St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-17
SEVENTH DEFEAT.
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BELFAST, July 16.-For the seventh
time the American yacht has been de-
feated in a race with the Prince of
Wales yacht Britannia. The contest
today was an exciting one, and the
British cutter p!ueked victory out of
the jaws of defeat after the race had
been two-thirds finished, with every
appearance of American success.
The race was for the County Down
cup, ESQ, e25 added tor second yacht,
over the Royal Ulster Yacht clubs
course. Belfast Lough. fifty miles. Mark
Boat No l was anchored off the club
battery at Bangor, County Down. Mark
Boat No. 2 was off -Carrickfergus, on
the opposite (Antrlm) shore, about a
mile east of the bank; from there they
sailed around Mark Boat No. 8, off
Blackhead on the Antrim coast; thence
around the south bridges lightship and
back to mark boat No. l. This course
is little more than sixteen miles, and.
TO make the distance. had to be sailed
three times. The Figilant, since her
sixth defeat by the Britannia OH Thurs
day, had undergone alterations of rad
zeal kind. Her tOpmaSt had been short
ened by four feet and half, her spin
maker boom had been shortened four
feet and cut down an inch in diameter,
and three feet had been cut off her bow
spirit. She has new wire bobStayS and
her ballast has been lightened. With
the reduction of canvas the time allow
ance 10 the Britannia is reduced from
three minutes TO one minute three sec
onds. The race today was open to
yachts over forty rating, but the Amerl-
can sloop Vigilant and the British cut
ter Britannia alone competed. The
cutter Carina was entered, but was
Withdrawn, as she had no possible
chance against the two crack racers.
The start was in fairly good breeze.
Tile Britannia had fifteen seconds the
best of it at the Carrickfergus boat, but
half way TO the Blackhead boat was
passed by the Vigilaut, which passed
that mark about twenty seconds ahead.
Al the South Briggs boat the lead had
been increased to fifty-two seconds.
The first round saw the Nigilant about
rhirty-One seconds ahead OF the Prince
Of Wales boat. OF which thirty seconds
had been gained in the last quarter.
The Vigilant rounded the Bangor, or
home mark boat, the first time at
1:O2:24, and the Britannia followed at
1:O3:55. The Britannia made gain of
fifty seconds in the first leg of the Sec
ond round, and passed the Carrickfer-
gus mark boat only forty-one seconds
behind the American sloop. The ad-
vantage was only temporary, however,
for, for in the run to the Blackhead
boat, the Vigilant wldened the gap that
separated her from the Britannia, and
rounded the mark 2:44 in the lead.
having gained 2:10. Fourteen seconds
were added in the run to complete the
second round. The time il rounding
the Bangor boat mark was: Vigilant,
2:4S. "a; Britannia, 2:51:l1.
The race. which up to this point
seemed to be the Vigilant's, now fa-
vored the Britannia. which canght a
northweSterly breeze. of which the
American yacht was not able to avail
ltself,and by the time the Carrickfergus
boat was rounded the Prince of Wales
cutter was in the lead by 2:19. Round-
ing Mark Boat No. the Britannia's
lead was $3.50. The Britannia finished
at 5:04:12 and the Vigiiant at 5:05:45,
which, with the time allowance to the
winner. gave the British cutter the race
by 2:43.
After the Britannia got ahead the race
was virtually over, as the Britannia was
enabled with freSher breeze to hold
the Vigilant safely. The result of the
race Was in no way in accord with the
form shown by either yacht during the
early stages of the contest. The VIgi-
liant exhibited decided superiority at
every point, and ought to have won with
time allowance.