The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-20
4 DRIFTING MATCH.
Real English Weather Helps
the Britannia to Win
Another Race.
HEAVY FOG AND NO WIND.
The yigilant Crosses the live
Three Minutes After v
Victor. B
HEAVY FOG AND NO WIND.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

KINGsTowN, July 20, 1S94.-The WgiMait
and Britannia met again today over the
course of the Kingstown Yacht Club. The
weather was cloudy and a slight southerly
wind prevailed The course was from a
mark boat at the mouth of the harbor
northeast to Rosebeg. thence southeast to
Kish, west to Muglins and then west by
north to the home mark. This course was
sailed over three times, making the distance
of the race fifty miles. The prize contended
for is valued at ESQ.
The start was made at 1880. the first leg
being a far reach to Rosebeg. The Brit
ANNA was the first to cross the line at
1922 Is the Vigilant getting over IS sec
onds later. The Britannia early IN the race
run out her spinnaker and the American
boat soon followed suit. The light wind
suited the Britannia and she increased her
lead. She gained at the start when the first
turn at Rosebeg was reached. The boats
rounded the first as follows:- Britannia,
1l;l1:3O Vigilant, 11:12:1S. Both boats
hauled in their spim1cIkers after turning the
mark and ran close Y Nuled for the mark at
Kish
AS they turned the Rosebeg buoy spinna-
kers were taken in. 1t was a broad reach of
five miles with the wind just forward the
the cup hunters rounded as follows -
Britannia, II A 80; Vigilant, 11:45:5lss The
Vigilant lost twenty three seconds 4from
Rosebeg to Kish, and the Britannia was
now leading by one minute and one second.
Sheets were hattened q bit on the five and a
half mile leg from Kish to the Muglins. The
wind had increased slightly, and SO had the
speed of the Yankee yacht. Theyswere
timed at the Muglins thus:--Britannia,
12:1S:05; Vigilant, 2:lS:43.
THE VIGILANT GAINS.
The Vigilant picked up on this leg and was
now thirty eight seconds astern of the cutter,
The yachts were in the same relative posi-
tion that they were when they rounded
Rosebeg on the second leg of the race. The
wind was on the quarter in the two and
half mile stretch for the home mark 1t was
a spinnaker wind, far enough aft to warrant
the use of the great sails set forward The
Vigilant put twelve more seconds to her
credit on this leg. Time-Britannia, l2;43:20;
Vigilant, 12:43:46
Main booms were gybed to starboard, and
the fighters headed for Rosebeg. Then then
the erratic British weather got in its deadly
work again. The wind fell to an absolute
calm which was succeeded by a strong
Southwestern, with rain squalls. Sometimes
it was question whether there was any wind
in certain spots Once the Vigilant was
close-hauled in sauall. Spinnakers, which
had been hauled in, were set again. The
Britannia was in the better position when
the wind came out of the south again. She
was one minute and fifty-eight seconds ahead
at Rosebeg. Time:- :-Britannia, 1:1S:40;
Vigilant l:20:3S.
In the reach for Kish the wind was very
light, and the Britannia's fair weather quail
tiles added two minutes and fifty five seconds
to her lead Time, Britannia, 1:57:10; Wig
liant, 20005 1t was as on the preceding
round, fair reach to the Muglins.
In the run with the wind on the starboard
quarter, to Rosebeg, the wind freshened and
the Vigilant cut down the Britannia's dead
four minutes and sixteen seconds. They
heeled to port under the pressure Of the re-
viyed breeze as they thus rounded the Rose
beg buoy, the Vigilant three minutes and
thirty-eight seconds astern Britannia
3:27:55; Vigilant, 3:3l:33.
The racers made slow time breasting the
strong tide They passed the home mark
thus IL Britannia, 3:08:05; Vigilant, 3.12:20.
WIND DIES OUT.
To the Kish it was lee rails under, largely
because of the light weather canvas carried
and not on account Of the breeze, which had
attained only little more prislness. The
Vigilant gained twenty-five seconds on the