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following day, was to give an excuse for interviews for publication 
with various yachtsmen. The result can hardly be considered as sat 
isfactory, the bona fide yachtsmen who were thus annoyed con- 
demned the Herald's propositions; and some of the replies, from 
alleged yaehtBmen, recalled that paper's plunder of last fall, when it 
published a most absurd letter from an unfortunate gentlemen who, 
at the time of writing it was on the threshold of a lunatic asylum. 
One good rrsult is already apparent from Vigilant's defeats, in a 
general overhauling of ideas on this side of the water on many points 
of yachting, such as inside courses, drilling of crews, quickness of 
maneuvering, and other vere important points. The magnificent 
work of the little Herreshoff ten-rater Dacotah is likely to teach a 
very valuable lesson as to size versus quality, and to knock the bot- 
tom out of some ancient and deep-rooted ideas, iu which speed and 
size were sadly confused. The argument in the past has been that it 
would be absurd to allow a seventy-footer to defend the America's 
Cup when a faster (i. e. a larger) yacht, like Volunteer, was at the 
lime in commission. Unless the total of Vigilant's foreign races 
shows a far larger proportion of wins than now seems possible, Amer- 
] cans by the end of the season are likely to seek comfort in the faqt 
that the work done two years ago by Wenonah and M ee Win, last 
year by Meneen and Morwena, apd this year by Dacotah, is of a far 
higher value than any achievements on either side in the Cup racing 
class. 
In the matter of Cup defense, America has had everything on her 
side, all the conditions have favored the home boat, the defenders have 
been able to out-canvas the challengers, with no limit on sail, and the 
task has been a comparatively easy one. In the case of the five little 
exiles above mentioned, that have been sent out from the Bristol shops 
to uphold the credit of America in foreign waters, the odds have been 
of the heaviest against them; they have, one and all, gone into live 
racing classes, to meet not one boat, but perhaps a dozen new craft by 
the best British designers; each has had to comply to the smallest 
detail of measurement with a rule unfamiliar to her designer; and they 
have gone into various hands, more or less expert, but none have had 
such careful tooling and coddling as falls to the lot of a Cup defender- 
Set adrift in foreign waters to shift for themselves, every one has 
made a mark in her class against other new craft specially built to 
beat her; and has scored a success for her designer. It is only from 
the fact that these boats are of 15 to 25ft. instead of 85 that their won- 
derful achievements have attracted comparatively little attention on 
this side; but as matters now go, American yachtsmen are likely not 
only to seek in Dakotah's triumphs a balm for Vigilant's defeats, but 
in time to awaken to the important fact that the best sport and keen- 
est and most decisive racing is not of necessity in the largest class, 
with two or three boats on each side, of varying measurement power, 
to sail a few races, but in those classes in which the most yachts are 
built each year, in which races by the dozen are sailed, and in which 
the limits of size are most rigidly drawn. 
Plain Common Sense. 
From the great mass of idle talk which is finding its way into the 
papers over the Vigilant races, we clip a couple of interviews with 
experienced yachtsmen, both of them believers in Vigilant, which are 
in accord with the views we expressed last week. Mr. Robert Center 
is quoted as follows by the New York Herald: 
"The defeats of Vigilant are attributable to more than one cause 
The paltry winds have been much talked of; let them rest. Every- 
thing was strange to the visiting Americans, and it had its effect. The 
waters, the peculiar character of the course and a hundred other 
things acted injuriously. Britannia, under the conditions of the Clyde 
races, did well, and fairly beat the Yankee. Our boat did not seem to 
be got going in her old way until near the end of the races, when it 
was too late. On Tuesday she did better, and showed some of her old 
time speed. That was encouraging. 
•'The lonely feeling which Vigilant's crew had when first beginning 
to race has now worn off. That is a great deal : and if there are 
lapses in handling the boat, there must be an improvement in that 
respect in the future. The feeling 'we are strangers in a strange 
land' has also been felt by English yachtsmen when over here, and had 
its injurious effect as well. It was felt by Skipper Oranfield and his 
men last year, and will always be experienced by yachting strangers 
visiting us intent on capturing the America's Cup. 
