The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
Increased Her Lead in the First
Mile to Leeward, but
Lost 1t Later.
SATANITA WON FIRST ROUND.
As In Yesterdays Unsatisfactory
Match, the Course Is a Tri.
angle Of Short Legs.
CBy Associated Frcss.)

DARTMOUTH, Eng, Sept. Ito the
great disappointment of yachtsmen.
when the sun rose to-day there was "A
thick haze over the bay and out to sea,
and the wind was light from the north
with little prospects of freshening.
This was not calculated to cause any
enthusiasm, especially as the decision OF
the Sailing Committee of the Royal
Dartmouth Yacht Club yesterday, in not
awarding the prize to Vigllant because
the race could not be finished within the
time limit of eight hours. has caused
considerable dissatisfaction. It il ad-
mitted that the Sailing Committee acted
strictly according to the rules Of the
Club, but, In view of the fact that they
decided the race for the forty-raters on
the first round. It is thought that they
might have acted a little more gener-
otSly towards the American yacht.
Both Ntgilant and Satanita were en-
tered to-day to race under the auspices of
the Start Bay Yacht Club. The prize was
hfty-fve guineas. and the course was a
triangular one, as follows: From Dart
mouth Range to a markboat four miles
to westward: thence to the eastward
mark. distance Of five miles, and back
total distance of fourteen miles for once
around the course: three times around
this course to complete the race, the
total distance being forty-two miles.
nary manoeuvres for position, and at
1890, when the starting gun was fired,
the american yacht had the windward
position and the lead. and crossed the
The times at the start were:
Nigilant ................ ...........l0 30 o.
Satanita .......... .................lO 30 IL
al 49, =.
plain sail. It was free reach to the
western mark, In light. steady air.
Nigllant. from the start, drew gradually
away; and had put about a dozen
before mile OF the first reach had been
completed. The wind however, then be-
gan to get lighter, and the haze. like
yesterday. became thicker. Before the
yachts were almost obscured from view.
1t was seen. though. that when they
were about half way out 10 the western
mark, the two yachts had set their spin
had hauled aft.
At the end OF the first leg. on the
first round. they were completely OBJ
scured from view ashore, and, conse-
quently. no accurate times could be
taken.
AT ii. 80 A. NJ. a slight lift in the haze
,,n dimiy, the two 70, racers beating
holding . long lead, but on a different
tack from Satanita
Satanita was standing further In
shore and. beating along the land, APP
peared to be going faster than V.gilant,
though the latter was in the better
position for making the eastern mark.
At the end OF the first round Satanita
was 46 seconds ahead or Vigilant. The
times of the two yachts were as follows
II. NJ. 8.
Satanita ......................l2 "a IS
NlSllhnt .....'.... ..................l 10 Il
Vigilant seemed to be gaining as the
two yachts set their spinnakers for the
run to the westward mark. on the sec
ond round. The wind was then about
northwest and It veered a trihe astern
as they again disappeared In the haze
Only a slight air was stirring and both
yachts were soon completely envelopad
In the fog.
Now and then the fog would lift q
little and a glimpse was caught OF the
two yachts on the second round. The
breeze continued steady, though light
from northwest. The yachts ran along
slowly with spinnakers set, and on this
leg Vigilant began to creep up TO ga
tanita, and eventually overhauled her.
Although teh cutter luffed up and tried
to prevent the sloop from passing her,
Vigilant slipped past and took the lead.
Owing to the mist no times could be
taken at the western mark-boat on the
second round.
Vigtlant, later, again took the lead,
Continued on Second Pd9s.)