St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-06
YANKEE VIGILAAT BEATEN.
THE BLASTED BRIyISaERS GO WILD
WITH JOY
OVER BRITANNIA,s VICTORY

and the Prince of Wales Boat
Our Prize Sloop Beaten in
the Stretch by Thirty-Five
Seconds.
FIRTH OF CLYDE, July 5.-The re-
gatta of the Mud Hook Yacht club to-
day opened up amid scene OF excite
ment, which was soon after intensified
by a collision between the Vaikyrie
and the Satanita, which resulted in the
sinking of the former yacht, and the
serious disabling of the latter.
Then, to still further excite the
masses ashore, ard the people afioat, the
Britannia, which had the best of the
start, was overhauled and passed by
the saucy Vigilant. A fever-heat of
excitement had prevailed previous to
The start for the Muir Memorial Cup
race. No such interest has ever before
been shown here in yachting contest.
The American flyer, Vigilaht, was to
meet for the first time the Prince of
Wales cutter, Britannia, admitted TO be
the fastest yacht in Europe.
Every point OF vantage about the
course was packed with sight-seers from
early morning, and their number was
constantly added TO as the day ad-
vanced.
Hunters Quay. Innelan. toward Point
Skelmorlie, Wemyss. Cloch Point and
Kilcreggan were the main places from
which the race could be best seen, and
to these points the crowds fiOcked in
wholly unprecedented numbers. The
natives. of course. fondly hoped that the
Britannia would win, but the British
experts looked blue. and were COM
PEELED to admit that the American yacht
stood the best chance of winning, and
that
BRITISH PRIDE
would have to take another big tumble
before the skill and enterprise of
America.
The people hereabouts are yachting
enthusiasts of the first water; the Clyde
has turned out hundreds of proud craft,
steamers, sailing craft and yachts, and
all the canny Scots hoped anXiously to
see the Britannia triumph.
The ROYAL Clyde Yacht club course
sailed in the Mud Hook regatta is fifty
miles long, and in shape is similar TO
two triangles with their points meeting.
The yachts started from an imaginary
line drawn between the Royal Clyde
Yacht club headquarters at Hunters
Quay and Mark Boat No. l; the first leg
was around mark boat off SkelmOrlie !;
from there TO and around another mark
boat off Ascog; thence to and around a
mark boat off Kucreggan, and from
there to the starting point,twice around.
The start was fixed for 1880 a. M.
and just previous to that hour fair
wind was blowing, and 1t was expected
that the race would be concluded by
3p. m.
The Britannia, Valkyrie and Satanita
lay at the city loch anchorage, a small
bay close to and little northward of
Hunters Quay.
All three hoisted their racing flags at
sunrise. and commenced active prepare
tons for the days aquatic contest.
The Vigilant stayed at Conrock bay
during the night, but shortly after 9
o'clock. with flag flying proudly and
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clipper reached across the bay, coming
sweetly through the water, which her
PROV cut with knife-like sharpness.
Never did yacht look trimmer or more
fit for race than did the Vigilant this
morning. The smart, seaman-lihe APP
pearance provoked warm comments of
general approval.
The GUuld's steam yacht Atalanta,
with large party on board, followed
the Vigilant 10 the
HOLY LoCH ANCHORAGE.
The breeze then began freslIening,
until rafting soulherly wind was
blowing. and no doubt remained that Il
fine days racing was i'll prospect.
The breeze had been coming up the
Firth III gusts all the morning, and the
experts said it would freshen and hold
at least long enough for all yachting
purposes.
But just previous to the start. the
clouds. which had been gathering with
the wind. grew blacker, and it became
showery. All the yachts set their ram
sails and small topSails. The prospects
of the race about 10 O'clock were as
follows:
The first distance would be beat to
windward, ten miles, to Skelmorlle; fol-
lowing that reach across to Ascog,
then run back ten miles to Skelmorlie,
and free reach to the stake boat off
Hunters quay; twice around.
Lord Dunraven, with George l.. Will
son, the designer. was steering the
Valkyrie; A. ID. Clark, owner OF
fhe Satanita, was at her stick: NatHerre-
schOtf was at the wheel of the Vigllant,
and w. Jameson was steerSman of the
Britannia.
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the wind, however, holding good
The Vigilant, Britannia and Satanita
came up in line OH the port tack, to turn
the mark boat, while the Valkyrie raced
down from Holy Loeb.
The Satanita was too soon by half a
minute. On the other hand the Britain
MIA was able to luff on the line for
capital start.
THE vIGILANT
turned it handsomely, and was on the
mark boat shortly after gunfire. But
the Britannia was quicker. and got off
three lengths ahead. Then came the
accident of the day, which threw out of
the race and out OF racing for some
time to come the Valkyrie and Satanita.
These crafts, while preparing for the
start, became locked together, and i'm a
few minutes the Valkyre settled down
and sank, while the Satanita was so
badly damaged that she was obliged to
retire. Some time passed before the
people ashore fully realized what had
happened. The Satanita, it appears,
was luhing for the start, and was unable
to get out of the Valkyrie's way, as the
latter was coming upon the starboard
tack. The Valkyrie's bowsprit ran
across the Satanita's foresail, and the
collision which ensued carried away the
Satanita's bowsprit and topmast, leav-
ing her wreck covered with tangled
rigging and collapsed sails.
The force of the collision cut the Val