Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-09
I'd EDITION.
VIGIL AN 7 WINS
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valkyrie to leeward II she continued to
maintain her speed.
The yachts were abreast Of each other at
1205. the vigilant to the windward. The
Vaikyrie was little in the lead.
The vigilant Leads.
The lead, however, was soon cut down
and in a minute the Vigilant assumed the
lead.
The yachts were now on port tack. The
wind hauled more to southwark, velocity
"a miles an hour. and increasing. Vigilant
was apparently six lengths In the lead. She
had her jib topsail out.
Both yachts were standing for first stake.
The Vigilart led and was to the windward.
The Vigili Mt took in her jib topsail She
was increasing her lead and evidently CIV
ing the valkyrie the go-by. She was at
12:3O two miles from the first turn and a
quarter Of a mile in the lead.
Rounding the First Stake.
Both yachts at 1251 went about on the
starboard tack. They could not round
the stakeboat on this tack and came around
on the port tack at 1854.
The yachts now left the Long Branch
stakeboat almost abeam Of one another on
the port tack.
A strong southweserly breeze was blowing
at the rate Of about 16 knots an hour and
with more force off shore. evidently giving
the yachts all the wind they wanted. Coast
ers were under shortened sail. The wind
slightly increased. with prospects Of more
for the returning leg of the course.
One Of the stakeboats took up its station
just of Long Branch.
The Vigilant at Los neared the stakeboat
and made starboard tack. short leg. Wind
was % miles an hour.
The Vi1ilanf furped the ArSf efoLa at
/ 07 IL. four minutes ahead of the valkyrie.
Vigilant set her balloon lib at 1I2
The wind was still southwest at 30 Is
miles an hour. Both yachts were standing
east. The Vigilant seemed to be increas-
ing her lead. The breeze freshened.
Vigilant was leading by about IL min
utes at Las.
Vigilant went out Of the glass at 1:40:04
The Valkyrie followed at 1:47:30
This showed that Vigilant had now a lead
Of seven minutes and 26 seconds.
Vigilant at 1:55 stood southeast to the turn
of the second stakeboat
The Second Mark.
Vigilant jibed around the second mark at
1:57:2O.
valkyrie turned at 2O6, 8 minutes IS Sec
onds behind.
Both boats squared away on the second
topsails. forestry sails. jibs and balloon jib
topsails.
The boats had the wind on the starboard
quarter and were fairly boiling over the
course. The breeze being more quarterly
they could carry spinnakers. The wind
continued to freshen. 1t was still south
west.
At 1:20 Valkyrie set her balloon forestry
sail. This was considered to be a good
move. Vigilant had an apparent lead of
mile and quarter. The sea was so hea-
Wy that it staggered the yachts.
The Vigilant, conveyed by Vanderbilt's
big square rig steamer Valiant, made a
long reach on the eastern course and put
more. distance between herself and the cut
ter. She appeared to gain two minutes on
the Valkyrie
Both were sailing handsomely, but the
cutter failed to set more headsails. The
fleet of steamers was trailing to the east
ward after them. The race was a pretty
one
At LIS the vigilant led by about five and
half minutes, having increased her lead
somewhat.
Homeward Bound.
AS Vigilant rounded she took in her fore
stay sail. her main boom was swung to
anu she nedueu IOT the uulSuluS
mark. She carried mainsail jib, regular
forestry sail and jib. Wind was thirty-two
miles.
Valkyrie took in her balloon forestry
sail as soon as she rounded and hoisted her
regular forestry. 1t was now a close reach
for the Fire Island lightship.
Valkyrie appears two miles astern of Wig
liant. Yachts now reaching lightship. VIII
finish before three O'Clock, Vigilant gaining.
2:25 p. m.-The wind is so strong where
! the yachts are that Vigilant has put double
reefs in her jib. Valkyrie has taken in her
| forestry sail.
2:30 p. m.-Vigilant has now sailed over
half way from off shore stake to finish. No
change in position; If anything Vigilant is
| increasing her lead.
Yachts moving twelve miles an hour,
twelve to fifteen knots breeze.
Leading by Three Miles.
2:30-Vigilant now leading the British cut
| ter nearly three miles and gaining.
240-The Valkyrie will be hopelessly
beaten. Vigilant within two miles Of fin
ish.