New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
VIGILANT GAINED RAPIDLY.
BUT THE WIND CAME TOO LATE AND THE
BRITANNIA WON AGAIN
lsIXTH CONSECUTIVE DEFEAT OF MR. GoULD's
YACHT ON THE CLYDE-sHE DID FINE WORK
OVER THE LAST LEGS OF THE COURSE.
But COULD NOT OVERHAUL
But COULD NOT O
HER COMPETITOR

But COULD NOT OVERHAUL
HER COMPETITOR
Rothesay July 12-To-day's race closed the clyde
regatta. leaving the Nigilant with a record Of six
consecutive defeats. The Visilant. she dashed
for the Commodore's boat the second round,
caught the wind. and was rapidly reducing the dis
lance between herself and the Britannia The
time. however. short. and the British
yacht held the advantage the American at
the finish Of the second round by four minutes
and twenty seconds The sun shone brilliantly. and
there a rafting breeze The Nigant set all
sail. and she ploughed along she threw mighty
from her bows Rounding Largs four min
utes behind the Britannia the Nigilant showed
something like her true form On the beat home
to finish the race. the NigilaDt made shorter legs
than the Britannia. The good Judgment or these
tactics questioned. her slowness in stays
Is her weak point. She made five boards. while the
Britannia. the same course. made ONLY three.
Notwithstanding this. the Nigiant gained sufii-
GENTLY to reduce the Britannias lead to one minute
and forty seconds at the winning post
The over the quadranguiar course OF the
Royal Northern Yacht club, where the Niglant
badly worsted yesterday The starting gun
doomed at 1890. The wind on the starboard
beam, II reach along the first leg OF the
quadrangle. The vigan; crossed the line at O:":'o
somewhat to leeward of the Britannia which was
timed three seconds later. Both carried jibop-
sails and clubtopsails. Approaching Mount Stew
art sheets eased ana DOOmS went lar 10 port.
At the end of the first leg. the Ngilant was one
minute and nineteen seconds astern. From Mount
Stewart T. Largs the Nigant gradually drew up
on the Britannia out of the lee OF the great cum
brae the breeze was steadier. The britannia
rounded the Largs mark boat at 1880; Nigiant'
II 1870 These figures show that the Nigiiant
gained nineteen seconds in the run before the
breeze. Splnnakers were hauled in at Largs. and
the yachts headed north from the mark boat In
Wemyss Bay. The wind freshcnei and the tower
ing sticks Of the giants heeled TO sarooard uhier
the pressure their canvas. At Knock Castle me
Britannia leading by two minutes ana eight
seconds The Britannia rounded the Wemyss mark
at l2:0957; Vigiant. l2I3:3t The Britannia gained
two minutes and thirty-seven seconds on this leg.
and was three minutes and thrty-seNen seconds
ahead.
1t was weather work from Wemyss to the home
mark The Vgilant again demonstrated that she
was better at pointing than her rival which APP
neered 10 be a trife superior in footing. The lIri-
tannia rounded the home mark at l2iSl0 Nigiant
l2:52:Os The Nigant was three minutes ana HiV-
eight seconds astern. and had lost tweny-ohe sec
onds in lacking from Wemyss The Mount stew
ar, mark boat was rounded the second time mus
britannia l.Osls: Vigant. lI21s The britannia
had added another second to her advaniagel e.,
creas. in the wind just as she rounded the Iargs
mark and sped UP to Wemyss for the s,c2nd uni ne"
lead But the American yacht IN Eoou "' 80
is hummer and she decreaSed, inc Sa Wind had
now shifted 10 the northwest II was appai"'mnn,
that the Vigilant gaining. she mace ny, ga" -
70 the homemark in ihirty-two minutes. beating NE
britannia in the four and haf mile str''c" -
TWO minutes and nineteen seconds. =. -,
1t was run the six-and one haIi-ihi-e ,b
diaconallv across the quadrangle 10 l.hFgS Hpi'
naLers were set 10 port and the contestants bolni
cd down the wind at a twelve-knot rate me NlE'-
liant beat the Britannia on ths leg Dy 'Tr rt,snnta
onds The yachts were timed mus b'''a''"'"'
312:30: Nigilant. 1853" :. -. .ho c,tsh
was made in short boards ana the iEii4i, asai ,
demonstrated that she - superior 70 .v M
| in a rafting breeze. which the norihw"steI ltt'S
| became The yachts finished "a follows BRITANNIA
| 4:C):30: Nigilant. 4O210. a.. ,,o,.o.c,
An addition OF three minutes Tor tne ai"~'a''I :,
made the HrIttania a winner by four minutes anu
fortv seconds II the race had been started IN inc
| steady Northwestern which sprang up Just beiotg
| ,h. Yachts turned the I.args mark on the sccohi
| round the Nigilant. II is thought. Wou'1 haNc
| beaten the Britannia Handsomely In ne iast 'our
49, ~ the course the Nigant actually beat 'he
| britannia by five minutes ana twenty mr." -. /,
! onds I, was over these legs that the yachts hal
| a real racing wind. There - lttle dohht aihoii p
American yachtsmen here that me is''ailt am, a.
nnder similar weather conditions. have beaten the
| Rritannn over the other six legs OF the course