Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
yIGILANT UNLuCKY.
SHE IS BEATEN AGAIN BY PRINCE OF
WALEs'S BRITANNIA.
The Captain of the Latter, Though says
She 10 the Faster Boat
Scyertbe IesA

GLASGOW. July THE VigIlant and
the Britannia started this morning IN the
clyde regatta for the Queens cup. The
weather was superb. The wind was
southerly and somewhat soften than on
Thursday. There was a mild sen ana
a slight swell. The conditions OF the
race. the course. the rules for rounding
the various marks. etc, were the same
as on Thursday. Thousands of sDecta-
tors lined the shores, and hundreds OF
excursion boats. filled with sight-seera
from all parts Of the United Kingdom
were early on the scene. As on THURSDAY
steamers were rigidly excluded from the
the course. and positively prohibited from
following the racers.
To-day's race, the Queens cup contest.
is regarded as one Of the greatest yacht
Ing events. and every possible prepa ration
was made for it by both contes tants
Captain Carter, OF the Britannia, had the
assistance of O'Neil, who has sailed the
Irex, Iverna, and other crack boats. He
IL perfectly familiar with the course.
and. for that matter, knows the clyde
from source 10 mouth better than any
other Scotch steersman. ONeil lent the
Britannia sixteen picked men from the
crew Of the Iverna, making the Britain
Mas total company forty-six men. Ths
Nigilant carried forty nine.
The Vigiiants water-llne was a shade
lower than on Thursday. owing to the two
tons OF extra lead she shipped yesterday.
Her rating has been fixed al 175 tons, aad
she comedies three minutes 10 the Britain
mia. IL was also noticed that her head
sails were better set to-day than they
were on Thursday. owing to their havins
been thoroughly stretched In the last
race.
The various alterations made in the
ViGilant have made her sitter In tho
wind than she was In the previous race.
She points better. and the extra lead 10
expected 10 help her greatly in reaching.
When the boats came up for the start
both had their jack-yarders up. and all
their other plain sails set. The starting
gun was fred at 1890. The Britannia had
the better position. and had the weather
berth in crossing the line. The Britannia
crossed the line at 10:30l7 and the Vigil
liant at 1881 20.
The Britannia kept the lead thus gained
throughout the race until near the end,
sometimes increasing 1t slightly. ana
sometimes losing little OF II. but she was
ahead at every turn, and also kept the
weather berth.
The Britannia carried sails identical
with those OF the Vigilant.
The race was close and exciting. The
Brltannia's greatest lead at any turn was
l minute and % seconds.
AT the second from the last mark the
Vlgilant cut the Britannia out and took
the lead. and crossed the finish line
minute ahead, losing the race on time
allowances by minutes.
The enthusiasm over the victory or the
britannia was manifested by vociferous
cheering, hat-throwing. handkerchief
waving whistle-blowing. etc, and the
hands at the clubhouse played God Save
the Prince Of Wales" Captain Carter, or
the Britannia, said in an interview after
the race:
1--WE had fair race to-day, ana no
fiukes. I think the Vigllant is faster
boat than the Britannia, and, apart from
the handling. It is my certain belief that
she could haye beaten us, even with the
three-minute allowance
The seaman, Brown, of the crew OF the
Valkyrie, who was injured In the COLLISION
which sunk that boat on Thursday, dlei
at o'clock this morning.
The Satanlta Is still in the hands OF her
builders. undergoing repairs.