New-York tribune., 1897-08-09
VIGILANT AND COLONIA WIN
THE GREAT YACHT RACE FINISHED IN
HANDSOME STYLE.
THE sIOOP FAR IN THE LEAD. But 'Lo'E
FINISH FOR THE scHOONER-lNCIDENIs
OF THE CONTEST

THE sLooP FAR IN THE LEAD. BIT CLOSE
FINISH FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF THE CONTEST
Bar Harbor Ne. Aug. s.-The race OF tne w"
York Yacht Club from Vineyard Haven. MASS "
Mount Desert for 5000 worth OF cups oHe'eu y.
Commodore Morgan was finished this afternoon oi
Bakers Island Light. under the towering "o",.' ~
OF the famous Maine resort, with the sioop ',e"
ant leading the fleet Of twenty sail by many mi'e',
after a run marked throughout by smooth seas anu
following winds The Vigilan won the VIZ" ."p - -
the sloop class leading the Navahoe AT Inc ".'s"
over fifty minutes. The race In the schooner o.''
was much closer and the Colonn. although "h'''
ing ten minutes ahead OF the Emera'o "o
5000 cup by only twenty lone seconds
The race WAS a big success and was not ohiy eH
tremely gratifying to its originator Commouo'. -
Perpont Morgan. but will be remembered aH on.
Of the greatest long-dstance races III A'''' =.
yachting From the time the calm spot was ~
two hours after the start. there was not 'e'
blance Of anything dsagreeable In the eh'ie % W.
The east wind came In just I'm time TO iift 'he ~
clear Of the treacherous Nantucket shoa's pe'
darkness settled down. Then shliuhs " 80,
ward and west II not only held true anu So
throughout the beautiful night, but KEPT up a..
day Sunday and never wavered until the las. w po.
had crossed the finish line. The yachts OF f'"'e
icas Oldest cub sailed all night without tah''s "
\ stitch OF canvas. The entire l's miles "o''' -
lock Rip I.ghtship sailed without Il she'' ~
halyard being touched.
From the start II looked like fine race pe'wee'
the Vigiant and the Nayahoe the toonia anu va.
Emerald and rhe Wasp and the Queen MAD Hs "
turned out the Vlgllant had an easy victory o''
/ the race between the other Two pairs WAS ''o''
and exciting throughout
After establishing ii lead OF over m''e p'''
getting Nantucket Shoals. the Emerald s'"''
ualIy dropped back to her rival. until shorty oe
tori tdpfp he tEn
that time until within forty miles OF the nhi9h 1t
/ was most exciting until II o'clock. when Inc '"o''"
| pulled Cut ahead and led 10 the fini-h
| From the start the old-timers had no chance
with the modern cracks. They fell asiern raplu'Y
and with the little Shops ma ie up wEat was '"''V"
| the second division OF the race.
| TWENTY-FIVE boats hel led out for the line ior
the double century at o'clock yesterday morh'ns
| Half dozen steam yachts were present at '"e
start, with spectators aboard
| All the yachts broke out their spniakeis as 'e'
| crossed the line and five minutes after the NdV"
hoe and the Nlgilant were hard after II In "A uirhg
| match. Half an hour after the start the "lh'
| died completely. and most or the poats ""
| chorcd and waited for thc elst wind which was
| sighted some miles ahead. Keeping well TO the
south. the Wasp picked up the new wlnd nrS'' an !
| by | o'clock had put three miles between her ana
| the rest of the boats. The Emerald, which hai
! also edged off to the southwark, slid past Inv
Colonia. The vigant picked up the breeze before
the Navahoc. and soon had lead OF mile on he'
| rival. The Wasp the first TO pass Cross KIP
Iightshp at 2l5 followed fifteen minutes later by
the Emerald with the Colonia third and the Nigi-
liant fourth The Navahoe some distance
asern Of the vgant while the rest & Of the he meet e
| iumba and Intrepid bringing up the rear; 1t
| was close fetch from the Cross Rip to the Hand
yachts made it on the starboard tack, the Was?
being the first to reach il at 3l5 on the way u oul
the Ngilant was again pinched. as In last FRIDAY
| race, and the NavahOe picked up "a DIT, WINE lH'
| Emerald opened out somewhat on the Colonia s be
tween the Cross Rip and the Handkerchief the ne ;,
split up through differences OF speed into Nv two ers, n
sons as Was & S sy hs %f thu the wd tr
| had santed +? the southwest, so that the run up up
east, distance five miles. was made with sheets
G. Oliver sen, sent the yachts ensign aloft In her
aground on the Hedge Fence shoa: But before the
Boston tug Kate Jones could reach her the Intrepid
Ths Emerald ro%ndsd the Han!keTShie l Lish,ship
lowed at @ Aad She e' the All vgaS dd not round until
All The Marguerite was the next boat, at 345;
NAB at s5 and f the II Hndesarde % at s;s The wind
kept hausg 10 The southward 50 o., that the run TO
boats boa rounded the shovelfs Ightshp in the follow
ing order: The Emerald; 1852 the WASP: $50 the
42s the Navahoe. 42i: the Amorlta. 1886; the Queen
Nfs :boq rnn and oYS hs 10 ss Pnos s Rim sbshD
WAS was. made in an Increasing sogther,y breeze and
| with sheets hauIod well In. The boats rounded
| Pollock Rip Iightshp I'm the following order: The
Emerald. 40; the Wasp. $3.50 the Coonia 40 -;
the Nigant. 44l i5: the Marguerite. i:5l 10: the
Navahoe. $3.50; the Amorita. t;56 20; the Queen
| NAB, 5:0i. 30. and the Iiildegarde. 5:O6:l0.
| With spinnakers set to starboard all the boats
laidstheir courses for Mount Desert Rock Light. 80
| miles away. and the setting them well on
| then way toward the goal
Darkness found the Emerald still in the lead.
| Morning. expected. the boats some
| what apart. but this was not with the Emerald
| and the Colonia. During the night the latter had
| overhauled her rival. and one hour after sunrise
| fhp * a
time the Vigilant about two miles ahead of the
! schooner. which In turn led the Navahoe by about
| a mile and a half.
The Vgilant gained steadily on the other boats.
| and at 3:l5 passed Duck Island Light. four miles
from the finish. The Vieiant crossed the finish
line AT 3:j9:% making the run from Vineyard
Haven TO the Point I'm % hours. 81 minutes and u
seconds. Of which time % hours II minutes and %
seconds consumed In running IFS miles from
Pollock Rip Lightshp. She crossed the finish line
under mainsall. working topsai spinnaker and
balloon jib topsail The Colonia the next boat
over the line. The Navahoe was the next and the
Emerald fourth. The Iiildegarde was the NTH
boat. The summary:
SIOOPS.