Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-23
THE BRITANNIA WINS
The Vigilant Leads at the Start in
the Yacht Race.
GREAT THRONGS OF spectators
The American Boat, Made a Fine
Showing.
Def Ais OF THE RACE

ROCKIES POINT, Queenstown Harbor
| July 23.-There was fresh north-northwest
| breeze blowing this morning when the
| crowds began assembling to witness the
days racing under the auspices Of the
| Royal Munster Yacht Club, and everything
promised good sport. The American sloop
| and the British cutter arrived here at 5
| am today from kingstown, Dublin bay,
| in tow of Mr.. George ]. Gould's steam
yacht ATLANTA, none the worse for their
| trip, and hit to race for the republic and
the kingdom they respectively represented
| large fleet of steam and sailing yachts
| gathered in Queenstown harbor to greet
the racers. During the night and morning
| there had been a great influx of visitors
| into Queenstown, and fleet of special
| steamers took an army of sightseers to
| Roche $ Point, Crosshaven, Poor Head and
| other points from which good view Of the
race could be obtained. The neighborhoods
| OF Camden Fort and Roberts Head were
also crowded by yachting enthusiasts, pic
| nickers and holiday lovers generally From
Roches Point the best vlews of the race
was obtained, although Poor Head and
| Camden Fort also offered the people who
focked there view of the whole course.
| The course today is. in the MAN, out at
sea, although for the finish the yachts have
| to sail into and through the harbor and, II
| the full Royal Munster course Is sailed end
| the contest mile up the river, off Monks
town. otherwise the course of the Royal
Cork Yacht Club is to be used which Is
| the same the Royal MINISTER'S. except
that the finishing line is between the ROYAL
Cork Yacht Club house and buoy No. /,
right opposite it, at Queenstown. This
decided by the regatta committee just be-
| fore the starA In any case the main part
| of the course Is as follows:
The Starting Point.
The start to be made from an imaginary
| line drawn between the commodores flag
| ship and a flag boat anchored Off Roche's
| Point. From there, five and one half miles
to and around a flag boat Off Poor Head:
| thence one-half mile to and around Daunt's
ROCK lightship; from there back to the
| harbor, four and three-Quarter miles and
| finishing off the Royal Munster or RovsI
| Cork club houses. two miles or one mile, re-
| spectvely, from the starting line Three
times round; total distance, about fifty
miles. The first two rounds however. are
sailed around the Poor Head, Daunts
| Rock lightship and Roche's Point portions
or the course; only the third, or last round
taking the yachts into the harbor and up
the river to the finish which extra Uttle
leg about completes the fifty miles.
Such was the anxietyh of fhe people to
see the race that all the salboats, row
boats. &c: were let yesterday at fancy
prices. and hardly a craft of the nearest
| description could be secured this morning
During the early hours of the day every
thing pointed to a fine rate and to weather
IN Mnich the Nigilant was expected to have
fine chance to show her powers and de-
Feat the Prince of Wales, cutter
The VieiInnt Popular.
The sympathy of the masses here this
morning was distinctly with The American
yacht, and all sides were heard ex-
pressed hearty hopes that osh. might win
the cup. There We're the usual pretty and
intricate maneuvers for Position prepar-
atory to the start, and Britannia, appar-
| entity, again had the best of it, for she took
the weather position upon crossing the
line, although both yachts were about level
The yachts started as follows: Britannia,
I'm. Wm.. OBS: Figilant, 1lh., com, OSs The
two racers were carrying full sail iih-
headers and balloon jibs, the Britannia
having her jack-yarder and jib topsail set
ana puillng finely In the good breeze which
started the rival beauties on their Journey
1t would be a difficult matter to imagine
a prettier sight than the one presented this
morning when the VigIant and the Brit
ANNA went out, between the two hugo
humanity covered hills, Roches Point and
Camden Fort. on their first race in these
waters, and on their eleventh contest since
the sloop crossed the Atlantic. The score
this morning at the start stood 70 . in
favor of the Britannia.
On the way - Poor Head the yachts
We're gliding along In splendid style half
free. sheets nicely eased off. and sailing in
a manner calculated to cali forth admira-
ton for both of them. In the bright rum
light across the blue white houchsd waters
the two white-Winsed craft sped along at
an eight-kr OF gait, fair speed for any-
thing but fast steamer, calling forth
praise from friend and foe.
vigilnnt In the Lead.
Nearing Poor Head the Britannia an
peared to be pulling ahead. She had run
closer inshore than the Vizilant and
seemed thereby to reap some advantage
from the slack tide. The times given at
the start today and the times at the dif-
ferent nag boats are given according to
Irish time. When close to Poor Head the
VisiAnt pulled ID and passed out under
the Britannias lee the latter bearing away
on the Visilant and trying to maintain her
lead But the American yacht held a bet
ter wind. and forged ahead, rounding the
first flag boat in the lead.
On the first round. passing the Poor Head
flag boat the two yachts were timed as
follows: Vigilant, 11h.. 3Om.. O3s; Britain
MA 11h., Bonn, 5Ss
First and Second Round.
The gunboat Albacore, with Rear Ad-
mtral Henry St John senior officer on the
| coast of Ireland on board followed the
yachts during the early stages of today's
contest.
The Vigilants sails today were setting
beautifully. The fBrtannias jackyardsr
however. was shaking badly. The two
yachts completed the first round off Roches
Point with the Nisilant well in the lead,
and were timed as follows:
II. NJ S.
Nigilant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y 35 II
Britannia .........................2 80 IL
The American yacht, therefore, at the end
| of the first reund had ;ie.d of 3 minutes
| AZ seconds on the British, gutter. against
lead of l minute II seconds at Daunts
| Rock lightship showing gain of 2 min
utes 81 seconds on the lash leg
The yachts ran half fFee from Roche's
Point 10 Poor Head rhe iNiCflant dra wing