-In open waters, when Vigilant meets Britannia, I believe the latter 
will be defeated. I do not indorse the opinion that the British cutter 
has shown herself to be the better all-around boat." 
Mr. H. Maitland Kersey speaks as follows through the Boston Her- 
ald: 
"I have always insisted that it is unfair to expect any craft to 
change a racing rig for a jury rig, make a trip of 3.000 miles across the 
ocean, shift her rig again and then win races. Why, with half her 
internal fixtures torn out before and after a series of contests, it is 
only to be expected that a boat will suffer somewhat from the 
changes. 
"Some boats suffer more than others. The journey across racks 
them more than people imagine. A boat like Vigilant is a compara- 
tively small sea-going craft, and she is sure to be strained by the seas 
on the journey over, and when it come8 to replacing her in racing rig 
it is found impossible sometimes to get her in as fine shape as she may 
originally have been. She never gets back to the old trim, being either 
down by the head or too deep att. We couldn't trim Valkyrie while 
here. 
"It is true that Britannia has defeated Vigilant right along, but still 
I believe the American sloop to be the better boat. I do not think 
Vigilant is sailing at her best yet, and she is probably suffering from 
the effects of her ocean trip and the rapid change to racing rigging 
and spars from jury rig. 
"Valkyrie suffered the same way as a result of her journey to this 
country and lightning change in rig, so that she did not do nearly as 
well on this side as she did while in home waters. 
"I knew what Valkyrie could do and bad done in England, and when 
she came here I did not expect her to win the Cup, but I felt sure that 
she would capture two out of the five races. I made up my mind that 
a fifth race would be necessary to decide the question. I was very 
much disappointed over the result. 
"Lord Dunraven felt satisfied that the craft had sailed slower and 
done worse over here than iu her trial of speed on the other side. He 
attributed this sudden change in speed to the passage across the 
quick changing of spars and standing and running rigging, and' the 
inability to trim the boat properly. 
"So it is with Vigilant. I know what Britannia can do as well as I 
know what the Gould craft can do, and I say that under ordinary 
circumstances the American boat should win every time. She is un- 
questionably well handled with such talent as Diaper, Morris Haff 
Jeffrey and Herreshoff, and no excuse may be made for her ill success 
on that score. Vigilant has not done even as well as Navahoe did in 
her trials against Britannia.' 1 
The Minneapolis Journal comments on the question of ballast and 
measuring trim as follows: 
"How was Vigilant so easily beaten in English waters by an English 
boat, when she proved so easily victorious over the Valkyrie sup- 
posedly the fastest craft afloat in English waters at the time I ' The 
question has occurred a thousand times to every amateur sailor in the 
country since Mr. Gould's boat has been showing up so poorly against 
Britannia on the other side, and the press reports have offered no 
solution of the problem. 
"There is very little doubt that the whole explanation will be 
found in the very strict rules of the English yachting code with 
regard to the measurement of waterliue length, and it is only neces- 
sary to think the matter over a little to find a very plausible reason 
for the Vigilant's poor showing. 
t ' "*• , * * ' * * * * 
"It is an axiom in yacht racing that length gives speed, and the 
boats of the present day, with their long overhanging bows and 
sterns, have their chief advantage over the old boats in the fact that 
they are considerably longer when the extra ballast or crew goes 
aboard. In the smaller classes, the 21-foot boats assume a waterline 
length of 23 to 24ft. and sometimes even 20 or 27ft. when heavily 
loaded with crew and ballast in order to carry full sail in a strong 
wind. It seems that the rules of the English Yacht Racing Assoeia^ 
tion are thoroughly fair whatever the size of the boat may be, They 
effectually prevent the classification of a boat as a 21-footer for 
instance, and then putting ballast enough aboard her to raise her 
waterline length over 3ft. without any provision for a tax on the extra 
length. The new Larchmonr. Y. 0. rules are a step in the right direc- 
tion, as they not only limit the length of the boat, but admit of no 
extra ballast or any inside ballast at all, while the crew is limited to 
three men," 
Shelter Island Y. C- 
The 2d special race was sailed on July 21 in Gardner's Bay. weather 
clear, Wind S. W. by S. Following are the timers: 
CLASS B— SLOOP, 19 MILES. 
