New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
THE TIGILANT-NATiHOE RACE.
INTEREST DISPLAYED EY YACHTsMEN IN THE
CONTEST BETWEEN TIE TWO BOATS

INTEREST DISPLAYED BY YACHTsMEN IN THE
CONTEST BETWEEN THE TWO BOATS
The las, oig race OF 1S97-between the Vigilant
and the Navahoe-will. perhaps, he It's best. Ihe
contest will come off in the Newport waters TO-
morrow. and vii. be preceded to-day by race
among the fashionable thirty-fooers which are now
gathered at Newport Their race VIII also be Tor
Newport Yacht Racing Association cup.
Tho contest between the Navahoe and the Nisilant
Is being regarded by yachtsmen with great deal OF
in crest owing to the fact that In the recent rae
ing the Navahoc proved herself to he much more
formidable competitor than was generally sup
posed.
When the Navahoe was finished In 1893 sne went
almost at once TO England for a seasons racing
sailing from Newport on June II. But when the
records are examined there l. really little 20
choose between the performances OF those TWO
boats In English waters In the Navahoe's maiden
race she beaten by the Britannia by 'hE
minute and o6 seconds over hfty-mile course
and she beat Valkyrie H. the Iverna. the Satanita
and and the Calluna, all celebrated boats IN
the laO-mie race to Cherb)urg and back she TOOK
tho nrize from the Britannia AMI though THIS WIN
vas on a technical poinf she sailed speh"u
race I'm a gale She defeated the Satanita DF "
minutes on August l. 1893. in the Royai Sou'ha'hP
ton Yacht club race.
on the other hand. the Nigilants performance
was also far from satisfactory. considered as a
who'll. The complete record is not at hand. but up
IN August g. 1894 she mad been beaten ten times
op, Of thirteen races in British waters, and IN"
Git,icIltv OF estimating the Navahoe value arosc
from her being Judged solely through EngHSh DoaIs
sbc havinp been absent from the American raclhs
otbar err RS arose in a different way. Tne peSI
,noIish experts consider that the Britannia couiu
b@@, Vaikvre II on average about nNe
times in seven races or, in otner Wort 'its
Valkyrle II would only win when sne ni hu on C,Ic
lucl' ard when many people on TINS siue i To,. ,
sli.red that the Vigilant was DeatlHg Lne :,
hoaf in England whcn she beat NaiKyIle II
seemoJ almost incredible when her deieas oy t'is
britannia continued with trying regularly ma ll,i1
,nr VigiIau, was ane beat the Britannia oC'"
s,onalIy suggests that she Is, ana always W, a.
sIiyhtly fn-ter boat than the NaNanoe, al 80,
e9nnc y.e1,hers but never until the receHt boeI.N
Gun race have the boats met in DECISIVE coiisc't
.'\ar'' Uerre-hoff. the man VINO ueSlsheu 'o,h
,h,sc Yachts thinks that IN a VlHI anu -
os had 10 h., dealt with the last GoeIet O"P r 'g
The Nayahoo is slightly the better Doal. +, ~
m MON does much intensity the interest !" '''e
coming contest o,--... o,,rod hv Henry W
Harris mas arrived at Newport from Bar MhdIoG M o.
,noo,bcr with tho schooner Ingomar owner Dg
foLo u R1rrett New-YOrk Yach; cup. IL - nUm MI
51roi bv local yachtsmen thai the Qu,ssSlId W. WI
,,,snJ tho coming Iarchmont regatta on Lapoi
Tia schooner Amor.td, belonging 10 W. Iu'-r .o-
Mt, has practically been without cohP',' T,
Tor tho whole season. having either 20 go ~ ots
~ ciass or sail with Od-timers. The match ldTrS
s,1c5 I,fe last autumn left a good dea 10 pe - ~
,r,..r.t bofw.rn these boats ana Mr, broh'i"
,Girte ,hat I'm a heavy wind MS AinOrtH an ~ ~
soe,hlng TO eet of the results OF last year mate"