The evening world., 1894-07-07


less way on when she came about.
The time Of crossing the line was:
H.M.S.
Britannia....... ...................lo oo'l'
Vigilant. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....-.l0 81 20
Amid rousing cheers and much steam
whistling the three yachts bore away
short on the starboard tack, and 1t was
soon seen that Vigilant was closing
in on the leaders and lying high up on
the wind.
Britannia had short hitch about 200
yards out, and hal to stand up on the
weather Of Vigilant as she drew on and
still had the weather gauge. the Amer
lean yacht being two lengths behind.
Vigilant was undoubtedly the favorite
at the start in to-day's race, which was
regarded beforehand as a thorough test
of the two yachts, coupled with the re-
spective steering Of American and Brit
ish steersmen.
The Crews.
Can't. Carter. of Britannia, to-day was
assisted by Capt. O'Neil. of Iverna, and
the Prince of. Wales's cutter had on
board sixteen picked men from Iverna,
making a total of forty-six men to han
die the yacht.
Vigilant carried a crew Of forty-nine
men.
Both Vigilant and Britannia held on
, to the starboard tack to the Cloch shore
without making a tack. Britannia falling
away to leeward.
The breeze was excellent and the
yachts made fast passage.
Ashore the excitement was intense.
people following after the racers in car
riages, dog-carts and other vehicles
along the roads.
Marjorie was first to put about On the
port tack, of the Renfrewshire shore,
Britannia holding on for some distance
| further with Vigilant keeping in her
wake.
Marjorie gained something in staying
on quietly.
As the wind seemed to slack near the
shore both Britannia and Vigilant went
about, almost together, and the gap be-
tween them here was lessened. Britain
MIA. however appeared to stand better
in the wind than on Thursday.
When the racers cleared the Cloch
Lighthouse they met more wind. and
Britannia was not only pointing as
high as Vigilant; but she was drawing
ahead.
Marjorie, in her own waters, was
reaching into Dunoon Bay, on the sec
ond tack, and was thus much to leeward
of the big yachts, which were lying
we'll down channel and fetching round
towards the bell buoy.
Britannin's Good showing.
So far the struggle had been a pretty
one, and close. Vigilant not getting
away from Britannia with the same ease
as she did on Thursday.
When the yachts ran into more open
waters the breeze was breaking the sea
into white-caps, and both Britannia and
Vigilant were heeling over.
Overhead the sky was bright and
clear, with fieecy clouds scudding across
the Firth.
yigilant, to everybodys surprise
ashore, appeared to be falling behind.
As both the crack yachts fetched dowr
channel for the Skelmorlie mark-boa
the race was a magnificent sight, ano
aroused the greatest possible enthusiasm
, among the crowds lining the shores a.
every point.
The experts said that Vigilant fore
reached very fast. and that her centre
hoard gripped her to windward in 6
very effective manner.
, There was a startling difference in thu
a amount Of light canvas which Vigilan
spread TO advantage on the run. com
nared with the stuff of a similar natur'
which Britannia flew to the breeze
The expert yachtsmen also commented
,pon the wonderful way in which tn
spInnaker and spinnaker-jib OF Vigilan
|. allied together. Compared with Vigilan
|. britannia appeared to be under-can
n vassed.
yixtIant n Minute behind.
Both Vigilant and Britannia brok
tack for the third time above Wemys
- Castle and were still fairly close to
\ pether. On staying to fetch the Skel
n morlie mark Britannia slightly i'm
|, nroyed her lead. and II was estimate
|. that she was then about a minut
e ahead ,,-
\ Roth yachts were going al a rattiln
). mace. and eventually fetched the Skel
morlie mark boat in about SIX ION
= tacks. The time was as follows
II. NJ.
e. Britannia......... ....'.'... ''''''Ii
IF Vigilant.... ......''''. ''''.'''''"h ~
IN The showing made in the beat do"
was a marvellous exhibition OF seaman
l. ship upon the part OF the captains
both the American and the Enshs
IS yachts. :,
n Britannia ran out small 1io-'opsa
an the reach TO Ascog markboat' p'
. vipilant kept her sails unchanged Bot
10 hosts then gybed for the long run bae
20 KI,creggan. with spinnaker-booms OF
,or. hut the sails were not handle