Tigress, Jas. Weir, Jr 41.08 3 12 19 3 12 19 
Eiclolm, H. F. Crosby 41.05 3 12 19 3 12 55 
The winner: Class B, Tigress. 
Eodolm ran aground while leading and lost 3 to 4 minutes. 
CLASS O— SLOOPS, FIN HEELS 12 MILES. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Dilemma, E. Froh 28.02 2 33 32 2 30 33 
Lynx, R. B. Lynch 30.04 2 42 01 2 42 01 
Consternation, J. N. Stearns, Jr a8.05 2 53 18 2 50 44 
WildOat, C. Olmsted 29.01 
CLASS D— SLOOPS, 12 MILES. 
Hermes, C. H. Otis 3 15 06 
Marguerite, J. D. Cutler 27.04 2 50 38 2 50 38 
Narona, C. P. Brigham, W. C. Brigham.27.05 2 49 50 2 49 13 
CLASS 2— CATS, 12 MILES. 
Aeolus, W. H. Beckroul 27. 02 2 42 34 2 42 34 
Vinata, T. M. Towl 25.02 2 55 16 2 52 02 
Curlew, J. E. Nitcher 25.09 2 50 48 2 48 45 
Natalie, H. N. Whitney 24.05 2 58 53 2 54 26 
The winners are: Class C, Dilemma; Class D, Narona; Class 2, 
Aeolus. 
Regatta Committee, Latham A. Fish, Chas. H. Otis, Chas. Olmsted. 
CLASS 3— CATS. 
Nip and Tuck, W. A. Brown 21.08 2 51 03 2 gl 03 
Rattler, T. A. Howell 20.09 2 54 01 2 52 03 
Minna C, F. Belden 21 .03 3 05 g8 3 04 33 
Alert, H. B. Henderson 21.00 3 13 13 8 11 28 
Eudora, H. Howell 20.06 3 o4 30 3 01 51 
The winners: Class 3, 1st prize, Nip and Tuck; 2d prize, Rattler. 
Chesapeake Bay T. C. Special Race. 
KASTON, MD. 
Saturday, July IU. 
Coubse, start at Deep Water Point, thence to Long Point Buoy, 
thence to Wyetown Buoy, and back to Deep Water Point, distance 13 
miles; weather clear, except at termination, when squalls came from 
N.W.; windfluky, general direction S.W., tide ebb: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Length. Start. FiniBh. 
Island Bride, C. B. Y. C, E. L. Woodside.35.02 12 53 00 8 39 00 
Albatross, O. B. Y. C, Samuel Harris 36.00 12 53 00 3 45 15 
SECOND CLASS. 
Ida B., Columbus Butler 29.00 12 45 00 3 42 15 
Island Beauty, Neptune Y. O, Baltimore. 29. 00 12 15 00 3 43 00 
Winners: Class 1, Island Bride; Class 2, Ida B. 
The annual open race of the club did not fill, owing to the fear 
the owners of all the other boats but the Albatross had for the 
Island Bride, and the special race was gotten up in consequence. 
Regatta committee; J G. Morris, Zenas Burns, Hedge Thompson. 
Judges: J. G. Morris, Zenas Burns, Hedge Thompson. 
The finish was made in a heavy squall, and was very fine between 
the two second class boats. The Ida B. crossed the starting line 30 
seconds behind the Beauty, and came in 15 seconds behind, winning by 
15 seconds, the start being a flying one, with 2 minutes to cross the 
line. Both boats were nearly lifted out of the water by the squall, the 
Beautv settling her jib, while the Ida B. held on to all three sails, and 
shot by her competitor an instant after they crossed the line. The 
Albatross upset in the squall a moment after she crossed the line. 
