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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
MRS. MILLER MUST SETTLE.
Unless She Pays s2GT.O7 She VIII
he Taken TO Jail.

Judge BischoT. of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas, to-day rendered u decision
giving Mrs. Caroline NJ. Miller. who 1t
Is alleged. Is also known as Mettie Rod
man and Mrs. Brink, the alternative
of paying s26797 or going to jail.
This decision Is the result of Mrs
Miller's refusing to answer certain Ques-
tions in her examination before q ref
cree in proceedings to foreclose a mort
gage on the house 6 West Elghty-sec-
ond street, in the name of Mrs. Rod
man.
1t is alleged that Henry B. Sire. the
defendant in the Esther Jacobs
breach-of-promise suit. is the real party
at interest. and Mrs. Miller Is shield
ing him.
Mrs. Miller refused to tell the referee
whether she was not Mrs. Rodman.
She was before Judge Pryor several
months ago, charged with contempt Of
court in this same proceeding.
with Judge BisChoff'S decision Is an
order for her commitment to Jail UNI
less the fine Is paid.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
SUNK BY HER ANCHOR.
Pierre LOriIlard's HOuse-BORt Is
Raised and Put In Dry-DOck.

The steam house-boat Calman, the
property Of Pierre Lorillard, while lying
at anchor in Gravesend Bay in shallow
water on Saturday last. settled on hey
anchor on the ebb tide. stove hole la
her bottom. filled AMI sank.
The Chapman Wrecking Company sent
n boat with n diver to examine the
sunken boat. and found that the anchor
remained fast In the Claimants bottom.
After the anchor had been removed two
pumps were. put on board and the Cat
man cleared of water. The hole was
patched up temporarily. and the stearl
lighter and derrick Hustler towed her to
Starn's shipyardS, Staten Island. yester
DAY, where she was hanled OUT on the
drv dock for repairs. II Is tough; that
the damage will not he heavy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
NAVAL RESERVE PLANS.
New York Battalion Preparing for
Practice ON The sound.


NEW LONDON, Conn, July 9Th"
New York Naval Reserve is preparing
for its weeks practice IVA Long island
Sound, beginning July n The boat
crew when arrived here Saturday nigh
has h,cn cruising along tn" Sound for
the last few days adjoining inforTa.
ton. th?t might he Of value in the fu-
ture defense of the Sound. The crew
returned to New York last evening.
The Reserves will arrive here on july
81. and the practise will be done IL
Gardeners Bay. In the programme i
included sham hattie, To take placv
the latter part Of the week, The gen
eral work of the Reserves will he sim
liar To that of previous ;clrs under. III,
direction of Officers Of a." navy. II Is
probable that officers aud men OF tho
Connecticut Reserve will Join the New
York Reserve in 'h0lr weeks practice.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

