The evening world., 1894-08-18
vICILANT
DISABLED.
Struck q Rock and Her Centre.
board Torn Away While
Going TO Race
MATCH WITH THE PRINCE OFF.
Americas Boat May Not Be Able
to Meet the English Yachts
for a Long Time
HARD WORDS FOR vlGllANT
Capt. Carter Oerisivs and FieIl
| Prints q Severe Criticism Of
| The Gould Sioop.
HARD WORDS FOR vlGlLANT.
By Associated Press.)

COwES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 1&-
When Vigilant arrived here MIR. Gould
reported. and Col Paget. the Prince Of
Wales's representative on board Vigil
LIANT agreed with him, that the Vigilant
struck rock or the Needles. and this
carried her centreboard entirely away.
It would seem from this that Vigilant
will be unable to race for some time
to come. unless the centreboard Is re-
covered and replaced In shorter time
than Is now believed possible.
When Vigilant approached the royal
yacht she explained that her centre
board was out OF gear. adding that the
mechanism appeared to be locked.
The committee-boat thereupon steamed
to the britannia. which, unconscious OF
ViEilant's misiiap. was proceeding TO
the starting point. A member OF the
Sailing Committee hailed Capt. Carter
and shoutsd to him:
mo race: .Stgiians disabled =
Capt. Carter ,eplisdi Z
"What's the mattsrf"
The spokesman Of the Committee IN
reply said:
her centreboard Is locked" t....
Capt. Carter laughed derisively and
shouted back:
What. has II got q crab in IT."
Britannia then sailed back to Cowes.
FREsHwATEk GATE. ISLE OF
WIGHT, Aug. Is.-Vtgilant and Britain
nia left Totland Bay shortly before IL
A. NJ. and were making for the starting
point In the matca race arranged be-
tween Mr.. George J. Gould and the
Prince of Wales.
Both yachts we've carrying club-top-
sails, and the wind began shifting to
the northwest without increasing in
strength.
Soon after the yachts started sea-
ward, II seemed that the conditions Of
the race had apparently been reversed.
and that It was to be q run to leeward
and a beat back. as Mr.. Gould originally
wanted. 1t then appeared as II the
yachts were preparing to start off
Freshwater Bay and 60 fifteen miles
east-southeast, and then beat home.
Later. to the great disappointment of
all present. Vigilsnt was seen to haul
,wn he. racing nag.
The yachts and the excursion fleet
then headed back towards the shore.
| with q steamer returning with the feet
| of excursion boats and reply was re-
ceived saying that something was
wrong with ViEilant's keel. ana this led
| to the race being declared on.
Another story In that the race wal
postponed on account Of the fact thai
Vlgilant lost her centreboard and there
fore could not race.
The Field to-day gives prominence &c
Q violent letter against Vigilant.
The writer OF the letter says that in
ternational courtesy has been overdone
especially as. In his view. this courtesy
10 not reciprocal
II In asserted that the Americas cur
was defended by q construction
which In no way conformed to British
ideas of q yacht. and that shifting
ballast was used during the cup races.
1t In also claimed that excuses wer,
made when tn. advantage was on tn,
size Of the cup challenger. and that sh
latter was crowded by excursion steam
ers.
The letter then recounts certain allege,
violations by vigilant OF the Britis
Yacht Racing Associations rules AS L
wOoaen buikneads. httings. &c. and say
| mat SlEiIAnt WAS not measured uni
brush patience WAS exhausted.
| The writer TO Tine FIeIu ASKS II Vigi
liant Is TO pc allowed " break ever
rue with IAN empN shell Tor hui
winch is ineugibie TO compete with rae
ling yachts anu with u crew or worse
men and Eng ish sails.
In conclusion Nigiiant's critic remark
that BrIlIshers boast in their nations
prIue "ot british snip. not d MAGAZINE
with British canvas and manned D
, britons."
A despatch from Cowes to the Pres
Assassination says that II IL general
: believed that Nigtlant will not race agai
: this season in English waters.