J. G. Morkis, Sec'y C. B. Y. C. 
Jamaica Bay Races. 
On July 19 a sweepstakes race for open and cabin catboats was 
sailed on Jamaica Bay in a good breeze. There was a good fleet of 
starters and some exciting sailing, the times being: 
FIRST CLASS — CABIN CATBOATS. 
Start. 
Finish. 
Elapsed. 
2 57 53 
Corrected. 
2 04 00 
4 59 54 
2 56 
43 
4 59 58 
2 58 31 
2 58 
49 
2 03 01 
5 17 20 
3 04 20 
3 11 
19 
4 59 57 
2 59 51 
2 59 
51 
2 03 06 
5 32 13 
3 31 47 
3 49 
58 
2 04 01 
5 32 14 
8 41 26 
3 57 
43 
5 32 29 
3 40 28 
3 59 
26 
..2 08 01 
5 49 32 
3 56 21 
3 59 
32 
2 07 00 
5 50 26 
3 57 29 
3 59 
38 
2 04 00 
5 49 51 
3 58 21 
3 59 
41 
2 06 01 
5 51 38 
3 57 20 
3 59 
53 
O. I. 0.. 
Bully Boy won first money, Hiawatha second, and Oriole third. 
SECOND CLASS- OPEN CATBOATS. 
Sweet Marie 3 00 01 5 41 28 
Catharine 3 11 02 5 46 32 
Kittie 3 10 09 5 53 01 
KateG 3 00 07 5 49 22 
Red, White and Blue... 3 01 04 5 51 37 
Lillian , 3 00 00 
Foam 3 00 02 
5 47 53 
5 58 58 
3 26 05 
3 48 51 
3 51 23 
4 29 11 
4 16 23 
4 28 51 
4 57 49 
3 26 05 
3 25 13 
3 24 31 
3 36 41 
b 57 58 
4 11 02 
4 10 07 
Sweet Marie won first money, Kittie was second and Lillian third. 
Racing Dates on the Sound. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The unnecessary confusion that now ensues whenever we get a hol- 
iday or a Saturday on the Sound owing to complication of racing 
dates calls for some concerted action. 
I make bold to propose through the columns of your paper that a 
meeting of the chairmen of the regatta committees of the Seawanhaka 
Corinthian, Larchmont, Knickerbocker, Douglaston, Seacliff, Hemp- 
stead Harbor, New Rochelle, Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, Horseshoe, 
Indian Harbor, American, Riverside, Stamford, New Haven and 
Pequot yacht clubs be held to organize a Long Island Sound Racing 
Association. 
This association to have full control of all racing dates, and to lay 
out a circuit each season. 
If we had a racing circuit it would overcome one of the greatest dif- 
ficulties that now attends the racing of a yacht on the Sound, and 
would forever put an end to the mass of correspondence, and growing 
element of dissatisfaction now so prevalent. Chas. M. Connolly. 
YACHT NEWS NOTES. 
Although this is the season of the year when, as a rule, very little 
new work is being done among the yacht builders, the yards of Clay & 
Torbensen are kept exceptionally busy. They have recently received 
an order for four launches for the use of the United States Coast and 
Geodetic Survey, for whom they last year built a steam launch, now 
working on the Pacific Coast. This launch was a new departure in the 
experience of the officers of the survey, as the power was placed in 
the extreme stern, leaving the entire cockpit free for the crew. These 
boats are working launches, used for taking soundings up and down 
the coast, and the launch in question has proven so satisfactory, that 
this year they ordered four more built. An interesting feature in con- 
nection with theoe new launches is the fuel, which will be oil of 150° 
test. Heretofore nothing but coal would answer for this purpose on 
launches for Government use; but the head of the Coast Survey, 
Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, is progressive, and having made 
a careful study of the subject, he saw that for small working launches 
nothing could equal the simplicity, neatness, cleanliness and general 
superiority of the system of using oil for fuel, as practiced by the 
above firm. They have also recently built a 30ft. launch with 8 H. P. 
