New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
MINUTES CORRECTED TIME.


BEATEN by MORE THAN FOUR
MINUTES CORRECTED TIME
,.wss Aug. 9-In good clubtopsail breeze.
9Th white-capped but not tumultuous seas
"" britannia defeated the Nigant to-day. over
"" nurse Of about forty-eight nautical miles, by
minutes and thirteen seconds actual time. and
- minutes and seventeen seconds corrected time.
W. , half of the contest windward work in
"'h the British cutter had decidedly the better
we She also showed surprising swiftness in
~,r which is attributed to surreptitous light
',, Of ship while she In dock last night.
g. Ugilant the two twelve-mile legs OF the
$50 in which the yachts sailed almost dead
are the wind. beat the Britannia by minute
"A thrty-tWo seconds; but the cutter in the
.,,ber battle worsted her opponent by three min
.... and forty-fve seconds over the last nine
-n.s OF the course, all windward tussling, the
,%s,ant puzzled her admirers by beating the Brit
r,. one minute and twenty-seven seconds. In
~. other fifteen miles of lacking the British yacht
"a ed the Nigilant by five minutes and twelve
oonds If the Ccntreboarder had shown the same
,,sa,herly qualities in the first part of the race
no would have won the Cowes Town Cup. valued
., tya as easily she captured the prize over the
s,me course on Saturday. Then she finished in
n,,sral silence. To-day as the Princes yacht
ossed the line British threats distendcd with
as,irous shouts and all the steam yachts shrieked
.rsetinc This time the white soop also APP
olspied She had lost.
Six Yachts were entered for the race. including
,,s satanita but only the Nigilant and the Britain
MA sailed. The wind was brisk from the west. but
was not strong enough TO suit the American
-.,htsmen 1t enabled the boats to carry their
prhweather topsais. In Saturdays contest 1t
was somewhat stronger, and ordinary working top
sails we're used. The Britannia got the weather
ssuge at the start. and crossed the line two sec
ends ahead They crossed the starboard tack
and a few minutes later the Britannia went about
and stood 10 north-northwest. She retained
her windward advantage. and apparently
better handled than the Nigilant. The Britannia
was leading by one minute and forty seconds at
Lepe. The Britannias spinnaker set flying
lust after she rounded and she was bounding
Eastward merrily before the centreboarder had
her big sidcsail Besides spinnakers the
Yachts carried big jibtopsails. In the twelve-mile
stretch out to the Warner. the Vigilant picked up
sne minute and seven seconds Passing the club
house on the way TO the Warner the cutter took in
her spinnaker but the Vigilant held to hers. The
Br,annia soon sent her spnnaker out again. and
both yachts held to them until they were opposite
Pvde where getting the breeze more on the quar-
ter they gathered in the great sails. and later.
preparatory 10 rounding the Warner. they hauled
Passing old Castle off East Cowes it was con-
stured that the BTisnna was leading by about tSoq
;S Sa mn Utter and annareDflv was not benefited
rounding Lepe. and the Virilant made one. The
five seconds Spinnaker poles fell TO starboari
and spinnakerS blossom, Il out as the yachts
rounded Lope The Nigilar: set her balloon jibtop-
sail also. She fully mile astern of the cut
fer which had been running before the wind for
more than four minutes The Vigilant had reduced
the cutters lead by only twelve seconds when they
passed the clubhouse.
Spinnakers were doused. ard with quartering
wind the yachts headed for the Warner The Vigil
LIANT picked up only thirteen more seconds from
The clubhouse to the lightshp, where the Britain
MIA led by three minutes and fort seconds. Jib-
topsails were gathered in, and with sheets fiat
,ehed the rivals stood for home the port tack.
The Vieilant. which had been beaten by about
four minutes on this leg in the preceding round.
beat britannia over H. thus reducing the cutters
lead by one minute and twenty-seven seconds.
The time Of the finish was: Britannia, 3:lsW,
Vicilanf 3.20o0