Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
yIGILANT DISABLED.
Hel Csntrt-Doard Goes Where The Pam.a
NcCinty Went.
WAS 1T AN ACCIDENT,
Broad destinations to the Conirary-c,,
II he Possible That Gould Has De-
scendsd 10 Tricksry?

sTUDLAND BAY, August Eth or.y
nal Intention OF the committee in char..l,
the match-race between the Drltann.s .-,
the ylgilant for the Wolyerton CO .,
TO have the racers towed 20 the sftr..,
point by the royal steam yach, OH.r.,
and Mr. Goulds Atalanta. The. a,
enough breeze from the northwest. i.a.
ever, 10 allow the yachts TO put oul fr.,
the rendezvous here under their own ..l
The ATLANTA and the Osborne lr,o.,l
the racers. They were 70 have 6.a
started from the Osborne, which was u
have steamed 10 leeward OF The Nfs
fifteen miles. and there anchored iat
IL not been for an unusual m. .,. %
the ylgilant the course would hos. %
from n point fifteen miles sou'Aa., 3
the Needles dead against the Wind, arl
run back. with splnnakers set.
The yachts got under way 90
and passed down the Soient. Tho ...
MIA, after rounding the Needle. h.. D
the eastward into Freshwa'er ht
yigilant was then standing clo." 'l .s
Needles She suddenly luGci. l1H
topsail. took In her forc-siaysaI ...
down her racing flag. II was s.l
she was disabled, and boats put on
the Osborne and the Albania 90 earn
nature OF the accident Later
from the Osborne conveyed Tho .rf
tion 10 the britannia that thc Niri-
lost her cen,rc-bOard. and wolil
able 10 race. The britannia rti-
Cowcs under SAL, and tie Nis..a
lowed to Southampton 10 b. rtpa't
sloops centrc-bOard, an unm'N
fHf
had dropped out and gone FEB a..
lust after she passed The Needle
can yachtsmen here cannot recall t
accident In yacht race The
hoard was not hung on a pivc.
old-fashlcned way. but va heh
hy detachable gearing. IL mas
week before the Nigilant VII bc
race again.
WHAT GOULD SAYS
Howard Could says e."
struck the ground close % 3D."
Tho chain OF her centre hoa1l 3.
RE board sank. lie biam's f..-
for running the slOoD EgfQNi.
savs that At the time hs dl ut
the centre-board was down. vi.
,aid he did not think The VS.
get another ccntrc-bo1rd here. d.
she would race again. however
islE4-n
of September.
II is impossible 70 deny thar
p general feeling OF disgust D.
is believed 10 have been Oh
on the part Of those Saline ii-
70 avoid racing. Among
there ia hardly any one who
think that the Vgllants cr
was sacrificed for the sake o.
ances. Tie needless tact-~
accident. the housing OF '.
the os;entatious reduction o-
subsequent full sailing % S'..
and Howard Goud's read.
tervlewed. are all regatN'
the same moral. Lord MoNti
mediate w.tnurawal Of the
the opinion Gat prevails lA i-
Yacht Squadron.
a resumption of the the rle.tr
the britannia AMI the rs "-
earded as extremely dolp'ia-
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE NidiLA'f
LONDON. August lS-The r..
gives prominence to n f.N.r.t
against the Vigilant. which .- sl.! OIL
n true reflection OF English e
heard on all sides. but when A.t
yet appeared IN print Tho "rlii ''
letter says that international
has been ovcrdonc especially a-. DOB '
view, this courtesy ~ not rcciproe'.
Il was asserted that the America '''
was defended by a constitution
in no way conformed q British ideas
n Yacht. and that shifting ballast 40
used during the cup races. The
then recounts certain alleged viola
by the Vigilant OF British N'cht-l.i
Association rules as u wooded buzz
fittings. etc. and says that the
was not measured until British pl
was exhausted"
The writer In the Fed asks II
VIeilant IS 10 be allowed 20 Dr., BIS
rule. with IAN empty she'll or
which Is ineligible 10 compete VIII
yachts. with 4 crew Of Nog.eu b.
with English sails
In conclusion. tho Nigiiants critic
marks that Britishefs boast ~ t..r .-
tionaI pride "of a British ship a.
machine. with British canvas aal mADH-i
by Britons."