Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-01
THE SECOND YACHT RACE.
The Sappho Again Vtctortous-The
Cambria Backs Out.

THE SECOND YACHT RACE
The Sappho Again Vtctortous-The
Cam brta Backs Out.
The second of the three races between
the yachts Sappho and Cambria was won
yesterday by the former, owing to virtual
backing-out of the Cambria. The follow
ing is taken from an English account OF
the affair
The Cambria, with her new bowsprit
lengtherted twenty-five feet, TO accommodate
a larger working jib, proceeded outside
Nobllght shortly after four o'clock Satur
day morning, in tow of the Victes. The
Sappho had already arrived there, towed
by the Gem. The wind was blowing of
shore, west-southwest, with considerable
sea, though less than was anticipated. The
Cambria signalled to the umpires her pre-
ference for triangular course, but they
refused to grant it. The Cambria then
accepted a proposal to sail sixty miles to
wlndward, the course to be around Cher
bourg breakwater, by the western entrance
Ashbury won the toss and took the
weather station, and everything was ready
for start The warning gan was fired at
7:2O a. M. Presently the Cambria signaled,
''This is not dead beat to windward, " and
| the answer was returned, s'This is the best
the umpire can do, being only half point
off the wind" F" The Cambria then flung out
the signal, ''A dead beat, or no race" She
was ordered to take her station, but re-
| fused
At 7:45 the Dunnos, bearing W. N. W.,
was s miles off. While the Cambria was
lying dead, the American yacht swept
by under full headway The starting
gun was fired, but Ashbury's yacht remain
ed motionless. The Sappho stood to wind
1 orI h cfo eol
ling the course. as before. Loud cheers
were given on board the American yacht as
she bore away to claim the prize, accom-
panied by the Dauntless. The Cambria at
last commenced to move, and followed a
short distance, then tacking soon returned
to Cowes.
The Dauntless soon after arrived at
Cowes, There was splendid breeze The
Sappho behaved superbly, shipping little
water.
A protest against giving the prize to the
Sappho is expected.
PARTICULARS OF THE THIRD RACE-THE AMERI-
CANS AGAIN TRIUMPHANT.
LONDON, May 19.-The third race of the
international course, between the Sappho
and the Cambria, commenced on Thurs
day. The two yachts were in excellent
trim, the American craft especially display
ing her beautiful model to advantage. The
third race had been arranged to be COM
pleted over triangular course, each side
of which was twenty miles in length. The
yachts started under auspicious weather,
with everything favorable for a tight con-
test. At the commencement of the race
the two vessels were about even, but the
distance soon widened, and, later in the
| afternoon, when the boats disappeared, the
hn oh 4hn 10 brio
which vessel was rapidly overhauling her
antagonist The Cambria continued to
gain upon the Sappho, and, in the first 20
miles of the dead beat to windward at the
commencement of the race, weathered
the Sappho. Under Bon Church
Cliffs and between the cliffs and Strather-
mer's Hill she tackled to the windward of
her four times i'll making along the island
shore in short tacks, reaching from Strath-
ermer's to the mark vessel, which course
was necessary to complete the first twenty
miles of the angle. The Sappho, from her
greater length fore. reached and weathared
on the Cambria, literally taking the wind
out of her sails. The advantage gained by
this nautical trick enabled the Sappho to
outsail her antagonist, and the impetus
carried the Sappho around the stake-boat
vessel three minutes and forty seconds in
advance of the Cambria. The yachts were
for long time becalmed, lying to in the
midst of dense fog The result of the
first part of the course to windward was
dampening to the ardor of the partisans of
the Cambria, who now said that their fa-
vorlte had NO chance for success, and
that the victory for the Ameri-
cans was foregone conclusion.
After this there was an abatement
from the interest which had attended the
first contest. All betting was unfavorable
to the Cambria. There now remained but
the second and third angles of a triangular
shaped course to complete it. 1t was ex-
pected that some excitement would be in
fused into the remainder of the race; it
had been anticipated that upon rounding
the stake-boat, the remaining angles would
be sailed off wind, and had it held, thers
would probably have been some fine sail
ing but it veered, and a succession of light
airs, followed by o calm, marred the eKpec-
tation of the party who were accompanying
the race on steamer. The concluding
portion was merely dull, uninteresting
sail, the Sappho completing the race and
winning the course. At 8:34 Wednesday
morning, the mark steamer discovered the
Cambria in q dead calm, and, taking her
into tow, conveyed her into port.
| The arbitrators to whom the owners of
the Sappho and Cambria determined to re-
fer their differences for decision, have, af-
ter careful investigation of the points in
dispute, and after the statements of those
gentlemen, decided that the Sappho was in
the right, and in justification of the con-
duct of her owner have awarded to his YES
sci the champion cup for which the Cam
bria and sappho last competed. The
claims of MIR. Ashbury, owner of the Cam
| brIa, were of Such n DretentiOuS and arro-
eating character that they were Indignantly
disallowod.
The Times has an article on the yacht
race. There is no schooner in England,
probably, that can sail with the American
yacht Sappho, which, throughout the
match, was handled by an English captain.