St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-08
no SHOW FOR the YANKEE.
GECRGE G08LD'S WciLANT BEATEN
6Y THE BRITANNIA
FOR THE QUEENS CUP

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Yacht CIub-Vigilant Made a
Bad Start and Her Sailing
Was Poor-The British Boat
Finished Nearly Two Minutes
Ahead.
HUNTERS QUAY. Firth of Clyde, July
I'm the race for the queens cup ut
. the regatta of the Royal Clyde Yacht
club today the Britannia went oven the
line almost Immediately after the gun
was fired, at 1880 a. m, and at Cloche
point she had a slight lead, which she
was increasing. over the Vigilant. The
course today is that of the Royal CLYDE
Yacht club, the one sailed over at the
Mud Hook Yacht club contest on Thurs
day, namely, from Mark Boat No. /, off
the club house here, to and around
boat mark off Skelmorlie ON the opposite
shore; from there to and around mark
boat off Ascog, Isle of Butte, on this
shore; thence on the Clyde, 10 and
around the mark boat OFF Kiicreggan,
and thence home. Twice around, total
distance fifty miles.
In today's racing, according to the
official rating, the Vigiiant having been
measured yesterday, the American
yacht al IFS tons to the Britannia's 152
tons, allows the prince of Wales cutter
three minutes. Tue Vigllant allows the
Marjorie eighteen minutes and the
Carina thirty-siX minutes eight seconds.
The starters were as follows:
Yachts. Rig. Rating. Owners Handicap.
Vigilant. Sloop. l75 49, Gould 800 Scra'h
m
Marjorie. Gutter. .....................lSm
Carlna. -. Gutter. 10 N IS
The interest, Of course. conferred i'll
the Vigilaut and the Britannia. The
harbor presented fine appearance after
the dull, cloudy early hours of the
morning were succeeded by a glorious
sunburst, which enlivened everything
and everybody. Holy loch was crowded
by about 100 sailing yachts and twenty
steam yachts mOOreu Ill an uneXampled
manner in order that their owners and
guests might get a good view of the ex
ting contest.
During the early morning a light
southerly breeze was blowing, ana this
wa. expected TO benefit the Britannia.
The breeze increased as the time ap-
preached, and when The start came was
blowing freshly down the bay. The
Vigilant lay III GuurOck bay until Oils,
when she left her moorings and began
cruising about the Firth until the time
for the start drew near. The steam
yacht ATLANTA, with Mrs. George j.
Gould and party Of friends Oh board.
followed the race. The atmosphere of
the Clyde was much clearer than on
Thursday, and fine view of the con-
test could be obtained along the various
shores. The Vigilant had up a jack
topsail, 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 topsaI
The lnaneuverng Tor the start was
pretty sight. The Vigiiant was luffiug
along in front OF the line, while the
Marjorie and Britannia crhised in about
the mouth of the lOch. When they
stayed to starboard In order 10 come
down upon the line the Britannia was
pushing into the weather OF the Mar
jorie, and was bOwsprit ahead as the
gun fired. The Britannia went over
the line almost immediately after the
gun fired, closely followed by the Mar
iOrie.
The Vigilaut made a bad start, being
fully three-quarterS of Il minute behind
the Britannia. This was accounted for
by the fact that the American yacht had
less way OH which she came about.
The time OF crossing the line was:
Britannia, 10:SO:1T; Vigilant, 1881 20
Amid rousing cheers and much steam
WhlStllng the three yachts bore away
Oh the Starb0ard tack, and 1t was soon
seen thai the Vigilant was closing in on
the Leaders and lying high up i'll the
wind.
The Britannia had short hitch about
200 yards out, and had to stand upon
the weather of the Vigilant as she drew
OH. and still had the weather gauge, the
American yacht being two lengths be-
hind. Capt. Carter, Of the Britannia,
was today assisted by Capt. O'Neil, Of
the 1verna, and the Prince of Wales
cutter had Oh board sixteen picked men
from the lverna, making total OF forty
six men to handle the yacht.
The VlgIlant carried j crew of forty
nine men.
Both the VIgilant and the Britannia
held on TO the starbUard tack to the
Cloch shore without making a tack, the
Britannia falling away to leeWard.
When the racers cleared the CIoch
lighthouse they met slightly fresher
wind, and the Britannia was not only
pointing as high as the Vigilant, but she
was drawing ahead. When the yachts
ran into more open water the breeze
was breaking the sea into white caps,
and both the Britannia ard Vigilant
were heeling over. The Vigilant. 10
everybody's surprise ashore, appeared
to be falling behind. Experts said that
she f0rereached very fast. and that her
center-board gripped her TO windward
in very effective manner.
On staying to fetch the Skelmorlie
mark, the Britannia slightly improved
her lead, The time was as follows:
Britannia, 11:40:l5; Vigliant, IL 40 :55.
The beat down was marvellous eX-
hibition of Seamanshlp on tile part of
the captains of both the American and
English yachts. Both yachts came on
the run toward Cloch with spinnakers
to starbOard and jib topsails and balloon
fOreSails pulling splendidly, coming
past the WemySs side in a true but
softening wind. The Marjorie was fol-
lowing seventeen minutes aStern. The
time at Wemyss bay was: Britannia.
l2:34:16; Vigilant, 12:35:00.
The Vigilant began closing upon the
Britannia'S stern on nearing the ClOch
lighthouse, but after passing the light
house, the Britannia again widened the
gap between them.
The corrected time of the first round
Was as follows: Britannia, 1856;
lVigilant, 1:56:46.
Nv The Britannia passed Ascog mark on
the second round ahead of the Vigilant.
The time was as follows: Britannia,
s3:02:15; VigiIant, 3:02:20. The Vigilant
gained few seconds in the reach from
5Skelmorlie to Ascog. At the Cloeh
Lighthouse the Vigilant had gained on
the Britannia, and was only little over
half minute astern. This was, how
ever. only about three miles from the
finish.
ii Britannia won the race.
= The time of the two yachtswas as
follows at the finishing line: Vigilant,
s4:l6:37; Britannia, 4:l7:42.
The Britannia, with her time allow
ance of three minutes, won by one min