The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
LAST EDITION.
v|CIlANT
'I A:AIN Beaten.
Finished First, but Was De.
ieated by The Tims
Allowance.
HOT F|GHT |AAOMEsTRETCH.
Cur Eoat Unable to Got Abreast
Of the British One Until
Near the End.
OUTGENERALlEO At THE START.
WgiIant Lost More than a Minute
There and Had This Handicap
Also to Overcome.
OUTGENERALLEO At THE START.
fBy Associated press.)

HUNTERS QUAY birth Of clyde,
July I'm the race for the Queens Cup,
At the regatta Of the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club, to-day. Britannia went over the
line almost Immediately after the gun
was dred at 1870 A. NJ. and at Cloch
Point she had . slight lead, which she
was Increasing. over Vigilant.
All the points where times are taken.
such a. Hunters Quay, Skelmorlie, AS
cog. Toward Point, Innellan, Cloch Point
and Kilcresgan. were black with people
anxious to see the second contest be-
tween Vigilant and Britannia.
Tho. British yacht on Thursday I'M
doubtedly made a good showing, better
than most persons here expected. but the
splendid sailing OF the American boat,
her bad luck in losing the wind off Ash
ION and the brilliant struggle she after
wards made to reach the finishing line
head Of her rival. won her hosts of
friends.
Clyde men proper admire beautiful
craft, foreign or home made. and 1t lie
@afe to say that V!gi.ant will be almost
as heartily cheered II she wins to-day as
was Britannia when she defeated her
American competitor at the Mudhook
lSCHt SluD TGSattu sudy.
Outside OF the sympathy which all good
yschtsmen feel for a fine craft. the
Americans have won very many friends
by their quiet, seamanlike behavior. and,
finally Valkyrie's crew have spoken go
n gh y Of the manner in which they were
treated in New York that everybody
hereabouts fees most kindly towards the
bronzed sailors of Visilant.
same Course as of Thursday.
The course to-day Is that Of the Royal
Clyde Yacht Club. the one sailed over
al the Mudhook Yacht Cub contest on
Thursday. namely. from msrk-boat No.
/, Oft the clubhouse here, TO and around
a mark-boat off Skelmorlie. on the OPP
posite 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 OF Kiicreggan,
and thence home, twice around; total
distance fifty miles.
In to-day's race, according TO the Of
Hcisl rating, Vigilant having been meas
ured yesterday, the American yacht at
IT5 tons to Britann!a's l52 tons allows
the Prince Of Wales's cutter three min
ates.
NlgLdnt dlOWs llui IL 10
The starters were as follows:
Yacht RIG. Rating. Owner. Handicap.
visii.nt ...soop l75 Messra Gould. Scratch.
britannia Cutter l52 Prince OF Wales. 3ni.
Hsr,or,. Cutter - IS min.
The interest OF course, centred in
Vieilant and Britannia, nobody imagin-
jng for a moment that Marjorie had q
ghost of chance.
IL nN
There -sas a most unusual number
OF excursion steamers present here, just
previous to the start. They came from
Glasgow, crowded with living freight,
and from many other parts of the clyde
They arrived continually during the
morning, disgorging mulhtudes Of peo-
pie. all eagerly discussing the chances
of Vigiiant and Britannia.
During early morning light south
erly breeze was blowing, and this was
expected to benefit Britannia. Conse-
Quently, the homes of the supporters OF
the Prince OF Wales's cutter went up
somewhat.
The smart and powerful-looking Vigil
liant lay In Gourock Bay until all \. NJ.
when she gracefully lett her moorinss
and began cruising about the Firth UNI
I'll the time for the start drew near.
The steam yacht Atalanta, with Mrs
George J.Siou!d and party OF friend'
on board. followed the race.
The atmosphere OF tie Clyde TO-DAY
was much clearer than ON THURSDAY
last and q fine view OF the contest coule
be obtained along the various shores.
Ssventy-two yachts entered for thu
ether events OF the Royal Clyde Naeh
Club regatta.
The breeze was hardening before th'
start aud blowing pretty freshly furthe'
down channel.
yis'lnnts Bad Start.
The manoeuvring for the start was 1
pretty sight.
saucy visilant was iuffing along II
trent OF the line. while Marjorie ans