The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-11
BRIT ANIMALS
]. FIFTH VICTORY.
Like Mary All the Ol'e,,,
Tc.Day'S Contest Was a
Drifting Match.
some VINO TO START WITH.
As Long as 1t Held Out Vigilant
Had No Trouble in Keep
ing the Lead.
SAILED OVER A NEW COURSE.
Our Boa Beaten "a Mnu Is 19
Seconds, According to the
Cite al Figures.
SAILED OVER A NEW COURSE.
(By Associated Press. }

Tho NTH racing contest between the
American sloop vigilant and the British |
cutter Britannia opened to-day with |
brighter prospects Of victory for the
former.
The wind was very light. but Vigilant |
got he better Of It at the start, and It |
was soon snen that the alterations which |
had been made In her trim since the con-
clusion Of yesterdays race had increased |
her speed materially. and the hopes of
her supporters were proportionately |
raised.
This was the first Of the two days
racing of the regatta Of the Royal North ,
ern Yacht Club. The prize connected for |
by the big yachts Vigilant and Britain |
niu. was eco. offered by the Club.
The course was a peculiar one. The
start was made from an imaginary line |
drawn between the flagship. off Rothe- |
say. and narkboat No. 1: the yachts
then made for markboat No. q under
Mount Stewart; from there to markboat
No. 5, off Largs: thence to markboat No.
4. off Skelmorl.e, and after rounding
that mark, back to markboat No l.
This course had to be sailed over twice.
and then there was an extra leg. or
distance" as It Is termed here, from
markboat No. I to markboat No. 3, Off
Largs, and back.
VigiIant First Away.
The TRIAL length Of the double square
and the extra leg of the Rothesay course
is fifty miles.
The start. as usual, was made at 1890
A. M.
In the Channel a tender southerly
breeze sprung up as the boats came
upon the line with jackyard-topsails and
jip-topsails SET. Britannia sailed out
of the hay on the starboar1 tack. In
a fair little wind. while Vigilant was
wearing round nearly on the line with
hardly a breath OF air to help her along.
When the gun was fired from the flag
ship they were both reaching through
the line on the starboard tack. with
Vigilant slightly ahead and Brltannia's
bowsprit across her weather quarter.
Britannia thren ened to work through
on Vigilants weather. but the American
yacht clipped prettily away and Britain
MIA stayed outside the markboat for Il
Vigilant did not follow her imme-
diately, but ran on a couple Of hundred
yards. when she put about for a board
on Britannias weather. The latter then
had another hitcn Immediately. back to
starboard, in order to clear Bogany Point.
which was very slow work.
On Britannia coming up. Vigilant
stayed in front, a couple of lengths
f.ff nd
her lead.
1t was evident from the start that
vigilant was in much better trim than
yesterday. owing to a shifting of her
ballast.
Britannia went round again, Vigilant
standing slightly on the outside.
haif a Minute Lead.
There were great crowds of people fol-
lowing the race from the shores, and
much interest and enthusiasm were
manifested when the two yachts met
clear OF the Points. Vigiiant then was
much further ahead and was sailing
finely.
Britannia held on further out into the
channel on the starboard tack. while
Vigilant went along by herself on the
port tack
The wind was south-southwest, and
gave promise OF freshen!ng. much to the
delight of everybody Interested In the
race
The beat to markboat No. 2, under
Mount Stewart. was all In favor Of Vigi,
liant. wnica was off Ascog. half a min
ute ahead OF Britannia.
1t was short cross-tacklng all the way,
In
worked a board or two on the Cumbrae
side OF the fairway. which did not serve
them so we'll. as Cumbrae Island broke
the southerly wind from them.
On the Butte shore there was much
better wind, and the American yacht
was soon going at a rafting pace AM
leaving Britannia far astern.
The times OF the two yachts in pass
ing markboat No. 2, under Mount Stew
art. on the first round were as follows
II. NJ. $
Eigllant Observation-Disclosures. II ~ 2
britannia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ~ o
britannia Gains the Lend.
1t was a reach to markboat No. g. of
Lars, with booms Just over the por
quarter.
The wind was fresh along the Cumbra
coast. and Vi8llant seemed to be still
further augmentlng her lead.
Under Tomont End, to the north o
Cumbrae Island, the breeze lightene
and the booms were eased AS the
{, opened into Fsirlie Roads Britannia wa
getting out her spinnaker to starboart
Coming on the mark Britannia downe
eer spinnaker and both gyoed to star
board. when Britannia carried the win
W on vigilant and passed her to wind
rerd.
<hsn they sybed around the Lara
z~boat No. on the first round. a
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