oil burning machinery for Mr. R. J.Rankin, Jr., of Philadelphia, be- 
sides numerous small plants for parties all over the country,two going 
to the Detroit Boat Works, one for Mr. Haberkorn, of Detroit. Mich., 
one for Mr. Vanderpoel, of Washington, and another for Mr. Koller, of 
Reading, Pa. Among other work going on at the yard is the over- 
hauling and repairing of Col. G. G. Green's yacht Altadena, and Bobo- 
link, belonging to Mr. John E. DuBois, of DuBois City, Pa. The yacht 
Alcyon, built this season for Mr. L. E Simon, of Guantanamo, Cuba, 
was launched a few days ago, and is now getting in her stores, prepar- 
atory to her trip south of nearly 2,000 miles. 
On July 19, at about 9:30 P. M., the steam yacht Lorna, W. L. Stow 
was in collision with the menhaden boat Nat Strong, of Sand's Point- 
the yacht being cut down, so that she sunk in a few minutes. The 
owner and his guests, with the crew, were saved in the yacht's boat. 
Lorna is better known as Permelia, the Herreshoff yacht, built in 1883 
for the late Marie Hopkins. The yacht was raised on July 20, and will 
be rebuilt. 
The fleet of the Indian Harbor Y. C. will rendezvous at the anchor- 
age off the club station, Finch's Island, Greenwich, Conn., on Thurs- 
day evening, July 26, to participate in a three days' cruise. Captains 
will report to the fleet captain, on the Nirvana, at half past nine 
Friday morning, July 27, when a meeting will be held to decide the 
destination of the first day'B run. All owners of yachts enrolled i n 
the club are earnestly requested to join in the cruise, 
Vigilant's Races. 
At the time of going to press last week ihe news of Vigilant's 
first victory over Britannia had just reached New York, but the 
accounts of the latter's breakdown and withdrawal were very vague 
Later reports show that Britannia was fairly beaten before the acci- 
dent occurred, the trouble being with the steel jaws of her gaff, one of 
which broke, the yacht at once giving up and returning to her anchor- 
age. While forward examining the damage after the yacht was 
anchored, Captain Carter was struck on the head by a shackle or a 
piece of the broken jaws, which fell from aloft. The extent of his 
injury was not reported, but he has apparently been sailing the yacht 
in the following races. The comments of the British press over Vigi- 
lant's victory have been remarkably fair and liberal, it being freely 
conceded that she won on her merits, independent of the accident to 
her rival. 
The race was sailed partly under jibheaders, but Vigilant housed her 
topmast on the final leg, »t ter Britannia had given up. The amount of 
sea is not mentioned in any of thereports; and though there was more 
than in any of the Clyde races, it was kicked up by an offshore wind, 
and was probably no worse than in the last Cup race with Valkyrie. 
Vigilant covered the 50-mile course in 4.49.28, or over 10 knots. Dakotah 
scored her usual victory. 
The next meeting of the pair was in the regatta of the Royal St. 
George Y. C., at Kingstown, on July 20, the course being on 'Dublin 
Bay, four-sided and similar in shape to that at Bangor Lough. From 
the starting hue a leg of miles carries the yachts to the Rosebeg 
Buoy, off Howth Point; tnen comes a leg of 5 miles about E.B.E. out 
to sea, to the Kish Lightship, then b% miles W.S.W., to the Muglins, off 
Dalkey Island, and a short leg of 2J£ miles N.W., to the line. This 
course, of 16J^j miles, was sailed three times. 
