The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-06
CRASHED INTO BY THE
YACHT .SATANITA.
vIGILANT IS BEATEN BY THE BRIT
TANNIA.
One of the Most Remark a BILE
Changes That Ever Occurred in
Yacht Rnce-Admitfed ON All
Sides, However, That the Vtgilant
Is the Better Boat, and Would
Have Won Had 1t Not Been for
the Tickle Wind.

Hunters Quay, July 5.-The regatta
of the Mud Hook Yacht club today
opened amidst scene of excitement,
which was soon after intensified by a
collision between the Valkyrie and the
Satanita. which resulted in the sink
ing of the former yacht and the seri-
Gus disabling of the latter. Then, to
still further excite the masses ashore
had the start was overhauled and
passed by the saucy Vigilant. No such
interest was ever before shown here in
a yacht race, for the American flyer
! Vigilant was to meet for the first time
the Prince Of Wales cutter Britannia,
admitted to be the fastest yacht in all
Europe. Lord Dunraven, with George
L. Wilson, designer, was steering the
Val6yrie; A. D. Clark, owner of the
Satanita, was at her stick; Nat. Her.
reschoff was at the wheel of the Vigi-
liant; w Jamison was steersman of the
! Britannia
| The start was made in a binding mist,
the wind, however, still holding good.
The Vigilant, Britannia and Satanita
came up in a line for the port tack, to
turn the mark boat, while the Valkyrie
raced down from Holy Loche. The Wig
liant turned handsomely and was on
the mark boat shortly after the gun
was fired, but the Britannia was quick
/ er and got off three lengths ahead.
! The Satanita was unable to get out of
J the Valkyrie's way as the latter was
coming upon the starboard tack. The
! Valkyrie's bowsprit ran across the Sa-
tanitas foresail, and the collision which
ensued carried away the Satanita's
/ bowsprit and top mast, leaving her a
wreck covered with tangled and col
| lapsed sails. The force of the collision
cut the Valkyrie down to the waters
edge and she settled and sank within
three minutes. Lord Dunraven, Wat
son and the officers and crew of the
Valkyrie were picked up by boats
which put out from the shore and
from many sailing yachts in the vicin-
/ ity.
The captain of the Satanita said he
didn't have room to turn. owing to the
large number of steam and other
yachts about the starting line. One of
the Valkyrie's seamen had his leg bad
ly crushed. The yacht lies in twenty
five fathoms of water.
Shortly after the sinking of the Val
kyrie Mr.. Watson, the designer, who
was on board the cutter at the time of
the accident, said:
II was standing beside Lord Dunra-
ven, who was steering the Valkyrie
At gunfire the Valkyrie was reaching
down on the starboard tack in order
to take the line. The Satanita, which
had come up on the port tack, was too
soon, and was obliged to hold on be-
fore putting about for the start
In luffing to clear small boat
which was in her way, the Satanita
ran into us, striking us amidships and
cutting into her about six feet. The
tVUn oh re- g..
short time. The Satanitas bowsprft
and topmast were carried away and the
Valkyrie began to sink.
Lady Algine LennoX and Lord Cor
don Lennox were sitting at the stern
of the Valkyrie at the time of the &C
cldent. They were greatly alarmed,
but Lord Dunraven treasured them.
a number of small boats put off
from other yachts and took us off be-
fore the ValkyTie disappeared. which
she did in about three minutes after
the collision. The accident produced
great excitement"
The Vigilant led by two minutes. The
Turning the Ascog mark boat the
yachts came on run, the Vigilant car
rying great balloon or spinaker ibis.
which were drawing splendidly. After
rounding the Ascog mark both yachts
set the spinakers to starboard and the
clup topsails We're replaced by lib
headers. At the weather mark the
jack yarders were got I'D and WERE
run out to port and the iib topsails
We're set. Under this sail both yachts
ran toward kilcreggelan, and from here
II appeared as if the Britannia was clos
ing up little. Approaching the Cloch
lighthouse, on the home run to finish. |
the Vlgllant was still leading, and it |
was estimated that she was about sew
Ell minutes ahead. The wind was Soft |
enlhg, but the Britannia with her spin
akeF down, began to haul the Vigilant |
in and passed her near Gourock.
The Britannia passed the winning
mark 30 seconds ahead of the Vigil |
Iant amid the greatest enthusiasm, |
lmeEBritannia, hours, q eninutes, 81 |
second, the Vigilant, hours, % min |
utes, and "a seconds
one OF the most remarkable changes
Wnlch ever occurred in a yacht race /
took place several miles from the finish |
The wind was still fairly fresh on the |
run up the firth as far as Cloch. where !
the Vigilant had lead of over five !
minutes. On the home side of Gloon, |
however, the Vigilant dropped out of |
the wind and the Britannia began to
draw upon her, keeping further from
the shore. A mile above Cioch. the
Vlgilant was passed and the Britannia
was leading by half minute at Kill
creggelan.
On the stretch the Vigilant pluckily
TO come past, but the
Britannia luffed up and prevented her.
The finish was as already cabled. |
The Vigilant should have won with a
minute or two TO spare and would have
done so, but of the sudden failing of
the wind in which the Britannia was
so well served. 1t was admitted on all
sides that the Vigilant was the better
boat, and that She had the hardest
lines in losing. 4rt