New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-16
THE SEA TOO ROUGH TO RACE
90 THE yrGrIANT- BRITANNIA MATCH WAS POST


Cowes. Aug IS.-The match race between the bri-
,annia and the Vigilant for a 800 cup. offered by
o,1 wolve,,on has been postponed until saturday
70 the great disappointment OF the yachtsmrh' par"c
ularly Americans. here. The gale when was pfed'-
tod Yesterday arrived according 10 schedu'e' anu
conb.d I'D dangerous white-cresed seas IN 'he Chdh
mel through which 1t would have been fooihardy iof
,hn yacbts N race There was a meeting Of the
poval Yacht SQUADRON this morning. and q was CO.
c,,ed that the wind and seas were too h@aNy io'
oven a stiff weatherly British keel yacht. Inc
vigilant was willing 10 risk the tusSIe IN '"'
tumult II the Britannia desired 70 % 30
po,h yachts are in perfec, condition The
v,gilant bent on and tested her new head
sails Yesterday. and showed much improve
men, since her last defeat which Is now almost
wholly accounted for by the ragged CONDITION OF ne'
hull where she bumped on the rocks while racing
around the Isle Of Wight Three battens nave Deeh
nui in her nainsai. stiffenng the leach ana I'M
proving the ft.
70 sknners and crews had been venturesome
enough to 20 outside to-day. no steam craft ho'
oven Mr. Gould's Atalanta, would nave accom-
nanied them. Everything would nave beeh f,ei''
dor., N the last shred and the contest would nav"
had little more significance than II the yachts hal
saue1 under bare poles II the gale continues an
other day It may leave nasty sea IN the NhahleI.
Thls "a slpro osed to suit the Englsh moie'' anu II
the race is sailed Saturday the yachting worm
~ learn whether or not the Herreshon type OF
i Il
nv English yachtsmen that she is not. IL ''e
vt,,a,t Is defeated in a stlr breeze outside now
that she Is in nghtng TRIM the natural conclusion
will be that she is not so good an aI'-rou'u S"0'' d"
the Britannia. m ,, 49,,
cao Nv cnn instead Of the Britannia. English
np havs come TO this conclusion because the ga
tanita as she Nom ibe Prince Of Waless cutter
in reaching and there doubtless WI. De much oi
this sort OF work on the long Cnahhei co"' H.,
IT,
Of the Royal Victoria Regatta me race ,or 'ne
Rvde Town Cup valued at about 100. Will be con
,as,ed nv Yachts not exceeding slxiy-rating II
taere are te given The course will be from point
on Ryde pier TO marko1at ON and back
~ ,ha Rvde pier twice around. distance OF hity
miles.
-, rvrN MEN THOUGHT TO BE KILLED
| p,danest Aug. 1.-THE Commercial Bank build
| ,,o In szathtnar-N Nemeth fell yesterday afternoon
while A large force of men were at work work on IT, Iii III
the sixteen men buried IN me Iuis m S.ed The other
| missing. ana are, suppose" W "
| FIVE were rescued
| CALL FOR AGITATION IN IRELAND
,ordor Aue l5-"The Freemans Journal OF
| Drhl,n commenting the rejection OF the EV!cte'
Tenants bill says that the time has come 1oi '"'
| Irish people to make their power iet III S'io"s
| unl.ed agitation. Justice and mercy IAN 10 NOV
49, landlords Their vulnerable place Is FEAR. I"e'
the pressure OF puDhc op'i'o'' II '"' "
prh Indenendent" says that the Government has
| - a series OF mistakes, the nTst anu sie"'e''
me- ,ts failure take earlier acton. ~, ,h,
| DeimS that after the rejection Oh W
y,rfea rhs S'a tenants bin evening Dr annsr Ss mee
inv the Marquis Of clanrcar&de de IN S of YOUR Inn
ed: gu ,anants" the Marquis said something
poss friends about having Tanner arressed; po
u. upon their advice ne let 'he fe"'''" ''''
| tced.
| mann uoNORs PROFESSOR LANGLEY
London. Aug l5.-Oxford conlerpeu M .ne y
NJ d. G. l.. this morn mo, as - Washington.