The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-15
The Vac ht Americas Last Triumph.
Fyo,n the London Ne,cs, dug. 90.

PORTSMOUTH, Thursday, August 2S, 1851 The
America, New York clipper, was taken out of
dock at o'clock this morning. Her damage has
been repaired. She may be called skinner of
the seas-altogether different from any vessel we
have ever asen here; perhaps the iron brig Recruit
was more IKE her than any other vessel, but che
had an uptSnd down broad stern with deep gripe,
while the America has very receding narrow
stern without the least grippe. The Recruit was
never half tried and sold out of the service for
a song-f5, 900, we believe, When the ex-
perimental briggs were built they assimiated SO
nearly in their formation that no person could
have supposed there could be much difference in
their performances, which proved to be the case.
The form of the bottom of the America does not
approximate to any of these briggs, nor to any Of
our yatchts and schooners. II Ia perfectly unique
and original this side the Atlantic, though We
lclieve the New York pilot boats similar though
on a smaller scale She is of course built purposely
for sailing. Round her weather deck she has
MOTH ag that can be called bulwark, it being
merely. raised ledge; and to provide for the safe
ty of the at the helm, there is circular well
abaft in Which he stands TO steer In consequence
of having no bulwark her sails come close down
to the deck, and what may be termed body
sails whereby the mast leverage is much increased.
She has no top hamper, merely carrying pole at
her manmast h cad for the purpose OF setting a
living gafftopsail md hosting flag. BY having
only three sails and spreading large quantity of
canvas there is as little escape for the wind there
is with yacht schoouers that spread perhaps an
equal quantity, but who have IT in large number
occasionally, but does not frequently carry it. Her
mns,s are large for the tonnage of the vessel, but
nre not much encountered with rigging, and she
has but few ropes. Seven men brought her across
the Atlantic: but the men themselves say she ought
to have had ten men at least.
The America went out OF Portsmouth barbor at
about O'Clock this morning, and proceeded to
Ryde, where she was engaged to sail Tor tloo,
against the Titana iron schooner yacht, belong
ing to Mr.. Stephenson. About ten O'Clock che was
under sail, aud with large number of yachts pro-
ceeded to the Nab light vessel-the Titania pre-
ceding.
Lord Wilton, in his yacht schooner, the Xariffa,
was to be umpire and conductor of the race. We
understand the America and Titania were to set
what sail they respectively chose to run twenty
miles dead before the wind then to close and
beat back to the Nab lights vessel. At eleven
both competing yachts were together the
Nab-the America under whole mainsail, foresail,
and jib, having run in her flying jibboom; the
Titana under foresail, mainsai, forestaysail, and
lib, with gaff(bpsal ready for setting. At quar-
ter past eleven the Zarffa fired preparatory gun,
and at llh. 20m. showed the signal for starting.
Both vessels bore up simultaneously-the Iitania
had her square topsal and gafftopsail set in mo-
ment. The America Get her flying gafftopsail on
with her fore and aft sails, wing and wing, and
away she flew. There beautiful fresh wind
from the NNW., which will probably send them
through the water at the rate OF eight nine knots
The Alarm, cutter, went with them, but was not
competing and il is said that, should she not hold
away with the schooners, Mr.. Weld, her owner
intends engthening her fourteen feet by the bow
The Xariffa and a number of yachts followed in
tthe wake of the racers. This day, the wind being
fresh, and the weather fine, will decide as to the
speed of the America.
PoRTsMouTH-5.30 80, p m.-Tbe Queen, a South
ampton steamer, that went out in the channel as a
mark for the yachts Ttana and America to round
hove in sight at five o'clock, and after the
America hove in sight, beating up. At half past
I've she was inside the Nab light vessel while the
l'itania, and ruck of yachts, we're one or two
mi les to leeward. This has been decisive affair."
ther,, has been fine, fresh, steady breeze all day.
and, no doubt, fair for all parties We do not
know which the first vessel when running be-
fore the wind
p. S.-I reopen this to say the America has COM
pletcd her course, and is the winner by long dis
lance.