The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-25
NO. XIII.

The CowEs REoArTA-TBE AMERICA
HAS THE CUP.-A correspondent of the
Times, writing from Cowes the 2lst Au-
gust, describes the yacht America and her
sailing in this wise:
"She hoisted her mainsail, then her fore
and aft foresail, and when her prodigious
foresai! was up and filled, shot from her
moorlngs like All arrow, towards the Need
les, greatly to the discontinue Of little
fleet Of artists around, who were busiIy en-
gagged in taking her portrait. Her exterior
Is so finely smoothed-l might say polished
that il is difficult To believe till you touch
her sides, that she is not made Of iron, and
! again observed the curious way in which
the water fixed up from the bows---t was
not raised up in foam, breaking away be-
fore the PROV, as with our cutters, but START
cd up in thin little jets, and fell under the
bows just IN the same way that water spurts
up before knife blade moved rapidly
through it. Another peculiarly, and one
think which il would be well If our yacht
men copied, is that her sails are laced to
the boOns and masts, so that no, the slight
est particle Of wind can escape the sails
Long as her mass seem, she stands remark
ably well under canvass. Judging from her
course to-day, she steers easily, and is very
manageable. With all sail set, she is not
so handsome to our eyes as our own craft,
niaiuIy on account of the cut of her main
and fore and aft foresails, which are more
IN the shape of heightened, Obtuse-angled
paralielOgrams than our own, and have not
near so great difference between the length
of the boom and the gaff.
"Jusl as | am writing this, the people are
running down to the piers and to the beach.
IL is nearly o'clock and the America ia
sailing back from the Needles, past Cowes,
with fiOtila Of yachts around her. She
has foresail, fore and aft foresal, and main
sail set cher new jib not being used and
goes almost as softly, and lightly, and quick
ly through the sea, as swallow skins over
a meadow. About twenty cutters, schoon-
ers, and yawls are after her, most of them
with every sail set they can, but she shoots
away from them with the greatest case
Several yachts which have been cruising
about alter their course, and drop in before
her, but the America gains on the best Of
them, as If they were not moving at all,
and before she had passed the point which
shuts out my view of the Soient, Just off
the entrance to Cowes from the Portsmouth
side. she had left them all hopeiessly in the
rear the work of about 10 minutes"
The exhibition seems to have frightened
the Royal Yacht Club, for the Americas
two challenges were not accepted, bur she
was allowed to enter for the prize at the re-
gatta on the 22d, Off Cowes, of which tel
egraph despatch TO the Times. gives the
result:
Cows, Friday, l-2 P. M.-The Gl00
Cup for all Nations, was run for to-day,
and after most exciting contest, was won
Ivy tho araarioa, which boat all her compe.-
ltors with the greatest ease.
The day was fine, and at starting there
was not much wind.
Eighteen vessels entered for the cruise,
and went off beautifully at 10 O'Clock. At
the Nab the America shot ahead. and at
the Needles was seven or eight miles ahead
of the nearest yacht. She carried awsy
her jib-bootn.
The Arrow ran ashore at Ventoor--
There were no other casualties, though i,
blew freshly from $. S. w. outside. Many
of the yachts have not yet returned.
The Queen went off 10 the Needles to
see the race, and the royal yacht ran part
of the way home with the America She
rounded the Needles at eight minutes to six
O'Clock, after which the wind died away,
and the rest of the match was a mere drift
ing race. The America was loudly cheer-
ed by all ashore and Rfloat,
The America arrived at the starting yes.
sci at s 35 p. M; the Aurora, 47 tons cut.
ter, Mr.. l lie Marehant, at 8 55,