The victory of Dobbins in the RealiEa-
ton Stakes on" Saturday should teach
owners Of thoroughbreds very i'm
portant lesson. 1t should press upon
them the fact that there Is nothing TO
De gained by shooting horses about the
country on railroad trains. Thorough
breis nrc high strung. nervous and eX-
tremely sensitive to strange noises. II
is not 10 be wondered nj therefore that
a railroad journey thoroughly upsete
them Last year Don Alonzo and Kamapo
were sent West for the American Derby.
Neither won the prize and both returned
bndiy shaken In health. Neither
amounted TO row OF pins
until the effects of the journey
had worn Off, and that was
not unit! late In the raM. Meantime
inferior animals. This year Senator
Grady Was sent on Tor he Derby. lie
.et! the East in grant condition. On Sat
was never better than last. He was only
q wreck OF his former self Ray NJ
santa Anita also took the journey. and
though he looked wei bodily. before
The ace, however. he WARMED up in u
Hst.sss, dspirited fashion. that disap-
y incl his admirers The horse that
N'll IttI bttn sptflHlN IfFpAIPl. he
hai been rested since the Morris PARK
meeting, and Went Il the post a
thoroughly nt horse. He made a show
II the Derby winner anl the much
putef S-n tor frl ly. jlornpipe VII J
haa also been iestei. was second. The
result only goes - show t1tt owners ami
All. r. display hHi lii.lc sense in chas-
~ alter stakes IN the West, when far
nys.@.
brighton teach will probably race
tNrrty Mc day.. During that time NJ
siahrs v.ll b. offered 2nd the manage
nc0t s. III cnd'a,or :" 'ramc the condi.
TONS Of races 80 that all classes OF
Lulsru.nn VIII raw" chance to win
This action on III. Pi.t OF the brighton
he'd on Jockeys url owners. There has
always been a disposition At Irrigation
10 oNerlook reverrals OF form, but With
ins, II "a probable that honest racing
VIII he insisted on.
Fred Gahhard ronGen tod to 10. b" Gun
ner' Lynch ride RUlman agaia on Sal
Uglay. The " Gunner landed Rudman a
can ride better than the Gunner"
wnen ne is IN the mood
Work at taking down, the jumps at
Sh"riSnHa J SAY VII. pPsl' illneul1teN.
The Association is disguised with tic
game, and rightly, too 1t Is u sheer
waste Of money To- hang ny purses for
Jumpers ~ seems impossible to have
hes, races honestly contested. aud the
public has learned that there are more
ravs " losing q staepl' chase than by
simply stopping z horse,
Jerome Purk yin onrn carly IN Az
g.s. r.l'H meeting Shpu.i receive The
..r.s If ~ ~
tor 10 ..'Iras,rs Esvv bsen ~ coGsidota-
a.. expense iur'uyiug tho grounds aud
p4tt'uE 81 "a rail oAd spur. which The
EVERY orurt 0ll be made 10 furnish ia
terts ting racing.
1.-THE Evening World On Saturday
named i've OF Tho six wipbers, includ-
Ing Dobbins, the vieIor in the Resliza-
ton. .,-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
BOMB EXPLOSION IN PRAGUE.
Three Men ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Discover Other DcndIy Devices.

PRAGUE. Bohemia. July ga her tb
was exploded last evening at pilsen IN
front Of the building occupied by the
German Athletic Association and by the
German Tralers' club. Two officers
were slightly injured and one civilian
was seriously wounded.
All the windows OF the building and
those of number OF houses near 1t
were shattered. Attempts were made at
the same hour to explode bombs before
the District Court and Police Court.
Happily gendarines discovered these
bombs In time 10 prevent their explosion.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
FELL ON MEAT HOOKS.
Epstein Dropped from the Fire
Escape and Was Badly Hurt
Fire Caused a Panic in a Division
Street Tenement-House.
Bnrbcd.Wiro Fences and Nailed
Seuttles Added Tcrrors.

