Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-17
SPORTING News.
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BRITANNIA WINS AGAIN.

The VigIlant Once nOre Beaten by Her
Br.tish Kivai-The start was Made IN
Fairly Good Breeze, with the Britannia
Leadlng-A Race over a New Course
BELFAsr, July iG.-The Vigilant was
sefeated to-day for tho seventh time by
tbe Prince OF Wales yacht Britannia.
The contest was au exciting one, ana
the British cutter plucked victory ont
OF the Jaws OF defeat after the race had
been two.thirds sailed with every APP
pearance OF al American success.
The race was for the County Down
cup. 50 pounds, 25 pounds added for
second yacht, over the Royal Ulster
Yacht clubs course, Belfast Tough, 30
miles. Mark-bOat No. l was anchored
OF the club battery, at Bangor, County
Down. Mark-ooat No. . was OF Carrick-
Fergus, on the opposite side, Antrim
shore, about a mile east Of the Bank;
from there they sailed around mark
boat No. 8, of Backhead, on the Antrim
coast. thence around the South Briggs
LightShp and back 10 mark-bOa; No.
/. This course is little more than is
miles, and 20 make the distance had 10
be sailed three times.
The Nigilant, since her sixth defeat
BY the Britannia on Thursday, had IN
dergone alterations Of radical kind.
Her topmast has been shortened by four
feet and a half; her spinnaSer- boom has
been shortened four feet and cut down
au inch in diameter, and three feet have
been cut of her bOwSprit. she had
new wire bObStays and her ballast had
been ligbtened. With the reduction OF
canvas the time allowance 20 the Bri-
tannia was reduced from 3m 20 I'm los.
The race to-day was open 10 yachts
over 4O-rat.ng, but the American s'OOp
Vigi'apt AID the British cutter Britain
MIA alone competed. The cutter Carina
was entered, but was withdrawn as she
had no possible chance against the two
crack racers.
The start was 10 fairly good breeze.
The Britannia had IS seconds the best
Of 10 at the Carrick-FerguS boat, but
half way 10 the Biackhe2d boat was
passed By the Vigilant, which passed
that mark boat 20 seconds ahead. Al
the South Briggs boat the lead had been
increased 10 - seconds. The trSt
round saw the Vigilant I'm. 3Is. ahead
OF the Prince OF Wales boat, Of which
Sgs. had been gained Ia the last quar-
ter.
The Vigilant rounded the Bangor, or
home mark boat, the hrSt time at
l:O2:24 aud the Britannia followed AZ
l:O3:55.
The Britannia made a gain OF so
seconds in the first leg OF the second
round, and passed the Carrick-Fergus
mark boat only Al seconds behind the
American slCoU. The advantage was
only temporary, however, for In the
gun 10 the BlaCkhead boat the Elgliant
widened the gap that separated her
from the Britannia and rounded the
mark minutes "A seconds In
the lead, having In that leg
gained minutes 3 seconds. Fourteen
seconds was added TO the lead in the run
10 complete the second round. The
times OF the two yachts 10 rounding the
Bangor mark boat were: Nlgilant,
hours 4s minutes 81 seconds; Britannia,
hours 81 minutes II seconds.
The Britannia passed the Vigilant be-
tween the flag and second mark boats
on the third round, and led by minutes
"a seconds.
The race. which up to this time SEEM
ed TO be the Vigiant's, BOW favored be
Britannia, which caught Northwestern
Iv breeze Of which the American yacht
was not able to avail itself, and by the
time Carrick-FerEuS boat was rounded
the Prince of Wales cutter was in the
the lead by 2m. 1913. Rounding mark
boat No. the Britaunia's lead was Pm.
3Os. TIE Britannia finished at 5:04:l2
aud the Vigilant at 5:05:45, which, with
time allowance 10 the winner, gave the
British cutter the race by 2m. 43s.