The sun., 1897-08-05
TWoPRIzES FOR VIGILANT.
SIZE LEADS THE NEW YoRK YAoHr
CLUBS FLEET To NEWPORT.


cadents-NaSnhoe Shows Up Prominently.
NEWPORT. Aug. 4.-The vlRllAnt led the feet
OF the New York Yacht Club into Newport har-
Dor tonight. the winner Of two prizes, as a re-
suit OF the days racing. The most important
was vice-Commodore Ledyard's trophy. for
which all the racing siDgle-stickers competed,
| while tho other was the regular squadron run
prize for hrst-class sloops.
The victory Of the vigilant was so marked
that the greater number OF devotees OF the sport
who accompanied the yachts from New London
to this place watched the race between the Co.
lonia and Emerald more closely than they other.
| wise would have done. They were fully ro-
| warded for their attention, for q more evenly
| contested race from start to finish would be
| difficult to imagine. Emerald, under the skilful
guidance Of Capt Hank Han, eventually won,
| but only by a small NJ arGin. She gets the Vice
| Commodore's Cup for schooners.
The new schooner HildeRarde handicapped
badly at the start and before she had sailed
quarter Of the way to Race Rock a long tow going
slowly to the westward forced her about She
lost fully twenty minutes before again laying
| her course free from the obstacle. This, how
| ever, was not all the trouble, for as she ased
sheets OF Race Rock with her spnnaker pole
| lowered to starboard and the canvas up In stops
ready to break out the halliards parted and the
sail was lost overheard. the crew fishing 1t out
| with the utmost difficulty.
The new cutter Kestral made her hrst appear
ance In a race, but was not much OF a feature In
the contest. She will probably do better after
being thoroughly tuned up.
| Sachtsmen did not awake quite so early this
morning as they did for Tuesdays run. The
festivities on shore last night and the fact that
the squadron run to Newport was compara-
lively q short one. accounted for the delay. As
usual decks were washed down and everything
made trim and neat before the owners came up
the comRanionway and cast weather eye sky
ward. There was no reason for anxiety on the
score Of breeze. for The wind came In from the
west southwest with weight enough to make
the run from Sar his Ledge bell buoy to Bren.
tons Reef q fast one, barring accidents. The
Ing ing dip and breakfast when a gun from the
Corsair called attention to the six flags. which
lightshp at $3.50 O'Clock"
Answ, ring pennants were sent aloft to the
port sprcaders of the big fleet, while private
signals were lowered from the trucks and sent
up to the peak OF the racing yachts, and the
that they would compete for the Vice e.conmc;
dores cups. as well as in the regular squad
@ and 81 SdP' GIory Ss at the " gan WAS tho
but although her canvas was spread she did not
leave her anehorags until the racing and crnis
last OF the fleet OF to spread her sails was
the big schooner Hildegards. which had made
really eTCellent showing III TUESDAY run, while
, syce wa. among tho first OF the fleet to appear
, off the bell buoy.
and tns un nrensratory sisnn sounseo AT .. *
, o'clock. The starting gun for soops doomed OUT
ten minute" % Later red S ball wSs os sen, @!ot for
sent th the 5poE, Of n0hs her
splnnakers were carried to ward Point Judith.
to leeward under the weight of the breeze.
r VigilSnt and Navahoe began jockeying for posi-.
, S were timed Gnoffoiaiiy As follows: - ''''' '>'
ooso S .1stss SsEanSs do.d ,SSSs SS'H
Gsr%,ts ioox:I2i gytrs io;O::s3; 9ussn S Mae
nan i5;osct ss7onsTa iS:es: i KsSfs. ic:OS:sS
syce lo:o+os: Gossoon. lo:o+:o2.
The schooners Which & Mere n h ItsnGnS on ana don on
: came down to the line. The Amorita succeeded
a in obtaining the best position and dashed across
I the i'm aginary line witt grand burst Of speed
with the little black schooner Gevalia up on her
!. port quarter. They were timed In the following
l6o7:ls; rsnelia io:os:ip; Ar,e iocs:s1 cotosis
J, degarte. lo:l3:0p: Marguerite. lo:l+;2a.
3 The sachem. Hildegarde, and Marguerite
b were Handicapped from the gun that was
tered in tho races had started earlier in the
morning. and their sails, at the time the racer:
were sent away. were but dim!y seen on the
All the racers crossed the line on the star
light. The Sayshoe. Which was some distance
astern OF the Wasp, quickly ran through the
boon T6s led he
t. around the tower on Race Rock while close
g vas vas drawing TO- to it's Utmost ssp;eity She Was do
o ing splen id work and overhGultng the NAvahoe
asse as sh the ne
s from the bell buoy OIL sar h's Ledge Is est 81
Q Wind aSsft the BEAM. % with m booms TO port on th'
20 reach to the lighthouse As they approa hei 1t
e sPihnaHer looms were lowered 70 @ @staEoo'rH, ant
l. sherts were eased OF and courses laid for Brcn
The Yachts passed Race Rock In the tolowin.
u order:
:. NavAhoe. visilant, Wasp Queen Nab oloran'
m!ta Emerald. syce. Ariel Hdcsarie Liri,, Katonah
10 ssehem. Gev alis Kestrrl Mars suerite and Feneia
sout6ward with the evident intention OF gettn
q out Of the strength OF the tiGe. WHICH was max
y; ing westward at the rate OF about hye miles a.
r. around Block island and Moutauk Point. A
IL 80 the wind hauled more 10 the southward
and the yachts, which bad been sailing dow
A. toward Watch Hill, doused their spinnekers
u. eras e from % the new direction OF the wind.
!. on Watch Hill the two big sinsie-stiGker'
IN Of the feet visiiant was in the lead, and bot
~ the horizon. The schooners Colonia an
:. Emerald were having magnificent contest, th
~ last named being slightly TO !eeward, but in th
:: last long, for the Emerald passed Co,onia I
Is Is winhward at 1928, and soon opcncd gar
~ which she widened every moment until tn
y whlstling buoy of Point Judith on her poi
" beam. This was the race OF the day.
There was quite formidable sea running o
the point when the smaller boats passed, an
the spray flew in lively manner for a TIM
:. Quieting down, however, the yachts al
n proached the old yellow lightship on III c soutl
Is ern end OF Brcnton's Reef but the billows sIi
rain inaIf hal
- and up the harbor. As the flyers passed Owe
OF the Imaginary line between the Regatta Con
OF mittees steamer and the igh tshp, kites wer
OF sent down and smothered. the yachts sailing u
o. o. the harbor TO their anchorages under easy cal
w. vas.
e. The race between Emerald and Colonis was
magnificent spectacle from start to nnish.
no time were the yachts more than quarter
q mile apart, and the hnish one OF the clio
10. est that tnis remarkable pair have ever made.
an The official summaries for yesterdays rae,
:, were distributed among the feet this Afternoon
OF tho winners being the same as published in III