The evening world., 1894-07-09
BRITANNIA
Once MORE.
Continued from Fif'e Pnoe. !

tack. Britannia going about first In mid
channel and Vigilant going further out.
The breeze was stronger down there and
both were holding finely to the wind.
Britannia, II anything. having the better
weatherly grip. while Vigilant was al
lowed to 20 freer.
britannia, shortly afterwards, ran up
her smallest tib-topsail and Vigilant fol-
lowed suit. a few minutes later.
| On the next tack to port Vigilant
showed on Britannia's weather bow.
There were only a few seconds between
them. and both were head TO wind for
minute, but paid away again. and
| Britannia was seen to race fast through
| Vigilant's lee and break clear from
her. They stood out for the westward.
with the view to fetch the Skelmorlie
mark.
| On the following turn Britannia first
broke tack to starboard.
Almost Becnlmed.
| on Innellan. before noon. the wind
had almost died away. and the two
yachts were nearly motionless.
| Nearing Skelmorlie. the first mark.
the two yachts had been for some time
travelling in close company. Nigilant
always had the advantage. but. as she
lost the breeze first. Britannia hauled
her in, getting up on her weather quar-
ter. But Vigilant. in a light air. soon
pulled out clear OF Britannia's lee.
until she was some lengths ahead when
approa ching the Skelmorlie mark.
Nigilant increased her lead. and the
Skelmorlie mark was passed on the first
round in the following time:
| II. NJ. s.
Vigilant. ................i2 IA is
| britannica. .......................2 Is q
A slight breeze springing UP, both
yachts increased the pace at which they
| were travelling.
Britannia Again Lucky.
The wind was more westerly as they
made for Ascos; but, although the light
breeze was steady and Nigilant had
been sailing fast. Britannia also bene-
fted, and lessened the gap between her
and Nigilant
The American yacht dropped into a
calm when about a mile from the Ascos
mark boat. and Britannia amazed the
spectators ashore and afoat by romping
past Vigilant wide on her weather. and
established a good lead before she. in
turn, entered a calm.
Vigilant was fairly hung up in the
doldrums. and scarcely moved for NJ
teen minutes.
Britannia. In the meanwhile. caught
the first tender pun. and with bigger
jibtopsail passed the mark-boat at AS
cog ahead.
Vigilant then caught a small streak OF
| -, haC al nod sai
before she made the mark.
The time at the Ascog mark boat. or
the first round. follows:
II. N. s.
Britannia ....... ............ .....l l3 s.
Britannia carried her spnnakei
boom to port and Vigilant gybed hers
to starboard. with higher wind, ant
britannia had to follow sui, near Towarc
Point.
Too FIuk~y to De Interesting.
Owing to the iuky wind tine race wa,
losing much OF its interest. Up 10 TIL,
state OF the contest NiGilalt haC
been followed by the worst luck after
sailing well in light airs.
Both yachts left Toward Point. carry
ing spinnakers: but they were sailing
SO slowly that II was thought possible
that the first round would not be I'm
ished by +. NJ. In which case the
race will be decided by the time taken
at the end OF the first round.
| Soon after the breeze changed to the
northwest. but II was light.
As the yachts passed Innellan, the
spinnakers were lowered and Vigilsnt
| WAS closing I'm,