc more wind rs
II WAS II proved to br battle of tn" giants, and
was well contested he Nigilant beat the other
boats on every point Of sailing and csme III
winner She beat the Cclona Il minutes, y
seconds the Jubilee, / minutes. 81 seconds, ana
the lilerlm : minutes. seconds on coil'c"u
time On actual time she beat the NolOha i
minutes 3s seconds III" jubilee, > lllhuh~' 4"
seconds. and the Pilgrim, minutes, - seconds.
The Jubilee showed plainly IN" result OF th" thlh"-
ing which General Paine naSteGed awa> 70 boston 10
do after the Astor cup races at Newport. "'h'ia'
Paine never gets to thinking hard about poat
but that it i Il good thing i"r IN" po''' '"'
sailed 80 we'll that at one time her admirers ha'
strong hopes of her winning the race, out sl'' ul'
not do IT, and the shadow oi III" hh-Nc'1 NP''
which has been causing anxiety to yich'N''''
grow les. The Pilgrim sailed so much better
than she ever did before th"t N'
was a genuine surprise 10 All WIN
.,,v her A. for the Colonia, shc .av" free"
rem ~ usual to her Pct vice of 7a-s'ns o" 10
leeward. and though -hc pointed with the o'r''
bo,t. and much OF the time seemed 10 oc
outfootino Them she WAS tail Of the procession
AZ the finish.
The GREAT cnntrrLoarl- and the great hnpAts
which keep by their resistance the other ooa''
from makirc lceway. ore wanting IN ia" 'ol"hia
and her keel could not supply their pace ~
tbe waves danced in the sunlight on ia" shof''
of Sandy Hook md sang tl" triumph oi "'
cmtr.. roard The Boston men were NOT di@'
conrsg,. however and their iaith Stil cHnsS 10
,bo fin keels that bear with them the hopes
of the old BAY State.
The day WAS Ierfcct for a yacht rae OF the
ordinary kind hut hardly enough wind WAS NOV
inc 10 give the yachts such thorough test as IL
a. lopod tlfcv viii haze before one ~ them ~
called anon 10 stand forth IRON: tho Others M"
uphold the American sovereignty ci the Sa'h'h3
,.a- against the red cross of England. IN" S''
.a. sr,oo,b and the air was 50 clear that the
Ney-Jcrsey shore stood oUt sharp and bile along
the western horizon, and over A. pretty marine
4 ,,-tLt Il, link
. hlne ky. where whit" clon l. hoa'"d about IKE
Yachts sailing in AN upper ocean
A FIO\TING CITY SFfs THE ST 'Rr
The start was OIL the Scotland Iight-hp. and
a Hoa,lng city went out 10 -'r' the bl- Nloop
race There was III" great Valiant. the S"''
rubla. the Ibis. Electra and a 3ol"n other yachts
or steam: there were several sailing yachts, some
Of them under tow, and a whole fleet OF crowded
,uos and excursion steamers. Not only tho>" who
went ont in vessels saw the race. but hundreds
M on the Uirhand, If ihc Nayrslnk and along
the Jc,.cy shore kept glasses trained ON IN"
rival boats until the was lost aud won
Tie flagship MAY was promptly out at the scot
land Iightship and shortly after II ocllck -"'
hosted thrc~. strings Of signals giving the direction
of the side of the triangle to be sailed. There was
a fair sailing breeze from tnr southeast, ana
tug was sent OF 10 place the ir-t marx t."
miles east-southeast of the light-hp. NJ II ~
a gun from the May gave the signal Ion the Na'h'S
TO prepare to start. lh" Pilgrim was c"h>l'I-
able distance below the lin" at the tInle ana II
seemed doubtful if she would get above II III
time 70 escape being handicapped She ala H.
however and when. at II 80. In" starting sighai
was given she was the first boat To cross IL
wns the Vigiant which wac th" laegard, ana she
no, only got over the line last but was handl-
cunucd 10 seconds Ihe Pilgrim crossed 81 see
onds after the starting gun was fired, and the
COlona wa- only few seconds bchihd h'r. i"''l
c.,,. ,h. Iubilcc. and last the Vgilant Some
how the Nieilant seemed to De taking '"hs'
.nsv. and if II lad not been that slang is an I'M
proDcr thing TO usc in connection with 80 dlgnlhed
an AFFAIR A. a lace of cup defenders, one won'd
h,v. felt ike exclaiming. "Oh, get mov" on
The yachts crosse on the starboard tack ana
formed a beautiful picture they lowered clos"
% .ach other with their great shining sails. The
hronzc bottom Of the Vgiant cleaned ruddy IN
fine sunlight as she lifted herself 10 the waves,
and flashes of green came along the wat"rlin'
OF the Colonia ~ she herlcd over 70 IN" pfe'|''
The black hull Of the potleaded Jubilee was ~
strong contrast 10 the brilliant white oi IN" nuns
OF the other boats strong cbb tide VS. run
ming at the time Of I'll" start
Soon after crossing. the CoIonia tackled and
stood over for the Jersey shore as if she wanted
TO get away from tl" other boats. The llgrilh
quickly followed her, but the Nieant had evil
dcEty uad, up her mind that the Jube" wd-
her host formidable antagonist OF the day,
and kept on after that boat, leaving
the Colonia and Pilcrm to their own devices and
the tacs OF their greatest desire.
THE vIGILANT WORKS TO wTNDwARD
The Colona soon came OF the stdrboard tack
again, and stood after the Jubilee and Nlgllaht
These two boats were reaching away III great
shape for the frat mark. the Vigilant gaming
slightly but steadily Oh the Jubilee and gradually
working 10 windward. The Coonia had the best
n,sifion kut hao,p to lus., IL bv saaOing away 10