The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-10
THE BRITANNIA WINS.
She Defeated tho Nigilant Yesterday nv
Two Minutes and Three seconds.

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sail breeze the white-capped but not
tumultuOus seas. the britannia defeated
the American SloOp Nigilant To-Day over
course Of about fOrty-eight nautical
miles by two minutes and three seconds.
actual tune. and four minutes and seven
teen seconds corrected time.
About half of the contest was wind
ward work, in which the british cutter
had decidedly the better OF II. She also
showed surprising swiftness in running
which is attributed 20 surreptiuous light
ening of the ship while she was in The
dock last night. The Nigilant. on the
two tWelVe-mile legs Of the course, in
which the yachts sailed almost dead
before the wind, beat the Britannia by
one minute and thirty-two seconds. but
the cutter. in the weather battle. Worstcd
me Yankee yacht by three minutes ana
forty-hVe seconds.
over the last nine miles Of the course,
all windward tusscling. the Nigilant guz-
ZIed her admirers by beating the Britain
MA one minute and twcnty-scvcn sec
onds; In the other fifteen miles Of tack
Ing the British yacht had led the Nigilant
by i've minutes and twelve seconds. If
the centre board had shown the same
weatheriy qualities I'm the first part OF
the race she would have won the Cowes
Town cup. valued at $500, with the same
ease that she captured the prize over
the same course on Saturday.
TIP BRITISH STOUT.
Then she finished in funeral silence.
To-day as the Princes yacht crossed the
line British thrOats distenGed with de-
shrie6ed greeting
This time the white sloop was also ap-
plauded. She had lost. There We're siX
yachts entered for the race including the
Satanita. but only the NiEilant and the
britannia sailed. The wind was brisk
from the west.
The course was from the clubhouse OF
the Royal Yacht Squadron on COWes. 10
and around q mark boat of LcDe. thence
eastward to ana around the Warner light
ship. at the entrance 10 the English
channel, and back to the starting point
twice around.
The breeze was not stronc enouCh 20
suit the American yachtsmen. II enabled
the boats TO carry their hght-weathcr top
sails. IN Saturdays contest II was some
what stronger. and ordinary working top
sails were used. The Britannia got the
weather gauge on the Yankee at the
start, and crossed the line two seconds
ahead of her at 1920.
TH2 uEITANNI, WILL HAVDLrD.
The britannia was handled better than
the Yankee, and she lost one minute and
forty seconds az Lepe. Besides spnnakers
they carried big top sails.
In the tWclVe-mile stretch out to War
ner the Yankee picked MP one minute ana
seven seconds. Both yachts held 10 their
spinnakers until they were opposite Byde,
where getting the breeze more on the
quarter, they gathered in the graf sails,
and later. preparatory to rounding the
Warner they hauled down their big top
sails. Rounding the Lepe second time
the Britannia was four minutes and five
seconds ahead. on the last leg Of the
course the Ngilant gained On the Britain
MIA, but not enough TO win.
THE TRfNCr = cePT~ g ULo'S oTF~R.
The Prince OF Wales has accepted Mr..
GOuld's proposition for three match races.
the best two out Of three TO win over
an open course, for 5000. The first Of
these races will be- sailed Monday out
side the Needles. over course of thirty
miles, fifteen TO WindWard or leeward, and
return. Mr. Gould has challenged the
Prince for the cape May cup. which must
be sailed for. according to the conditions.
within fifteen days Of the receipt of the
challenge. The Cape May cup was won
by the Genesta after her defeat By the
Puritan
The schooner Dauntless was the British
cutters opponent. and She was easily
defeated. The Navahoe tried 10 recap
ture the trophy last year but - He'd. The
British course in the Cape May cup race
is from tie Isle OF Wight past the Nee
dies 10 Chcrbourg and return. a distance
of one hundred and twenty-five miles.