There was a light S.W. wind blowing when the two, with clubtop- 
sails aloft, ran out from their anchorage before the start, Mr. Herres- 
hoff steering Vigilant and Mr. Jameson Britannia. The gun was fired 
at 10:30:00, but Britannia did not cross until 10:32:10, Vigilant being 
45s. astern. It was a run to the Rosebeg, spinakers to port, and 
Britannia soon had hers drawing, Vigilant being a little slower. After 
a jibe and shifting ot spinakers came a sharp luffing match, Vigilant 
trying to go by to windward, but Britannia stopping her, though 
both went well off the course. At the Rosebeg they were timed: 
Britannia 11:11:40. Vigilant, 11:12:18. 
In the free reach out to the Kish Britannia still led, the times there 
being: Britannia 11:44:50, Vigilant 11:45:51. 
Reaching across to the Muglins, with a very light breeze, Vigilant 
began to gain, and when, after turning, spinakers were set to port, she 
was able to blanket Britannia, though never able to force a passage. 
The round closed with the two about even: Britannia 1:08:06, Vigilant 
1:08:26. 
On the second round the rain fell heavily and there was little wind; 
later the breeze came in light and unsteady. Britannia gained through- 
out the final rounds, the finish being timed: Britannia 4:40:30, Vigi- 
lant 4:42:37. Vigilant's allowance to Britannia would make the latter 
win by something under 4m. corrected time. 
In the race of Saturday the course and conditions were the same, 
save that the wind was light N.W. Britannia led over the line by 24s. 
Vigilant was apparently in better trim than in any previous race, and 
in the light air passed Britannia on the first leg, gaining steadily, 
although the wind was very light and paltry, having a lead of 4.22 at 
the end of the first rotmd. The wind freshened in the second round 
and Britannia began to gain ; then both were hung up by a calm. When 
the breeze finally came in it was quite fresh and ahead, Vigilant get- 
ting the better berth and running away from Britannia, carrying a 
lead of lm. lis. at the end of the second round. 
On the first two legs of the third round, with more wind, Vigilant 
gained until she had a lead of 8m, 45s. at the Kish. The wind fell and 
left the pair drifting for a long while, Britannia finally catching a 
breeze inshore and gaining a good deal. With a light breeze, the race 
finished as follows: Vigilant 6:20:00, Britannia 6:22:39. Vigilant wins 
by about lm. 80s. corrected time. 
Monday, July 23, found the pair at Queenstown for the Royal Mun- 
Ster Y. C regatta, the course being three rounds of an almost equi- 
lateral triangle of five miles of the side, with a straight leg of five 
miles at the end, to finish off the club house at Queenstown, The start 
was made off Roche's Point, the first mark was a boat anchored off 
Poor Head, and the second was the Daunt Rock Lightship. 
The start was made in a fresh N.W. wind, but it soofi headed the 
two, Vigilant taking in her balloon jibtopsail. Britannia was over the 
line first but Vigilant ran through her lee, and at Poor Head the times 
were: Vigilant 11:30:02, Britannia 11:31:33. 
On the free reach to Daunt Rock Vigilant, gained for a time, but 
Britannia made up the loss before the turn, the times being much as 
before: Vigilant 11:55:04, Britannia 11:56:33. 
On the windward leg to Roche's Point against the tide Britannia 
worked the shore, while Vigilant's Irish pilot took her off shore on 
longer tacks, the result being a handsome gain at the end of the first 
first round: Vigilant 12:36:06, Britannia 12:31i:04. 
With the wind now aft Vigilant set her big ballooner, but Britannia 
had only a large jibtopsail, the result being a further gain for the 
American ; the times at Poor Head being Vigilant 1:00:02, Britannia 
1:05:03. 
On the run to Daunt Rock Britannia picked up a little, the times 
being: Vigilant 1:29:30, Britannia 1:33:20. 
Again Vigilant gained on the windward leg, the finish of the second 
• round being timed: Vigilant 2:10:55, Britannia 2:16:55. 
Vigilant's balloon jibtopsail was again set, but as the wind headed it 
came in and a smaller one was set, Britannia carrying the same sail 
over all of this leg, a large jibtopsail. The times at Poor Head were: 
Vigilant 2:36:11, Britannia a;48:20. 
