The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-12
YIGIL1NT IS DEFEATED.
She Led at tho start, Rut Lost to the Brit-
 hnnia on the Flnish.


 Glasgow, Scotland. July 1.-The Clyde yachting carnival was resumed to-day.
 Before the start many yachtsmen held that even If the Vigllant should lose in to-day's contest the victory of her rival under fluky weather condi- tlons should not be regarded as eN- dence that the cutter Is the better yacht.
 The course sailed over to-day was in broader water than heretofore. This was considered by the packers of the center-bnorder as more in her favor. It was a quadrangular course in the Firth of Clyde, sometimes humorously termed by British yachtsmen the | Firth of Fluises"
 The start was made from point of Craigmore pier in Rothesay sound, thence the course of the cup hunters was almost due south to and around the stake boat off Mount Stuart, thence | to the eastward to and around mark off Largs, thence northward to and around a mark boat in Wemyss bay and across the Firth to the starting point. twice around. After the second | round the yachts were to sail diagon- ally across the quadrangular course from Rothesay to Largs and return. | The total lenght of the course Is about fifty miles Each side of the quadrangle Is about 41s nautical miles. and | the diagonal run to and from Largs | is a trifle more than six and a half miles.
 Before the yachts came up and hov- | cred back of the starting line the air | was almost breeZeless, but after a while a breeze sprang up out of the south.
 Vigilant got the weather guage on her cousin and held it. She bounded over the line at 1o:31 40. or 1 minute 40 seconds after gun fire. The Britannia was only fifteen seconds astern, her time being 1O:3l:55.
 It was a heat down the Firth. Both boats carried club topsails and large jib topsails A series of short tacks were made down the west bank of the Firth. The Vigilant appeared to be leading by several hundred yards. and had the better of the slightly increasing breeze. The boats headed for Ascog on the port tack.
 After several short tacks the Britain mia bore out to mid-channel on the star board tack. The Vigilant did not fol- low her, but headed down the Firth, apparently we'll to windward. The wind became lighter. The Vigilant, on l%l olr t,, mud %l,o west shore. After standing awhile on | this leg she went about, and headed to the eastward on the starboard tack toward the Britannia.
 The Mount Stuart mark was rounded by the Vigilant at 11:18:2O, and by the Britannia at 11:20:50. Thus the Vigi- lant was 2R minutes ahead. The wind dropped somewhat in the broad reach. and with booms to port, from Mount Stuart to the flagboat at Largs, the Britannia crawled up on her opponent. The Britannia showed her main boom out and prepared to set her spinnaker after turning the Largs mark at Il :5O35, and the Vigilant at 11:51:36, or just one minute and one second astern. The Britannia gathered in her spin maker just before rounding the Wemyss nagboat, where her time was 1:00:54; Vigilant 1:011O. The Vigilant had held her own from Knock Castle, as the difference of 26 seconds in favor of the Britannia indicated.
 The Vigilant lost about 10 seconds in the four and & half mile stretch to Largs when the time was: Britannia 2:42:48; Vigilant, 2:44:41.
 In the board reaching northward, on the east side of the quadrangle, up to the Wemyss Bay mark, the Britannia gradually drew away from the Yankee yacht. The time at the mark was: Britannia, 3:15:17; Vigilant, 3:19:32.
 Thus the Britannia had increased her lead by minutes and 20 seconds ] since leaving Largs. She was AZ min utes ahead. After rounding the | Wemyss mark the yachts made for the | starting point. with the wind dead ahead.
 The beat from Wemyss to the home mark was dreary and uninteresting. as the wind fell to merely light air. The Britannia covered the four and 8 half miles In somewhat more than an hour or at the rate of one mile in fifteen minutes, which serves to show the un- satisfactory nature of the contest. The time at the home mark was: Britain nia.' 4:2OI5; Vigilant. 4:2655.
 In run to Largs Britannia Increased her lead. AS she rounded the mark boat and headed for home, close hauled it was seen that she had vanqulshed the Vigilant.
 The Britannia won by q minutes and 21 seconds actual time. and 24 minutes, 2l seconds corrected.