The New York herald., 1869-01-20

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Prize 2,500f Three cutters II -
lone yawi.-.. II -
wind W. W. The greater part OF this match was
dring but ultimately won by the Cambria by very
The Cambria again figured in the international
race with Sappho the particulars Of which are fully
known to our readers. She afterwards proceeded td
Madeira whence sne has just returned. and 1t Is
rumored that in making the passage across the Bay
OF Biscay she evlnced her dislike to a heavy head
her head into the sea as far as her foremast she i
now lying dlsmantled at Cowes, and is to be hauled
up on the ''patent sip'' for the purpose OF under
going some alterations. which are said to consist
among Others OF shortening her fore foot and add
ing three feet to each mast
Comments Of the London Press ON the Pro-
posed Ocean Yacht Rnce.
from the London Post Jan. Al
The letters we published on Friday from Mr.. Ash
bury, while they throw some doubt upon the inter-
national ocean race coming or IN no way disturb
the impression that the international race for the
challenge cup is almost certain to occur It VIII be
remembered that the owner OF the American yacht
Phantom III TONS is prepared to sail against the Cam
bria 16S tons, at New York: and Mr. Ashbury has re-
pete with the Phantom or other American yachts. He
mas, however, determined as expressed In his first
no. 70 race against vessels OF larger she
Phantom, 1t will be observed, is rather smaller than
the Cambria SO there difficulty in this respect:
per cent larger than the Cambria, and, as Mr.. Ash
bury justly remarks ssin ocean race OF the char
acter and at the period proposed size and power win
ten," and he therefore is compelled to decline this
ocean race with the Dauntless The Of this
sell however has only proposed 10 sail for this race
his challenge has nothing to do with the interna-
tional challenge, or "Queen's Cup, race This race
Is to Dc e. sailed for probably =. New YORK where
doubt be ready to contend with the Cambria for the
prize II, therefore, the New York Yacht Club make
the necessary restrictions to size, which It is
sonabe to expect they win DO this interesting con-
test viii take place.
Referring to the ocean race an American contem-
porary is Of opinion that the Size OF the Dauness is
OF no considerable importance. Such would not
be- BE- the view Of yachtmen Of the Old World;
enormous consequence in racing. The yacht
OF fifteen tons is supposed 10 have no chance what
thirty built for racing. The thirty-tonner is
not expected to compete successfully with the sixty
tonaer to save II Light winds, with large allowance
or time, and in short races. AS the sizes
Increase the superiority OF the larger boats
is not so marked: and, taking the extreme
one double her size, it is doubtful IL the latter
would have any advantage. But in yachts OF the
tonnage Of the Dauntless and Cambria there can,
in our opinion, be question Of the great advan.
tage OF size over any course but very smooth and
cramped one, which is hardly correct description
or the Atlantic. In inland waters small yachts
frequently get an advantage over their larger
competitors by. working INTO shallow water and
and one chances OF flaws OF wind and other stixes."
The courses moreover, being short, their allowance
OF time very often assists Them in carrying or the
the absurdity OF pitting small against large vessels
and II Is universally felt by all perhaps except the
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the case on inland waters, how much more Is the
idea applicable to ocean races Here time
allowance Is out OF the question. The sea and
weather which would cause small vessel to labor
and "knock the way or her'' might be c0mparl-
nGRs gs Rs e SSus .oaa M ss. . aS
fore her racing round the sle OF Wight, and which
would probably hold her own against the Dauntless
esy On N iSe %
asgsS sS s right dsGanS lssr aS to
marked, moreover, that IL he had consented
TO DO 30 the result would not have been
eer or or inc e' n
and the Cambria to vfn 1t could be said that u was
not any real trial OF seagolng qualities. But II the
be said that size il SUR sure to te ii 4 sesway. One
slight difficulty with regard to Mr.. Ashburys chal
enss tnat ma = the Thames which he
for In that mode Of finding the tonnage Of boat the
actual depth Is not measured but dimension based
Is wide and shallow and ours Is deep and narrow II is
evident that vessels Of the same capacity, but Of
the different build OF the respective untres would
not measure the some tonnage; and tnat the shallow
Wide ones would be at considerable disadvantage.
But no doubt Mr. Ashbury will not press his point
boats I assointey @ much arRer than 0 his owm WI"
With regard to the proposal OF Mr.. Bennett, that
the ocean race might be sailed TO the Azores and
back Mr. Ashbury's first reason fer objectng TO
u y qplle eVficient as far as he is concerned lie
says, MI adopted Mr. Benefits suggestion to run to
the Azores, could not get TO New York before all
me me american yachts were laid for
ferring the course to New York Is
that "a race in September to New York means a
dead beat oil the way, and thereby ample oppor-
tunities Afforded OF testing the respective vessels
every point OF sailng.r Here we are compelled to
diner In opinion from Mr.. Ashhury. "dead beat
all the way" does certainly apply very crucial test
TO vessel ana try her most important qualities most
fully, but not all her qualities ION every point OF
sailing" Above all things, OF course, sailor de-
well "of the wind, II desirable point too, and one
generally included II possible, in laying out q
course and the best vessel r. accounted that which
combines the advantages OF being very weatherly
ana or running FAST Mr.. Asnbury, OF course,
knows this rs well az any one, though from having
boat like the Cambria, good all round, he may
perhaps not feel the force of 40 much. The Amer-
can yachts, however from being built broad and
shallow, as compared to ours. are better adapted
for running on the wind, and their owners would
naturally wish In competing with deep built
weathery vessels TO have half the course suitable for
developing the strong points OF their own boats.
But whether the race comes of TO New York or
round the Azores the course will be amply sutcient
TO test the most important sailing qualities OF the
competitors, and In the former "haystack.n at any
rate WIZ have little chance OF coming In crst.
OBITUARY.
Ebert percr.