New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
VIGILANTSCROWNINGG GLORY
VICTOR WHERE MERICA WON
THE BRITANNIA AND SATANITA HAND
SOMELY OUTSAILED.
THE PRINCES CUTTER DEFEATED BY ABOUT
SIX MINUTES CORRECTED TIME AND THE
SATANITA MADE A SHOW OF-EOTH
LEADERS AGROUND FOR AN IN
sTANT-THE RACE WATCHED
by GREAT CROWDS. THE
KAISER AMOEG THEM.


Cowes Aug 6-Nearly forty-three years ago,
on August 22 1851 when Queen Victoria was in
her nlatronly prime. she saw the swiftest OF Eng
lands peerless pleasu fleet defeated by the
America To-day her SON. the Prince Of Wales.
saw his own cutter. tn, Britannia. vanquished
over the same course. from COwes around the
Isle of Wight which the America traver5ed when
she taught British lars the value of a beamy
model The Emperor Of Germany and his suite
came into the Roads late in the afternoon on the
steam yacht IIohenzo.lcrh and saw the cutter
4 his royal relative defeated The race recalled
he contest between the America and the British
yachts OF long ago. The weather was Just about
AS variable as II was then. and the NiEi!ant won
easny. The Britannia hac bad luck. and the
Satanta had brcezc-and lack of breeze-
which didn't suit her. She never has been 50
thoroughly defeated. The course around the
little island is estimated - BE- about sixty miles
iong. By hugging the shore IN certain PAGES
the racers hoped reduce the distance. The
allowance given 10 the Britannia by the Nlgiiant.
owing - the greater length II the course. was
somewhat more than IN the preceding races.
FROM the beginning 70 that part of m" race
where It was evident thu the britannia could
10, win. the Vlg.lant and the Princes cutter
hung to each other with he tcnacity of bull
logs. There seemed 20 u" lIiUiuii 'fT lildt 'Hc
might get away from the other.
READY TO FOLLOW ANYWHERE
or Vcntnor. On he southwest coast ~ the
'sanl. when Il was a question whether th'
Viglant or the Britannia would gc' the better
4 the .ight sailing the cutter headed inShore
Her skipper had evidently decided 10 70 wind
hunting Captain Hank Ham s;eer"d A course
which brought him pretty close 10 TIE Britannia
I, IS a maxim II American shippers t. STICK -
th. Yachts which they mink they can defeat
under the same weather coniiti'ns. captain
u,fr held on - the Britannia. Pilot Diaper. of
The Vig!lant. became f.ariui for The safety u
the white sloop Iie shouted: III keep on his
course We will g, ashore. Mr. ls".'n. who was
IN charge # tho vig.lant. sa!d % Captain Han
II DON, give damn. stick - h"r. We VIII y'
wherever she goes" \ moment later the Britain
MA ,hunped or tho bottom. She "'ru'k again
lad ,hen the vigani grounded. The Hr.tann!a's
knocks were hard ones Sn" Will be d'rked 30
morrow and examined The Viglnn"s centre
hoor ri was No. and she merely grazed the bottom.
The ac-iicnt T. ,he britannia lost some time for
hc- but not enough - coun'crbnlance the later
gains = the vigilan' The britannia was beaten
by c.gh, minutes and thirteen seconds actual time
and somewhat less than siN minutes corrected
time The Vigilant won a prize 81 500. SUD
scribcI by the Royal London Yacht Cr'.
INTENSE INTEREST ~ THE RACE.
Tho AM, ,,inccnrnt that tho Sa'tu!ia. regarded
hy British ,achtsmen AS fh"!r r"preS nihi'V"
rough weather cutter. would TAX par; In the
contest intensified interest. and mad" English
mon pray FOR hrlt a gale. rh~ argosr * p'oH'ur"
crar, IN The Road. composed - The nH-s' vessels
in The word. was larger than on Saturday. n"
sb.-ns - the Isl. of wight around Wh.ch m"
rhrc. Yachts sailed. were sk!rtcd with th''hgs ~
p-op. and every port ~ the Ntil" ls.AHd s"Ht
4st A small fi,"t Il boats II many KINDS. WHO'S"
occupant ne racers pass nu fh'iI SlN'!
mil, tussie around tn" island. oh"crNa'l"n x
.h. race from tn" shore was sometimes smut III
b. mist hs IN" yachts n certain places WI
fn- out IN the English Channel
The lay opened propitiously. WITH = bilEh'
sky and a god norfh northwest br''2" Just
suited for club-topsails. There was thSl. 'i
.r,fr Al ,h. stariinE point ~ '"W"s f.a'H
inner tried - get his v"sSel In good position
to IT,, hos. on board nnv" = Sond We" uI 'h"
,,c.rs AZ the, bounced 20 ia" eastward Il va
, nufck start ana The white sloop "hs not sio"
I'm mauneuvrinC. B'oWs were - bod =" i'It ~
th. tri, rnrl- rInninCsfnr the In q !'N see "n'+
l.for. r1lu-nrc Tn" colossal Satanlii Wn" IN"
o,s, 90 Cross only five seconds after IN" gun.
The britannia followed. and IA" NGila"t w'1
las, Thc advantage 4 IN" leader was counted
I'm seconds only. Tine; -