The evening world., 1894-07-11
VIC|LANT
IS BEHIND.
This Time She Got Away in
Front and Made Quite
a Showing.
BUT THE WIND DIDN'T HOLD.
A. c. - Il Nd p..&
As Soon as It Died Britannia
Crept Up and Took the Lead
from Our Boat.
NEW COURSE IN T0.DAY'S RACE.
Still There Is No Sign Of Those
Strong Brsezes the English
Talked So Much About.

ROTHESAY birth Of Clyde, July II.
The NTH racing contest between the
American sloop Nigilant and the British
cutter Britannia opened to-day with
brighter prospects Of victory for the
former
The wind was very light, but visilant
got The better Of It at the start, and It
was .oon scer that the alterations which
had been made III her trim since the con-
cluson Of yesterdays race had increased
her speed materially. and the hopes of
her supporters were proportionately
raised.
This was the first Of the two days
racing OF the regatta OF the Royal North
ern Yacht Club Tie prize competed for
by the big yachts, Vigilant and Britain
MIA. was ITO. offered by the Club.
The course was a peculiar one. The
start was made from an Imaginary line
drawn between the flagship. off Rothe-
say. and markboat No. l: the yachts
then made for markboat No. .. under
Mount Stewart; from there to markboat
4, off Skemorlie and after rounding
that mark. back to markboat No /.
This course had to be sailed over twice,
and then there was an extra leg. or
distance" as 1t Is termed here, from
markboat No. l to markboat No. 8, Off
Largs. and back.
ViEiInnt First Away.
The total length Of the double square
and the extra leg Of the Rothesay course
Is fifty miles.
The start. as usual. was made at 1876
A. NJ.
In the Channel a tender southerly
breeze sprung up AS the boats came
upon the line with jackyardtopsails and
Jib-topsails set. Britannia sailed out
Of the bay on the starboard tack. in
n fair little wind. while Vigilant was
wearing round nearly on the line with
hardly breath of air to help her along.
When the gun was fired from the flag
ship they were both reaching through
the line on the starboard tack, with
Vigilant slightly ahead and Brltannia's
bowsprit across her weather quarter.
Britannia threatened to work through
on Nigilant's weather. but the American
dtHl 'llppSu pltlliIS anu
MIA stayed outside the markboat for a
board to Bogany Oh the port tack.
Nigi!ant did not follow her inme-
iiately. but ran on a couple OF hundred
yards, when she put about for board
on Britannia's weather. The latter then
had another hitch Immediately. back to
starboard, In order to clear Bogany Point,
which was very slow work.
on britannia coming UP. Vigilant
stayed in front, a couple OF lengths
ahead OF the cutter. and was increasing
her lead.
1t was evident from the start that
Nigilant vas in much better trim than
yesterday, owing to Il shifting of her
ballast.
Britannia went round again, Vislant
standing slightly on the outside.
Half "a Minute Lead.
There were great crowds of people fol.
lowing the race from the shores, and
much interest and enthusiasm We're
manifested when the two yachts met
clear off tho Points. Nigilant then was
much further ahead and was sailing
finely.
Britannia held OH further out into the
channel on the starboarl tack. while
Nicilant went along by herself on the
port tack,
The wind was south-southwest, ard
gave promise Of treshening, much to the
! delight OF everybody interested In the
race.
The beat TO markhoat No. ., under
Mount Stewart, was all in favor OF Vigil
liant. whicl was off Ascog, half a min
ute ahead OF Britannia.
! II was short cross-tacking all the way.
ana getting nearer to the mark they
/ worked a board or two Oh the Cumbrae
| side OF the fairway. which did not serve
! them so we'll, as Cumbrae Island broke
the southerly wind from them
/ ON tn" Butte shore there was n much
better wind, and the American yacht
was soon going at a rafting pace and
/ leaving britannia far astern
The times OF the two yachts In pass
inS markboat No. ., under Mount Stew
art on the first round. were as follows
II. NJ. $.
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| britannia '''''''''...''.........,,. IL - %
Britannia Gains the Lead.
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