The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-01
IT'S ROYAL DIRT CLUB NOW.
Vi6ilant a Sure Winner in the Dart
mouth Race.

When the Britishers See They Have
No Earthly Show to Win 1t, They
Steal It-London Times and Field
Denounce the Dart Clubs Methods.
characterized as 1.-The Most Unfair
Club in all England"
Dartmouth, Aug. 31-After hand
somely vanquishing the biggest Of Eng
lands crack cutters, the Satanita. over
half the course of the Royal Dart Yacht
Club, the Vigilant lost the prize through
the decision of the regatta committee. IL
was certainly a race in the British ao-
ceptation of the term, as there is no time
limit on yachting contests on this side Of
the ocean.
THRoNGs FROM ALL OF ENGLAND.
1t was Vigilant's weather in the opinion
OF English experts A light northeast
wind barely ruttled the surface of the
channel, bringing with it mist that gave
the fleet in the ohlng spectral aspect
There were thrOngs from all over Eng
land to see the Vigilant's first duel with
Mr.. Clarke's yacht
The contest was for prizes of $3.50 and
$3.50, under the auspices of the Royal Dart
Yacht Club. The course was triangular
The first leg of about four miles was from
the Dartmouth range, at the entrance to
the harbor, due south TO the Skerries bell
buoy; thence IN north-uorthwesterly
direction TO mark boat off East Black
stone, about four and half miles, and
thence TO the westward about a mile and
half, back TO the starting point. The
course was sailed over four times and
thus had eleven turns
The Satanita had half minute the
start, but the Nigilant rounded the Sker-
ries buoy tthe first turn minutes and
3 seconds ahead. Rounding the same
buoy on the second turn the Vigilant was
l6 minutes and 40 seconds ahead
IL was now plain to the most preiu-
diced advocate of the cutter that barring
accidents and tiukes, the Vigilant was
sure winner by big margin, which
conservatives estimated would be about
half mile. But the hckle
wind foil almost to dead calm
just after the yachts rounded the Skerries
buoy. The Nigilant was first around the
East Blackstone mark boat. A breeze
came out of the south-southwest as she
laid her course for the home mark. The
Satanita stood in shore and seemed to
get better breeze, which enabled her to
catch up little. The Vigilant ran into
cain streak. The Satauita held the
breeze until she passed Newstone about
mile from the starting point. The breeze
got around to the southwark and the
Vigilant widened the gap between herself
and the cutter. The wind fell again and
the yachts barely had storage way The
Vigilant was far in the lead
VIGILANT A SURE WINNER.
At this point the committee decided to
call the race of. 1t was surmised that
the decision was somewhat influenced by
the fact that the Satanita had no chance
TO win. In regard TO the conflict of 40-raters
the committee had different opinion It
dpridnd that tha 4O.taf far t,af uHa
at the end OF the first round should be de-
clared the winner
THE MOST UNFAIR IN BRITAIN.
The Royal Dart Club has the
reputation Of being the most unfair yacht
ing organization in England.
The decision of their committee caused
the Times and Field representatives here
10 indulge in very uufavorable comment
in regard TO the Dart clubs methods.