Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-19
VlGlLANT WINS AT LAST.
Wales Yacht Gives Up the Fight
In Tuesdays Race.

12.-The Britannia and Yigilant started
again to-day In the second days racing
of the Royal Northern Yacht Club re-
gatta. The British yacht got the best Of
the start and was leading after turning
the first mark-boat But later the
Vigilant was overhauling her.
The times at the end of the first
round were: Britannia, 12.49.27; Vigil.
liant, 12b2,28.
The Vigilant ut the end of this round
was a good half mile astern.
The times of the two yachts at mark.
boat, No. /, off Rothesay on the second
round were: Britannia, 1882; Vigil
liant, 2.42.42.
According to this, the Britannia was
minutes 10 seconds ahead of the Vigil
liant at the eud of the first round, with
out counting her time allowance of 3
minutes.
The two yachts passed the Mount
Stewart mark boat No. 2 on the second
round, in the following times: Britain.
mia, 1.0S.1O; Vigilant, 1.12,18.
Turning mark boat No. 3, off Largs,
second round: Britannia, 1868; Vigil
liant. 1.43.05.
On the second round the Britannia
and Yigilant rounded msrk-boat No. A,
of Skelmorlie, as follows: Britannia.
2.04,0l; Vigilant, 211.80,
The Britannia was then about mile
and quarter ahead.
The times of the two yachts at the
finish Of their race were Britannia,
4.0086; Vigilant, 4.02.l0.
1t. will thus be seen that the Britannia,
by minute, "a seconds, but with her
time allowance of minutes, she wins
by 4 minutes, 81 seconds.
BANGOR, BELFAST LoUGH, July 49,
AT the start to-day in the race between
the Vigilant and the Britannia for the
| County Down cup, at the regatta of
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, the
American yacht secured the weather
berth and kept 1t on the fetch to Carick
| Fergus.
The times of the two yachts at mark.
boat No. 9, off Carick Fergus on the
first round were as follows: Britannia,
1l.40.5S; Vigilant, 1l.50.l3.
The Vigilant, however, passed the
Britannia when half way to the second
mark, which is off Black Head
The following were the times of the
| yachts In passing mark.boat No. 4, the
South Briggs, on the first round: Vigil
liant, 12.42.57; Britannia, 12.43.39.
The Nigiiant was SO seconds ahead at
this stage of the race and gaining.
The two yachts finished the first round
of the race in the following times /:
4 Nigilant, 1.02.24 Britannia, l.0355.
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.
Rounding the Carick Fergus mark,
on the second round, the Vigilant was
still ahead and the times were as fol-
lows: Vigilant, 1874. ID; Britannia, 1916
The Britannia, in this leg, pulled up
on the Rigilant, as the latter was only
Al seconds ahead, against / minute 81
seconds at the last mark-boat, showing
a loss of 30 seconds.
The Black Head mark, on the second
round, was turned in the following
times: Vigilant, 2.o444; Britannia,
2.0729.
The Vigilant gained considerable on
this leg and appeared to be forging
steadily ahead. At the last mark boat
she was only Al seconds ahead, and
turning this point she was minutes A
seconds ahead, a gain of 2 minutes and
seconds.
The two yachts finished the second
round in the following times: Vigilant,
2.4S.54; Britannia, 2.51.11.
Thus the Vigilant was two minutes Is
seconds ahead at the conclusion of the
second round.
Tho two yachts rounded mark boat
No, 2, of Carick Fergus, on the third
round, in the following time: Britannia
BALL; Vigilant, 348.50.
Later-Britannia won the race
The following were the times of the
two yachts at the conclusion of the race
Britannia, 5.04.12; Vigilant, sos. AS
The Britannia won by 1 minute 80
seconds and calculating her time allow.
ance at / minute 10 seconds, which
seems to be generally accepted as cor.
rect. The Prince of Wales cutter won
by 2 minutes 43 seconds.
yIGILANT LEADS AT THE START.
BANGOR, BELFAST LoUGH, July III
J The Vigilant and Britannia started this
morning on their eighth race. 1t is over
the same course as yesterday.
The Vigilant was ahead at the first
turn and still further ahead at the
second nark-boat off Carrick Fergus
which was turned in the following
times; Vigilant, 11,49.50 Britannia
J 1l,50.55. The Vigilant was minute SO
seconds ahead at this point on the frs
round.
Turning mark-boat No. 8, off Blacl
Head, the yachts were as follows
Nigilant, 12.14.3O; Britannia, 12.16.20
Thus tho Vigllant was l minute sc
seconds ahead at this stage of the race
and had gained 40 seconds on the secont
leg.
Mark No. 4, the South Briggs, was
turned on the first round with the
Nlgllant still in the lead and in the
following times: Vigilant, 1897 .26
britannia, l2.40.10. The Nigilant, there
fore, was minutes A seconds ahead
and had gained "a seconds on the third
. leg.
The two yachts finished the frs
round as follows: Nigilant, 1856. 3S
Britannia, 12.5S.29.
The Vigilant at the end of the frs
round was minutes 81 seconds aheat
OF the Britannia, against 2 minutes A.
seconds lead which she had at mari
NO. 4, showing gain of seven seconds
on the fourth leg as against gain of 5!
seconds on the third leg and 81 seconds
on the second leg.
, At the Carrick Fergus mark, on tn,
| second round, the VlVilant had gained
two seconds more on the Britannia.
At mark.boat No. 3, off Black Head
on the second round, the Nigilant has
made still further gain. The times o
the two yachts were: Vigilant, 1852. Is
Britannia. 1867. The Vigilant at thi
stage of the race was minutes Il
seconds ahead of the Britannia and still
, forging ahead.
The South Briggs mark, No. A, on th
second round WINS sod naitli tho AEiLr