The evening world., 1894-07-17
LAST EDITION.
vIC|LANT
VICToR|ous.
Britannia Lost Her Bobstay
and Retired from
the Race.
THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
It Was Near the Finish and Our
Boat Was Far in the Lead
and Sure to Win.
CAPTAIN CARTER WAS INJURED.
There Was Plenty Of Wind and the
English Cutter Was Beaten
at Every Point.
CAPTAIN CARTER WAS INJURED.
(By Associated Press

NBy Associated iTeas.)
BANGOR belfast Lough), July H.
Nigilant won to-day for the first time In
foreign waters. When the course had
been sailed over twice and Vigilant was
far in the lead the bobstay of Britannia
was carried away or she sustained some
injury to hergaT, and her foresail was
lowered. her topsail taken in and the
struggle given up. Vigilant went over
the course and finished winner.
There is no doubt Vigilant would have
given a most decisive beating to Bitan-
MIA had the accident not occurred.
While the injury to the British cutter
takes some of the glory of the vistorV
from the Yankee craft. 1t rs admitteo
on all sides that in such a wholesa1
breeze as there was to-day she can beat
Britannia. ....s+
Tnis was the second days racing OF thu
regatta Of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Ear.y In the day there was a strong,
squally westerly breeze. which promised
to give Visilant all the wind she needed.
The contest was for the Rear Commo-
dore Cup, valued at $3.50. presented by
II. G. Dunville. with $l25 added by the
Club. The second yacht gets a prize of
$75
The course was the same as the one
sailed over yesterday, quadrangular. and
had to be sailed over three times, the
total distance being fifty miles,
The exact time which Vigilant, under
her new trim, allows Britannia Is not
yet known. and will not be made pub
lie until the American yacht is meas
ured at Kingstown.
All the yachting men present here to-
day pronounced the breeze to be exactly
what Vigilant wanted. 1t was blowing
strong from the West with occasional
squalls, which drove the racers through
the water in splendid manner and
greatly increased the interest taken In
the event
We Go Right to the Front.
The yachts started at II. .02. carrying
jib-headers and whole rainsails. They
went through the line beam for beam.
with Britannia on the weather.
Nigilant broke tack at once for tho
beat to Carrickfergus. Britannia holding
inshore, on the starboard tack. for
quarter of mile
Vigilant undoubtedly had a breeze In
which she revelled, and was fast leaving
Britannia astern. showing up in the
most handsome manner and raising me
hopes of her many admirers.
Nigilant was leading easily when the
yachts turned the second mark-boat. OF
Carrckfergus in the following times:
IL. NJ. 8.
\lSi!ant ...'..''''''...''.'.'. IL 10 :"
Britannia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL gu 10
Nigilant consequently was I'm IS.
ahead at this point on the first round.
and WAS pulling steadily away from the
cutter. 4
The two yachts reached grandly along
the Antrim coast under big jib-topsails,
and at kilsoot Nlgilant led by more than
two minutes.
The wind was then increasing, and the
American yacht was ploughins into the
water in magnificent style.
Increasing the Lead.
The racers on the first round turned
rlarkboat No. OFF Black Head as fol-
lows:
Vlgilant Observation-Disclosures. II IA 81
Britannia Observation-Disclosures. IL 10
Thus Vigilant was In sos. ahead Al
this stage Of the race, and had gained
ASS. ~ the second leg
Visilant continued to work out hei
lnra, leai on the fetch to the South
Briggs. where she had increased her
leaI considerably.
Mark No. 4, the South Briggs, was
Brg, IN, all