The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-25
VIGILANT WINS THE RACE.
SHE OUTMANRUvERED THE BRI-
 TANNI4 1T THE START.

Ahc Light weather speed or the Ccntcr-
 boardcr was the Feature of tho Day-The
 Yankee Craft Won by Three Minutes and
 Twenty five Seconds.
 Roche's Point, Ireland. July A.-The surprising feature of to-day's race be- tween the Vigilant and the Britannia was the remarkable light weather speed developed by the centerboarder. It has never been paralleled under similar con- ditlons over fifty-mile course. In her contests with the valkyrie of Sandy Hook the best hourly average of the vigilant was s.s0 knots. Her hourly average to-day was 9.67 which Is half knot better than the speed attained in her quickest previous race, except yes terday's over an inside course. The Britannia accounted for some of her loss, after four-fifths of the course had been sailed and the vigilant was nearly four minutes ahead by the fouling of her spinnaker. Itwas caught on the topmast stay just as she rounded Daunts Rock lightship on her way home. She was forced to luff up to save the big sail. But this slight loss was more than coun- terbalanced by the loss of the Vigilant while running free to Daunt's Rock from Poor Head on the last round. She broke the jaws of her gafY and her nimble sailors went aloft and made rough and hurried job of splicing that held out to the finish.
 The Vigilant won the Royal Cork Yacht clubs trophy by 3 minutes 20 seconds, corrected time, on the surmise that she allows Britannia 1 minute and 10 seconds. On actual time the center boarder won by minutes and 25 sec- onds. She led at every one of the nine turns of the course and proved herself in fairly steady light breeze better yacht than the cutter.
 The impression here is that the Vigi- lant has completely recovered her old form and is prepared to tackle the cut ter in any kind of breeze that has stay ing qualities. The British yachtsmen think it was square victory in a true, light breeze. Captain Hank Half and his men are jubilant. The Yankee yacht received an ovation at the finish. Stentorian Irish cheers mingled with the bark and thunder of guns and the shrieking of steam whistles. Both sides of the entrance to the harbor, varying in width from about half Q mile to a mile, were thronGed with sightseers as victor and vanQuished sailed through the strait.
 A light northeasterly wind, a lower ing sky and chilling drizzle from sea- ward were the weather conditions in which the race was started. The course was from Roche's point, south south thence in a southwesterly direction about five miles to and around Daunt's Rock lightship and thence about five miles to Roche's Point. This triangular course was sailed over three times with g final leg of about two miles extending into land-1ocked waters to Spit light house, with turn to the westward, fin- ishing in front of the yacht club house.
 There was little manoeuvering for ad- vantage at the start. The yachts came for the line as the starting gun boomed and crossed almost beam to beam at 10:32:02 The Vigilant was somewhat to Wluu UuL lAc WdS d nose-pole ahead and was then in little danger of a blanketing. as the light northeaster was forward of the port beam. As they crossed they broke out their jibtopsails. It was clubtopsail weather and the lofty canvas was set. The Vigilant finally sailed through the Briton's weather and her sails trefhbled with the top blanketing she received. The Britannia's skipper decided to make an effort to return the compliment and when half way to Poor Head ran under the Yankee yachts stern. The cutter did not have the speed to accom- plish her purpose.
 The Vigilant turned the Poor Head mark leading by forty seconds. As the yachts were timed together at the start this represented the centerboarder's gain on the four-mile leg. The wind had shifted bit to the eastward, but was still fair enough for spinnaker busi- ness when the yachts squared away for Daunt's Rock light. The Britannia set her big side sail flying in English fash ion and the Yankee broke hers from stops. The breeze was still light. This was apparent by the run with all kites flying. The Vigilant gained only 12 sec onds on her rival and was 52 seconds ahead when they were thus timed turn ing Daunt's Rock: Vigilant u:25:55. Britannia 11:26:47. .......s.
 The wind had got further around to the eastward and it was free reach to Roches Point The wind fresh- aned a bit on the reach to Roche's Point and the Vigilant, in her custo- mary style in breeze increased her lead. The Britannia stood over to the eastward, but the Vigilant held her ,ourse Wind shifted somewhat to the north, thus favoring the leader which felt it's influence first. The vigilant ;| headed to the eastward and with shaets sreer made for the Roche's Point mark, anding by 2 minutes and 27 seconds. Time: Vigilant 12:02:30; Britannia L2:04:57.
 It was reach with sheets fattened from Roche's Point to Poor | Head at the beginning of the second | ,ound. The Britannia stood in shore apparently intending to get to wind ward. She had lost 12 seconds to Vigi- ant. Time: vigilant 12:32:O7; Britan- lia 12:34:22.
 Spinnakers came out again, this time l ,et we'll forward. to port, in the i've nile stretch to Daunt's Rock Then l 'og curtain fell and the contestants were hidden for awhile. In an interval ,f clearness 1t was noted that the Britannia had changed her spinnaker 0 starboard. There was uncertainty, owing to the mist, about the exact time l