The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-10
A GREAT RACE
nPiiala Es0rss Another Victory Over th'
American Yacht YlgiiAnt

HPitaia Es0rsa Another Victory Over tho
American Yacht ylGiiAHt
Cowr,s Aug 0.-fhs yachting enthusiasts
OF CoWss aud neighhoihood were AGtlr At
an oarly hour to-day. and whom ibsJ
glanced In the wlndwArd and saw tho pros
Vsois for q frsshenlne OF q attn westerly
breeze which was then blowing. thsy went
10 b,eakfast with eonaiosfabis satisfaction,
anticipating . splendid days race on this,
the third day OF the regatta OF the roTal
yacht squadfon. Ihe intsrest In tho Ntgi-
Isn't increases rather than diminiahes. Her
Victories over she slippery enttsT Britannia
have caused intense fesiius IN Englsnd and
aToat eKoittmsnt among yAohislnsn. Con-
sequently the yasbtine fisot, cay With bnnt
ing. wac crowded with Jaohianqn, yachts
women and thsir guests all anxious 70
witness another struggle between the rivala
GO powerfully graceful beneath thair clouds
OF canvas as they swept about skillfuly
guided, aomstims before the start, testing
the wind and atrstohing their sails In pTep-
nration for the race.
The VigilAnt britannia. EantanitA, Me-
teor. Corsair and Nsmkfia wers snteryd for
odny's events, the town przs OF el00 for
all yachts Of moi less than thirty tons be-
longing 10 any reo0Rnizsd yacht club. The
course. somewhat leas than dftv miles
(forty-ssven miles estimstsd) which varies
Aecot tdinR 10 whether thi Yachts afo or
dsfed 20 start eastward or westward. To-
day tho eommittss sent the yachts away tO
the westward, only the Vigilant aud Brit
anniA starting tho other yachts having
little or no chance Of mskin9 even n decent
showing with the two cracks. The Wat
liant to-day. ss on Saturday. allowed abs
| AaGk n. A.. a..
The dssbinR Yankee sloop to-day vas a
slightly ahead Of time, she had 10 hold uI
for few seconds. Tue Britannia gauged
her time moro correctly. and crossed tbs
line Just ha tho Gun WAS fred, securing the
weather berth, the AN sricAn yacht follow
ing three seconds later. The Britannia al
the end OF the fret round had lead OF twt
minutes and tbiriy-eight seconds. To,
yachts beat towards the Lsls buoy vsry
pretily, the quiokness OF the cutter 10 ths
atays helping her. for she outfooted tn,
sloOp. The Britannia Was tho hrst 10 fur
ont her spipnaksr. the Yiailant followieI
later.
The Vicilsnt gained tvsntY-four seconds
on her rival IN n magnificent run out u
WAfner hqhtship but tho Britannia thef
began 10 widen her lead during the bsl
back TO Cowes. leaving the Vigilant halt ,
mile satern at the end OF the frat round
In the second round the Britannia increases
her lead thrss minutes. forty-etaht seconds
On the way home from tho Warner light
ship the wind shifted 40 ~ 10 make IL clos
/ reach. aud this epn ble the sloop to pull uI
on the cutter. But tie Britannia main
tainsd the lead. although the Vipilan
gained on he considerably while rsAchinI
for Cowes. When nearing the marx boa
both yaehta had 90 msks q short boarC
fetch for the finishing line. while the cutie
eventually crossed the winner Time
Britannia three hou 9, seventeen minutes
nifty Eve seconds; ViailAnt three hour
twenty minutes. seven seconds. Th
Britannia won BY two minutes and twelv
seconds. without counting her time allow
ancs. IL 10 admitted By ihs ViRilanp
warmsst admirers that her defeat upoi
this occasion was the worst she has SUE
tanned during her brilliant caree-. This
the sixteenth raee In which the rival Amer
lean and British yachts have taken parl
and the score now stands eleven 10 i've |
favor Of the Britannia. .....-.tt 80. -s'