New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-26
REPAIRING VIGILANT'S GAFF.
sIM LEFT QUEENSTOWN FOR PENzANCE
LAST NIGHT.
SHE WAS UNABLE TO RACE YESTERDAY. But THE
PRINCES YACHT WENT OVER PART OF
THE COURsE-TwO PROPOSED NEW
RACES WITH THE britain
NIA-THE VALKYRIE.


Queenstown July 25.-The proposition of Admiral
ST. John have the broken gaf of the Nigilant
repaired at the Navy Yard accepted by Mr.
Gould last night. but as the Government workmen
could finish the job in time TO permit the centre
boarder sail against the Britannia over the Royal
Cork to-day. 1t decided to send the gan
TO the Passage Dry Docks. l.. j. Walker, First
Vice Consul of the United States at Cork. trans
ferred the Jaws of the gaff to the dry dock In MS
steam launch late last night The Passage workmen
engaged on the job necessarily until this morn
ing but the repairs unsatisfactory and Mr..
Gould decided that he would the risk OF an
accident to-day. which might prevent the Nigilant
from taking part IN the In the So,ent with the
Saanita. the Britannia, and probably the Naikyrie.
which is now undergoing repairs.
Captain Half declining the Nigilant to-day.
Captain Carter offered TO waive the right Of the
Britannia sail the course, provided the Vigil
liant would race tomorrow This offer was refused,
and the Britannia Las p. m. crossed the starting
line and sailed one round of the course for half the
prize.
The Vigilant carried away the jaws OF her gan
partly because the peak hoisted too high. Inc
motion of the sea and the frequent gybing over
course of nine turns weakened thr jaws. Whenever
taut-n,ting mainsail urchcd and strained the Jaws
OF the gaff Mr.. Could, on the advice OF 'apttan.
Half having the head of the sail 50 ALTERED tnat
the CaM Will be less acute anE'e WIN th5
mast. and the strain on the jaws VIII De renewed
Mr GOuld's steam yacht ATLANTA left port TO-
night with the Nigilant and britannia III I0W ~
Penzance The bands shore played anKee
Doodle" and the crowd which had waited 10 see
the yachts off cheered loudly. Both the Satanita
and the britannia will be in the races win me
Viglant at Penzance on July y. NJ FaImou'h on
July 30 and at Plymouth on August II there
is half a gale and heavy sea IN the romance
regatta on Saturday is likely that the American
Yacht will be tested against the Satanita as she mas
never been measured with either the Nalkyrie or
Britannia. -o -,
Sir John Arnot, of Cork has offered prize oi
100 for an ocean race between the Nie.lan' ana
britannia In which the Satanita may also take
Cd he shall
harbor This condition is not favorabN reearnru
hv Mr. Gould who thinks the channel too narrow
for race. 49,,
Mr. Could has offered give n silver cup 70
be competed FOR here next year.
| London July 25.-Thc Prince OF Wales has ac-
cepted the offer OF the Tenby corporation OF cup
valued at flo5 for match race between the iSrl-
| tannia and the V.giant. If one can be arranged
| Boston July pa dispatch 10 to-nights her
aid" from Gourock Scotland, says: Since lord
| Dunraven's yacht, Valkyrie. was raised. workmen
| have been pushing the repairs on the damaged
| boat In order that the yacht might be put In CON
/ dlfion for the Southern races. The repairs hdVe
| been very quickly made. and the yacht NIL De
| surveyed on Friday The vakyre will be all
| ready and will take part in the tire" weeks rae
| ing in the south. flying Lord Dunravens nag