New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24
BRITANNIA'S NINTH VICTORY
vIGILANT OUTsAILED ON THE ROYAL
MUNSTER YACHT CLUB COURSE.
THE PRINCES YACHT CROSSES THE LINE ONE
MINUTE AND FITTY-FIvE SECONDS AHEAD.
CORRECTED TIME-THE AMERICAS BOAT
IN TIE LEAD MOST or THE WAY


poche,s Point ireland July 23-The Bri'aAni1
defeated the Vigilant today in race over the
course ~ the ROYAL Munster Yacht club. Tor
cum valued at $50 The course vas laid out rom
Roches Point 10 Poor Head. thence u pl'"'
Rock and back to Roche's Point ihree N"'7
around and then 20 the clubhouse Of the hoya I'rH
Yacht Club AT Queenstown. distance % hfiy MIC
A large feet OF steam and sailing yachts ana Graz
% everv conceivable build and rig hN"i u" mr.
hor and the thousands Of visitors from all over
ireland were conveyed excursion boats from
Queenstown 20 Roches Point. Crosshav'n' f"'f
Head and other points at which gooi Vie" "i ~"
race could he had.
rha weather vas clear and the wind fresh from
tho northwest, Both boats were near the Are az
gunNre and crossed together AZ llN q. m IN"
Vig,lant carried her big balloon tb;ops1N ana me
britannia a small Nbtopsan and jackydri"f A.
usual the Britannia got tho weather BERN. me
fine northerly wind shifted 20 the eastward. and
both boats close hauled. ran % POOR Hcid' me
Vig!lant. sailing finely under the eght-knoi breeze
went TO the lee OF the English boat. dre~ ahead an
g,bed rounding the Poor Head marx ~ H.P'V-
The Britannia rourd ed the mark at llSl 3D. MIN
Ute and 81 seconds later.
Rounding the Daunts Rock mark. the NlgIAHt
no,y heat 70 starb)arl for ROches Point hnt the
Britannia held 10 the port tack tn" Niglant wen,
about 10 port and beating against Strong
ebb tide rhe britannia made long DoaT1 - Po..s
and fhen botn boats made short ticks - ltp'h" =
Point The Vigant had on board a iocai PCT at'
his prcef cN4lfll,
ful advantage o. tide am THIes; ne M
at Roche's Point was: Nigilant l2:@O 10 br"a''"'"
This was a clean lead for the American boat OF
. minutes ana - seconds. Bearing away Tor Fo2r
but the britannia carried only small jihioPsail' As
enc di u, ,s frce reach 10 Poor Head which the
Vgllant reached at 1:D02. and IN" Hri,anhia AT
lO5o35 minute and srcon1 , a@'@r ,}nck WITH
was passed as follows Vigllan - "' hr't -
a, me COMPLETION of ne second round WIS: Nigilan
10.;i. britannia 2:l6.sJ. on the las; leg the WEI
liant had gained nearly sd minute ana every ''1'
A, Poor HeSl the cutter was minutes and
both set their balloon jlbtopsails The brcekr was
stf and steady they rounded Poor ite,n -, w.
run to Daunts Rock. and both aet th"ir a
but the wind soon slackrned ana IN" Nlfl"ht an
into calm Meanwhile me Hfi,ann,a i, noa r
good breeze ana caught up win me crh'r I .J
err The Vigilant took in her spinnakrr aHI PNp t
port. thereby catching fre@ p ,h@ Wind The
britannia had kept her sprinkler set while , thg
Vsan' v h@d ak AZ ef n"r as shc the
BasFe4 n'T y, wiIn then seemed to
get better wind. and held her own to D@uH' =
Passing the Rock for the last time the Yachts
were in this order: Britannia, 3:f.3) NighIn'-
s27:5l The Vgilant had lost her lcaH G OH, = ,
n nnd % seconds to the bad. The yigilant
again SO, her spnnaker after passing Dn aihds
F To1m for the last time The yiGan dd some
spcceeGed I in TeducnE The lead Of me cutter 70
20 seconds the boats rounding Koc h,3 ~ fo'h'
- The stretch to Rochc's Point was nting match
and both boats fetched the finish closc,hauic I'd;
The britannia crossed the nniah line at i,29., ana
the Viellant $3.50 the Britannia Winning ~
45 seconds actual time Addine meT =, Iii
ish boat won by minute and 3 seconds o,,.
the arIy par, of noc %Ss sH h yhs ear
Admiral Henry G. ST John: senior officer on me
Coast Icand board The rd nrs"ena Gei
with the Vlgiiant.