The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-10
VIGILANT'S SECOND VICTORY
Ihs YaIkyTis OutSailsd and OutlO0ttd
al Every Point.
GRAND WEATHER AND 4 GREAT RACE.
The Yankee sloop Gets in Ten Minutes aud
Thiriy-Iiye Seconds Ahead OF the
Engiish Cutter-Baoe In Detail

YACHT race was concerned, ana Loro
Dunraven and all the crew Of the rakish
black cutter were happy when they went
down the bay in the morning. c. oliver
1ss,.n and the gallant crew Of the white
csp-defender were the happy ones when
he yachts came back IN the afternoon.
They led tHumphd procession OF
Yachts and excursion craft up the harbor,
far the Yigiiant had added another VIC
tory TO her score. She had walked away
from the yalkyrie in wind that topped
The seas with foam and drove clouds Of
spray over her weather bow.
The day was an ideal one for an out
side race. The air was clear as a crystal.
p, had the vigorous freshness Of october
i1 H. and every old salt who shifted IL In
fbe early morning predicted blowing
64v. The yachtsmen, American as wen
- British, were glad that the day had
.rriged when there could be no excuse
30 Ueht winds for either Of the contes-
tarts All felt that the comparative
.,arffs OF the two crack slngle-suckeTs
,r1rId be made plain before the day was
over. and the anxious citizens OF TWO
nations would be able 10 make some
thing more than a guess as 10 Whlch Is
the queen Of yachts.
.-.e frst OF the international races was
d run 10 leeWard and return tnat OF 10
Tsv the second in the series Of three IN
five. was a triangular course OF L lrly
miles. ten miles 10 the leg.
7be next race will be ON Wednesday
4. Vlu be a beat 10 windward, nfteen
miles and return. Should the Nisllant
win again, the Americas cup VIII remain
rrrs at least another year, and the Amer
i.au centerbOard viii stil be the chaIh-
r.1n yacht Of the world.
Tfa May steamed down 10 the Light
sr'o al 1880. flying at her starboard
f.resureader the letter ''T' OF the New
Work Yacht club code. This signifed
frat the course was 10 be triangular
one ten miles 10 the leg. At IL o'clock
She anchored about POO yards TO the
uorthward and eastward OF the Light-
shin. and ten minutes later the course
signals were huttering from the uiauc
stay. The wind being then light from the
southwest. the first leg was be a dead
last 10 vindward. the second a run with
she wind Oh the starbOard quarter, and
third "a broad reach on the port tack.
when the preparatory gun doomed the
breeze had freshened "a Bit and the pros
poets for a close and exciting contest
were very encouraging. Both yachts
We're then manoeuWing around the flag
ship under mainsails. club-topsails. jibs
and stays. At 1l.& promptly the starting
gun flashed and the red ball was lowered
from the trIatic stay The Valkyre and
Nelant had both been q little over 10
the westward but were then bearing down
flr be line. the VanSyrie a trihe in the
ead They were both on the starboard
ack with the Vigilants nose almost
breast OF the Nalkyue's weather quar-
or. When the echo Of the starting gun
fed away. both boats put down their
leims, shot up into the wind and darted
or the lire. tho American about FIVE
econds ahead and a little TO windward.
Both of them hOisted their jib-topsails
81 they crossed. the Valkyrie am inter-
rediate and the Nigilant a small one
espite the seemingly great advantage |
hat the Nigilant enjoyed by having the |
Gather guage OF her antagonist the !
pslish cutter walked right through the |
merican boats lee and gained more /
han three lengths I'm the first ten min
tes. Both yachts seemed TO be pointed /
Iually high, but the Nigilants people /
ere pinching too much. for her head
tils We're shivering in the breeze. while
le weather leech of the set topsail was
't ahack at times. The sails Of the
uIkyrie were wrapped fun and she
-med 90 De out-fooung her rival with
sy noon the wind had freshened con-
.idulN ana the American boat ac-
fineiy began 20 hold her own. At
N' the Nalkyrie was forced 10 take in
Nb topsail, but the Nigilant held on
hers. This. OF course beeled over
t American boat considerably. while
e EnElishman seemed 10 stand mn as
iu as house. The Nigilant rapidlv clos
ihe gap between herself and the Vallxv
? ana when 10 looked as though she was |
ing 10 pass 90 Windward. the Vail,,.rie
.nt on the port tack al 1901. So rarid-
had The American boat overtgken tba
lglishman that had the latter gone about
could not have crossed the Virnapt,s
W. or course the Nigilant being on me
lrboard tack, had The right of wav but
iead OF forcing. his rival 10 go astern.
D. lselin tacketi twenty-five seconds
Ter than the Naskyrie and both vachte
1887 stood 90 the westward. At l2ls r.
slant heeing well over 10 leevard
's forced 20 take in her topsou
'th yachts began 10 watch each other
rT closely. and set their jih topsane
'h within a few seconds Of the Other
fresh breeze finally. forcing them both
haul these light sails down.
he rivals held each other quite as
sc IN beating as they ala in making
2 taking I'm sail. and they were determin-
not 10 split tacks. At l2.4S the Valkyrie
nt on the starboard tack. followed bv
, Nigilant one minute later. Again she
ked az lI,5l. followed Immediately by
Nalkyrie. At l2,5S the Nalkyrie stood
to the southwark on the starboard
k while the Nigilant stood in shore for
hrst mark on the port tack. Al l.0l I
Lnglishman tackled again and stood
ihe mark. the American then leading |
iaree-quarters OF a mile. Al l:04 the i
liant, then about two hundred Yards O
A of the mark. went on the starboard
% ana headed FOR the first turn. which O
.sei on The port hand two minutes @
l.fty-hve seconds later.
... ' lhe Nalkyrie came bounding ?
49,. iHe mark. having gone on the e
. t'| lack, passing !; also 10 port 4
'.te and twenty seconds later. II
.... is the Official time Of the first q
.t .thi, hour g minutes 8J Sc G
.. '-is5 ne, 1 hour II minutes 20 q
The above figures show that q
,e tafesh 10 windward from the start g
Aisi mark The Nigiiant heal. the
H5i'e minutes A. seconds. on This
"' "lnd was blowing at the rate ~
Hiies ara hour and the sea com. -,
.'ft smooth With "a long sv,.u CO.. I,
"ein ihe southwark ana westward II
i, '~''a easel their sheets as tbev III
n ana bore away for the second Ina
WIN q fresh breeze on the ptar- on
~ heiiing their Jib topsau 81 80, fn
course was shaped The Val ~
''7' sei q snow white balloon fore- IA