New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
v1GILANTS WINNING DAY.
1yVEATHER TO HER LIKING.
.-,rs SAILS A SPLENDID RACE IN STRONG
WIND AND ROUGH SEA.


uruAD NO CHANCE OF WINNING. AS THE
v,crIANr HAD A sIX-MINUTE LEAD
AND WAS INCREASING IT WHEN
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
,.rcor Ireland. July 1.-THE Vigilant ac-
,,J,ted herself gloriously to-day in her second
1,,sst over the Royal Ulster Yacht Club course
,,- tho ar-Commodores Cup valued at $3.50,
.,a cash prize of s125. Some of the lustre Of
,s- victory was lost by the failure Of the Bri-
,.,ria 10 finish. But nearly three-quarters OF
,,s course had been sailed over when the Eng
usb Yacht carried away the jaws Of her gan and
uroed home The lead Of the Vigant was then
.hou. six minutes and as the breeze held
..ssdly al day she doubtless would have in
,,sased her advantage several minutes in the
last three legs Of the course
7-hera was more enthusiasm when the Nigilant
came dashng across the finishing line than has
attended any victory Of the Prince of Wales's
.r,,er Guns bOOmeU. whistles screeched and
the air trembled with a mighty roar from
,bousand lusty :hroats. George j. and Howard
Could. with a large party Of friends. followed the
racers over the course on the Atalanta. Every
English yachtsman spoken to said it was ap-
narent that the Britannia had no chance what
aver OF catching up when the accden; occurred.
p-,tish vachtsmen who saw the Vigilant in
.,s races AT New-York and who have been en-
,hus,astic hackers were overjOyed at the fulfil
r,snt OF their prophecy II is thought that she
rould have beaten the Britannia by about nine
minutes actual time If she had gained on the last
three legs of the course as much as she had
sone at the hnish of the second round.
BOTH YACHTS AWAY TOGETHER.
There was strong westerly wind with
souary shower now and then. as the yachts
stood off and on east Of the line waiting for the
hoon Of the starting gun. The wind was too
brsk for club-topsails. and both yachts carried
ordinary canvas. The gun sounded at HOO and
the racers simultaneously reached for the line.
both close hauled on the starboard tack. the Bri-
unnia to wndward. Both yachts crossed at
,I0o12 and made long board down the shore.
the vigilant eating her way out on the weather
quarter Of the Britannia. which seemed TO be
forerea hing better than the Nigilant When they
went about on the other tack and stood for the
Carrickfergus mark the Nigilant had much the
better weather position. she rounded the mark
boat one minute and fifteen seconds ahead OF her
rival Time:
vigilant - - -
Britannia 20 90
The 6ve-and-a -half-mie run from Carrck
fergus 10 Black Head made with the wind
aft. Both yachts carried small jib-topsails. The
v,gilant gained perceptib.y in the spanking
breeze and rounded the Black Head hagooit at
u52:2S two minutes and one second ahead or the
Britannia. which turned at 1l:54:2s. From the
Briggs mark the VigllAnt fairly flew, covering
the four and half miles In twenty minutes and
thirty-six seconds. She rounded the Briggs mark
al 12l3:04 and the Britannia az 1215:57, the Vigil
LIANT having increased her lead by ffty-two
seconds.
The beat for the fagboat off the clubhouse
from Briggs was made IN two boards. with seas
Kissing over lee rails The quickness Of the Bri-
tannia in stays helped her to gain few seconds
on this three-nile leg. The Vigilant rounded the
home mark two minutes and forty-six seconds
ahead Of the Britannia Time:
nngian, 3. 3. % %
In the short tacks down along the shore for
the Carrckfergus markboat the Britanna's
wonderful quickness in going about decreased
the advantage Of the centre-boarder by hfty-
four seconds. But the Vig!lant still led by
one minute and fifty-two seconds when the
Yachts turned Carrickfergus in smother Of
foam, as follows
Britannia 1906
Larger jibtopsails were set in the run for
Black Head along the north shore Of Belfast
nougn It was now rafting wlnd aoar h
markboat at the mouth OF the Lough four min
utes ana thirty seconds ahead Of the Britannia.
having gained TWO minutes ana tnllty -elSHt sec
onds In the ive-and-a- half mile run The yachts
we're timed thus, they turned the Black Head
mark
Inns
,SHdnt gI"l
Britannia 80
IN A vIGiLANT WIND.
1t was distinctively Viglant wind, with a
eaoppy beam sea. hitherto supposed 10 be par
ucularly favorable TO cutters. which the racers
aad on the four-and-a- -half-mie run TO Briggs.
The wind was on the starboard quarter and was
ifeshening 10 twenty-knOt breeze The Nigi-
ant had steamship gait on her. She covered
the Tour and half miles at fOurteen-knOt speed.
and put her rival one minute and ten seconds
more astern. They rounded The mark thus: