The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-14
TIE LAST RACE.
The Vigilent Fails to Take o Prize
Owing to Fog.

The Nigilent Fails to Take q Prize
Owing to Fog.
DARTMOUTH, Aug. 3l.-To the great
delight of the yachtsmen assembled
here the Vigilent began early this morn
ing to make Preparations for race
The American yacht arrived here early
and anchored in a most picturesque
manner up the river Dart. When she
came to anchor she was saluted by the
fiag-dipping of a large fleet of pleasure
crafts gathered in this pretty land
locked harbor, with the town of Dart.
mouth for background.
The morning was disappointing, for
the sea was smooth aud paltry north
wind was blowing, with slight promise
of increasing in strength or furnishing
material for good days racing, Ac.
cording to the British yachtsmen, this
was just the kind of weather to suit the
Visilent, and they commenced pre-
dieting that she would easily defeat the
Satanita, the latter being looked upon
as very slow in light airs.
OF course, the regatta lost much inter-
est from the fact that it was understood
that the Britannia, the pride Of Great
Britain, would not be able to start on
account OF the drowning of Chief Officer
Simonds and two companions on Satur
day last, while attempting to pull ashore
from the Prince OF Wales yacht at
Weymouth.
TIE race which the Vigilant took
part in to-day was for yachts exceeding
40 rating, first prize $3.50, second 800.
The course is from Dartmouth range to
the bell buoy off the Skerries, thence to
a mark boat off the East Blackstone and
back to the starting line, four times
around; total distance, forty miles.
When the hour for starting the main
event arrived the wind had not strength
ened, and aquatic critics looked upon
the race as being virtually decided in
favor OF the Vigilant.
The following were the times of the
two yachts as they crossed the starting
line: Satanita, 10:30:l7; Nigilant, l0:-
30:49.
The former had 32 seconds the best of
it, but the Nigilant soon began to over
haul her, and four minutes after cross
ing the line the American sloop passed
the Satanita and set her spinnaker for
broad reach to the Skerries. The
Vigilant then began steadily increasing
her lead, and everywhere it was ad
mitted that the Satanita had no chance
OF overhauling her fleet rival.
In the first round the VIgilant main
tanned "a steady lead until the close of
the round. when the Satanita did much
better. But the American yacht had "A
winning lead at the end of the round of
10 minutes and 10 seconds. Eventually.
owing to foggy weather, the race was
stopped after the yachts had been be-
calmed for long time.
The sailing committee decided that the
rate was void, and consequently the
Vigllant did not get the prize.
LONDON, September 1.-The Times
correspondent at Dartmouth says: 1t
was thought by everyone, especially as
the committee allowed the forty class
match to be decided at the end of the
first round, that a like course would be
adopted with regard to the Nigiant and
Satauita, but the astonishing announce
ment was make chat the match wa;
void, owing to the fact that it had not
been finished in eight hours.
The time clause, the correspondent
says, has become utterly obsoletein every
cluU, and he says that after the Vigilanl
hadAbeen hurried froms COwes to TIM
point better treatment should have beer
meltld out to her. The Vigilant wat
two. thirds OF mile ahead of the >ata
MIA when the race Was declared void.