The morning call., 1894-09-01
LOST IN A FOG.
Gould's Bad Luck Yet
With Him.
HE BEAT THE SATANITA.
Then the Race Was Declared
No Race.
BETTER COME HOME AT ONCE.
The VigiIant Can Get No Sort of
Fair PLAY in British
Waters.
e BEAT THE SATANITA.
BETTER COME HOME AT ONCE.

DARTMOUTH, Aug. 31.-To the great de-
light of the yachtsmen assembled here the
Vigilant began early to make preparations
for race. The American yacht arrived
here early and anchored in most piciur-
esQue manner up the River Dart. When
she came to anchor she was salnted by the
fiag-dipping OF large fleet OF pleasure
craft gathered In this pretty land-locked
harbor, with its beautifully wooded sur
roundings and with the town Of Dart
mouth for a background. The morning
was disappointing, for the sea was smooth
and paltry north wind was blowing, with
slight promise of increasing in strength or
furnishing material for good days rae
ing. According 10 the British yachtsmen
this was just the kind of weather to suit
the Vigilant, and they commenced pre-
dieting that she would easily defeat the
Sa:anita, the latter being looked upon as
very slow in light airs.
OF course the regatta lost much interest
from the fact that it was understood that
the Britannia, the pride of Great Britain.
would not be able to start on account of
the drowning of Chief Officer Simonds and
two companions on Saturday last. while at
tempting to pull ashore from the Prince of
Wales yacht at Weymouth.
The race which the Vigilant took part
In to-day was for yachts exceeding forty
rating; first prize, $3.50; second. 500. The
course was from Dartmouth range TO the
bell buoy off the Skerries, thence TO a
markboat off the East Blackstone ana
back to the startling line. four times
around; total distance, forty miles.
Dartmouth harbor presented beautiful
spectacle. The visiting yachts of the
squadron were drawn up In line like
houseboats. and the water of the quaint
old harbor was alive with small craft. At
various spots about the hills were covered
with parties on picnics.
1t is probable that the most interested
spectators of the race to-day were the
royal naval cadets of the training-ship
Britannia and Hindostan, who were
given a holiday. When the hour for start
ing the main event arrived the wind had
not strengthened, and aquatic critics
looked upon the race as being virtually
decided In favor of the Vlgilant. The
following were the times of the two yachts
as they crossed the starting line: Satanita
10 80 IT. Vigllant 10: 80 40.
The former had 80 seconds the best of II.
but the Vigilant soon began to overhaul
her, and four minutes after crossing the
line the American sloop passed the Sata-
nita and set her spinnaker for broad
reach to the Skerries. The Vigilaut then
began steadily increasing her lead, and
everywhere it was admitted that the
Satanita had no chance of oyerhauling her
fleet rival.
In the first round the Viglant main
tanned a steady lead until the close of the
round. when the Satanita did much better.
But the American yacht had winning
lead at the end of the ound of Is minutes
and 10 seconds Eventually, owing to
foggy weather, the race was stopped
after the yachts had been becalmed for a
long time, with the Vigiant in the lead.
The sailing committee decided that the
race was void. and consequently the
Vigilant does not get the prize.
LONDON, Sept. l. = The Times eorre-
spODdent at Dartmouth says: It was
thought by every one. especially as the
committee allowed the forty class match
to be decided AZ the end of the first round,
that like course would be adopted with re-
gard to the Vigilant and the Satanita, but
the astonishing announcement was made
that the race was void. owing to the fact
that it had not been finished In eight hours.
The time clause, the correspondent says,
has become utterly obsolete la every other
club, and he says that as the Vigilant had
been hurried from Cowes to this point at
the regatta. better treatment should have
been meted out to her. The Vigilant was
two-thirds of mile ahead of the Satani ia
when the race was declared void.