The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-18
vIaIL4yT WINS 4 RACE.
The Yankee Gained at Every Turn on tf
 Britannia.

The Yankee Gained at Every Turn on the
 Britannia.
 Bangor. July IT. .-The Vigiiaht and Brit annia started iin their sth contest to-day the race being for the commodore's cup Of the Royal Ulster Yacht eiub.over the same course as yesterday. The weather was showery but there was strong westerly wind. which promised to hold out.
 The boats crossed the line together at 1l:0oI2.
 The Britannia. as usual, succeeded in getting the weather guage. Crossing the line both set their jibtopsails and bore away to Carrickfergus mark. It took two legs to reach carrickfergus, and in going about the second time the vigiiant passed the Britannia and rounded the mark boat at il:24:i0 The Britannia rounded the mark at li:25:55. one minute and fifteen seconds astern.
 The long run from Carrickfergus to Blackhead was made with the wind abeam. both boats carrying Jibtopsails. The Vigilant perceptibly gained upon the Britannia in the spanking breeze, and rounded the Blackhead flag boat two minutes and one second aheai of the Britannia.
 Getting away on the reach for the Briggs mark the Vigilant was sailing grandly, and gave evidence of being handled for all she was worth.
 The beat for the lagboat off the club house from Briggs was made In two boards, s,with sees hissing over lee rails. The quickness of the Briton in stays helped her to pick up few seconds in this three mile leg The Viligant round- ed the home mark two minutes and forty-six seconds ahead of the Britain mia.
 In the short tacking dowa along shore for the Carrickfergus markboat the Britannia's wonderful quickness in going about decreased the former ad- vantage of the centerboard by fifty four seconds. But the Vigilant still led by one minute and ffty-two seconds when the yachts turned Carrickfergus in a smother of foam.
 Jibtopsails were set in the five and half mile run from Blackhead along the north shore of Belfast Lough. The Vigilant rounded the Blackhead mark boat at the head of the tough four minutes and thirty seconds ahead of the cutter, having gained two minutes and thirty-eight seconds in the five and one half mile run.
 It was distinctly a Vigilant wind, with choppy beam sea supposed to be particularly favorable to the cutters that the racers had on the four and half mile run to Briggs. The wind was on the starboard quarter and was freshened to twenty knoter.
 Across the tough on the four mile stretch to. Carrickfergus, smashing against a nasty sea, the Vigilant in- creased her lead, according to the con- lecture of experts, to about six min. utes.
 While nearing the Carrickfergus mark on the short tack the Britannia sud- denly came up in the wind. She had apparently carried away something. Later 1t was ascertained that her fore stay had parted. After clearing away the wreckage she bore away for home under rnainsail and jib, giving up the contest which, in the event of the wind holding, was now regarded as sure thing for the Vigilant.
 The Yankee speeder rounded the Car rickfergus mark at 2:37:10. She sailed over the course and under the rules of the regatta, defeated the Britannia and thus won the Rear Commodore's cup valued at $z5C, offered by R. G. Dun vile, and cash prize of $125, which doubtless will be divided among the Vigilant's crew.
 After the Britannia anchored off the club house it was ascertained that she had not, as previously reported, car ried away her forestay, but had broken the jaws of her gaff.