The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-02
SEA AND SAIL.

Rnce Between the vigilant and Sat-
inita disappointing. But the For
mer is Awarded the Prize-Beau-
ties of nm English Fog.
Dartmouth, Sept Ito the great
disappointment of yatchtsmen general
ly, there was thick haze over the
waters of the bay and out to sea this
morning and the wind was light from
THE north with little prospects of fresh
ening. This was not calculated to
cause any degree of enthusiasm any
where, especially as the decision of the
SAILING committee of the Royal Dart
mouth Yacht club yesterday in not
awarding the prize to Vigilant because
the race could not be finished within
the limit of eight hours had caused
considerable dissatisfaction.
Both the Vigilant and Satanita were
entered today for the race arranged for
yachts over forty-ra ting.
The regatta was under the auspices
OF the Start Bay Yacht club. The
prize was 55 guineas, and the course
was a triangular one, the distance
three times around, being forty-two
miles.
first struggle for position, and at 1890
a. M, when the starting gun was fired,
the American yacht had the windward
position and the lead, and crossed the
line ahead of the Satanita. The times
at the start were: Vigilant, 10:3O:O6;
Satanita, 10:30:12.
Both yachts got away carrying all
plain. sail. 1t was a free reach to the
western mark in light but steady
air.
The Vigilant from the start drew
slowly away and put about a dozen
lengths between herself and the Satan
tia before q mile had been completed.
The wind however, then began to get
lighter and the haze became thicker.
Before the western mark was reached
the two yachts were almost obscured
from view. 1t was seen though that
when they were about half way out
to the western mark the two yachts
had set their spinnakers and that the
wind off shore had hauled after.
When the boats rounded the western
mark at the end of the first leg on the
first round they were completely OBJ
scured from view ashore and conse-
quently no accurate times could be
taken. AT 11:30 a. M, a slight lift in
the haze showed dimly the two racers
beating up to the eastern mark with
the Vigilant holding long lead, but
on different tack from the Satanita
The latter was standing further in
shore and beating along the land. ap-
pearing to be going faster than the
Vigilant, though the latter was in a
better position for making the eastern
mark.
Having come about for the third time
near land, the Satanita stood off
straight for the eastern mark and was
soon afterwards lost sight of in the fog.
The Vigilant had previously disap-
peared in the same ghostly surround
ings and the wind dropped to a mere
land breeze.
The Satanita made a great gain, 1T
was afterwards seen by standing in
shore, and she got fine land breeze
when she eventually stood away for
the eastern mark and was to windward
| of her competitor.
| The Vigilant rounded the mark just a
little aheaaY of the Satanita and was
holding her own apparently at the COM
mencement of the broad reach to the
home mark. but nearing that point the
Satanita pulled ahead and at the first
end of the first round the British yacht
had a lead of As seconds on the centre
boarder. The times of the two yachts
at the end Of the first round were as
follows: Satanita, 12:34:35; Vigilant,
12:35:21.
The Vigilant appeared to be gaining
as the two yachts set their spinnakers
Tor the run 10 the westward IldTk,
second round. The wind was then
about northwest and it veered a trifle
as they again disappeared in the foggy
haze on their way westward. Only a
slight air was stirring and both yachts
were soon enveloped in the haze and
consequently for some time afterwards
nothing could be recorded of their
movements from the shore.
Now and then the fog would lift a
/ little and brief glimpse was caught
of the two yachts on their way to the
western mark on the second round.
! The Vigilant began to creep up upon
the Satanita and eventually overhauled
her.
i. Some time later both yachts became
becalmed and they remained so for
about couple of hours. The Vigilant
was a good way ahead and succeeded
/ in getting out into flood tide, where she
caught a light southerly air. and lost
! the haze while the Satanita was mo-
/ tionless on a sea of glass.
! Soon after 4 p. M, the Vigilant was
described returning home, beating in
against paitry southwest air. and
when she was within half mile of
! the flag the Satanita was seen to be
coming in, lowed by a tug.
The Vigflant lay becalmed 200 yards
from the line from Ais p. M, to $50 p.
M. and then the sailing committee,
seeing the Satanita had returned,
altered the position of the committee
boat to the Vigilant thus giving her
another line to cross, which she did a
few seconds later, and was awarded
the prize