New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-11
pAFFLED BY LIGHT WINDS.
r1G1LANT AGAIN DEFEATED.
VT clyde CORINT!iIAN CUP WON BY
THE BRITANNIA.

LOGGER SLOW AND INCONCLUsIvE RACE. IN
,r,ucu THE PRINCES YACHT LED MOST or
THE WAY AND WON BY NINE MINUTES
AND HALF-THE AMERICANS
HOPE FOR BETTER LUCK IN
HEAVIER WEATHER.
Glasgow. July 10-The Britannia defeated the
valiant again to-day. but the winds We're mostly
ugnt and able. and II was really almost as
,,eonclusive battle az that of Monday. Inc
,.ntlc force Of the wind is indicated by the fact
hat the Britannia covered the hfty-mile course
., seven hours forty-fve minutes and five sec
ords There was much light-air sailing, some
drftlng and little real racing in moderate
.,ss7e The Britannia won the cup by six
minutes and thirty seconds elapsed time and
.,a minutes and thirty seconds corrected time.
:. &c regarded here as improbable that in ordi-
.-v weather the Vigilant Will ever be able 10
aefeat the Britannia over the ffty-inile course
,d,b eight turns. where success depends so large
" IN quick handling and jockeying. The Ameri-
cans hope that they will have a chance soon TO
meet the Britannia in an outside race TO wind
vord and back or the reverse They think that
.hev have the better boat. but they are too un-
,,m,ljar with the erratic Clyde course 20 do much
-, unless they have a rafting breeze and con-
siderable sea.
r>-dav,s contest was for the Clyde Corinthian
NJ, valued at f6O and. while ostensib.y sailed
nv amateur shippers. it was practically pro-
,sss,onal race W. Jameson was at the tieT
a, the Britannia and Nat Herreshof steered the
v,r,.n, HI, they were advised by the racing
,v,n,ers Of their yachts. There was hardly
cough breeze sor steerage way when the pre-
,oratory gun was fired. Interest In the race was
,,,a,,rin;shed and the throngs af1oat and ashore
uara az large as those which witnessed the first
race.
Roth YACHTS SLOW IN STARTING
"a, rho flash Of the startilg-gln the racers We're
drifting slowly about back Of the line. The vigil
liant had bent her old rainsail. which she used IN
her splendid tussles win the Nalkyrie in Amer
ira but i, contributed no more to her success
than her new canvas. The Britannia drfted -FOUR
minutes before she succeeded III making a start
Two minutes and half later. or at lO:56:3e. the
y,glant lazily drifted over the line. Both yaCrts
carried large jib-topsas anc ciuo-, -,opsans. ~" ~
started of on the starboard tack. TOWARD the
clock shore The VgLant had crossed the hne
on the port tack and went about inomen.
later. The breeze was , from IN Ho tbe cbannel
The yachts went about under the Clock shoTe
and stood for the opposite shore on the port tack.
Nigiant led IN taChlle dAu INV i''-
followed Immediately. In the fresnenlhS pree1e
,the britannia had lost some Of her weather ad-
vantage Skemorlie markboat was roundeu py
the Britannia at 1l:5s:o0. and by tne nieHsm' an a.
1e:0l:35 The Ascog lnaIk0oat was passed py 'ue
britannia at 12:3131, and by the Nigiaht al
1858. ,..o., co. .,
In the run to Kilcreggan spinnakcrs were set 10
port The Vigilan; crept UP. although her eno'--
nous piece OF muslin was not drawing We'll aiII
iust after passing Innellsn she forged 10 tne
front She held her advantage LOT ABOUT ,wo
miles when the wind Increased slightly. ana ,ne
Britannia came up abeam Of the cenireboarue.
and passed her off Clock Point. AT kicreggan
mark there was only twenty-nine secohas pe
tween the yachts. The Britannia ROUNDED az
POSSE The vigilant had gained three minutes |
and forty-three seconds IN the run UP the chan-
mel. ..,
poin. of Hunters Quay. the britannia gamer
IN "a seconds and was thus 81 seconds ahead
The time was: Britannia 230:S5; Vigi.ant 2:Sl IS
A LITTLE REAL RACING.
In the bea, down the channel TO SkelT,1ri'e on
The second round. there was a suggestion or rea!
racing The breeze blowing at the rate OF
eight knots and the yachts moved faster. Inc
ygilant forced the Britenna to 60 about several
times The British yacht kept close nshme,
her skipper probably expecting to gam an ad-
vantage. The beat was made In a series or
short legs The Britannia. being handler in going
about gained many seconds by forcing the Nisa-
'lant which somewhat slower In stays, 10
tack frequently. The Britannia added q seconds
10 her lead as she rounded the mark az Skel-
morlie. and continued u gain on the reach -
Ascog. Every inch Of canvas was drawing on
boa yachts The Vigilant lost l minute and
seconds on the reach. The Britannia rounded
the Ascog mark and started. before dying
breeze. for Kilcreggan at 417:55. The Viglant
passed Ascog ~ 4:2O:23. Before the racers
rounded Kicreggan mark the wind had dropped
10 less than half its force at Ascog II was slug
gsh work from Ascog to Kilcreggan. with all
hght sails set The Britannia rounded the XII
ereggan mark at 5:56 30: the Vigiant at 6:01 20.
Inc Britannia had gained minutes and 81 sec
ohos In the run. In the broad reach home. the
britannia Increased her lead by minute and %
seconds. She crossed the finish line at 6:1j:0j:
ana the Vgilant at 621 :35. The Vigilant was
oeaten on every point Of sailing and drifting.
vn The run from AscOg 10 Kiicreggan in the
n's, round the Britannia repeatedly came up
unaer ner weather quarter and blanl.eted her.
mn" GOULD THANKS BRITISH YACHTSMEN.
0hsgow. July l0-A reception given 20
scoree J. Gould at the Royal clyde Yacht Clubs
.su'e al Hunters Quay last evening In response
~. snahKs Tor the generous and hospitable man
an I'D which he had been treated by British yachts-
preston ~ " ' - ~ an
io RAISE THE WALK RTE TO-DAY.
viaSgow July Divers renort thar tho Valkvria