The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06

Again new life was put into tho fight
Capt. Crocker was In it~p TO the eyes.
and he tried valiantly TO work out tho
Nnvahoc on the weather wake OF the Wig
liant. in the hope of killing tho latter :
wind and stopping her.
COLONIA'S WORK.
Astern came tho Colonia, over quarter
Of a mile away at six miles out, ana, un-
like the Vigilant and the Navahoe having
her spinnaker set TO port from the fore
mast Racing against tho sloors by tho
rule. she would race for time allowance
at IS per cant Of her racing length.
Al two miles north of Point Judith tho
Navahoe was within few lengths OF the
Vigilant and making foot gains all the
while. Abeam Of Point Judith, tho
Navahoe had worked mp to the leo quar-
ter OF tho Vigilant and for the next three
miles the race was hot enough. The
Navahoe made n steady gain. small to
DO sure, but it all counted In tho end.
EVEN AT BLOCK ISLAND.
Three miles to the leeward Of the mark
of Block Island, the pair weye fiat even,
and honors were easy. just after passing
this point. Captain Crocker made break
for the lead It was vital for his ship TO
be at tho mark first, for he know that
with the Nigilant rounding first, she
would not only get tho pride of place, but
would be in position to blind the
Navahoe and drive her of In the long fight
OF Is miles over tho second leg.
Whether by getting lucky lift or by
manipulation, Captain Aubrey Crocker
the man who sailed the Puritan TO VIC
tory over this same course IL years ago
Yesterday in one of the grandest
Goelet cup races ever sailed-manaaed TO
pull the Navahoo through the Ice Of the
NiRilant. and for the second time In the
race tho Nayahoe had the lead. She was
safe both on actual and corrected time
The Navahoe, again clear. pulled out
from this Vigilant. and rounded the outer
mark 20 seconds ahead-and. by the way,
two marks had to be set, the first having
been blown down.
The Navahoes lead was surprise. in
deed. In n l3l9-milo run in a good. hard
wind and livaly sea. she had beaten the
ex-cup defender Vigilant on the level,
without even asking for click of her
time allowance.
Both gy bed before reaching the outer
mark and both tackled around II, the
Vigilant gybing her mainsail on to her
spinnaker boom.
ON THE LONG LEG.
With the sen on end, head tide and
the wind increasing. the pair started out
on the longest leg Of the race. Sheets
were hardened in, and with everything
right for the hammer to weather. the
Once by the wind, the Navahoe showed
slight falling off, Capt. Crockcr tried to
stavo the Nigilant off, but he could not
do so, and then he made tho only move
left TO him--widen her off, let her go,
cover extra distance, but keep her going
any wav.
The Vigilant reople adopted different
tactics They sailed their ship almost as
high AS size could lie. She was sailed
close too bare at that time for the sea.
Against the head sea all the boats did
some good pounding. and both spray and
solid water flew high. After holding on
for 10 miles on one tack. during eight of
which the Navahoe was without her
working topsail, the Navahoe broke tacks
and came ahout and held in shore. nc
3:l5. The Vigilant at this time was quite
a ut up to weather. though some dis
tance astern. Tho Vigiiant's crew tried
to get III the spinuaker pole on the
weather side OF the board. In shifting IL
the lower end slipped over the port bow
into the wnteI- where 1t dragged, and be.
fore it could bs got on board the staysail
had to be lowered for the crew To nass 1T
In. This lost some time TO the Vigilant
and helped the Navahoe out making
handicaps about even on the slip-uns
BOTH SAILING FAST.
Holding along on the long tack for
eight minutes longer than the Navahoe.
the Vigilant was flung about inshorc
Both were on tho port tack. In beam
sea and le1 going tide. It was lively
enough now. Both were under the same
canvas and sailing fast.
The Navahce. although going wider,
sailed faster, covered moro ground, and
I'm consequence just before tho ViRilant
WAS flung ubUut OFF shore for the first
time, passed her, and once by C,pt.
Croker flung his boat on top Of The Vigi.
lant and together the pair stood off shore
on the starboard tack. This made the
Navahoe leader for the third time In the
hard fought race.
VIGILANT 10 THE FORE.
On this tack in weather. low sen,
tho Vigilant gained, aud finally passed
the Navanoe TO weather and drew short
distance away. Crocker again went ut
the Vigilant and soon had her broad on
the weather beam. With the wind ami
sea as IL was, this was bad apot for tho
Navaboe The yachts had little farther
to go before tacking for the mark. and
tie Vigilant, having the weather berth.
haa the command OF the situation.
For ID minutes they smiled abeam with
the Vlgilant on top of the Navahoe. 1t
took n general to get cut OF tho oox the
Navahoe was in, but Crockor did t. He
sailed along with the Vioilaut until she
could just fotch the second mark, when
OF % sudden he threw the Navahoe about
inshorc and Ind her dlled away on the
other tack and out of harm before the
FiRiiant had gathered away on tho same
tack.
NAVAHOE LEADS AGAIN.
With plenty Of life anil good move on.
Croolcr for tue fourth time In tho raca
forced the Nayahoe into the first place
and rounded the second mark In the
lead.
No such shifting aud changing OF posi-
tions was ever seen In a big yacht race
before IL was battle royal, all the way
out from start TO mark and from mark TO
mark. 32 miles up 60 the second stake
boat.
In an easy reach the last leg of 6lS
miles was sailed with flowing sea and
fair tide. The Navahoo carried her
palloon jibtopsail and staysail, and had
her jib in board. The Nigilant had big
jibtopsail and working head sails on.
There was not a moments letup in the
fight home Each skipper fought IL out
To the limit Whon "a quarter over this leg
the Nigilant worked ny the Navahoe,
drew away from her just slightly and
with hor bigger sail spread managed TO
beat her rival less than half minute i'm
n run Of nearly soven miles
And thus the battle ended. Tho Nigi-
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