The evening world., 1894-08-31
DECLARED
ID 4 Light Breeze Yieilant
Runs Away from
Satanita
TOOK The LEAD At THE START.
The British Boat Crossed First,
but tho Gould Yacht Passed
Her at Once.
THE RACE IS ENDED BY A CAL N
Declared OF In the Second
Round with Both Yachts
Becalmed.
THE RACE IS ENDED BY A CAL NJ
lBy Associated Press.l

N1gilant began early this morning 10
make preparations for a race. The
American yacht arrived here yesterday
afternoon and anchored up the River
Dart. She was saluted by the fiag-dp-
ping Of o large feet Of pleasure craft
gathered In this pretty landlocked har-
Dor.
Before daybreak this morning the sea
was smooth. and a psltry north wind
was blowing. with little promise Of in
f II sosd days Of raens He
cording to the British yachtsmen, this
was Just the kind OF weather to suit
Nigilant, and they. commenced predict
tanita. ~ ~
As q curious coincidence, the last time
britannia was entered In the regatta OF
last year. che was also unable to start
Saxe-Coburg -Gotha.
s?tdss sy Il for pr ys's Is 49, and
: the second prize is 500. The course Is a
Triangular one, from Dartmouth Range
the Suoy of ~ the dne East
and back to the. starting line; four times
around to complete the total distance OF
forty miles. c.,
luna competed In the race, and Satanlta
won by I'm. SIS; Navahoe took the sec
ond prize and Cailuna withdrew;
Dartmouth har6or TINS c, morn nm vPa pre-
Ing. yachts OF the squadron were drawn
up In lines, and the water was alive with
linali craft. Al various spots about about the the
harbor, were gathered parties Of pic.
hickers. II 10 probable, however. that
the most interested spectators OF the
5s ss.,. .od'y u. tsanns e ships
and Hindostan. who were given a h0li-
when the hour for starting the main
event arrived the wind had not strength
sned. When the yachts finally. started
v sffns to ' ieewars, but viyilsnt quickly
Tne following were the times of the
two yachts as they crossed the starting
Sstsnits .................... . 10 80 .
Sstsnits. consequently, had So seconds
TIE best of the start, but Vigiiant soon
S Stt after crossing the line the Ameri;
can sloop passed Satanita to windward
snd her sPinnssksr N fGs 0f fSen
beam steadily Increasing her lead upon
Batanita. and the latter's stock began
tie st.rr,ss buoy ;. y WI sa was xs;n.
ing stesdiiy. The times Of the two
Yachts at this point, on the first round
"e' H. NJ. 8.
yifilant ............... .....'......iii * Ks
From skerries Buoy 1t was thrash
to windward against an ebb tide to the
East Blackstone mark-boat Near tnat
q point 4 thick haze almost obscured the
yachts, but II was seen that Vigilant
rounded the mark boat with long lead.
On account of the mist no times worth
recording could be taken at this point.
towards the end Of the frst round
the breeae did freshen slightly, ana
Gatanita did much better, pulling up on
her leader considerably. But the Amer
ican yacht had o winning lead when
passing Dartmouth Range at the emo OF
the first round.
The time OF the yachts at this stage
Of the race were as follows: - -, @
yigiisnt. y q x
ViRiiant. IL Will be seen. had lead OF
16m' ion st The end OF the first round.
The Yachts were becalmed after start
in9 on the second round, Xigilant being
q long way ahead. II not declared on
altogether the race will probably enc
N with the second round.
Eventually, owing to foggy weather tht
race was stopped after the yachts nae
peep becslmsd for long time with Vis'
Tho sailing Committee Of the Roya
u Yacht Cub eventually decided that tht
vtGtln q Samantha race was void, and
consequently the Vigilant does not gel
the prize.