The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-21
DEADLY BRITTSl! WEATHER.
IT PREYENIID ,.iE rIGILANT
 FROM WINNING THE RICE
Tho American Yacht was Well Up With the Britannia When the Wind Fell to n Dead Cain,-There Were All sorts of Weather During the Contest.

Kingston. ire.. July 20-The ninth race between the American sloop Eigi- lant and the British cutter Britannia took place to-day. It was the same old spectacular story O; variable hreezes. calms. rain squalls and thun- der showers. The Britannla's luck agail attended her and she won by rne min ute and fifty seconds actual time and three minutes and seven seconds With her allowance Of one minute. ten Sec onGs.
 The course was somewhat better, except In the matter of turns, of which there were twelve. than either the Clyde or Belfast Lough courses. Three quarters of the Dublin Bay course, that of the Royal St. George Yacht club, is In the open. It is nearly kite shaped from mark boat at the mouth Of the harbor. opposite the breakwater. The course was sailed over three times for q prize valued at s4O0.
 The sky was overcast and there was a gentle breeze out of the south. barely rufling the surface of the bay. The starting gun was fired at 1O:30 and the yachts came sluggishly for the line. It was run to Rosebeg. with the breeze on the starboard quarter. The yachts were timed thus: Britannia 1O:S2:15. Vigilant 1o:S2:50. The con- testants were arrayed in light weather canvas. Both had large jib topsails and club topsails set. Just after cross ing the Britannia set her spinnaker. The vigilant followed suit. Both big sails were boomed out well forward. The light wind accelerated the speed of the Briton. She added only three seconds to her lead of thirty-five sec onds, however. At Rosebeg the yachts were timed thus: Britannia 11:11 40. Vigilant Il 1:12:1S.
 spinnakers were taken in. It was a reach of five miles with the wind just forward the starboard beam to Kish- light, which the cup-hunters rounded as follows: Britannia 1:44:50. Vigi- lant 11:45:61. The Vig1lant lost 23 sec- onds from Rosebeg to Kish and the Britannia was now leading by one min ute and one second. Sheets were flat tened a bit on the five and half mile leg from Kish to the Muglins. The wind had iacreased slightly and natur- ally SO had the speed df the Yankee yacht.
 This was the record at the .Muglins: Britannia 12:18:05. Vigilant 12:1s43 The vigilant picked up on this .ex and was now 38 seconds astern oe the cut ter The yachts were in the same rela- tive positions as when they rounded Rosebeg on the second leg of the race. The wind was on the quarter in the two and half mile stretch sor the home mark. It was a spinnaker wind. far enough aft to warrant the use of the great sails, boomed forward. The Vigilant put 12 more seconds to her credit on this leg. Time: Britannia 12:43:20. Vigilant 12:43:46
 Main booms were gybed to starboard and the contestants he aded for Rose beg. Then the cratic British weather got in its deadly work again The wind fell to an absolute calm. which was succeeded by strong south wester. with rain-squalls. Sometimes 1t was a question whether there was any wind in certain spots. Once the vigilant was close-hauled in a squall. SDinnakers which had been hauled in were reset. The Britannia was in, the better posi- tion when the wind came out O. the south again. Time: Britannia 1:1S:A. Vigllant 1:20:3S.
 In the reach for Kish the wind was very light and the Britannias fair weather qualities permitted her to :n- crease to her lead to two minutes and fifty-fve seconds Time, Britannia :57:10, vigilant 2:00:o5 It was, as on the preceding round, T fair reach to the Muglins. There were more manifesto toins of weather in the reach to the Muglins. A thunder shower was suc- ceded by, fog, Which vanished and left streaks of light air and patches of calm. The yachts contested against q strong ebb tide in making the Muglins After the calm there was a breeze too feeble to help the Yankee and she was seven minutes jifty-four seconds astern of the cutter at the Mugllns. Time Britannia 2:3h 0I vigilant 2:37:57 Both set spinnakers for the little leg to T. home mark on the completion of the second round. 1t was apparent 10 the centerboarders backecs that she had no chance to win ur,less there should be another change of wind of gale force There was little chancs, but the Vigil ant seemed to be better in stemminR the strong ebb tide and managed to reduce the cutters lead by four minutes and fifteen seconds. Time, Britannia 3:OS:05 Vigilant 3:ls:2a
 To the Rosebeg the wind freshcned They heeled somAwnat as they rounded the Rosebeg. The Britannia was three minutes thirty eight seconds ahead and had gained one second on this leg Time, Britannia 3.27:55, yigilant s:a1:ss To the Kish it was lee rails under water. The Vlgilant gained twenty-five seconds on the cutter on this stretch. Time, Britannia 3:5s.20, Visilant a:5s:33 The wind was steady to Muglins and forward the port beam. Topsa!ls, being now ineffective. were housed. The Wig liant picked up thirty three seconds in the five and one.half mile reach. The yachts were timed. Britannia 4:27:3o Vigilant 4:80:10.
 With two minutes and forty seconds in her favor the. Britannia dashed for the finish. The visilant made gallant struggle to redeem her ill-luck on the final two and pne-halt mile leg. The distance was too short for her to sc-