The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-08
BRITANNIA WINS AGAIN.
One Minute and Fifty-Fiye Seconds
Ahead of the VigiIant.

Hunter Quay, July 1.-THE starters
today in the yacht race were the Vigi-
liant. Britannia and Marjorie. The
course was from the Isle Butte across
the Clyde to and around the mark boat,
Kilhreggan, and thence home, twice
around, a distance Of fifty miles. The
Vigilant at IFS tons to Britannia's $50.
allows the Prince of Wales cutter three
minutes and the Marjorie eighteen min
utes.
Holy Loche was crowded with about
$50 sailing yachts and 20 steam yachts
moored in an unexampled manner in
order that their owners and their guests
might get a good view Of the exciting
contest.
During the early morning, light
southerly breeze was blowing, and this
was expected to benefit the Britannia.
The breeze increased as the time APP
preached, and when the start was made
was blowing freshly down the channel.
The smart and powerful-looking Vigi-
liant lay in Gourock bay until 9:15 a. M,
when she left her moorings and began
cruising about the Forth until the time
for the start. The steam yacht Allan
tic, with Mrs. George ]. Gould and a
party on board, followed the race.
The atmosphere of the Clyde today
was much clearer than on Thursday,
and a fine view Of the contest could
be obtained.
The Vigilant had up a backyard top
sail, expecting the wind would fail. or
at least, not increase in strength: but
the Marjorie made preparations for a
blow and ran up a jib-headed topsaiI.
The manoeuvering for the start was
pretty sight.
The Vigilant was luffing along in
front of the line, while the Marjorie
and the Britannia cruised about in the
mouth Of the loche. When they STAYED
TO starboard in order to come down the
line, the Britannia was pushing into
the weather OF the Marjorie and was a
poWSprlt ahead as the gun was fired
The Britannia was over the line all
most Immediately after the gun was
fired, followed closely by the Marjorie.
The Vigilant made a bad start. being
fully three-fourths of a minute behind
the Britannia. This was accounted for
by the fact that the American yacht
mas less way on which she came about
The time Of crossing the line was:
Britannia, 10:S0.17; Vigilant, 1O:31.21.
Both the Vigilant and the Britannia
held on to the starboard and went to
the cloche shore without making a tack.
the Britannia falling away to leeward.
When the racers cleared the cloche
lighthouse, they met a slightly more
favorablt wind, and the Britannia was
not only pointing as high as the Vigi-
liant but she was drawing ahead
When the yachts ran into more open
waters, the breeze was bringing the sea
into whitecaps and both the Britannia
and the Vigflant were heeling over
The V1g1lant, to everybody's surprise
on shore, appeared to be falling behind.
Experts said that She forereached very
fast, and that her centerboard gT.ipped
her to windward in very effective
manner
On staying to fetch the skelmorIie.
the Britannia slightly improved her
lead. The time was as follows: Brit
ania, 11:40:15; Vigilant, 11:40:55.
The beat down was a marvellous ex-
hibition of seamenship upon he part
of the captains of both the American
and English yachts. Both yachts came
on the run toward the cloche with
spinakers to starboard, and jibs, top
sails and balloon foresails pulling
splendidly, coming past the Weymss
side in true but softening wind.
The Marjorie was following, II min
Utes astern. The time at Weymss bav
was: Britannia, 12:34:16; Vigilant, 49,
S5:01.
The Vigilant began closing I'D on the
Britannia's stern on nearing the cloche
lighthouse, but after passing the light
house the Britannia again widened the
gap between them. The corrected time
of the first round was: Britannia. l.
1888; Vigilant, 1:36:46. The Britannia
passed Ascog mark on the second
round ahead of the Vigilant. The
time: Britannia, S:02:15: Vigilant $685.
20 The Vigilant failed few
seconds in the reach from Skel-
morlie to Ascog. At the cloche
lighthouse, the Vigilant had gained on
the Britannia, and was only little over
half a minute astern. This was. row.
ever. only about three miles from the
shore.
There was a scene of intense excite
ment at the finish. Though the Vigil
ant was leading, the Britannia seemed
TO be gaining and it was thought she
would pass the mark first. But when
she passed, and it could be seen she had
won on her time allowance, the great
est enthusiasm prevailed.
Captain Hoff handled the Vigilant
grandly in the run to Skelmorlie, but he
could not successd in the severe task
of enabling him TO get a sufficient adj
vantage to allow the American yacht
to pass the Britannia, as the latter
kept the Vigilant safely weather bowed
There was great excitement when the
vessels were abreast. The great cues
ton then was whether the Vigilant
could get home far enough in advance
to overcome the time allowance The
Vigilant drew away grandly, but the
distance was too short and the Britain
MIA got her verdict
The time Of the two yachts at the
finishing line was: Vigilant, 4:16:37:
Britannia, 4:17:52 The Britannia with
a time allowance of three minutes won
by one minute and 55 seconds.