Both spinakers as jibtopsails were set for the run to Daunt Rock, 
but the wind fell and the kites were taken in. Vigilant lost the breeze 
and Britannia came up and passed her at 3.19:00, and had the lead at 
Daunt Rock: Britannia 3:26:30, Vigilant 8:27:51. 
On the beat to Roche's Point, Vigilant made a small gain, the times 
being: Britannia 3:52:00, Vigilant 3:52:30. 
There now followed nearjy five miles of windward work to the finish, 
Britannia still gaining a little. The final times were: Britannia 4:12:55, 
Vigilant 4:13:40. 
Britannia wins by 45s. elapsed and about 2m. corrected time. The 
race was sailed at an average speed of just under 10 knots. 
The race of the Royal Cork Y. C. was sailed on Tuesday of the same 
course, the day being cloudy and rainy, with an N.E. wind, both 
yachts carrying clubtopBails. Britannia started a little ahead, but 
this time Vigilant had the weather berth, Vigilant held the lead, 
although Britannia tried to luff by her, and Poor Head mark was 
timed: Vigilant 10:53:40, Britannia 10:54:20. 
With spinakers set for a light air they ran for Daunt Rock, being 
timed: Vigilant 11:25:55, Britannia 11:26:47. 
With more wind they reached up to Roche's Point mark, Vigilant 
gaining by a favorable slant, the times at the end of the first round 
being: Vigilant, 12:02:30; Bri.annia, 12:04:57. 
The reach out to Poor Head showed both boats to be about equal: 
Vigilant, 12:82:07; Britannia, 12:34,22. 
That portion of the race to the next mark, under spinakers, was 
obscured by a fog, but the following times were taken at Daunt Rock: 
Vigilant, 1:07:05; Britannia. 1,09:32. 
In the close reach which finished the second round, Vigilant began 
to gain, the times at Roche's Point being: Vigilant 1 :36:50, Britannia 
1:40:06. 
With the wind forward of the port beam, the pair reached for Poor 
Head mark, where they were timed: Vigilant 2:05:03, Britannia 
2:09:25. 
Spinakers were once more set for the run to Daun) Rock, where the 
turn was made in a pour of rain, no times being taken. 
Once more they reached for the Koche's Poinc mark, where they 
were timed: Vigilant 3:14:25, Britannia 3:18:15, 
The final stretch in the harbor followed, the finish being timed: 
Vigilant 3:51:59, Britannia 3:56:31. 
As we go to press a telegram from Glasgow states that Valkyrie will 
be repaired and ready to race within two weeks, a statement which, 
from former accounts, seems hardly probable. 
Vigilant will race at Penzance on Saturday, at Falmouth on Monday 
and Plymouth on Wednesday of next week. Valkyrie has been 
docked, the damage beiug less than at first reported. Satanita has 
been repaired, and will meet Vigilant in the coining races at Cowes. 
The match between Vigilant and Britannia will be sailed under the 
following agreement: 
We, the uudersigned, being respectively the owners of the yachts 
Britannia and Vigilant, do hereby agree to sail the said yachts over 
tha Queen's course of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, on Aug. 4, 
1894, the owner of the losing yacht to give to the owner of the winning 
yacht a cup of the value of £100 sterling And we do further agree 
that the said match shall be sailed under the rules and regulations as 
to rating, time allowance and all other matters of the Yacht Racing 
Association, and that both yachts shall be measured with their sailing 
crews on board, and we do hereby appoint racing master and 
referee under the said rules ana regulations. 
Elfrida, steel steam yacht owned by Dr. W. Seward Webb, went 
ashore on Colchester Reef, Lake Ohamplain, on the night of July 20, 
when on her way from Burlington, Vt., to Plattsburg, N. Y , with five 
friends of Mr. Webb. There was a very strong south wind and a 
heavy sea running, and the yacht Btruok heavily in 7ft. of water. 
