New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-17
,orKEYING AT IT'S CLIMAX.
, 1UFFING MATCH OFF RYDE
,r.1S HAFF DISGUSTED WITH THE
: ENGLISH STYLE OF RACING.

mnAREs THE VICTORY OF THE sATANITA
"a PCT-UP JoB"-THE vIGILANT
aMosT CONSTANTLY INTERPRETED
WITH AND FORCED INTO sHoAI
WATER BY THE BRITANNIA
erse Aug 16.-Whatever chance the Vigilant
-, have had in the race to-day for the Ryde
,.,1 Cup. valued at $780, she was forced to
..,tace in jockeying with the Britannia. which
a,e 10 her throughout the contest, occasionally
.,,sns her into shadows where in windward
-,t abe found II impossible to use the full depth
,hs, centreboard. and thus make leeway, which
-. beneficial TO the Britannia. The object of
~. skipper Of the Princes cutter seemed TO be
helm the Satanita win the race. That. Captain
u.,k Haff declared after the race was undoubt-
.,,v Captain Carters scheme. Captain Haff
..v. that after crossing the line the Britannia
.rup on his weather quarter and blanketed him.
Then the will Briton made an effort to cross the
.,rs sloop's bows. and Captain Half luffed up
=, rreyent this This jockeying. always forced
=, the Vigilant, continued until the two yachts
-.,s two miles off the course. This enabled the
c.,anita 10 wiz. which she did by handsome
,.,an Sh, defea ed the Britannia by minutes
and q seconds. and the Vgilant by I minutes
.,S 10 seconds On corrected time the Vigilant
v.s beaten by the Satanita minutes and 80
..conds and by the Britannia minutes and 81
.sonds The course was nearly all inside.
THE LUFFING MATCH BEGINS
There was a light northwest wind and lower
NJ sky. portending squally weather, when the
,,a OF giants came out to the starting point
,.sv for battle The Vigilant drew away from
IA, Britannia Immediately after crossing and
IA. Princes cutter headed eastward and passed
rra,r her stern - tske her wind The Nigilant
,uned up and the two yachts started for South
va with the wind almost abeam. when. If they
,sd kent their course they would have had
snnnaker breeze The Satanita took advantage
Of the private duel, broke out her enormous slde
sai and practically won the race on the nrst
dY.mile run She was minutes ana
.a.onds ahaad Of the britannia when she gybed
around the Nab lghtship.
The Vigilant and Britannia finally gave up
their uffing tactics. and with spinnakers set came
down 10 the Nab only thirty seconds apart Inc
yieilant permitted the Britannia TO pass her TO
vindward rather thar keep up the prontiess
tockeying In the beat Of about hve miles 10
The Spit Fort the wind freshened ana the |'siaht
rrawied up Again she was intercepted by the
Rr,tannia Both were IN the port tack. ana they
induleed in lufIing while the Satanita. also on
the mort tack was bounding in for the spit marx
boat The Vigilant and Fritannia heiu the polt
tack only a little while Then they came about
and the Britannia compelled the sloop In SELF
defence 10 enter shoal water.
vIGILANT SHOWS WHAT SHE CAN DO.
A the racers turned the markboat at Cowes
and ran down the wind for the Nab, on the
second round. all broke out spnnakers and passed
Rvde on the way to the Nab with the Satanita
leading the Vigilant by minutes and 30
loov
,ad ~afned thfrty-four seconds which indicates
xhat she might have done in the first round be-
lrs the wind If she had not been bothered by
ns britannia, which was fifteen seconds astern
Gne white slooD at Ryde.
MNo Man the Britannia again ran under the
r6ant's stern and blanketed her. Captain Han
uu evidently losing interest in the Briush
system of racing. Tbr britannia got the bette:
Of him by iockeying. and led mn: d! iiiinuee
and u seconds Al the Nap: lhen '"e "a
tania was 3 minutes and 81 SECONDS aheal
AZ the britannia Spinnakors ana nD-topsdhs
we're doused and .he trio stood for the SPIT fort
again. The Satanita led by minutes at the Hpit,
and the Britannia was minutes anu ~ SeNo"u'
ahead OF the Vigilant. .,,
As the racers approached Cowes Close-i -ia ~, M
heavy rain squali lashed up fo -upPed srSs TSe
and the yachts heeled neaVliy 10 PoIt. & s
yIRilant demonstrated that she was mace io
wrestling with weather by reducing the ieao vi
the Britannia 10 / minute and ~ secohus. al
City seconds since leaving the spit She hdu iaue
the reach in a strong squaily "iiiD' .1,,a
and 25 seconds faster than the alahi'a. 10
In the run home from Cowes the VlgiIah' iost
seven seconds TO the Britannia. hfty-nve secohos
10 the Satanta The time at the iinish "ds'
Eatanita, $4,000; Britanni; 5'4-'%'' ''e"d'
Das:5o ..o
Captain Han says that the victory OF me
Eatanta was a "put-up job" 1t is sone"ha.
doubtful on this account whether the Nlsi'ahS ar
viii take part in the race tomorrow arouhu III rie
Id M WIGHT for the CommodOre's Cup the
Atanta, Britannia. vigilant. Corsair, Car'ha
tnd Namara have been entered. go
The Vigant and the Britannia VIII san oi,
Saturday fifteen miles outside The Needles anu
back on the reverse for the Wolverton Cup.