New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
BRITANNIA AGAIN A WINNER.
EASILY DEFEATING THE V1GILANT IN
THE RACE OFF PENZANCE
THE PRINCES YACHT WON BY MINUTES AND
% SECONDS. CORRECTED TlME-A COLLISION
AT THE START NARROWLY AvERTED-
THE WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE

AT THE START NARROWLY AVERTEp-
THE WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
Penzance. July "a light and variable breeze
made the American centreboarder Nigilant an easy
victim for the Prince OF waless cutter Britannia
in the race on this harbor to-day The time. con-
sdering the genteness Of the breeze. was fast, the
Britannia averaging nearly eight knots hour
She won by minutes and 10 seconds. actual time
and with an allowance OF minute and 10 seconds
from the Vigilant by minutes and 2 seconds
corrected time The for'yrater Corsair entered thr
contest. with not the remotest hope OF winning one
OF the trophies. which were. for the winner. cash
prize Of $500 and a silver cup valued al $j. and FOR
the second boat. cash prize OF S25
The race mainly in the open channel. The
yachts might have been seen distinctly from start
to finish from the picturesque emincnce OF the
shores OF Mounts Bay particularly 81. Mlchac's
Mount, II a fog had not rolled in from the channel
and shut out all objects afoat The
ruf1ed when the visitors. who had come from al!
over England, swsrmed down TO the shores OF the
BAY The course fairer for the American yacht
probably than any other British one she has sailed
over in the matter OF turns and the length OF the
legs !, formed equilateral triangle each side
of which was eigh, and one-third miles long. There
were only Ave turns. Manocuvring thus not
so essential 10 victory as the actual sailing power
OF the yachts
The wind was light from the south. and. instead
OF the "choppy channel sea 50 frequently referred
to IN British racing reports 1here was short swell
on. The sky rather cloudy. The gentle breeze
enabled the yachts 10 carry their club topsas and
large lib topsals. The Satanita whose skipper was
ordered by telegraph TO enter the yacht In the race
did not take part in the contest. as she had sailed
for Falmouth before her orders arrived. The Sa-
tanita will take aboard some racing spars at
Falmouth and get ready <or the battle on Monday.
AS is inevitably the case when more than two
uocht ~ n wa gharn n
hazardous manoeuvring for the line. II a
quick. exciting start The gun doomed al 10 o'clock,
and 10 seconds later the Corsar crossed the line.
Her skipper and Captain Carter. OF the Britannia.
INDUCED IN a little "jockeyng' TO get the weather
berth. serious collision between the Britannia
on the port reach. The Viglant just about
overlapping the Britannia when the cutter lured
trary 10 racing rules. Captain Han II he hal kept
heersd he vgan of to ' hs norh and she Just
missed pokng her bowsprit through The britannia 5
slsT9 Brann e G0n S vgsn liant ioe mus at
1t was reach with the wind forward Of the
had ID the Of In which She has
frequently worsted the Nigant. and she was first
minute and twenty five seconds to her credit. Time
britannia. II 81 80: Nigilant 1929. was
the wind forwar the starboard beam. The Britain
MIA increased her lead by one minute and twenty
onds ahead. spinnakers were set on the next leg.
running northwest. The Vigilant picked up thirty
seven seconds. and was two minutes and eight sec
onds astern OF the Briton al the home mark. Time
Britannia HAP: Vigilant. 1860. The Corsar
was half an hour astern. and thereafter nobody
The wind had shifted to the south making II a
beat or the first leg OF the second round. Spinna-
kers were gathered in. The Britannia stood off TO
the eastward the starboard tack, crossing the
bows of the vgilant. which had gone on the port
tack rounding the home mark. a haze shut of
the racers from the spectators ashore. 1t was
estimated that when they rounded the Mousehoe
mark the Britannia was leading by two minutes and
1--WE seconds. light wind came out OF the south
west. dissipatlng the nists. and II was then seen
that the yachts were reaching for Porthleven Time
at Porthieven-Br Britannia. 3:2+:10; Nigilant. 3:H:2
Only one more leg, broad reach, was necessary
70 fnish the contest, the Britannia IS better than
the Vigiant on this point OF sailing she added to
her lead The Vgllant had hopeless stern chase
OF II TO the finish. The Britannia gained two min
utes and one second In the final eight and onethird
miles OF reaching Time-Britannia. 41s27: Viglant.
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Mr. Gould. In an interview after the race. unhesi-
tatingly admitted that the Vigilant was fairly
beaten the Britannia having won on her merits
The light wind suited the Britannia better than II
did the Vigant.
The vigilants mainsail has not yet been altered:
1t is now In the hands Of Wilson. the sarnaker OF
Sou champion. 1t is doubtful that the Niglant will
race at Plymouth on "Wednesday. but she VIII be
prepared for the special race from CoWes 10 Fall
mouth. which takes place on Monday. July 30