The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-06

HUNTERS Quay. Firth Of Clyde. July
o-Ihe Te&atJt Oi tEs Mul Hook Vac &C
club today Opeged with = sceue 4 excite
ment .sbich Was soon after ia, ensifiei by
| collision between The Va kyric aa-. tAs
Sstini'a, which resulted ia tbs SINKING
OF tie former yacht and serious disabl-
I ing VI the latter
Lord DgBvaveu, with George I. Wilson,
designer. was steering be NsIkyris aud
, ID. \. Clark, owner OF the SstinitA, was
steering nis own boat. A start vs. iuSie
In blindieE mis-. The Nigilsnt. Bril- ,u-
MA and Satiultt came az IA line N tie
port tack 10 turn the mark boar whlie he
aIkyrie raced. It NSa- while ulRneuvefin1s
ior "a start that the NsikyTle ami the SSti-
nitA become locked togrJ her aud IA few
minutes the Nalkyrie svttlrd down Anl
sank while the SsJiaiJa was so badly
DAMAGED that she was obiisei 10
retire. The Sstiuita, il appears.
was unable - get out OF the
Nalkyrie's way the latter wsS coming
up on ths starbOaTd tack. The NalKyric's
bowsprit ran across the Satln.tg's forvsdl
and the collision which eusuc,l Carried
away the Satinita's bowsprit aud took tao
mast, leaving her wreck covered with tau
gied rigging and collapsed sails. Tue force
OF che collision cut the Walk 5 rie down Ia tho
waters edge aud she went down IN three
minutes
The captain Of the Satiuita sad that he
did not have room Go turn owing 10 tbs
large number OF steam ami other yachts
which gathered about the starting line.
W ben the NA!kyrIr began 70 Mi some of her
crew Jumped overheard, Others were taken
of by steam yachts anu some were picked
np. holding on to some floating Ob-
lect. One OF the NaIkyric's -eamea
had bis leg baliy crushed. The III
fated yacht sack ia - athoms ot
water. The cook Of the Satinita had bis
arm broken.
Shortly after the sinking OF the Valky-
RE, Watson, the yacht designer. who was
on board The cutter at the time OF the ac-
cidvnt, said:
Il was standing beside Lord Dunravea
who was steering the NslkyrIe At gus
fire the Nslkyrie wa, reaching down on
the starhoard tack IN order 20 take tue
line. Tue Satinita. which had come up on
the port tack. was too sooa aud was
Obliged TO hold on before patting about
for the start
In IL niug % clesr a small boat which
was ia her way the SstiuiiA rau into us,
striking amIdships aud cutting into her
about feet. The two yachts were lock d
together for "A shorf time The Sstiuitt's
bOwsprit and tOpma-J was carried away
TO sink.
Lady Algine Lennox and Lord Gordon
l.ennoX were sitting aL the stern ~ the
Nalkyrie at the time Of the accident They
were greatly alarmed, but LJId DuuraysC
treasured them.
"A number OF small boats put of from
other yachts aui took us of before the
VaIkyrie disappeared, which she did ia
about three minutes after the collision.
J h" accident produced great excitement
among he yachtmeu.
THR vIGILANr BEATEN.
Ia the meantime the Nigilant and Bri-
ttnnia b al gotten away not knowing u
the accident.
Approaching Cloch light house on IN,
way home TO the flush The Nixilsnt was
st!!l leHding about seven miles. The wind
was softeuinE but the Britannia with her
splnnaker down began 20 overhaul her aud
catching her near Gourock. passsc the
winning mark only five seconds ahead u
the American boat amid scene 81 the
greatest enthusiasm on the shore aud ia
the club hOu-s. The tiIse o. the britannia
was D hours and 81 miuuts aud 3 seconds
i he courss was about tifJy miles.
IL was a most rem arkable change which
gave the race 20 the Britannia The wind
was still fairly fresh ON the run gp the
firth as far - Ci8ch. where the Viuilsrg
had lead of over i've minutes 90 the
home side Of Gloon, however. the Nlgilaut
dropped ont OF the wind and he Britannia
began 20 draw up on her. keeping further
from the shore. A mile above CIoch the
Nigilant Was passed AID the Britannia
was leading by half minute AZ kllcreg-
gan.
Ga tue reach the VigilAnt pIucLily en-
deavored 10 come pas on the weather bow
tut the Britannia luffed up aud prevented
her.
The Vigiant should have won by a
minute or two 90 spare and would have
done 50 bat for the sudden hiiiBg % ths
wind Ia which the Britannia was 50 we'll
served
IL was admitted on all sides that tha
NigilHnt was the bett-r boat and that she
had the hardest lines ia losing