The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
BRITANNIA
ONCE MORE.
Vtsilant Again Beaten by
The Prince OF Wales'S
Crack Yacht
SIMPLY A DRIFTING MATCH.
Not Enough Wind to Fill the
Sails at Any Stage Of
the Contest.
GYBlNG NEARLY ALL THE TIME.
First One, Then The Other Ahead.
According to Luck and the
Freaks of the Breezes.
SIMPLY A DRIFTING MATCH.
GYBlNG NEARLY ALL THE TIME.
By Associated Press,)

tBy Associated Press.)
HUNTERS QUAY tFirth Of Clyde.
July s.-Vigllant, in this the second days
racing OF the Royal Clyde Yacht Club
regstta, spread a new mainsall, was
slightly altered in trim and, ut the start
crossed the line two seconds ahead of
Britannia. securing the weather gauge
At the Cloch Lighthouse Viglnnt was
two lengths ahead and going right away
from Britannia.
For to-day the course was the same as
The one already sailed over by Vigilant
and Britannia in the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club regatta Of Saturday last.
The prize in to-day's race Is Etc.
According to the Clyde experts. the
Victories OF Britannia on Thursday
and Saturday OF last week. were far
from showing that Britannia was supe-
ror In sailing qualities to her American
rival. and some predicted that this was
TO be Vigilant's day and that she would
show her heels to the Prince of Wales's
cutter.
There is no doubt that the uncertainty
prevailing in regard to the superiority OF
the two boats greatly enhanced the in
terest in the racing to-day and drew
from Glasgow and other cities and towns
immense crowds OF people to pack the
excursion steamers. The usual points of
vantage were occupied long before the
start and good days racing was an
ticipated.
Wind Light.
The wind was south, but 1t was lighter
than the majority of the Clyde experts
desired and was looked upon by them as
being. If anything, more favorable for
Vigilant. In addition to the Clyde ship
building experts opinion. British yachts
men who witnessed both races still
claimed Vigilant was the faster boat of
the two.
Lord Dunraven and Admiral Montngu
witnessed to-day's contest. which was
confined to Britannia and Vigilant in
the chief event, although seventy other
yachts were entered in the minor events.
The bay was thronyed with yachts TAX
ing part in the smaller contests. and
large fleet of steam yachts, excursion
boats, &C., was as ;embled In the vicinity
of Hunters Quay.
The wind was soft at the start. and
both the rival racers reached along the
line on the port tack in order to cross.
Both carried club-topsails.
Vigilant. just previous to gun-fire. put
about to starboard and Britannia stayed
on her lee bow but had to luff for the
gun and Vigilant swung around on the
line and sent up her jib-topsail as she
went over. AS they cleared the line on
the start for tack across to Cloch
Point, Vigilant was broad on the
weather beam and reaching out from
Britannia, which carried no jib-topsail.
yigiJupt First Over
The starting gun was fred at 1890
A Nj, and Vigllant crossed the line two
seconds ahead of Britannia.
Vigilant's jib-topsail however, did her
but little good and It was lowered
before she had gone far
Shortly after the yachts started the
clouds cleared away and the breeze
freshened, with prospects OF a good
rteady blow. Down channel. on the
reach to starboard, the two yachts were
about equal. and the sailing, though
slow compared with that of Saturday.
was quite as exciting.
hundreds Of carriages on both sides Of
the Firth followed the boats.
Both Vigilant and Britannia stayed al
most together TO port when close to the
Cloch shore. where Britannia's bow
tapped Nigllants weather quarter But
the American yacht soon drew away,
ana minute later Britannia took a
small board on starboard tack towards
the Lighthouse. She was immediat ely
followed by Nigilant. and these tactics
were repeated on port tack. However
on subsequent short board TO star
hoard, Nigilant refused to follow Britain,
MA and stood OF on port tack a bit
further before putting about, and was a
couple OF lengths ahead when opposite
the lighthouse
Neck and Neck.
Both continued series of short tacks
In cross lacking. Niglant, contrary e
general expectation. was quite as smar
a Britannia, but she was not great,
gaining, as, although she looked to b,
well ahead on the opening OF Wemyss
BAY, Britannia was really to windwsrd
From under Wemyss Castle the yacht!
70 stood long distance out ION the por
tack Britannia going about first in mid
enamel and Fig!lant going further out
The breeze was stronger down there ant
both were holding finely to the wind
britannia. IL anything. having the bette
Weatheriy grip. while Vigllant was al
lowed to go freer.
britannia. shortly afterwards, ran VI
her smallest jib-topsai and NigIlant fol
lowed suit few minutes later.
On the next tack to port Vigilan
showed on Britannias weather bow
There We're only few seconds betweel
them, and both were head to wind 70
minute, but paid away again, an
hTtannla WIS seen to race fast throug
NigllGnt's lee and break clear frOr
her They stood cut for the westward
With the view to fetch the skelmorli
murk.
On the following turn BrltGn mia frs
h'ohe tack 70 starboard
Almost Dccu,mea.
On innelian, before noon. the win
hai almost died away, and the tw
Saehts were nearly motioniess.
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