Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-10
YACHT RACING At COWES.
TEE BRITANNIA DEFEATS THE vIG-
LIANT nAsDiLY.
The Prince OF Wales and Emperor
>Vvniian Witness the Contest--Thc
nritiShers Cheer the boat, and SO
DO the Americans--rhe Turf.

DritiShcrs Cheer the Bont, and So
DO the Americans-The Turf.
cowes Isle OF Wight, Aug. 9.--rhe
yacht.is enthusiasts at Cowes and It's
near neighbcrhood were astir at an
early hour today and when they glaDc-
ed to the windwArd and saw prospects
OF freshenlng In the stinish westerly
breeze they went to breakfast with con-
siderable satisfaction Anticipating
splendid days racing on this the third
gay Of the regatta of the Royal Yacht
squadron. The Nigilant. britannia, sa-
tanita, Meteor, Corsair and Numara
We're entered on todays event. the town
prize OF 100 POUNDS Tor all yachts OF not
less than thirty tons belonging To any
recognized yacht CLUB. The course was
what is known as the queens course,
somewhat less than fifty miles Qorty-
seven miles estimated), which varies
according 10 whether the yachts are
ordered to start to the eastward or
westward
Today the committee sent the yachts
away TO the westward, only the Vigil
liant and britannia starting, The other
yachts having little or no oaancc Of
making even "A decent showing with the
Two cracks. The Nigilant today, as On
Saturday, allowed the Britannia two
minutes, four seconds. The dashing
Yankee sloop today was u little too
soon, and nearing the line slightly
ahead of the time she had TO hold up
Tor few seconds, The Britannia guNg-
ed her time more correctly and crossed
the line Just as the gun was fired, Sc
curing me weather berth. the Aineri-
can yacht following three seconds later.
The Britannia at the end OF the FIRST
round had lead OF three minutes,
thirty-eight seconds. The yachts heat
towards the Lepe buoy very prettIly.
the quickness Of the cutter In sCtys an
parently helping her. FOR she outfootcd
the sloop and passed the buoy with a
lead of one minute, fo-ty seconds. The
Britannia was then cast 10 run out her
spinnaker, the Vigilant following later.
The Nigilant gained twenty-four sec
onds on her making "A magnificent run
TO The Warner light ship but the Brit
ANNA then began to widen her lead
during the beat back to Cowes. leaving
the Nigilant one-half nils astein at
the end of the first round ~ the sec
ond round the Britannia increased her
lead to three minutes, forty-eight sec
onds. 1t transplred while the yachts
were Hcudding the sea that during the
bN.A Vi AAlt AMN racers 10 l4DnU Dll0N
on the first round the Vigilant ran too
near the shore ana touched ground
slightly in Gumbard bay. But ap-
puiently she sustained no damage
worth mentioning, on the way home
nom the Warner Hight ship the wind
shifted so as to make close reach in
stead of beat, and this enabled the
Nisilant to pun up on the cutter But
the Britannia maintained the lead, al
HHrHh Nsa Iaatt Il
siderably reaching for Cowes. When
nearing the mark boat. both yachts
had TO make short board to fetch the
finishing line, which the cutter eventu-
ally crossed winner. The time Of the
two yachts at the finish We're: Bit
annit, three hours. seventeen minutes,
/ ilfty-iive seconds; Vigilant. three hours,
twenty minutes. seven seconds. The
/ Britannia won by two minutes twelve
seconds, without counting her tine all
lowance, and by four minutes, sixteen
] seconds corrected time. Tile victory
I of the Prince OF Wales cutter called
] for tremendous cheering from the Brit
/ ishcrs ashore and anoat, which only
/ brought more into prominence the sui
len oemeanor Of the spectators when,
on Saturday, the Nigilant won. But
there We're enough Americans present
at Cowea on board American yachts
and ashore 10 raise goOdly cheer for
the Nigilant when she came over the
line defeated but not dlsgraoed. En-
peror William OF Germany was on
board the Meteor and followed the race
| with interest The Prince OF Wales
was on board the Britannia with
number Of guests, and the Messrs
Gould and Oliver c. Iselin were on
board the Vigilant. II is admitted by
the Vigilents warmest admirers that
the defeat upon this occasion was the
worst she has sustained during her
brilliant career. This was the sixteenth
race In which the rival American and
British yachts have taken part, and tho
score ncnsH'tands eleven victories for
the Brlta>Nia and Eve victories for the
NIU,1fnt