New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28

The national pride was wounded yesterday
afternoon when the Royal Yacht signal, noat-
inc from the western Flagstaff OF the Clty
Hall. gave notice of the result OF the inter-
national race which for the last two days has
encrossed even more of the public attention
than the Franco German war There had been
from the first a general confidence III the VIC
Tow, of tbo pountless. The superiority of
Aporioa IN the building and management OF
Glst-saiIing craft was supposed to be conceded
by all the world. aSince that famous little
schooner-yacht now cruising under Com
mander Meade in New-YOrk Bay crossed the
ocean nineteen years ago, and carried OIL the
Queens Cup at the Cowes Regatta, we have
never believed that any nation could beat us
in this kind Of marine architecture. The re-
cent victories of the Sappho increased our con-
fdence; and when Mr. Bennett, with one OF
the most perfect yachts ever built in the
United States, and one of the most skillful
sailing masters who ever crossed the Allanuc,
proposed this great ocean race, we felt that
our credit was in safe hands, and had our
laurels all ready to crown him when he should
sail victorious into port.
And the Cambria beats us after all We'll,
despite our disappointment and surprise, we
give Mr.. Ashbury cordial welcome, and our
CONCENTRATIONS upon his success are not the
less sincere because they are mingled with re-
greet for our own defeat. 1t has been gallant
! race. in which the victor deserves all the glory
| that the most enthusiastic yachtsman Will give
| him; q race in which each party has reason
| to be proud of its antagonist There are many
accidents that in a three-weeks' ocean voyage
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! The Cambria and Dauntless followed widely
different courses. The winds and currents
which favored the one might retard the other
TIE track chosen by Captain SamuelS may
| have been by all rules of seamanshlp the most
promising, and yet, as no man can toretell
| the weather. it may have actually proved the
worst. The art of navigation is always more
or less a calculation of chances, and the best
calculations are sometimes at fault. We can
not therefore pronounce, from the mere result
of such a close race as this, that the Cambria
is the better vessel of the two; and II the
Dauntless comes into port two hours later than
her antagonist, our pride in the crack vessel
of the American yacht squadron Is not thereby
sensibly lessened. We have been fairly and
honorably beaten. Both vessels have done
themselves credit We give full credit to the
victor; but we give credit also, in almost equal
measure, to the vanquished.
When the Englishmen beat our college stu
! dents in the Cambridge boat race, we accepted
| the defeat with all frankness, and they cele-
| brated their victory with a generous and kindly
feeling which we shall not soon forget. Now
they have beaten us again, and we hope ou1
amateur sailors will give them full credit fol
their victory, and treat them with all possible
hospitality and honor. The Cambria has ye
to contend with the NewYork squadron fo
the possession of the trophy which the Amer
lea carried away from COwes in 1851. We hope
she may be beaten; but beaten or victorious
we hope her owner may carry away with hin
a pleasant recollection of the frankness, goo(
temper, and generous sentiments of American
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