The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
Got Away Ahead and Increased
Her Lead to Leeward, but
Lost 1t Again
SATANITA WON FIRST ROUND.
As in Yesterdays Unsatisfactory
Match. the Course Is a Tri.
angle Of Short Legs.

DARTMOUTH, Eng. Sept. Ito the
great disappointment OF yachtsmen,
when the sun rose to-day there was u
thick haze over the bay and out to sea
and the wind was light from the north
with little prospects of freshening.
This was not calculated to cause any
enthusiasm. especially as the decision OF
the Sailing Committee of the Royal
Dartmouth Yacht Club yesterday, in not
awarding the prize to Vigilant because
the race could not be finished within the
time limit of eight hours, has caused
considerable dissatisfaction. 1t is i'd
mitted that the Sailing Committee acted
strictly according to the rules OF the
Club. but in view OF the fact that they
decided the race for the forty-raters on
the first round 1t Is thought that they
might have acted a little more gener-
ously towards the American yacht
Both Vigilant and Satanita were en-
tered to-day to race under the auspices of
the Start Bay Yacht Club. The prize was
tifty-five guineas, and the course was
triangular one, as follows: From Dart
mouth Range to markboat four miles
to westward, thence to the eastward
mark, distance of five miles. and back
| to the Range, another five-mile leg, or a
total distance OF fourteen miles for once
| around the course; three times around
this course to complete the race, the
total distance being .forty-two miles.
Nigilant got the best of the prelimi-
! 1880. when the starting gun was fired,
the American yacht had the windward
position and the lead, and crossed the
line ahead of Satanita.
The times at the start were:
yigilant ................ ...........lO 80 Of
Satanita .......... .......'.........lO 30 II
Both yachts got away carrying all
western mark. in light steady air,
Nigiiant, from the start, drew gradually
away, and had put about a dozen
lengths between herself and satanita
completed. The wind however, then be
gan to get lighter, and the haze. like
yesterday, became thicker Before the
western mark was reached. the two
yachts were almost obscured from view.
1t was seen, though, that when they
were about half way out to the western
makers, and that the wind, off shore,
| had hauled aft.
At the end of the first leg, on the
first round, they were completely OBJ
secured from view ashore, and. conse-
quently, no accurate times could be
| taken.
showed, dmly, the two racers beating
up to the eastern mark. with Vigilant
holding long lead, but on different
tack from Satanita
| was 1uTtneT III
shore and, beating along the land, APP
peared to be going faster than V.gilant,
! though the latter was in the better
/ position for making the eastern mark
| At the end of the first round Satanita
| was 46 seconds ahead OF Vigilant. The
times OF the two yachts were as follows
II. NJ. s.
Satanita ...................."i2 q 81
Vigilant .........,....;......,.. liz 80 2l
| Vigilant seemed to he gaining as the
| two yachts set their spinnakers for the
| run to the westward mark, on the sec
| ond round. The wind was then abo IT
northwest and 1t veered a trife astern
as they again disappeared In the haze
Only a slight air was stirring and both
yachts were soon completely enveloped
In the fog.
Now and then the fog would lift a
little and "a glimpse was caught of the
two yachts on the second round. The
breeze continued steady. though light
from northwest. The yachts ran alonr
slowly with spinnakers set, and on thi
leg Vigilant began to creep up to Sa-
tanita and eventually overhauled her
Although teh cutter luffed up and tried
to prevent the sloop from passing her
Vigilant slipped past and took the lead
Owing to the mist no times could be
taken at the western mark-boat on the
second round.
Vigiiant, later, again took the lead
| Continued on Second Pdqe,