The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
WORST DEFEAT YET.
The Vigilant Left Behind Even
With a Stiff Breeze.
s.O TROUBLE WITH HER SAILS.
1<.,s Challenges the Britannia TO .
svsciaI Contest, and the Prince OF
Wales Accepts.

cswgs. Aug. e-The yachting enthusi-
-. al cowes and its nelghborhood were
..tsr al an early hour today, and when
skev glanced TO the windward and saw
,re.nscts Of fresbening IN the stiff ~ sterly
sr>exe whieh was then blowing they went
= breakfast with considerable satisfaction,
.uticipating splendid days racing on
IN. the third day Of the regatta OF the
P5vai Yacht ; aadron.
Interest in the Vigilant had increased
vssher than diminished. Her victories
aver the slippery cutter Britannia have
caused intense feeling in England and
rreas excitement among yachtsmen here.
Conssquently the yachting fleet. gay with
knitting. was crowded with yachtsmen and
thelr gnests ali anxious to witness another
s.raggly between the rivals. which, power
mi and graceful beneath their clouds Of
unvas swept about. skillfully guided,
.ome time before the start. testing the wind
and strengthening their sails in prepare
:ion for the race.
The yigilant, Britannia, satanita.
Meteor and Corsair were entered for to-
DAYS event, the town prize of 800, for all
yachts Of not less than thirty tons belong
iag TO any recognized yacht club. The
course was what is known rs the Queens
coerse, somewhat less than fifty miles
gfortyseyen miles estimatedl, which varies
according 10 whether the yachts are
ordered TO start TO the eastward or to the
eastward. Today the committee sent the
yachts awav to the westward, only the
yigiant aud Britannia starting. the other
yachts having little or no chance of max
ing even q decent showing with the two
cracks. The Vigilant To-Day. as on satur-
day. allowed the Britannia 2 min1tes 4
seconds.
The dashing Yankee sioop was a little
100 soon today. and. nearing the line
slightly ahead of time, had TO hold up for
siew seconds. The Britannia gagged her
tine more correctly and crossed the line
Just as the gun was fred. securing tho
weather berth. the American yacht fol-
Iosing three seconds later. The Britannia
st the end of the first round had : lead OF
minutes 81 seconds. The yachts beat
toward the Lepe buoy very prettily. the
quickness OF the cutters instays helping
Der, for she outfooted the sioop. The
Britannia was the first to run out her
hpinnaker, the Vigilant following later.
During the beat of the two racers to Lepe
buoy the NigiIant ran too near the shore
and touched ground slightly in Goumard
bay. although she apparently sustained no
damage worth mentioning.
The Vigiiant gained twenty -four seconds
on her rival in the magnificent run out to
the Warner lightship, but the Britannia
began TO widen her lead during the beat
back to Cowes. leaving the Vigilant half
mile astern at the end Of the first round.
In the second round the Britannia In
nraaaRH her IaaA a. A
forty-eight seconds. On the way home
from the Warner lightship the wind
shifted 50 as 70 make ii close reach. and
this enabled the sloop to pull up on the
cutter, but the Britannia maintained the
lead although the Vigilant gained on her
considerably while reaching for Cowes.
When nearing the mark boat both yachts
had to make a short board to fetch the
finishing line. which the cutter eventually
crossed winner Time:
Britannia. .......s ;i7; IS vlgllant s:D:O7
The Britannia won by two minutes and
WE'VE seconds. without counting her
time allowance. The victory OF the
Brsannia called forth tremendous cheer
from the Britishers ashore and afioat The
Amerlcans on shore raised a goodly cheer
when the Yigilant crossed the line, de-
isatsd. but not disgraced. Emperor Will
lam followed the race with interest The
Prince OF Wales was on the Britannia, and
George Gould and oliver Iselin were on
board the Nigllant.
II is admitted by the Figilant's warmest
admirers that her defeat upon this occa-
sion was the worst she has sustained
during her brilliant career. This was the
sixteenth race IN which the rival Ameri-
can and British yachts have taken part,
and the score now stands III TO in favor
OF the Britannia
Mr. Goulds challenge for the Cape May
cup has excited much interest in yachting
circles. The cup was won by the Genesta
In lss5. Since then il has passed ia sue
eession ia the Irex and Wendura, while
the Breton reef cup also brought to En-
gland by the Genesta, remained in the
keeping OF the Royal Yacht squadron
until challenged tor by the Navahoe
which yacht recaptured that trophy in a
race around Cherbourg breakwater and
back, i20 miles. Mr.. Gould has also de-
elared informally that he is willing to sail
ihree races against the britannia for
aV0. Ii these races are arranged they
VII be sailed as nearly as possible upon
TIE bass OF the international yacht races
sailed in the United States.
George ]. Gould and the Prince of Wales
haFe arranged Tor a special match for next
Monday between the Britannia and the
Nig'lant Tor 500 side. The course is TO
o fifteen miles cut from the Needles and
back The Nigiiant people say there is no
unth IN the report that she touched
ground today, but on the first round when
.ae Yachts were invisible from this place
me figiant's forestry top was carried
away. sad Ia the second round the Vigt-
ANTS spnnaAer split. While neither
sapt Hat, Mr. Gould nor any other per-
saa on board the Yankee sloop alleges
saas Der defeat was due 10 these misbaps,
we Niglant certainly was handicapped by
'osss arrangements of her sails.
Preparing for Hard Battle.
an interesting game of baseball is looked