The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-16
YACHT RACE.
Britannia Won Its Seventh
Successive Race.
BIZ The Associated Press.


R~NooR (belfast Lough), July 16.-The
big event OF this, the first days racing OF
the regatta OF the Royal Ulster Club. was
the contest fer the County Down
cup, valued at ESQ and
money stake OF f25, open to yachts
Vigilant and the British cutter
Britannia alone competed There
e25. The cutter Carina was entered, but
was withdrawn, as she had no possible
chance against the two crack racers.
The Vigilant, as already cabled, wa
considerably altered before Jes-' the
Clyde on Saturday last. He, topmast, jib
} Nnm end o u cake. loom were short
ened from three TO four and half
feet and her sail area was consequently
much reduced. AS result according to
estimate the Vigilant now only allows
the Britannia little over minute, posi-
bly, seventy seconds. The American
yacht has also to all appearances been
much lightened as she showed more hull
today than she has at any time since her
arrival on this side of the Atlantic.
BANGOR, belfast Loughl, July l6.-At
the start today in the race between the
Nigilant and the Britannia for the County
Down Cup in the regatta OF the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club, the American yacht
secured the weather berth and kept IT on
the fetch to Carrickfergus.
The times of the two yachts at mark
BOAT mum Der 2, off Carrickfergus, on the
| first round, were as follows:
Britannia. .....................i ~ %
Nlgllant. ........................u W 10
The Vigilant, however, passed the
Britannia when halt way to the second
mark, which Is off Black Head.
Vigilant Leading.
BANGOR Belfast Lough), July 16.--At
mark boat No. 3, off Black Head on the
first round, the yachts were timed as fol-
lows:
yy.silaat: t:....................... Z i . Z
| brkhnla,.'. ...............s Il 10 %"
| The Vigilant was, after turning this
point, still crawling away from her oP-
| ponent.
The two yachts finished the first round
OF the race in the following time:
yigllant. ........... .........." o3 z!
/ Britannia. ......-s..s.s's'.' w "'
II will thus be seen that the Vigilant
was minute 81 seconds ahead of the
Britannia on the first round, and that she
had gained 80 seconds on the last leg OF
| the first round.
The wind, just previous to the start,
was fresh and westerly and promised a
good days racing. Outside of the yacht
ing men OF the neighborhood and their
invited guests there were not many spec
tators of the international race.
The course was square and had to be
sailed over three times in order to COM
plete the total distance fifty miles. Mark
boat No. /, was anchored off the Clut
Battery at Bangor, County Down
Mark boat No. was OF
Carrickfergus on the opposite
Antrim shore about mile east OF the
bank; from there they sailed around
mark boat No. 3 of Block Head, on che
Antrim coast, thence around the south
Briggs lightship and back to mark boat
No. 1 of this place.
Rounding the Carrickfergus mark or
the second round the Vigilant was still
ahead and the times were as follows:
Britannia. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. / ~ 5
The Britannia in this leg pulled up OF
the Vigilant, as the latter was only a
seconds ahead against minute 81 seconds
at the last mark boat, showing loss o
| 80 seconds.
The Black Head mark boat on the sec
ond round was turned in the following
times:
vigilant: ::.....'s' '''.'.'.''..." :
The Vigilant gained considerably oi
this leg and appeared to be forging stead
ily ahead. At the last mark boat she wa
only al seconds ahead and turning thi
point she was minutes, "A seconds ahead
q gain of minutes, 3 seconds.
Vigilant Creeping Away.
. Both yachts on the fetch to Carrickfer
gus carried clubheaded topsails, tn
Vigilant keeping the weathe
gauge and apparently sailing mucl
better in her altered trim. The tw'
yachts kept pretty close together whil
head ing for the Antrim shore. The Bri
tannia. however, weathered the Vigilan
before reaching the Carrickfergus mari
on the first round. The wind was stronI