The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-31
v|C|LANT WON.
The Satanita No Match for
the Bristol Boat.
Though the End Came in a Fog
After Calm.
By The Associated Press.


early this morning to make prepara-
tions for a race. The American yacht
arrived here yesterday afternoon and an
chored in a most picturesque position,
some distance up the river Dart. When she
came TO anchor, she was saiuted by the
flag dipping OF large feet OF pleasure
crafts gathered in this pretty land-locked
harbor with its beautiful wooded sur
roundings and with the old town OF
Dartmouth for a back ground. The
morning was Disappointing, for the sea
was smooth and a paltry north wind was
blowing with little promise of increasing
I'm strength.
According to the British yachtsmen,
this was just the kind OF weather to suit
the vigilant, and they commenced pre-
dieting that she would easily defeat the
Satanita.
OF course, the regatta lost much interest
from the fact that Ii WAS understood that
the Britannia, the pride of Great Britain,
would not be able to start on account OF
the drowning of the chief officer Simons
and two companions on Saturday, while
attempting TO pull ashore from the Prince
OF Wales yacht at Weymouth. As a
curious coincidence, the last time the
Britannia was entered i'm the race for
OF the Royal Dartmouth Yacht Club on
August 25, last year, she was unable to
start on account of death, her " hite en-
sign then being half -masted in conse-
quence OF the death of the Duke OF Sake
Coburg- -Gotha.
The race In which the Vigilant took
part today was for 40 raters, first prize
$3.50, second 800. The course1s a triangu-
lar one, from Dartmouth range to the Bell
Buoy of the Skerries, thence to q mark
boat off the Last Blackstone and back to
the starting line, four times around TO
complete the total distance OF 40 miles.
Dartmouth harbor today presented
beautiful spectacle. The visiting yachts
of the squadron were drawn up in lines
like house boats and the water of the
quaint old harbor was alive with small
craft. At various spots on the Mills,
which rise 800 to 400 feet high about the
harbor. were gathered parties of picnick-
ers, prepared to enjoy themselves TO the
utmost.
1t is probable, however, that the most
interested spectators of the race today
were the royal naval cadets of the train
ing ships Britannia and Hindoostan.
These aspirants for naval honors were
given a whole holiday today, which
tnty RTebtiy cuyoyeus Oi
training ships the cadets entertained
large numbers of their relatives and
friends and the bands of the two ships
made the air delightful with the sound of
music. When the hour for starting ar
rived the wind had not strengthened ana
the aquatic critics looked upon the race
being virtually decided in favor OF the
Nigilant.
The Starting Times.
The following were the times OF the two
yachts as they crossed the starting line.
Satanita. ..,.,.....,,..,...,-.r.. l0 ~ IL
Nigilant... .........,.,............... 10 ID ~
The Satanita had a3 seconds better of
the start, but the vigilsnt soon began to
overhaul her and four minutes after cross
ing the line the American sloop passed
Satanita to windward and set her spin
maker for broad reach to the Skerrles.
Nigilant Leading.
The Vigilant had then began steadily
increasing her lead and the Satsnita stock
began to go down steadily until even her
warmest supporters concluded that she
had no chance OF overhauling her fleet
rival in the very light breeze prevailing.
At the Skerries buoy the Vigilant was
q long way ahead OF the Sstanita and
gaining steadily. The times OF the two
yachts at this point on the first round
were: