The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08

modeh ia gsorsnos ~ The rsy, which ua',-'a1ssy
700 common among our own yacht e~nsss) The Eugiss
hsye failed bring out Of Der IN ss glorious resus By
winch she wm rsvioosly dis.a usnsd- Sae has sncs
undergone alterations dnersot TINES BAT 20 no sV
and unless sons enssrprisirg Yankee again gets posse
sna Of her she viii rot In Es nan - see3ad
sass yacht
n may DO proper 70 add here, ~ mater OF io.e,es
thss The suv won by the Am-v;cs C,wss, in ts5t g.,
N 1887 presented by ,he tnsa o. yacht 70 ~
New York Yacht Club, s;;lnp,1iee by ,bs foll) win
letter
rbis sup WAS offered Wis t, 30 s.lsd w ~
Yachts Of al NAH ri hou. regard to dsr~ u tho
psee, go0g yne Lss vi WIGHT, tns VI
The annual regatta Of the R)ys Yas9t Sqlsr0e SUD s-s
ssaoasr ysshss whlou started ia iae ra,. rue c,p
offered to the club under the 10 loving conaisoss-
Aay ovesnizsa yacht club Of any orsxC scaatsy shall
always be ennted through any one or more Of ,s usn
hers cair the right 0f sAiiiug for this cop
with any yacht vessel less thirty more
snsn three hundred tons measure By hs cus,on Hoas,
rue Of the country 10 which the vesse beloogs. ras
parties desfpg 70 sail for the cup may mako any match
with TIE yacht club IN possesson Of the Same tAt nay
by mutual consest bat 10 case Of disagree
neSt TERMS the mAca shall DO sailed over Tho asuh
for regatta of the yAoh, Quo IA possss
Of the cup. orcI 70 hs rules and sxHg raga
,stops tho shsnepgipg party being boaud % Give SIX
months Locs in WRITING, nsDg The day may wan staI
= @ ~ 1 ma sny Ssp q ss 'n
OF the vesssi Winning IN the mata, AMI thai.
she CONDITION OF keeping opsu n be sailed for ny tina
yscnt clubs OF I'll foreign COUNTRIES the above
laid shall forever alta n 10 il. thus uaskng per
peunl challenge cup for friendly conpesusn between
foreign countries.
TIE IFFEcr or THE AMERICA ON ENGLISH YACHT
ING.
Among the many revolutions political or social,
yestiAl or squatc-which have occurred IN England,
mono probably wrought many changes In an e.
tabished system ~ the advent Of the America Her
main pecuhAres long, sharp boz, width which
wss gfeasest twohrds Of the length from her sSern and
saih which, IN Ameri,sn han 10, we're always trimmed
quite tat Tho object attained was, ns, gressr speed
wish the tonnsge and CANVASS second, greater
sisy In the vesse-tha, TO- an increased hold upon the
water; third, greater aud equality OF motion
Sourh greater powers Of endurance in rough weather.
and nth, stsadness o. motion which ens,led her la
railing 10 keep close t. the wind, and loss bu:
hssie iceway. She was novelty ~ well ~
> sUccese, and the result was thu whole
ssie re.crnston commenced which has brought tns
ar; Of yacht building aad yacht sailing n EaslAnd 70
higher degrees or perfection THAI tever oefoe attained
Tho bluff bows anged for tho share noso
and clear Of the America, N impulse was given 70
The sport all the world, and large number Of
yachts mostly the Ysukes model aided to .hss
already in existence Within two Yeas AFTER her Ap-
pearAnce legs eighty Ave yscns easheosi
a, he bows, or, as Il ia termed ia Eogand, "Ame'i-
cspizec" sitter they bu; aud more than atty Of
iossc are nov the fastest vessels ahost
addition 10 their speed has besu found thai Ike the
America they 'lay to- easier IN gale .. wind saio lsss
water over their heavy sea- and giae along With
lees disturbance careopns and pungng than they did be
sore their alteration Besides this tss sterps have been
Improved tie sas and vssing simplhsd and as general
&C sgurson of the hull ma 10 TO combine the qualities Of
bcsn comfort ami speed. 10 fat, the Anglo @sricAD
49, ornnlcsa and th,1S N
cur English cousins either from wsus Of pluex dspo
sssss have never yet furled the British barges
waters 70 give u sample Of the quadss OF their Ame
rcsnir-du craft there proud satisfaction in kno wing
shst Brother Jonathan has taught his respectable old An
cesor this, 10 good many other things the most
vAlsa, q lessons he ever learned
THE YACHT sILvIE In ENGLAND.
Encouraged by the SUCCESS Of the America, tho
Yacht Hlvie, belonging 10 Mr.. Louis Depaa, a this
city, was carried into English waters In 1853 Her
peculiarly WIS., that though Of nearly two hundred tons
measurement she drew only about four and half ieesof
water BY peculiar arrangement, however, Of csptre
ecaros or sliding kee which dropped below the bottom
to the depth Of seven feet, she -.s rendered In
strong winds perfectly stin, The boards dispensing
9Th the necessity Of using shiths ballast Der
mast Vas 81 feet long, her boom u feet; IRON
the end Of tho bowspri 10 tho mast was 70 feet
deck was so feet beam, ~ fest oches; depth, fest
.ss dpAusht wafer on feet an anu fest 81 the fore
Tho ars COS; Of the vessel iDmease, her original
po,sessor having expended uptn her upwards Of go oo
Under these crcums xnces, and from The fact that no
crs vas expected the other nde which had NOT given
such proof of her superiority ~ would justly The
attempt 70 claim the championship, gresi interest
xss excited in the sylvie. Her dne and pecssr
lines were much admired, being eutrely different from
Tho principles which had previously regulsssi
Esssh yacht building, but she sailed In only one race
On this occasion she was beaten b. the julia BY about
Tie length Of powspr but d proper 70 add that there
sss not wind enough TO keep Der sheets full and wss
arm contest from beginning end. Mr. DepAa inms-
ais,eiy raised . chAlkpse flag {, his mssthead, And
offered 70 sail . race Tor any amount, for the
honor Of The affair, bat he failed 70 hnd conpeut1r.
The faszhmsn had got Yankee beaten, aud toe, de-
terminsd TO keep him No o.her raoe consequently
took mace Mr. Depsu remained on the British coAs,
.sou, two years returned with his yacht 10 the
uaited states.
THE YACHT rRUASr.
res another smeri,sn yacht, which went To Eaglsud
"a 1852 10 engage the anmatag contests Tor sup,e
,hea 80 frequent; and though Ilu2uaAn In ner sss,
e-ms oaly three and half tors In measurement, she
amply realized the high expectations Of Al who
sns~ her susinues. sbs built 10 1851 for
Mr.. r. n Grinne,i, o. this city, and afsAr several
p-rvs,c trah here Wa taken " Great Britain
where shs three prizes In liverpool md t-e In ire
and IN les tssa q year after her arrival She she
frs Yankee cKpeer that nailed on ths hsues snA
h.r repessc1 sucoesses soon induced osrs from gsa
ssmsn beoagirg 70 The BirkenheaA Model Yacht Cab,
which resulted bsr srAnssr 70 hin - that shs SOW
enc Of ne favosns cram q Mis- enssrpsisas crSsni
gsisa.
rHE YACHT cHAKrKR oAE.
VhDe ys,h.n~n, unfortunately, are not generally
s,v.s % wandering far from h,ns 10 thsIr craf there
ere few imbosd With the genuine spirit OF the sport
vboss love Of adventure has pompsd then 70 brave the
dangers Of the and drop their anchors In foreign
oru ArooDs The remarkable OF these trips,
and chiefly 90 account Of the dim.nutve cha
,sst.r Of the craft, voyage OF the oaartsr oAt
small ysch, built By cApsa'a webb Of Stanford, on y
rtyree feet long thirssa feet vide, ave fest three
inches Deep and measuring twenty three tons she start