The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-08
yICILANT IS VANOUISHED.
The Britannia Wins by a Very Mar
row Margin.

The American Yacht Crossed the
Line in the Lead, but Lost on the
Time Allowance by Two Minutes.
The Captain of the Britannia Ad-
mits That the Vigilant Is the Faster
Boat Of the Two.
Glasgow, July The Vigilant and
Britannia started this morning in the
race Of the Clyde regatta for the queen s
cup. The weather was superb The
wind was southerly and somewhat softer
than on Thursday. There was a mild sea
and a slight swell. The conditions of the
race, the course the rules for rounding the
various marks, etc, We're the same as on
THURSDAY Thousands E. Of spectators
lined the shores and hundreds of. excur-
sion boats, filed with sight-seers from all
parts of the United Kingdom, were early
on the scene. AS on Tn. lii an RS
were rigidly excluded fzsxbf tIlC course
and positively proh bite3 from following
the races To-day's race, the queen 5
cup contest, is regarded as one of tho
greatest yachting events, and every pos
sible preparation was made for it by both
contestants.
VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
Capt Carter of the Britannia had the
assistance of Capt. O'NeiL who sailed the
Irex. Iverna and other crack boats He
is perfectly familiar with the course, and
for that matter knows the Clyde from
source to mouth better than any other
Scotch steersman. Capt. O'Nel loaned
the Britannia sixteen picket men from
The crew Of the Iverna, making the Bri-
tannia's total Company fortysiX men. The
Nigilaut carried forty-niue
The Nigllantis water line was shade
lower than on Thursday, owing to the
two tons of extra lead she shipped yester-
day. Her rating has been fixed at l75
tons, and she.con eedes three minutes to
the Britaunia.t 1twas also noticed that
her head sails were better set to-day
than they were on Thursday, owing TO
their having been thoroughly stretched
in the last race.
The various alterations made in the
Nlgilant have made her sitter in the
wind than she was in the previous race
She oints better and the extra lead is
eXpectedto help her greatly in reaching.
THE START.
When the boats came up for the start
both had their Jack yardcrs up, and all
their other plain sails set. The starting
gun was fired at lO.3O o clock. The Bri-
taunia had the better position, and had
The Britannia crossed the line at 10. 30. Il,
and ,Nigilaut at lO.3L20.
The Britannia kept the lead thus
gained throughOat the race until near the
end, scmetimes increasing it slightly and
sometimes losing a little Of it, but she
was ahead at every turn and also kept
the weather berth. The Britannia car
ried sails identical with those of the Wig
Aiant. The race was close and exciting
tho BFitaunia 5 lead at the turn was one
minute and twenty seconds.
AT the second from the last mark, the
Nlgilant cut the Britannia out and took
the lead, and crossed the finish line one
minute ahead, losing the race on the time
allowance by two minutes.
WILD ENTHUSIASM.
Britannia was manifested by vociferous
Cheering, hat throwing, handkerChiefs
lwaYiug whistles blowing etc, and the
bands at the club house played God
Suvg the Prince OF Wales,l'- b.
y Captain Cater of the Britannia said in
an interview after the race; We had
fair race to-day aud no fukes. 1 think
the Nigilant is q faster boat than the
Britannia. and. apart from the handling
it is my certain belief that she could have
beaten us, even with the three minutes
allowance"
The seaman Brown, of the crew of the
Nalkytic, who was injured in the col
hsion which sunk that boat on Thursday,
died this morning at O'Clock The
Satanita is still in the hands of her build
ers undergoing repairs.