The evening world., 1894-07-20
E'''7 BRITANNIA.
Leads from Start TO Finish
/ Through Squalls, Rains
and Gains.
v|G|LANT NEVER PROMINENT.
Great Crowd of Irishmen Out to
See the Crack Yachts at
. Kingstown.
kERRESHOFF At THE HELM.
DAVIS Contest for a Prize OF
$500, Not the Royal St.
Georges Cup.
IERRESHOFF At THE HELM
lRr Associated Press.l

(BT Associated fress)
ROYAL ST. GEORGES YACHT CLUB
kingstown. Dublin Bay, July 2O.-The
American sloop Vigilant and the British
cutter Britannia locked horns again to-
day In their ninth aquatic battle. the
record this morning standing at to /,
In favor of the Prince of Wales's yacht.
Shortly after daybreak, this morning
steady streams of people began to pour
into Kingstown from Dublin and other
places. until Bray Head. kidney Hill
md other such spots were black with
humanity. They came by rail, by road
ad by water, on foot and In carriage
inyachts and in excursion steamers, In
olIfashioned paddle-wheel tugs and In
an,quated sailing craft; in fishing
smGks and n luggers, from all points
OF he COMPASS they came. Crowds
cam from Liverpool last night, and a
spechl steame brought many more from
the SINE city his morning.
The race today was for a prize of
$500, offered b the Royal st. George
Yacht Club. ari not for the St. Georges
Cup. IS previasly announced.
A Preliminary Spin.
The course was quadranguIar and
from the secon, or east pier, of Kings
town, County Wicklow, to and around
the Rosebeg hoy, marking the Rose
beg Banks, Of the Point OF Howth,
County Dublin thence out to sea and
around the Kin Lightship; from there
back towards land and around the
Muglins Rocks,off Bray Head, and from
there back to he starting point; this
course to be saed over three times. in
NrIa In lla tI,n s.N.I.
Visilant ieft er moorin ring aus" at o'clock
and went for cruise outside the har-
Dor In order Z test the wind and get
The piers ant sea front by that time
were packed VIII people, who gave the
American zach a hearty cheer as she
to sea Nat Hereshoff was sailing Visi-
liant, and he WIS at her wheel through
out the days rcing.
and soft Eritnnia also ran out to
ssa shortly site Vigilant. Both yachts
had their aa-yarders up and also
RoseSeg bug, in the preliminary mae
noeuvrss, In rder TO catch the line.
The first moments of the two yachts,
owing to thel ifht wind, were slow.
Britmna First Away.
Eventually tn spinnaker-booms were
! got ready to nrt and the two racers
headed for tie line. Britannia crossed
fired from tn, hgship and Vigilant fol-
lowed immedaely afterwards in her
wake. Britarnis handled her splnnaker
admirably am vas the first to have it
drawing. vialaIt's spinnaker was not
pulling until some minutes later. Then
4 Nigilant sooi hgan drawing up on
The times q tx two yachts at start
ing were:
H. NJ. 8.
Vi riiant .'.''..'''''.''''s'."''Iio 50 50 20 20
The spinnaiers we're barely iIling as
they spread swayfor the distance. The
osd on Byanns sta KssePnf b smos
Both yachts SCOT changed their spin
takers to sarbard. Britannia, by
lever manoeWrinL having gained sew
Tal lengths.
Lith. Beter Wind.
The two ycht, were then getting
more wind and wen sailing better.
The yachts, vher a mile en- route to
HH,sebeg. had aprety aquatic skirmish.
wather, whenth The latter luffed up, and
bob were soon pointing off the course
t ans; SAILING SAILING away up the bay. When
stil had a sliht lead and both had
their spinnakeri to port
AT the secondmark. Kish Lightship.
I on the first roud. the times of the two
H RiIiannia y % %
The yachts reahed down to the Mug
top s sfR(eesiy' %, having their big ji6
ne hed and headedthem as they neared
~ britannia, andst the third mark, the
n Sni Rocks, the first round. had
The eoW Tace sf'lapgas lead Eons!derably
company, with snnikers 20 port. The
sohtest on the m home, on the first
ttSbe the era was most xdting. and aroused
movement OF the yachts was eagerly
SSatehed BY the spttaors. Nigilant was
S WIsd IN britannia wake, spilling her
weather. Britannia however, luffed and
bore her down. N
End of the FIST Round.
~ westerly wind hsck brought down
iauf sp,hhakers, ana I've mainsheets We're
u nyh aboard. Bot boats We're forced
4 I'd was then broad Vigiiant's weather.
ns Was dead beat 3me, and Britannia
ss sse rn,, tne hhag6oaat the end Of the
%ndons cheering 4 both yachts.
NE Two yachts ompleted the first
\ round as follows:
Bri.r,,o H. NJ. s.
e.. ~ route to the XII Lightis;hip. on the 1e
AMI round. the ind was southerly
S ns9 ,arder. and Brtnnia was increas-
ant ne gap betwee her and Vigilant,
a he ubna ~ ne continued ,rging ahead until
EN tNo yachts roured the ligh ship
IA IN" Ne second roui, Kish Lightship,
N low Sepnd mark, wa passed In the fol-
N Britain. II. NJ. S.
Visaa@ ........: ..:'. ..... . . e y
'igiIant Fr Behind.
dabay WI time the rae had lost a great
from Oh interest the people ashore
heavy iaet thu succession of
caa nu,,hinsand thumb, swept over the
Ia ssss ahdrove the ipectators on land
tbe Sesk aces OF shster. But many of
tIam 200 good drenching sooner
The "a their eyes,ff the racera.
pr, me spnd round vas completed with
'0'owip times; ~ " Wv
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