About l o'clock this morning q fire,
having every appearance of incendinry
origin. broke out in the crowded three
story tenement-houeo ct $50 Division
street.
In the panic which ensucd one man
was badly hurt by jumping. woman
was burned severely and many others
had narrow escapes.
Policeman Rendry saw the n,nokc COM
Ing from the secoud-story window. He
called to passing citizen. who ran TO
the nearest box and turned In an alarm.
Hcndry broke open the door with the
Intention OF waking the occupants but The
smoke and flames that ,llIcd the narrow
hail deferred him.
AS lie hestated 20 enter, man ma
woman. each carry ing TWO children IN
their arms. rushed down the buvning
stairs into the streets. They we're clad
only III their night clothing. THE flames
caught the filmsy skirt OF one of tho
children, but 1t was torn from the child
before doing any further harm than Il
SLIGHT scurch,ng,
only six persona escaped by the stair
way-Morris rachovitz, janitor Of the
house. his wife and their four children
The janitor WAS asleep on the roof. II.
rushed down 10 the second floor where
his family slept ana hurried them out
Ills loud cries as lie ran had aroused the
OTHER inmate Of the house.
AS the policeman stood in the street
calling loudly. he could hear the frantic
cries Of the people Imprisoned In the
house. and the tramp of hurryiiS feet.
mingled with the ronr Of the flames and
the creckle OF burning timbcrs.
The IRE stnrtad uri.r ,bc stairway on
tbn .r,,,n5 rna. >,rI ,,.,, r.,'i'tii' "r,o,,n
the srouhu HOOP ana was rapidly extend
ing towards the upper stories when dis
covered.
The people locked from their rooms
only to he met 10y volumes OF thick
smoke. Some OF them reached the fire.
escauas hi tIn connnctinr ladder from
iny ana The w,v out nninr ont of1 that
,,,s,, az, a.. III tSs,. II,
he asHa, ms' snd t3ok W." Z, TIE Roof
me escapes anu .ook 10 .ie 'oui'
esrnnod NJ e a,,a hnniai nm mt n
e,arapeu. NJ Lena Hpp,edio, put
NAN % .o her Lac anu Sof f. ii" an
hmas uo"i' wheh II nea,s poaiu 'tii az,
t ner arms m r,S Sh1 was burned a SO ana 9a or
siaI,, me, mt thn tf.mnt md IN tnr the
80 Wy '"I "''Sr' "' I'M '"e
p,,,h L,ns,,i,, ,,d lilo ,,,fa lved mn
M, ,bira t,nnr ,rhey h,,rriaa dmwn tho H.,
s s,,s III h"ugi thev wera urpaJ NOT IN
sta',S' "n1st,iouSn t"ry T,rf,urs r"' 80
secn noi onnr' abera tbav YER, Ir,van ~
81 ssoo ~ ~. nno.' m"e'e 'N'' "ee "'''e" "
VIZ W,t ti,e aames wero there. foo 60
Enntein r,imhnd over the railing, Gung
h,pfI, ha,ha ynr on in,tan, md f,o,nan
poinn s ,ha asrane on th. rrSt anor
tharo a., a h,r,bcr-.hon nnd n,tsida ths
49, 10 10 ~ hoake ~, ,xhich n,..o, ~
hun1 "'@ ''s ~ 'A' -
E,est.ip fol; d,rectly m these bo,Ls
| r,;. r,,ht or, caI,ght n, ono M than,
r,hii. lie "a amSrigsd wire we trhad nin
| rcn'e ~, 6,r."s. ~, Ill ~ 49,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
ADMlRES THE YALE MEN.
Mr.. Astor's Newspaper snys They
Arc Modest and VIII DO Well,

Wy NssooIated FrcbsD
LONDON, July 1.-The Pail Mail Ca
zette this evening. IN long article upon
the merits and probable chances OF the
Yale athletes. says that they are q mod
est, unassumlng lot: that they IRE get
ting as tit as possible. and that they will
doubtless give a good account of them
selves.
Capt. Hickoli thinks that the change
OF climate, far from troubling the team.
has done them all good.
The most that any of the Yale men
would say when questioned in regard to
the probable result OF the coming match
was that they think they have n chance
to win.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
SIX COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
Land for Twelfth Ward Parks to
lie Appraised md Condemned.

Justice Andrews, of the Supreme
Court, has appointed William Macfar-
land, William Il. Ellison md Matthew
Chalmers az commissioners to appraise
the value Of land condemned for tn,
Fort Washington Park, in the Twelfth
ward. They are to meet Oh July III.
Justice Andrews has also appointed
the following commissioners to con-
denim land for the ST. Nicholas Park.
also in the Twelfth Waro: Thomas -.
Il. Grain, Thomas q. Dunham and John
II. Judge
The Commissioners will receive SO "a
day each for each days session they
hold
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
TWAS A GREAT RACE.
London Times Pays "a Compliment
to Nisilant.
my Associated Press.

