The New York herald., 1869-05-16
YACHTING.

The American Yacht Sappho-Review OF Her
Defeat by the Cambria-Prospect of the In.
ternational Races in England This Summer.
To THE EDITORS OF THE COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TISER:-
In England remarks one Of our most prominent
leading papers, ut has become little the custom TO
calm that the victory OF the America Is balanced BY
1t is but fair towards our English brother yacht
men men to notice that ~ hns ractg M % 6agazne the
nautical topics generally honors the custom above
mentioned more in the breach than In the observ-
ance." In the September number OF that periodical
for 1853 the editor says%"We had long urged
upon the yachtmen OF England the neces-
sity for recovering the prestige unmstakably
lost on that day, when the Majesty Of England
was informed In terse language that the America
Yachts, nowhere The result Of the race on Tues
day, August rs, 1858 he defeat Of the Sappho) is,
however, very far from accomplishing this triumph;
to call such an event the great American challenge
yacht race tasks our inventive grammatical powers
to find words adequate to its correction, and In
substantive to plug the shot hole and merely write
the word farce. the great American challenge yacht
race between four British clippers accompanied for
short period by an American yacht, said TO be OF
great speed, and said 70 have arrived from New
Of the day,"* but that we can claim the
slightest credit as against America for the exhibl
tion Of August 25 beyond the spirited alacrty with
which the challenge was accepted, We utterly deny:
our) sea racers expected TO see Che challenger ex-
hibit even some feeble portion OF the powers that
warranted such challenge, especially coming from
a representative Of such a world. famed yachting
20 now q. N the ens Day oi %
representative Of the modern school OF American
yachts, &C.. savors 30 much Of practical joke upon
common sense that we think 1t requires some ex-
PLANTATION. [''Some explanation may be found in
the April number OF the Yachting Magazine for
Mr.. Hunt very judicOusly declined being 'yoped
In" by outsiders to farce OF much Ado About
humorous comment, the following specimen verse
OF some doggerel upon the ] victory OF the Cambria
oEsr sDs oy poet or some
The Cambrias . sweet Engiish clipper,
An invinciDIs, thorough g. boat;
Cry sure tsbss ~ terror anoat.
As TO being Thorough sea boat,n Jack has pro-
badly, since given Hitch" OF different import,
for 1t has been currently reported that during the
following october cruise OF this renowned clipper a
prSctcai as to bring the waves Of the .Bsy Of Bis
cay ." up to her foremast, and resulted In giving
'McRatseyn neat and not inexpensive job IN
dling up the hollow Of her bows to get more buoy
same nautical feat' ieft no doubt II any before
At any rate, such she proved to all on board.
very recent and interesting summary Of i'm
portant external alterations and supposed improve.
ments. with internal costly adornngs tins clipper
OF deservedly splendid reputation, informs the pub.
lie that among other trlumphing pictori reminders
legs get under the CamDr1a's mahogany, is o nne
oil painting Of the "Discomnture Of the sappho,"
"of Lesbos birth and Leucata fate"
great American painter OF former and almost
a great SictuTe but % curan concsaed Il ro
the eyes Of all vsitors-or the reason that its COM
pletion depended upon some ultimate Developments.
II may be question whether the nautical delinea-
tion' before referred to ought not TO have been
regarded to invoke a kindred caution. and
future disciosaresl Under all the % circums,ances
Mr. Hunt assumed the right attitude In relation to
for the rst properly rigged handled and appearing
as OF the representatives OF the New YORK Yacht
Club in foreign waters, beat handsomely every Eng
Isle Of Wight, about the Channel or out in the more
open seattle veteran and esteemed editor OF the
national yachting record appealed to for authenti-
eating the fact that prudent and Knowing yachts
yachting prestige OF England lost in 1851 had been
regained In 1s6S; that the victory OF the America
was balanced by the defeat OF the sappho." That
the hypothesis Of the future performance OF the
Sappho does not involve
Protesting too much for the lady
NAV be fairly counted upon. from the fact that her
Douglas, has permitted Mr. Robert Fish to assume
the sole responsibility Of Improving and putting her
In complete racing condition.
Pish the more easy duty OF the Meteor's success;
and upon Mt. =. y Van Deusen !he Vice Commo-
% perform whatever may be required OF her abroad.
we shall not be surprised 70 hear that the Danntless
venturous one 'among others IN high lattudes,o
bt that thorough yachtman Lord Dunern; that
the Sappho hes contributed to the Yachting Mdgo-
zine some trough notes. OF o cruise In the Medter-
ranean and Black Sea- and the Meteor the first to
show with her appropriate signal, the nag OF the
New York Yacht Club In the waters Oh the Ceiestai
empire. ,
Altogether the three yacht club racers Of 1883 viii
represent our MARINE and the prominent institution
10 which they belong creditably AS did the signin-
cant trio that marshaed for them the way In 1860,
and the tribute for the club by that little neet
as conceded ny the popular yachting authorny be-
fore referred to-will again be merted, and Illus
trate the Justness Of the compliment az now
recalled with most pleasant memories Oh pubic and
social kindness and hospitality.
srne New York Yacht Club lyet in Its infancy may
iustly boast of its members and vessels and has
proved itself In bones aud slnews and material
worthy to contest with US the supremacy OF the
The Dauntless, Meteor and sappho wfll no doubt
realize an equally cordial reception as that which
greeted the Henrietta, Fleetwing and Vesta, and
must experience something more of an active de-
thine coherlng with place, and place
with wishing from those who have invited them to
contest for the supremacy Of the yachting world"