Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08
II is THE BRITANNIA AGAIN
hut THE yIoiLANr MADE HER A
nor PACE.
The vIEiisnt wns Unable 10 over
come Her Tine Allowance ut the
Close or sh, wouid nave
Won the nace.


BY Associated Press
Hunters Quay. Firth OF Clyde. July
TIN the race for the queens cup
at the regatta OF the Royal clyde
Yacht club today the Britannia went
over the line almost Immediately after
the gun was fired at 1880 n. IN, and
at cloch Point she had n slight lead
which she was Increasing over the
Vigilant The course today is that OF
the Royal clyde Yacht club. the one
sailed over at the Mud Hood Yacht
club contest on Thursday, namely:
From mark boat No. 1, or the club
house here 70 and around u mark boat
on Skelmorlie ON the opposite shore,
from there to and around a mark boat
on Ascog Isle Of pute on this shore
thence across the Clyde to and around
the mark boat of Kilcreggan and
thence home twice around; total dis
lance 50 miles.
The starters.
The starters were as follows; Vigil
lant-ftis, sloop; rating, l75; owner
Gould; handicap, scratch. britannia
Rig. cutter; rating, lb2; owner, Prince
OF Wales, handicap, minutes. Ma
Jorle--Cutter is minutes.
The harbor presented n fine spec
taole after the duh cloudincss OF the
early morning and was succeeded by
glorious aunhurst which euliyened
everything and everybody. Holy Loeb
was crowded by about 1850 smiling
yachts and 20 steam yachts moored In
an uuexampicd manner in order TINT
their owners and their guests might get
u good view OF the exciting contest,
During the early morning light
sOutherly breeze was blowing and thla
MaA expected TO hencflt tile Britannia
The brOc2c Increased as the time APP
pronched and WHEN the start was made
was blowing freshly down the enamel
The hmart and powerful looking Vigil
liant lay In the bay until e:i5 when she
left her noorlnRs and began cruising
about the firth until the time FOR the
start drew noar The atmosphere OF
the Clyde today was much clearer than
ON Thursday last aud "A fine view OF the
contest could be obtained along the
various shores.
ManoeuVering for the start.
The manoeuvering for the start wns
q pretty sight. The Vigiant was hun
ing along In front Of the line while
the MaJOrie and Britannia cruised
about In the mouth of the loch. When
they stayed TO starboard hi order to
come down upon the line the l3rlttanln
was pushing Into the weather OF tho
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t - sun VIZ nivu' ne bIlttah-
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WIEN sue eaIne hoout, Amid rouFlng
.neors "hu nluun etehm Whlblhng tne
ui1ee guvnts ppre AWAY snort on INC
ss"I"vnIu taci, anu IL was soon seen
uhn' tne Nlknsnt was closing IN on
w, We lnnuer ana iylns hlgh IN the WIND.
Inc me brlttsnhla hau snort hitch about
svp yhlus out ana had 20 STAND up on
me weather OF me NiBilant aa she
Grew on hnu sun hnd the weather
shuse. the american being two lengths
hehind both the Nigilant and the
brittnhnlh held on 10 the starbohtd
,aek 70 the SloVll hhurg without muk-
10 ,eo,,,ard ''''''s away
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"e "''"k H"o""'
When the racers cleared the Clooh
light house they met slightly moro
wind and the Britannia was not only
pointing AZ high as the Nigllant, but
she was drawing nhohd When the
yachts ran into the more open waters
the breeze was brealslng the sea into
whiteeapH and both the Britannia and
| Vigilant were hoeling over The Vigl-