LONDON. July 9.-The Times this
morning. In its report OF Saturdays
race between Britannia and Nigilant.
which was won by the former on time
allowance, says It was one OF the grand
est struggles Imaginable. .,
1t adds thet II is q moot point whether
RriiannIa could not have been home
tirst, alter all, had che heen stopped a
little ana thus escaped being. covered.
pntb Yachts made most finished dis
rIov ~ racing Neither was in the
sIiEhtest degree favored throughout the
match. ~, ,o.,,,. ,,,,,.,,, Al, g,
freshest. without In the
"a, 49, dispara,ging Britanna's fine per-
TCrma,Ice, h may be sud that had
Viliiant had Brtunnia's start she
would probably have oeeA Nictoii"It'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
AT LAW OVER PROGRAMMES.
ellison Claims the Privilege for
NnIc EoothmlI Gnme.

4 plea lon was made to Judge Rlschoh.
Z tue Court Of Common Peas, to-day. ny
counsel for John b. Gibson, TO restrain
Charles II. NicoI from publishing a pro-
sramme Of the Yalc-Princeton football
T,lre ~ be played next Thanksgiving
Day at the Folio Grounds.
Gibbs n alleged that on May 10 last no
made a contract with the college loans
BY which ne was 10 be allowed 10 have
he programme privilege st the game
He agreed T. pay each team 500.
He charges that NicCll hrs threatened
20 drive him from the field AMI issue the
he also charges that Nicoi!
has been soliciting advertisements ana
stating that he has the exclusive privilege
Of publishing the programmes.
Judge BschOff denied the motion.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
Ell Into q CcIInr.

Patrick Brady, twenty-five years Oh. a walter
in the Chatham Square Hotel was sitting on 4
railing in front Of tho Bennett building at Mas.
sau and Ann streets this morning when he lost
his balance and fell into the cellar. The noise
Of Brady's fall attracted the attention OF the
occupants OF the cellar, who ran TO his assist
An'e. He was picked up unconscious. and an
ambulance TOOK HIN TO Chambers street H6spi.
tai. where II was discovered that he had frAc-
tursd his skull and will probably die.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
SAYS HIS WIFE JUMPED.
Herrity Held for Throwing Her Ont
Of Window.

Thomas Herrity, forty years old, a
'longshoreman.. of IS Batavia street,
was held for examination on Thursday
when arraigned before Justice Grady
IN Tombs Court this morning, on the
charge OF throwing his wife, Elizabeth.
out Of n second story window. Mrs.
Herrity was unable To appear In court
and mas been removed from the Cham
beers Street Hospital 10 Bellevue. She
is said to be badly hurr. The trouble
occurred yesterday. The prisoner and
John MorTisey, a boarded In the house.
claim that Mrs. Herrity jumped out of
the window.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
TAILOR ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Sweeney Failed ia Return Gar
mrnts He Was to Have Repaired.

ANDREW J. Connick. tailor. Of 80 East
rwcuty-thlrd street, recently advertised
10. extra tailo.s 10 replace strikers in his
shop. ard unoug applicants for work
vas Edward Sweeney, forty years old,
O. $40 Vast Sixteenth street, who gave
Corui.E T. falfa nrmc nT1 address,,
ne was HANDED = bundle Of elothes,
valued al SiS9, 10 lie cleanC |, fhended and
ITessed aud went away. lie never re-
turned or sent the Clothes lack. Detec-
tlvea Murphy and Meegan found some Ut
the clothes recently Ia Fox'B pawn shop,
on Eighth avenue, and so traced the al
legged thief.
p Swseney was arrested last night, ana
was held for examination In Jensrooa
Market Corri to-day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
DESERTER BLACK CAUGHT.
He Ran Away from the United
states Cruiser New York.

