The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06


5.-The regatta Of the Mud Hook Yacht
Club to-day opened amid sccno Of ex'
element, which was coon after iutonsi'
fed by collision beteeu the Yaikyrte
and the satauita, which resulted in>the
sinking Of the former yacht and the 90
rious disabling Of the latter Thea 70
still further excite the masses ashore
and tho people aaoEt, the Britannia,
which had tho best Of tho start, was
oyerhauled and passed by tho saucy
ylgilant A fever heat Of excitement
had prevailed previous to the start for
the Muir Memorial Cup race No such
interest has been shown here in ayacht-
ing contest, for the American flyer Wig.
liant was 70 meet, Tor tho first. time, the
prince Of WaIes' cutter Brittapia, ad-
mitted 10 DO tho fastest yacht In Europe.
Every point OF vantage about tho course
was packed with sightseera from early
morning and their number was con-
gtantlv added to as the day advanced.
The start was fixed for 1880 q. NJ,
and inst previous 10 that hour q lair
wind was blowing, and 1t was expected
that tho race would be concluded by 9
D. m. Tho Britannia, Valkyrie and
Satanita lay at the Holy Loeb anchor
age, small bay little close 70 and
little north OF Hunters quay. All three
hoisted their racing flags at sunrise and
commenced active preparations for the
days aquatic contest Nat derre9hoi
the designer, was at tho wheel OF the
vigilant.
The start was made In a binding
mist, the wind, however, still holding
good. The YigiIant, Brittania and Sd
tani.a caue up In line with tho port
tack, to turn tho mark boat, while tho
Valkyrie raced down from Holy Loeb.
The Satanita was too soon by half a min
ute. On tho other hand tho Brittania
WINS 'nblo to luff for capital start. Tho
VirIlant turned handsomely, and was
on the mark boat shortly after gun fire.
But the Brittauia waa quicker, and got
OF three lengths ahead.
THEN CAKE TIE ACCIDENT
Of the day, which threw out OF the race
and out of racing for some time to como,
tho vaIkyrie and satani.a. These craft,
while preparing for tho start became
locked together and, in few minutes,
tbe Valkyrie settled down and sank,
while tho Satauita was 80 badly dam
AGED that she was obliged 10 retire,
Some time passed before the people
ashore fully realized what happened.
Tho Satanita, 1t appears, was luied for
the start and was unable TO get out OF
the Valkyrie's way as tho latter was
coming up on the stnrboard tack. The
Valkyrlo's bowsprit ran across tho
sa,anita' foresailand the collision which
ensued carried away the satani-
ta's bowsprit and topnast leaving
her wrock covered with tangled
rigging and collapsed calls. The force
OF the collision cut the Valkyric down
TO the waters edge aud she slowly set
tied down and sank In three minutes.
Ashore, owing TO the mist, 1t was diff:
cult to Immediately ascertain what had
hanpeped, except that there had boen
collision and that tho Valkyrie had gone
dowr, Loud cries we're hoard from the
crews of tho two yachts and Tor time
Il was feared That number OF the crew
OF tho Valkyrie had boon drowned.
Happily this was not the case, "a Lord
Dunrayen, Watson md tho officers aud
crew OF tho Valkyrie were picked up BY
boats which put out from tho shore and
from tho many sailing Yachts aud
steam yachts In the vicinity OF tho
scoue OF tho accident.
LORD DuNRAvEH WAS A SIGHT
long to be- DO remembered when he was
takcn on board tho Hebe. Ho was no
longer the spruce digul1ed gentleman
20 we'll remembered In America. The
captain Of tho Satanitn said that he did
not have room 10 turn, owing to the
large number OF steam and other yachta
which gathered about tho starting limo.
When tho Valkyrie began to fill, come
OF her crow jumped overheard; iow
eucceeded in scrambling on board the
Satanita: others werc taken of by steam
yochts and some wero picked up hold
Ing ON to floating objects. One OF the
Vaikyrle's seanen, William Brown, was
caught between tho Valkyrie and q
steam Yacht and had his leg badly
crushed. Tho Valkyrlo lies In twenty
tiyo fathoms Of water. The Satanita car.
ried AWAY six yards Of her starboard
bow and beam above tho water line.
The cook Of the satanita had his arm
broken. =,
Britannia had COMO away, not knowing
OF tho sinking Of the Valkyrlo or tho
damage done to tho Satanita. Tho
Britannia hitched on to port TO throw
herself on the weather beam. Both
Yachts then wont across tho firth on tho
starboard tack 10 the opposite lind.
When they tackled again tho Vigilant
was pushing her bowsprit over the
Britannia's weather quarter. and wns
threatening to run into the weather
berth.
viGILGSr AHEAD.
Tho Vigilapt continued to draw ahead
Of the Britannia, and turning tho Ascog
mark.boat, the yachts came on tho run
with their booms over to port tho Vigil.
ant carrying great balloon orspinmuker-
ibis, as they nro termed hore which
were drawing splondidly. OF toward
point, aitor rounding the Ascogl mark,
both yachts sct thclr spinmakers TO
starboard and their club top sails wero
replaced by lib hendcrs. At tho woatb.
or mark, Jack Yardes wero got up and,
working along tho Cloch shore, spiu.
makers werc run out to port and lib.
top.aails woro sok. Under this sail both
yachts ran toward Kilcreggan and from
hero it appeared as il tho Britannia was
closed up little. Approaching tho
Cloch light house, on tho run homo TO
thc fniHh thu VipilanE WaH atill landing
aud II was estimated that shs was about