The evening world., 1894-07-21
Light Breezss, but Our Bsst
Nearly Always Ahead Of
the Erglishman.
SURPRISED THE IRIsHMEM.
VigiIant's Burst Of Speed Made Them
Think She Was a Flyer.
Sure Enou h.
Vigilant won the race.
(By Associated Press.)


ROYAL ST. GEORGES YACHT
CLUB, JAMESTOWN. Dublin Bay,
July a.-The American sloop VI
gilant and the British cutter
Britannia started this morning on
their tenth race. with the score
standing s to 1 in favor Of the Prince
Of Waless yacht.
The wind was light and the course
was the same as yesterday, from the
East Pier, here, to and around Rosebeg
buoy. thence out to sea and around the
kish Lightship. from there back towards
Bray Head and around the Muglins. ana
from those rocks back to the pier;
three times around the course, complet-
Ing the total distance of nifty miles.
The prize competed for to-day was 500,
given by the Royal st. Georges Yacht
Club.
1t was distinctly Britannia weather:
hut some black-looking clouds in the
northwest. from which the light airs
were coming. raised hopes of better rae
Ing weather before the contest was de-
cided
The starting gun was fred at 1855
A. NJ, Greenwich time.
By this hour the breeze had hardened
somewhat and things looked brighter
for Vigilant.
britannia First Away.
The racers crossed the line as fol-
lows:
Britannia ................. IL. %M n 4
>lsiaht''.. MINIMUM. .........lO 30 70
Nigilant made a strong effort to work
up on Britannias weather beam, where
upon desperate piece OF luffing fol-
lowed, and was watched with great In
terest and much excitement ashore.
When they squared away for the run
to Rosebeg Buoy Britannia was length
ahead OF her opponent.
The breeze, by this time, was again
tender and when spinnaker's were set
Nigilant was travelling close on Britain
MAS starboard quarter. looking as II
she was coming through Britannia's lee
but drop in the wind brought them
almost to a standstill
When the yachts sails began to an
again. they were nearly on the original
course, and Vigilant crept slowly up
until she was abeam of her rival. Then
the American yacht forged ahead, grad
ually increasing her lead as they made
for Rosebeg Buoy. which mark vigilant
ANNA. The times, passing the first
mark. Rosebeg Buoy, on the first
round. were:
Ntgtlant.. Observation-Disclosures. II q
Britannia. ........................n IL 30
Britannia, however. on the reach to
Kish Lighship, in light wind. and
under jb-topsails. was drawing up on
Nigilant's weather and the American
yacht was Obliged to luff in order to try
and prevent her passing. This NAM
oeuvre. however, failed, and two miles
from RosebeS Britannia was broad on
Nigilant's weather and drew slowly
ahead.
tiEilant Goes to the Front.
The breeze had improved outside the
bay, and both yachts were going along
gracefully. Nigilant. when about two
miles from Kish Lightship. again pulled
up on Britannia and. passing through
Britannia's weather. soon pushed her
bowsprit in front.
4 fresh southerly breeze paid them on
slightly as they were laying for the
Kish Lightship, and Vigilant was again
improving her lead
The second mark, the Kish Lightship.
on the frst round. was passed by the
two yachts with Vigilant in the lead
and in the following times:
.......................... Il, M u 8
Britannia .....................l2 50 "a
Nigilant came away fast on the reach
to the Musl!ns, vita big jib-topsail pull
ing splenlidy and the wind freshening.
The Muglins, third mark, on the first
round, were passed in these times:
IL. NJ. 8.
Nigilant Observation-Disclosures. IL IL
Britannia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL i6