The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-09
VICTORIOUS VDILlNT,
She Leads the Yachts in the Great
Double Century Race.
COLONIA LEADS THE sOH0ONERs

vigilant Had Walkover, but the
Race Between Colonla and Emerald,
In tho Schooner Glass. Was Very
Close and Exciting.
Bar Harbor. Me-, Aug. 9.-The double
century yacht race Of the New York
Yacht club, from Vineyard Haven to
Mount Desert, for $4,000 worth Of cups
offered by Commodore J. Pierpont Nor
gan, was finished yesterday afternoon
off Bakers Island light. with the sloop
Vigilant leading the fleet Of 20 sail by
many miles. after a run marked
throughout by smooth seas and follow
ing winds. The vigiant won the cup
In the sloop class. leading Navahoe at
the finish 80 minutes. The! race In the
schooner class was much closer. and
Colonia, although finishing 10 minutes
ahead of Emerald. won the $4,000 cup
by only p seconds.
The next boats to finish were Amorita
and Wasp, and each took 81, 600 cups In
their respective classes, the former in
the second class schoners and the lat
ter in the second class sloops.
Vigilant wins over Navahoe by 1924.
Colonia wins over Emerald by q Sec
onds.
The race was thorough success.
From the time the calm spot was left,
two hours after the start, there was
not semblance of anything disagree
able in the entire run. The east wind
came just in time to blow the fleet clear
of the treacherous Nantucket shoals
before darkness settled down, and then,
shifting to southwark and westward,
not only held true and steady through
out the beautiful night, but kept up all
day Sunday, and never wavered until
the last boat had crossed the finish
line. The great yachts Of Americas
Oldest club accomplished what has
heretofore never been attempted. of
sailing all night without ever taking In
stitch of canvas or shortening a spar.
1t must be said that such feat was
due in great measure to the surpass-
ing weather, and probably could never
be repeated. The entire 17s miles from
Pollock Rip lghtship was sailed with
out sheet or halyard being pulled.
From the start 1t looked like a fine
race between Vigilant and Navahoe,
Colonia and Emerald, and Wasp and
Queen NAB. As 1t turned out Vigilant
had walkover, but the race between
the other two pairs was close and ex-
citing throughout.
After establishing q lead Of over a
mile before getting over Nantucket
shoals Emerald gradually dropped back
to her rival, until, shortly before mid
night, the two schooners were even.
From that time until within 40 miles
of the finish 1t was most exciting until
IL O'Clock, when Colonia pulled out
and led to the finish.
From the start the old timers had
no show with the modern cracks, and
fell astern rapidly, and with the little
sloops made UP what was called the
second division of the race.
Twenty-Five boats headed out for
the line for the double century at 9
O'Clock Saturday morning, while half
dozen steam yachts were also present,
either as spectators or as actual par
Elephants in the run.
Vigilant crossed the line at 3:59.2S,
making the run from Vineyard Haven
to the point in 20 hours, "a minutes and
81 seconds, of which time 20 hours, II
minutes and 80 seconds were consumed
in running 17S miles from Pollock Rip
lightship. She crossed the finish line
under main sail. working topsail, spin
maker and balloon jib topsail. Colonie |
was the next boat over the line. Nava- !
hoe was the next and Emeral fourth. |
HildeEard was fifth boat. and at that |
time no other-boat -Mas-i In -sighs4- The
others had all arrived before midnight