Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-20

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ton of The nauntIess and the CaTsi-
bria-The Probabilities of the Con-
test.
For the past few years, ever since the
eventful ocean race between the Henrietta,
Fleetwipg, and Yesta our American yachts
men have been very anxious to arrange an
yacht race with some OF the
vers of the wave that cruise under English
coIors. After considerable newspaper DIS
cussion, Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, Jr.,
late owner of the Henrietta, succeeded IN
race for his new yacht, the
Dauntless, with tho Cambria, owned by
Mr.. Ashbury, very prominent English
vachtgman The late races between the
American yacht Sappho. owned by Mr.
Douolag. and the Cambria, in Which the
stars aud stripes were triumphant three
times in succession, are matters OF history.
The DauntIess and the Cambria arrived at
Queenstown, ireland, on the 2Sth OF last
month. and their owners have been the
oe1ests of the ROYAL Cork Yacht Club. They
had arranged to start at two o'clock p. M,
from Daunt Head buoy, about thir-
teen miles east of the old Head OF
Kinsale. and short distance from Queens
town harbor. In order to give ocean steam
ers every chance of recognizing them at
NIGHT. the Dauntless has arranged to burn
blne lights at her bow and stern, and ire
three blue rockets in quick succession, and
tbe Cambria will do the same, but with
red tights. Capt. Martin =, lyons, who
sailed the Henrietta In her ocean race, Ieit
about a month ago to take charge OF tee
Dauntless. It is generally believed that
Mr.. Ashbury has secured the services OF
veil known Liverpool merchant-captain,
who is well acquainted with the various
currents and winds OF the Atlantic. It ie
hard to say which yacht viii be successful
but both Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Ashbury
are thorough yachtsmen, and will spare nc
canvass to come in ahead. In our opinion
if The yachts encounter stiff breezes and
rough weather the Dauntless will be first
at the light-ship, but should there be l1ghf
head winds end fair weather, the Cambrie
will be likely to be the FIRST to sight Amert
can shores There has been very little
speculation up to the present on the result
but the Dauntless has decidedly "the CALI
in the opinion of yachting men, as the per
fornanee OF the Cambria in the races will
the Sappbo has rather weakened the gen
eral opinion of her sailing qualities The
following is short sketch OF the TIVE
yachts:
The Dauntless was built by John For
syth, at Mystic, r. l.. for Dexter Bradford
of Newport, and named LHirondelie, an(
about three years ago WAS purchased b.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., and re-christ
ened the Dauntless. In the Fall of 1868
she was taken TO Nyack, and underwon
extensive alterations in the yards of Messrs
r. q J. Palmer. Thirteen feet were eddet
to her length, her mainmast was moved five
= i T. CT To-
steering apparatus is Jackson's Patent, and
she has also two patent wrepches for hoist
ING canvass. Her dimensions are: Length
over all. 1877 feet; water line, lit feet
depth of hold, 10t feet; breadth of beam,
2G feet; measurement eos tons, by New
York Yacht Club rules; her ma,nI1ast, 9C
feet; maintopmast, 60 feet, making $50 feet
from deck to truck; foremost, SO feet; fore.
top, AZ feet, or 131 feet from deck to truck
main boom, rs feet, and main gaff, 49,
feet. She spreads about 2,889 square feet
of canvass, and is manned by q captain.
sailing master, mate, boatswain, two quar-
termasters, and twelve men before the
mast. She will probably carry more men
during the race, as the club rules entitle
her to carry thirty. seven. The Dauntless
is well-known as one of the best sea boats
in tie New York Yacht Club, which was
manifested in the cruise of the squadron
in 1863
The Cambria is keel schooner, built OF
oak, with teak topsides. Her interior fit
tings are remarkably rich and beautiful
and in good taste. She has twenty one
tons Of ballast smelted and run into her
timbePs, and has also four tons of lead
bolted to her keel Under sail she spreads
a vast area of canvass and works in the
wind with the ease and facility Of q wealth
or yane. Her best points are being sharp
and quick in stays, lying close to the wind,
and being fast in light breeZes. By the
wind-that is, close hauled-she has GAIT
topsails bent to the ordinary spars; but in
sailing free she has much longer and light
er and more flexible yards aloft, and the
sail of lighter canvas. of course clubs out
O considerable distance. Her bowsprit is
very peculiar spar, and with the jibboom
and flying jibhoom is all in one stick, and
rigs in and out at the option of the sailing
master. She is 248 tons, New York Yacht
Club measurement, and 1873 tons Royal
Thames Yacht Club measurement,
aud was built by Ratsey, of
Cowes, at the Isle of Wight. in 1868 She
is fine type of the deep and narrow Eng
lish model, and In external appearance
bears a resemblance IN stiffness and sta
bility to Cunard steamer. 1t can hardly
be said that the Cambria ia as graceful and
charming in her pose upon the water as
the majority of American schooners, and
this is simply because the English are will
ing to sacrifice anything to secure the full
embodiment of their ideas as to speed.
Her dimensions are: Length (from stem
post to sternpost), 108 feet; beam, 81 feet;
depth of hold, IL feet; draught Of water,
10 feet; mainnast hounds to deck), 81
feet; foremost, Sc feet 6 inches; main
boom, 81 feet; main gaff, 80 feet 9 inches;
fore gaff, % feet; bowsprit (outboard stem),
50 feet; Eaaintopsail, 50 feet 6 inches; fore
topsail, - feet 3 inches; maintopsail yard,
80 feet; foretopsail yard, 90 feet.
Judge Bedford, Wright Sanford, ard Al
derman Lawrence Jerome viii be on board
the Dauntless, and MIR. Ashbury it is said
has cargo of London reporters. -Nea0
YOrt Times.