The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
NAvAHOE E A VIGILANT
AND CAPTURES GOBLET cur
FOR SLOOPS OFF NEWPORT.

SSAu"ah I'M huopnoNtu IN tho schooner lnfns
but MAY Not Oct tho T~rophy-Ovnera or
other Yachts Claim That the Notice was
Too short and the Weather Too Rough.
NEWPORT, Aug. 5.-Tho race for tho Goolet
Guns was sailed to-day in a fresh northeast
breeze and something OF a soa. The sloop cup
was won by Navahoo and tho schooner cup
by Colonin. The race, which Is usually con-
sidercd tho premier event OF the New York
Yacht Clubs cruise, lost much of Its significance
and interest this year through tho fact that
Vigilant was Navahoe's only competitor.
while in the schooner class Colonia had a walk
over. something unprecedented since the cups
were first offered for competition fifteen years
ago. Emerald vas to have been Colonia's op-
ponent, but she did not leave the harbor, her
owner believing that sufficient time to get ready
for the racc was not allowed to him after a post
ponemcnt made carly in the morning because
Of bad weather.
The sloops made a fairly interesting race.
1t was sailed over tho thirty eight mile Block
Island course, which, with the wind at north
east, mado II a spinnaker run to the Block ISL
and mark, a beat to the West Island mark, and
n reach to the finish. In the early forenoon the
prospect for a race was poor. 1t was raining
heavily and was thick outside the harbor, so q
postponement was ordered. Later, however.
the signal for the race was made. and vigilant,
Navahoe. and Colonia responded.
The start was made by the sloops at 1918,
tho Regatta Committee being on board tho
steam yacht Margarita. The preparatory sig
nal ten minutes before that found the yachts
decidedly unprcpared, for they had been appar-
emily waiting until Emerald put in an APP
pearance and to see what the weather would be.
SO neither had sails aloft and they were still
getting working topsails into place as they
crossed the line.
Vigilant crossed at 12:1s:22 and Navahoe at
12:19:4S. Both had booms to starboard, but
they soon found that the other tack was tho
best and promptly jibed over and set spinna-
kers to starboard. with booms we'll of to port.
Navahoe was the first to break out her spinna-
ker. but ViGilant gained n point by waiting.
Luffing across Navahoe's bow she went out TO
a windward position clear Of her opponents
wind and then bore away and broke out her
spinnaker, but NavahOe was moving fast, and
OH the long run to the first mark she pulled up
slowly on Vigilant.
The mark for the first turn was being set By
the tug Luckcnbach, with the sloops about half
a mile away and coming along very fast. In the
heavy sea the raft carrying the pole and flag
was capsized and there was no time TO right 1t.
A second mark was set, but 1t was to the cast
ward of the other one. and both boats had to
take in spinnakers, jibe over. and bring the
wind on the quarter in order to reach 1t. Nava-
hoe was. nearest the new mark and was first
around It at 2:40:09. with Vigilant just astern
to Both ,,th b DO Mfd held lHan their port t tack as they started
1T in and set another. She held her port tack
until 1913, and then. lacking to starboard. came
ward. Five minutes later. with the boats
within half a mile of each other, Vigilant's
skipper evidently thought he could not cross
Navahoe's bow and SO tackled to starboard. For
just hall, an hour the boats held their starboard
tack with much the same performance as on the
nrst tack. NiRilant. WAS pointing higher. but
Nayahoe was doing the footing and was slowly
pulling up on even terms.
;At 800, with Navahoe ranging up very fast,
NiRiiant tackled to port In an effort TO cross her
bow but failed, and was compelled TO pass under
ilant's weather quarter, and had her antagonist
safely beaten barring an accident. This was
marx and ndi' Nava lhtts h isHH v ise Mes uns sslf her
Ice very handsomely until 4:O4, and then tackled
TO starhoard with the mark not far away. At
finish, while Vigilant was timed at 4:07:04.
Sayahoe set a balloon libtopsail which was
q balloon forestaysail.
began TO luif out on Navahoe's weather quarter.
The latter responded until her ballooner was
time being, and both bore away for the finish.
But the game was soon tried again by, Vigilant,
and this time II was successful: She luffed
for Navahoe with her ballooner, and
finally got her wind and ran by her to
windward with a rush. Navahoe in turn
tried TO lufT out. but Vigilant was in better
shape to respond. and easily held her rival in
place. The sailing was OF the most exciting
kind. and for a mile there Was hardly clear
space between Navahoe's bowsprit and Vigil
lant's main boom, but then Figilant began to
gain, and pulled away to u lead OF two or three
lengths across the line.
Many OF the steam yacht fleet were out to sec
the race, but there was u marked absence of the
usual salutes 10 the winner.
Coloniu all this time had been having a race OF
her own and doing fairly well with the sloops,
but she attracted no attention. The times OF tho
boats are shown in the following table, COlonia's
being inserted simply AS as a matter OF COMPARE
son: