The evening world., 1894-07-08
gELL-SAILED CONTEST THROUGHOUT
american Yacht Crosses Finishing Line
First, but Loses the Race on
Time Allowance.
gives THE BRITISH BOAT THREE MINUTES.
N. GOuld's sloop Leads at the End by One
Minute and Five Seconds, but Fails
to Capture the Prize.

July THE Prince OF Wales's cutter
Britannia won to-day's race for the
Queens Cup, in the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club regatta.
The American yacht Vigilant, though
getting bad start, crossed the finish
ing line one minute and five seconds
ahead, but, with time allowance of
three minutes, Britannia won the trophy
by one minute and fifty-five seconds.
The course was that OF the Royal
Clyde Yacht Club, the one sailed over at
the Mudhook Yacht Club contest, on
Thursday-from Mark-boat No. /. off
the clubhouse here. to and around
mark boat off Skelmorlie. on the opposite
shore; from there to and around
mark-boat off Ascog. Isle of Butte. on
this shore: thence across the Clyde to
and around the mark-boat off Kilcreggan
and thence home. twice around: total
distance fifty miles.
In to-day's race, according to the
official rating. Vigilant having been
measured yesterday. the American
yacht. at It's tons. to Britannia's 1b2
tons, allowed the Prince Of Wales's
cutter three minutes. the Marjorie.
lSm. and the Carlna. 36m. S9s.
Immediately after the race was finished
Capt. Carter OF the Britannia, said to
the Associated Press special correspond
emit:
We had a fair race to-day and no
fuKes. / think the Vigilant Is a faster
boat than the Britannia and, apart from
the handling, 1t is my belief that she
could have beaten us. even with the
three minutes allowance"
Capt. Carter did not think the, wind
suited the Britannia better than It did the
ntrrlo h,,t hA haf tha tNA-
got the start she would have led through
The yigilant certainly gained coming
the Kilcreggan mark she had the inside
turn. The britannia was bound to yield.
and the Vigilant could not but increase
her advantage on the run home
The Vigilant was very smartly handled
Throughout. and at the 1kilcreggan mark
did clever piece of work.
American style of starting Is the best:
The British method allows OF more skill
upon the part OF the steersman."
UNPRECEDENTED CROWDS.
The banks of the Clyde. in this neigh
terested spectators and yachting enthu-
sasts on Thursday last, when the crack
American yacht Vigtlant first met the
they were still more densely crowded
this morning, in spite of dull weather,
previous to the start Of the big yachts.
AL lDe points WneTC tlIIle WAS takeI,
such as Hunters Quay, .skelmorlie. AS
cog Toward Point. Innellan, Cloch Point
and Kilcreggan,. were black with people
anxious to see the second contest.
The British yacht undoubtedly made a
good showing on Thursday. better than
most people had expected. but the
her bad luck in losing the wind of
Ashton and the brilliant struggle she
afterwards made to reach the finishing
line ahead Of her rival. won her hosts hosts
made and it is safe to say the yigilant
would have been, almost as heartily
the Britannia when she defeated her
American competitor at the Mudhook
Yacht Clubs regatta Thursday. :,
GOOD 's yaehtsmen feel s' Tor fine ' craft.
the Americans have won very many
friends asE by their Suist; seamanItke a be-
they were treated in New York that
everybody hereabouts feels most kindly
liant.
There was an unusual number Of ex-
cursion steamers. They came from Glas,
cow, crowded with living freight. anc
arrived continually during the morning
disgorging multitudes OF people, al
eagerly discussing the chances OF Vigil
liant and Britannia. No attention was
paid TO the other two probable starters
The hsrbor presented a fine spectacle
Ate, after the dull. cloudy early hours OF
i0us sunburst which enlivened every
ming and everybody.
HOLY Loeb was crowded. There were
about one hundred and fifty sailing
yachts and twenty steam yachts moored
N such manner that their owners ant
me Hhs'r guests might get good view o
During The early morning llgh
sSntherly breeze was blowing. and this
Vas expected to benefit the Britannia
porters OF the Prince OF Wales's cutter
vent up somewhat.
lam me smart and powerful looking Xigii
;n IN. when she gracefully left her moor
n ,gs and began cruising about the Firtl
Until The time for the start drew near
THE ENTRIES.
me entries were:
usiis.Gntt; s Big; Rating Owner. Handicap
a,starh,..A Cutter. 1852, Prince of Wales 9m,
c.ria. Sutts' - ..'.'..'.'.. lsni -.
viz interest, OF course, centred in tn
ins tHaht and Britannia. nobody imagir
Car,na a moment that the Marjorie O
ssp1tnhiddrew, leaving the Vigiiant, Brit
SeveSStitwai Marjorie In the race. -,
Pr vents of the regatta.
colaotrlck Raltray, Of the steam zach
" TIauS, was the nag officer on boar
tn atk steam yacht Mohican.
elaa%aa atmosphere of the Clyde was niue
Nsa than on last Thursday, and a An
The ve vi me contest was obtained alon
starr breeze was hardening before tn
Down 1 ,n blowing pretty freshly furths
n pectinga had up a backyard topsall, e,
not insSr .ne wind would fail, or at leas
mad Increase In strength. But Marjor
up a. Preparations for a blow, and IA
pheaded topsail.
uprett, manoeuyring for the start was
vsionss sight. Saucy Vigilant was luffin
vjories "a 'front.' of the line, while Ma
vhon,h hu Britannia cruised about in III
10 starhot the loch. When they stage
IBritsn board to come down upon the lin
lof Mar,a was pushing into the weathe
las tba Jorle and was a bowsprit ahea
IimmsS,nnia went over the line almos
Ielosaiv tteiy after gun-tre, at 10 a. M
We followed by Marjorie.
v,iLANT GETS A POOR START
~ Afss.ns,,nt made = bad start, being full
111nni~S us MSters OF . minute behind Br