Policeman Regain, Of the Macdouesl
street station, arrested John J. Black,
nineteen years Old, u deser,er from the
United states cruiser New York, last
night. II found Black asleep IN Green
street
In Jefferson Market Court to-day Jua-
tIce Vuorh,a told Regan TO take SLACK
to the Navy Yard, optaiu the reward,
keep half and turn tho Utneg half owe.
10 The police pension fund.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

The remains OF the late Lawrence Kaine, Of
10 Monroe street. were removed from his late
residence at 10 o'clock this morning and taken
10 q. JameE's Church. where high was
h ID Fathers Kean, GaiiiEer ard Spellmsn on.
ciatirg NemJCTB OF the John T. Ahearn hssn.
citation. Patrick Diver Association and the An
cort order Of United worAncn, a which tho
deceased vAH member. and many friends u the
deceased present. The iuterment viii be
made In Calvary Cemetery
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL.
Old Mr.. Wadman Owes His Wife
K75 Arrears of AIImony.

Judge BischofT. Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, to-day decided that Walter
Wadman must either pay his wife SIS
arrears in alimony due her or go to jail
When the motion to punish Wadman
was made his counsel commended that lac
mad lost his position as the result OF his
wife'R suit and could not nay the ALI
mony. Wadman is an old man and a
cripple. He has been married thirty
wears
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
POPE KEEPS HIS STRENGTH.
Hut There Are Extra Precautions
Against bombs at the vatican.
iny Aeeoclstcd press.l

NDy NtHUCIEIVU ITtSsI
ROME, July Elm spite OF the ex-
tremo heat the Pope maintains his
strength and keeps In coed health.
His Holiness has, however, reduced to
minimum the number OF audiences
to private persons.
The Pope IL much affected ut the
spread OF Anarchy and extra precau-
tons have been taken to protect the
Vatican against the possibility OF q
bomb outrage.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
TuIimun Pleads Poverty

Charles n. Te'!man, Who formerly had = !aw
once On Tar. ROW, has Glai an Gi5dsylt With
Justice Andrews to the effect that lie 10 penalties
While pract.y'ns law he was ordered to pay 81 2Ss
TO ThcIn,s Rysu 4 el!ent for whom lie had col
ltot.d The amount waE not paid, aud order
on arrest vas Issued. but railmsn had dlsG gresrtt
Supplementary proceedings ware then institutsd
and In Jlne last when the ex-lAwyer vas located
the documents were served slnee rslimAp gave
up the law be has been . rallroadsr.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
MRS. HALLIDAY'S CASE.
Governor Appoints IA Commission
to Inquire As 10 Her sanity.
(By Associated Press. }

ALBANY, July Gov. Flower has
APPOINTED as q Commission to examine
into the sanity of Mrs. Lizzie Halliday
Doctors j. NJ. Lee, Rochester; j. G.
Spencer, Watertc wn; Bloomcr, Utica.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

a fair round Of games were the second
series OF the Clipper Athlete CLUBS
members contests at Harlem river fark
Yesterday. j. Obonnell wen the 75-yarl
dash In the creditalie time OF 80 sec
onds: T.. Bowles finished first in the 40
ward hanlicap from the l?-yaTd line; r.
curtis captured the hulf-mi.e walk Win
seconds handicap, nnd g. Bu2sel!n won
tn. movie, half-mile run IN min. 70 sec.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

iieved that her lead and other fixtures
available will be used In the construction
or new yacht, which Lord Dunraven
has decdede to build Cor next seasons
racinU
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oiEo.

CRhwLEY-On Saturday. July Z. WILLIAM
CHsWLEY. beloved husband Of Margaret
Ann Chase,
Relatives and friends Of the family are
respectfully in,ltcd TO attend the funeral
from his late residence, e27 Erie ST.. Jersey
CITY on Tuesday morning. July 10. s:@.
thence 10 st. Michaeis r. c. Church, where
high mass viii! be offered for the re-
lose IL his seal
KIlI.lLEA-ht Woodsde. l. l., July g. in%
MARY KlLI.lLEA. assd fifteen months ans
eight days 'E
Funeral from late residence Tuesday. July
10, 81 O'Clock sa.p. Relatives are invites
10 sttshd without further notice.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

by Associated Press. .,

WARRINGTON, July s.-The remains c; man
who committed suicide yesterday By jumping Into
the Potonas River from Long Bridge lden.
tined last nisht those OF Henry J. Porter a
brother ct Robert I. Porter. eS-suporiutsniea.
OF Census Dependency over the fact that he
was becoming blind was probably the cause OF
the aricide
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
Cotton burned al COhOes.

