The evening world., 1894-07-16
One More Victory Credited to the
Prince of Wales's Fine
Yacht.
IN IRISH WATERS THIS TIME.
Good, Strong Wind for Two.Thirds
Of the Race, vigiIant Showing
@ the Way to Her Rival.

BANGOR Belfast LoughD, July l6.-
The big event of this, the first days
racing in the regatta of the Royal u
ster Yacht Club was the contest for the
County Down Cup. open to yachts over
4o-ratiug and in it the American sloop
Vigi,ant and the British cutter Britain
MIA alone competed. The cutter Carina
was entered, but was withdrawn, as she
had no possible chance against the two
crack racers.
Vigilant, as already cablcd. was con-
siderably altered before leaving the
Clyde on Saturday last. Her topmast.
tib-boom and spinaker-boom were short
ened from three to four and half feet.
and her sail area was. consequently.
much reduced. As result. according
to estimate. Vigilant now only allows
Britannia. n little more than minute.
possibly seventy seconds.
The American yacht has also. to all
appearances. been much lightened, as
she showed up more hull to-day than she
has at any time since her arrival on this
side of the Atlantic.
The wind. just previous to the start.
was fresh and westerly and promised
good days racing. Outside of the yacht
ing men of this neighborhood and their
invited guests there were not many
spectators of the international race. al
though small crowds of persons were
gathered at Carrickferaus. Black Head.
6;roomsport and Port Patrick. in add
ton to the people here assembled
NiRiinnt First Away.
At the start the American yacht Sc
cured the weather berth ana kept IL ON
Z the fetch to CarrickferguS.
The County Down Cup. which II
valued at f5o, was presented 10y the
Commodore the Marquis Of Dutferin and
Ava, the Marquis of Londonderry, VS.
count Bangor. Nice-Commodorc LORD
Dunleath and Mir. II. T.. Ward: money
stake of f25 was added TO the cup; the
second prize was t25.
The course was square, and had to be
sailed over three times In order to COM
plete the total distancc-iitty miles
Mark-boat No. > was off Carrickfergus
Club battery. at Bangor. County Down.
Mark-boat No. " was off Clrrickiergue,
on the opposite, Antrim. shore, about u
mile east of the bank: from there they
sailed around Mark-bOat No. D. off Black
Head, on the Antrim coast; thence
around the South Briggs Lightship and
back to Mark boat No. !. off this place.
The experts ashore noticed that Nigi-
Iant's topmast to-day looked short when
compared with that of Britannia. but
there was no denying that the American
yachts headsails looked much better
than they have previously done.
VigiInnTs Alterations.
The exact alterations made in Nigilant
are as follows: Her topmast has been
shortened by four feet and a half. her
spinnaker-boom has been shortened four
feet and has been cut down an inch IN
diameter. Finally, three feet have beer
cut of her bowsprit. she has new wire
bobstays and her ballast has been light,
ened.
Both yachts, on the fetch to Carrick-
fergus. carried club-headed topsais
Nigilant keeping the weather gauge
and apparently sailing much better il
her altered trim. The two yachts kept
pretty close together while heading foi
the Antrim shore. Britannia. however
weathered Nigilant before reaching the
Car-ickfergus mark on the first round
The wind was strong and more west
erly, and Nigilant raced fast on tbs
leader. and, with jib-topsail and spin
aker TO port, she flew towards the mark
1t was then down splnnaker and plair
reach to Black Head.
The times of the two yachts at mari
boat No. .. off Carrickfergus, on thu
FIRST round, were as follows:
II. NJ. S