The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-07


Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 6.-With
prospects of a splendid days racing,
the Vigilant, Britannia and Sa!tinita
started this morning, in the big event
of the regatta of the Royal London
Yacht club. The weather was what the
experts call Satinita weather. The
course is total of 55 miles. There
descriptions lying in the roads. The
American yachts, ATLANTA, White
Ladie and May were conspicuous
among the American Stars and Stripes.
Conspicuous in the middle of the par
ade was a tall mast from which the
American flag was flying. Over the gay
spectacle, leaden sky frowned,
threading a sEowery day.
But, as a compensation, nice breeze
was blowing.
During the early morning excursion
steamers from Southampton, Ports
mouth, Fouthsea and other places
steamed into the roads.
Larger numbers were assembled than
were ever before gathered at an Eng
lish regatta. Emperor William reached
here at o'clock on board the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern. AS the day adj
vanced the wind Increased in force.
The Vigiiant allows the Satanita SIS
seconds, owing to the reduction of the
latter's sail area, and the Vigilant al
lows the Brittania minutes, % sec
onds.
Smart Seamanship.
The. three rival yachts gave the
spectators a pretty exhibition of smart
seamanship before the start, as they
| coursed UP and down testing the wind
from 9 o'clock until the starting gun
was fired at 10 a. NJ.
All three yachts started for the line
carrying club topsails and balloon jibs.
Their times were in crossing the line:
Satanita. cutter, 1901 100; Brittania,
cutter 1O:01:0 Vigilant, sloop, 1902
At the outset an exciting contest
occurred between the Britannia and
Vigilant The former was holding the
windward position and the latter tried
to pass her. But the Prince of Wales
cutter Immediately luffed up and held
the Vigilant. For a time both yachts
made little forward progress.
The Satanita, in the meantime, rap
idly forged ahead and an idea direct
ly struck all the spectators that the
Britannia'S maneuVer in holding the
Vigilant was the result of an agree
ment between the two British captains
to work in unison so that the winner
of the cup would be a British vessel,
this being a day of Satanita weather
and the Britannia having but small
chance of winning. Therefore the lat
ter could very we'll devote herself to
harrass!%g the American yacht.
Partially Successful.
This maneuver so far succeeded that
when the Vigilant got clear the Satan
tia was long way ahead.
The times in the passing East Cowes
Point were: Satanita, 1O:11 :32; Vigil
ant 10:13:3l; Britannia, 10:14:15.
| The Satanita, therefore, had a lead
of one minute and SO seconds at this
early stage of the race on the Vigil
ant while the latter was forty sec
onds ahead of the Britannia.
All three yachts got away in fine
style, and once past East Cowes Point
they were rushing along at steamboat
speed with part of their starboard rails
wave behind them.
The times of the three yachts at
Ryde Pier We're: Satanita, 10:29:55;
Vigilant, 1871 :35; Britannia, 1O:32:26.
Both Satanita and Vigilant We're in
creasing their leads on the Britannia.
| At the Warner lightship the Vigilant
was pulling up on the Satanita, which
| led by only ten seconds the Britannia
being only 55 seconds behind the lead
| ers.
| The signals giving the time passing
| Shanklin could not be read with preci-
sion, but approximately the boats pass
ed as follows: Satanita, 12:O5:00; Wig
liant, 12:O7:OO; Britannia, 12:OS:O0O
! Ventnor, Isle of Wight, was passed
as to time and order of the two British
yachts prevailing: Satanita, 12:25:25;
| Vigilant, 12:25:31; Britannia, 12:26:32.
A Very Pretty Race.
Up to this stage, it was a pretty race;
nearly half the course had been cover
ed and yet only a little over minute
separated the first and third yachts.
| During a luffing match off Ventor,
both the Britannia and Vigilant scraped
| the shore. The American yacht was
rather severely scraped.
| The Vigilant won.
The time of the yachts at the finish
were: The Vigilant 5:O6:15; the Britain
MIA, 5:14:27; the Satanita, 6:46:15. The
| Vfgilant consequently won by minutes
! IL seconds, or counting out her time al
lowance, minutes, % seconds.
Tried to Jolly the VfgiIant.
To an Associated Press reporter, after
the race, Captain Half, of the Vigilant,
said:
1T is quite true the Britannia tried
to hold us at the start, evidently in or
der to allow the Satanita to get ahead
In fact, that was their tactics through
out. When one got slightly ahead, the
other tired to hold us, and this led to
our running into the shore more than
once. The Satanita only led on the run
| to Bembridge Directly we turned the
point and started the race for ST. Cath
arine point, we began to gain and
shipped her. The Britannia also came
up and commenced a series of lifting
matches. The Britannia was to wind
continually bearing down on us and
keeping US in shore. Ultimately, when
we had just passed Ventnor, we tried to
pass the Britannia on leeward but
failed Then we decided to pass her to
windward, whatever the risk might be-.
We succeeded, and the Britannia was
preSSed in shore and her bottom rubbed,
Later on the Britannia again tried the
lsame game, when we were close to-
| gether. We were determined not to be
ljellied in this fashion, and as both were
game, it was simply q case of which
would go the farthest in shore AS the
Britannia draws three feet more water
THAN the Vigilant, she went on the
lrocks. The Vigilant also bumped, be-
ing nearer the shore, but do not think
tshe suffered serious injury. Neverthe-
less we intend to dock her tomorrow, to
ascertain if her keel is injured. The
lBritannia's position, however, appeared
to us, momentarily, as serious. Her