The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-08-10
BEATEN sY BRITAIN.
Won't Some One Please Cali Osergis
Gould on.

Won't Some One Please Cali 0sergis
Gould on.
Cows, Aug. s.-The yachting snthusi.
asts Of Cowes and neighborhood werc
awake vt On early hour this morning and
when they glanced windward and saw the
prospect Of . frsshening In tho stiff west.
ern breeze, which was then blowing. they
went to breakfast with considerable salts.
faction, anticipating . splendid days
racing on this, the third day Of the 10
eatta Of the Royal Yacht squadron.
The interest 10 the vigllant increases
rather than diminishss. Her victories
over the slippsry cutter, Britannia, have
caused an intense feeling In England and
great excitement among the yaehtsmsn.
Consequently the Watching nset gay
with bunting, crowded with yaehtsmen,
yachtswomsn and their guests, all anx.
ious to b Witnesses Of the struggle be.
tween rivals 40 powerfully graceful be-
meath their clouds Of canvas a. they
swept about, sklllfully guided. some time
before the start, testing the wind aud
stretching their sails In preparation for
the race.
The vigilant, Britannia. Santa Anita,
Meteor, Corsair and Namaria entered for
to-day's event to win q prise Of fi00 for
ell yachts not less than 20 tons, belonging
to any recognised yacht club.
The course 10 what 10 known ~ the
Queens course, somewhat less than 30
miles az miles estimated) which varies
according to whether the yachts are or.
dered to start eastward or westward.
To-day the committee sent the yachts
away to the westward, only the vigilant
and Britannia starting, the other yachts
having little or no chance OF making even
Q decent showing with the two cracks.
The Vigilant to-day, 40 on Saturday, al.
lowed the Britannia two minutes, four
seconds. The dashing Yankee sloop to-
day was little too soon, and nearing tho
line slightly ahead Of time she had to hold
up for Q few seconds. Tho Britannia
guaged her time moro correctly end
crossed the line just as tho gun
was fred, securing tho weather
berth, the American yacht following
three seconds later. The Britannia at tho
end Of the first round bad lead Of two
minutes and nearly 20 seconds. Tho
yachts beat toward the Leps buoy very
prettily, the quickness Of the cutter in
stays helping her for she outfooted the
sloop. The Britannia was first to run out
her spinnaker, the vigilant following
later.
The vigilant gained "a seconds on her
rival In . magnificent run out the Warner
liRhtship. but tho Britannia then bcRa a
TO widen her lead during the beat back 10
Cowes, leaving the vigilant half q mile
astern at the and Of the first round. In
the second round the Britannia increased
her lead thrce minutes 4s seconds.
On the way home from the Worner light.
ship tho wind shifted SO rs to make 1t q
close reach, end this enabled the sloop to
skull up to the cutter. But the Britannia
maintained the lead, although the vigila n,
gained on her considerably while reaching
Cowes. When nearing tho mark boat
both yachts had to mako n short board
fetch of the finishing line which the cutter
eventually crossed winner. Time
Britannia, 3 hours. l. minutes. % seconds
Nigilant. hours, 20 minutes, seconds.
The Britannia won by minutes, Il sec.
onds. without counting her time allow
aucc.
1t is admitted by the Ngilant's varmcst
admirers that her defeat upon ihi.
occasion was the worst she sustained dur
ing her brilliant career.
This is the 10th race III which the rival