Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
vIGiLANT IN THE LEAD
Cup Defender Wins the New York Yacht
Club Race.
Navahoe Gives the Winner a Close
Race-Brillfant Naval Demon
stratiOn Mt Night.

1. yesterday. the Vigilant proved her su-
periority once more when she won the race
| of the New York Yacht Club from New
| London to Brenton's Reef lighthouse.
The Navahoe pushed her to the finish. and
| led from the moment the gun sounded up
to the time they squared away for the
| lighthouse. In the schooner class the Col
onia won. with the Emerald second.
The official time of the leaders was as
follows: Sloops. Vigilant, 2:1o; Navahoe,
OLA. Schooners, Colonia, 2:42:40; Emer-
| aid. 2:44:4l
1t cannot be said that the fleet came in
| In bunch. for when the regatta COM
mittee at Brentons Reef ligktshio. where
| the racing finish was made. took the time
| OF the four leading boats. which were the
| two crack sloops Vigilant ard Navahoe.
| and the two trim schooners Emerald and
Colonia, the rest of the feet were hall
| down in the southern horizon.
The run from New London was the most
| satisfactory of the week. for not only did
| the breeze make the start close and ex-
| citing, but the wind held throughout and
| all the yachts smothered i'm sail 20 the
! little flyer with only few kites set.
| bowled along right merrily, while not
| few of the shippers INDUCED in playful
| luffing matches while rounding Point Jul
| dith.
Speaker Reed ON Snchem.
As the sloops were tearing through for
| the line the schooners were making
pretty fight for position, and when the
| gun was fired at 1905 half dozen came
| down for the line i'm a bunch. All man.
| aged to get over inside the time limit. with
the exception of the Sachem Hidegarde
| and Marguerite. Sachem was surprisingly
| slow, in view of the fact that Speaker
| Reed was aboard.
| Hildesarde, being new. was not quite
in trim, while Marguerite was bothered
by tow coming down
BY the time the schooners had started
the sleeps We're all reaching down to Race
| Rock, and the hottest kind of fight
| Navahoe walked by Wasp with ease with
| Nig1lant hard after her, and for miles the
| two big sloops sailed on. neither gaining
| Oh the other. The elder Herreshoff boat
| was the first to turn Race Rock and, slack
| Ing sheets. headed for Point Judith
The yachts rounded Race Rock in the fol-
| lowing order: Navahoe. Vigilant, Wasp,
Queen Nab. Gloriana, Amorita, Vencedor.
erald. Syce, Ariel, Hildegarde. Lyris. Ke-
tGrrah, Sachem. Gevalia, Kestial, Mar
guerite and Fenella. Both Navahoe and
nisllant took a more southerly course 10
Point Judith, running along under balloon
| 1ibs, While the rest of the fleet set spin
makers.
The big sloops got more breeze by keep
| ing away, and soon were three miles ahead
or Colonia and Emerald, which, in turn
had pulled away from the rest of the fleet.
When half way to Point Judith about
l2:2o the two latter boats had a hot luffing
match, which resulted i'm Emerald getting
by her rival to windward, but Colonia
caught her before the finish.
Navahoe and Vigilant finally squared
away for Brenton's Reef lghtship setting
Spinnakers and bowling along in fine style.
Vigilant managed to pull by her rival and
| finished just inside her time limit.
Results of Rowing Races.
The course for the boat races was mile
and a quarter long from a point off the
torpedo station to buoyS near the training
station and return. In the first race the
training station crew proved strongest, and
won in 1853; the torpedo station second,
| naval reserves third. Old Colony fourth.
The Fort Adams crew did not start.
The time made in the second race be-
tween the squadron cutters. was not as
good as in the first race, but the contest
attracted great attention. The second crew
from the New York won in 1880. with the
first bcaD, fourth, and Massachusetts,
fifth. The Brooklyn crew did not finish.
The land parade fully equaied expecta-
lions. and was viewed by what was I'M
doubtedly the largest crowd that ever filled
Viewpoints streets. The landing of the
marines and sailors from the warships,
LOO strong. began shortly after 1 o'clock.
Col. A. A. Barker. r. 1. NJ, was chief mar
shall of the day. and with his aids headed
the procession. The I'd Artillery Band fol-
lowed, and then in order came the foot
DdttanOn "a Artlllery, from FOL ADAMS,
the band from the training stations, the
marines from all the warships in six COM
panies. the band from the flagship New
York. battalion of seamen from the Maine,
Iowa. Massac husetts, Brooklyn New York
and Indiana, in that order; naval battalion
of artillery, Newport Band. Newport Ar
tillery, Company b, I'd Regiment; Rhode
Island Military Cadets. Light Battery F.
I'd Artillery, United States army, and the
Hospital Corps, r. /. NJ.
Reviewed by Secretary Long.
Last nights illumination was fittinf
climax of the days celebration. and one
that the citys guests will not soon forget.
1t is estimated that fully 10000 visitors en-
joyed it. During the daytime the streets
were crowded, but at night they were jam
med. The harbor was very comfortably
filed with yachts of all descriptions. MI
merouS excursion steamers crowded in
throughout the day, and the great fleet of
the New York Yacht Club came later.
Darkness had hardly settled down before
the blaze of light was kindled. The grace
full lines of many yachts were shown by
scores of electric lights and lanterns, de-
pendent from the rigging, and colored fires
burned all about. The warships made a
magnificent display. Lights beamed out all
over the powerful vessels, and their search
lights swept the sky and glared in every
nook and corner of the harbor. The cruisers
New York and Brooklyn and the battle
ships Maine, Massachusetts, Indiana and
The Dolphin, too was attractively embel-
lished with electric lights.
TIN PLATE INDUSTRY.
How 1t Has Fallen on i'm Great