ALBANY. July s.-Fire started IN the Har-
nony Cotton Mills s'orehouse st CoLoel late Las,
light. and nearly a thousand tales Of cotton we've
destroyed The loss will he In the viainity o.
&c 900, insured. Tho IRE is thoUgGt 10 nave bccn
Of incendisTy origin.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

Tho q O'Clock Edition and the
sporting Extra of The Evening
world contain more sporting news
Of interest than can he fouad Ia
any other evening newspaper.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

Johnny Murphy. the former boxing In
structor Of the Berkeley hthie,i" club.
is now in Boston. He declares that the
re-entar the ring Is chance 10 meet
Billy plinmer to II finish. He vii! night
the latter at 10 10 IL pounds.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

The kind offer uf Manager :. l.. Burke,
OF the Hoy kOsiry Lyceum Baseball
tiuh. to play game Of ball ut oak
Point. the proceeds 10 80 to the EVEN
ing Worlds" Sick Babies Fund, has met
with prompt response. Here IL a letter
received to-day:
To tho Sporting Editor:
In reference To your article in Saturday
evenings edition. would say We would
be pleased to close that date duly 2c)
with Mr.. Burke and his team at Oak
Point.
We have been organized now for Ave
wears as IA uniformed team. playing Sa;.
urdavs. Sundays and holidays In various
parts Of New York state. New Jersey
and through Long Island.
Not only would We like 10 close for the
sake Of the game, but to bc abs to say
that we have heen the means of aiding
IN n small way IN the Evening Worlds
noble ana charitable undertaking OF car
ing Tor the poor, sick babies. With such
All incentive to work for. I am rure the
members of the $3.50 Baseball Club Will
play their hardest to win.
HARRY'RosE.
Secretary So-So Baseball Club, 176 Ash
ford street, Brooklyn.
There should be no trouble about ar.
ranging the details for the game. VIII
Mr.. Burke and Mr.. Rose please name a
time for meeting at this Office?
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
ANTI.JESUIT LAWS STAND.
The Bundesrath Rejects the Hill
Repeating Them.
(Dy Associated Press,

BERLIN, July 3.-The Bundesrath has
rejected the bill repeating the anti-Jesult
laws.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

boom to port and Vigilant gybed hers
TO starboard. with q higher wind. and
Britannia had TO follow suit near Toward
Point
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

The schooner /. o. o., w!ersFt, which N'nt
ashore on Rcrner Shurl este rda,. vas hauled ~
shortly before noon t..l.y apparently -aialursi
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
CHOLERA IN ST. PETERSBURG.
sfxty-six New Cases Reported in
That City Yesterday.
tBy Associated Press.l

ST. PETERSBURG. July 9.-The num-
her of new cases OF cholera reported yes
terday was slxty-six. Seventeen cases
have proved fatal
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
Britannia Again Lucky.

britannia Again Lucky.
The wind was more westerly as they
made for Ascog; but, although the light
breeze was steady and Vigilant had
been sailing fast. Britannia also bene-
fitted. and lessened the gap between her
and Vigilant.
The American yacht dropped into n
calm when about mile from the Ascog
mark-boat. and Britannia amazed the
spectators ashore and afioat by romping
past Vlgilant wide on her weather. and
established a good lead before she, in
turn. entered calm.
Vigilant was fairly hung up in the
doldrums. and scarcely moved for If
teen minutes.
Britannia. in the meanwhile. caught
the first tender pun. and with bigger
jibtopsail passed the mark-boat at AS
cos ahead.
Nigiiant then caught a small streak OF
wind. but she was nearly becalmed again
before she made the mark.
The time at the Ascog mark-boat. on
the first round. follows: