The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-09
ALL-NIGHT YACHT RACE
VIGILANT WINS THE DOUBLE CEN
TURY FROM THE NAVAHOE.
Fleet of Twenty-Five Sloops and
III to Race Against Mono.

century yacht race of the New York 1acnt
Club from Vineyard Haven to Mount
| Desert for s., coo worth OF cups, offered by
Commodore J. PierpOnt Morgan, fin
| ished this afternoon off Bakers island
| light with the sloop Vigilant leading the
fleet of twenty sail by many miles, after
run through smooth seas and following
winds Vigiant won the cup in the sloop
class, leading Navahoe at the finish fifty
minutes. The race in the schooner class
was much closer, and Colona, although
| finishing ten minutes ahead of Emeral1
won the ST. 900 cup by only twenty-one sec
| onds.
The race was a thorough success. From
| the time the calm spot was left two hours
| after the start, there was not semblance
| of anything disagreeable in the entire run.
! The east wind came just in time to blow
the fleet clear of the treacherous Nan
tucl1et shoals before darkness settled down,
! and then, shifting to southwark and west
| ward, not only held true and steady
| throughout 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 hithertofore never
| been attempted, of sailing all night with
out taking in stitch of canvass or short
|
feat was due in a great measure to the
surprising weather The entire IT'S miles
from Pollock Rip lightship was sailed with
out sheet or halyard being pulled.
From the start it looked like a fine race
| between Vigilant and Navahoe, Colonia
| and Emerald, and Wasp and Queen Nab.
As it turned out, Vigilant had walkover,
| but the race between the other two pairs
was close and exciting throughout. After
establishing d lead of over a mile before
getting over Nantucket shoals, Emerald
gradually dropped back to her rival, until
shortly before midnight the two schooners
were even From that time until within
forty miles of the finish it was most eXclt-
| ing 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 diVi-
sion of the race. twenty-five boats headed
| out for the line for the double century at
Q CLOCK Saturday morning, While half a
dozen steam yachts were also present,
| elther as spectators or as actual partici-
pants in the run. At $3.50 the preparation
! gun was hred, and five minutes alter the
starting gun Tor the small boats doomed
| but strong tide holding them back, the
boats crossed the line in the following or
der: Wasp first at 10:0l 100; then the Ma
Vance and Sayonara, but they were hanoi
| capped about minute. Vigilant followed
next. a minute behind Navahoe. Iroquois
I led the schoOners, followed by AmOrita,
! Queen Nab Gevelia, Colonia, Emerald,
Fenella, Marguerite, Sachem, Fortuna,
Hiidegarde, Montauk, Alert, Gloriana, ely
| tia, Viking, Varuna and Crusader.
All the yachts brought out their spin
makers as they crossed the line, and five
! hard after it in a lufting match. Half an
hour after the start the wind died out COM
| pletely and most of the boats anchored
and waited for the east wind, which was
| sighted some miles ahead. Keeping well to
the south, Wasp picked up the wind irst,
and by l o'clock had put three miles be-
tween her and the rest of the boats.
WASP IN THE LEAD.
Wasp was the first to pass Cross Rip
light ship at 215. followed fifteen minutes
later by Emerald, with Coionia third and
| Vigilant fourth. Navahoe was some dis
tance astern OF Vigilant. while the rest of
the fleet was strung out through the sound,
| with the Columbia and Intrepid bringing
up the rear. 1t was close-haul run from
! Cross Rip to Handkerchief light ship, 1912
miles. All the yachts made it on the star
| board tack, Wasp being the first to reach
| it at 3:15. On the way out Vigilant was
again pinched and NaVahoe picked up a
| bit, while LmeraId opened out somewhat
! on ColOnia. Between Cross Rip and the
handkerchief the neet spit up into two
| divisions, as was anticipated by the time
! the hrSt division we'll up to Handker-
chief the wind had changed to the south
west, SO that the run up to the Shoveltul
| light ship, bearing northeast by east dis
lance i've miles, was made with sheets
well started.
Emerald rounded the handkerchief at
3;l5 D. m and Wasp at BIZ. Colona fol-
! lowed at 325, while Vigitant did not round
Until BAL. Marguerite was the next boat
at 345, Navahoe at 3:52 Amorta at 1858,
| Queen Nab at 1851 and Hildegarde at 1888.
The wind kept hauling to the southwark
so that the run to the Shoveiful light ship
| was well off the wind. Ine boats rounded
! the ShoVelful in the following order ETner-
! aid, 1852, Wasp, 1856; COlonia, 4:03:01; Vigil
liant, AZ; Marguerite, -; NaYahoe 4:S4;
Amorita, 436; Queen Nab, 4:43:U2; Hide
| garde, 4:40. The short run over to the
| Pollock Rip light ship made in an in
| Creasing southerly breeze and with sheets
| hauled well in. The boats rounded Pollock
| Rip light ship in the Same order.
Darkness found Emerald still in the lead.
! Morning, expected, saw the boats
| somewhat apart, but this was not so with
the latter boat had overhauled her rival
| and one hour after sunrise the boats were
engaged in lutting match. AT this time
| Vigilant was about two miles ahead of
| the schooner which in turn led NaVahOe
! by about a mile and a half
Vgilant gained steadily on the other
! boats, and at 3 10 passed Duck-island light,
four miles from the finish Vigilant
! from Vineyard Haven to the point in 20
| hours 81 minutes and 81 seconds OF which
| time % hours, "A minutes and y seconds
| were consumed in running 17S miles from
| Pollok Rip light ship. She crossed the fin
! ish line under main sail, working topsail,
| spinnaker and balloon jib tOpSail. COlonia
was the next boat over the line NavahOe
was the next and Emerald fourth. Hide
| garde was fifth boat and at that time
| other boat was in sight The summary:
Shops
Name. Start; Fin; ELAPSED. Time.