The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-10
BRITANNIA
The winner,
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la she ever had in any race with Wig
liant.
The board to starboard was short as
v,pilant soon stayed again.
The next starboard tack was to fetch
skelmorlie markboat.
yigilant was handling her jb-topsail
.oain. and both took another couple of
stitches before making the mark. As
britannia rounded 1t Vigilant was much
astern.
Al the Skelmorlie mark boat. on the
~ 8rst round. the times were as follows:
H. NJ. S.
britannia ..... ..................l % OIL
yigilant ......... ..................l2 Oh ~
The fourth reach of the day then be-
ran, with the Ascog mark as the point
made for. The wind was about south,
and It was expected that Nigilant would
he able to change the positions of the
two yachts on their passage across the
bay. Britannia. however. increased her
Lad throughout.
Remembering yesterdays calm, both
the racers kept to wndwarJ eff
Ascog; but they did not meet any
change Of weather. and brought the
Ascog niark-boat to starboard without
mshaps.
The times were as follows at rounding
the Ascog mark boat on the first round:
II. NJ. S.
Britannia......... ..'....'..,. III ii l"
Nigilant..... minimum. ...'..''2 % IL
Nigilant Goes to the Front.
The spinnak err booms were out to
wndward when the yachts passed the
markboat. and the spinnakers were
ready for the run back.
The breeze was then more westerly,
still light, but improving.
AS the boats came further up the Firth
the run with the flood tide enabled Vigil
liant to gradually haul in Britannia until
they were on level terms. and then the
American yacht went slightly ahead.
This was after passing Toward Point.
But soon afterwards the wind fell
away until 1t was almost a calm, and
britannia crept up on Vigilant and pass
ed her before they reached Cloch Light
house. On passing the lighthouse
Britannia was half minute ahead. and
both racers were going along prettily.
with their balloon canvas spread to
eaten every pun OF air.
From Cloch Point Viglant made but
slow progress, and was three-quarters
of a minute behind at Gourock.
At the Kilcreggan boat-mark. on the
FIRST round, the following were the times
OF the two yachts:
Britannia. .......2 IL IS
Ni2ilant ............ ..............2 10 10
1t was a fetch to the finish of the first
round, from Kilcreggan.
Good Wind Now.
The wind had freshened, and both
yachts were racing very fast, Nigilant
laying over more than Britannia. Both
boats took in their jibtopsails as they
-rared the mark off this place.
The times of the yachts at the end Of
lie first round were as follows:
II. NJ. S.
NlGilant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u ~
The cross lacking down the Firth was
fine exhibition of sailing. Britannia
was broad on Vigilant's weather, and
Capt. Half kept nibbling up and falling
back upon the same tack. But Capt.
Carter. of Britannia. was not to be
caught.
The breeze was still freshening as the
two yachts opened out Of Wemyss Bay.
Reaching over to Ascog, Britannia at
first drew away, but Vigilant soon
began to gain upon her. The gain made
by the American boat was afterwards
lost as Britannia passed the Ascog
mark, on the second round, with good
lead
on the second round the times Of the
yachts In passing the Ascog mark-boat
were:
II. NJ. S.
Britannia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II 80
Vigilant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 O5
The beat to windward was continued
as in the previous round and similar
tactics were adopted by both yachts.
Britannia slightly increased her lead
while en- route to Skelmorie.
The Skelinorlie markboat, on the sec