The New York herald., 1870-02-04
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4 lS7OTRIPLE SHEET

her owncr's plate locker, her spars were shifted
and she sailed on pleasure tnp 70 Madeira; .I On
OuL, al much ballast ~ possible removed ana sne
was hauled up on the patent sip OF Mr. hatsey, OF
Cowes, there TO dry and have certain alterations
made in her bow. These alterations consisted IN
padding the hollow in her bow with three inch
panking, and q very great imprpvenen. en- snls pau.
now Is one OF the best anoat. Aiter naying been
kept ON the slip some months and being thoroughly
dry she was again launched ana ntteo Win ner
masts which had been what termed bored; that fs,
havlag had the middle bored out ol them curing tue
lnterlm she also had lgner hee ni,eu M a .'am u1
lifted out the news had reached Enslana tnat some
American yachts we're likely 70 come over ana vlsit
there might be second edition OF the famous
America" among them, ana that proDaniy some
oi sne w0aiu na ne lhaucea - aa,,ested n ttnS
the Cambria, that being the vessel one anu III put
their trust IN; new and larger mansai was gnvea
her little more hoisl on the mast and eVefythihg
new IN the shape OF rigging
Notwithstanding the warning the CamDria re.
celyed, 1858, that vessels OF her size should not
attempt 10 race in a crowded river, where there
Is but half mlle between the muddy Danks,
Sns sae again put IN an appearance ,asrItS IN 5ne
as shc won oniy one second prize. Once
IN blue water again everything seemed 10 give
Tor the cup presented by the tradesnen oi loves
she beat the famous Alarm, o vessel that has won
more prizes than any other anoat and was the oaiy
one Sat could contend with the America on tue
10th August, 1869, she was the drst OF twenty-five
yachts that sailed for tue Royal Victoria Plate. In
this race she beat almost every known clipper yacht
in England. On the 23d July sne won the first prize
III the Royal Yorkshire regatta. but her career IN
Lais year was cut short by her carrying away botn
her In asts Nothing could have exceeded the won
derlul performance OF the Cambria on The l0th
august ,n The course {Sr the yachts was
presented by her when working down
the Solent, over astrong lee tide, in company with
the cutters Oinara and Condor, VIII ever be remei-
bered in. the yacht clubs. She appeared TO mold
quite as much wind as the cutters, and, after some
OF the finest sailing ever known. the Cambria actu-
ally passed the Condor TO windward. The fact OF a
schooner thus beating cutter TO windwaId Is almost
unprecedented. When there were no more matches
be sailed, and consequently no more vessels to be
beaten, MIR. AshDury sent the Cambria to the Medi-
terranean and she look part In the ceremony OF the
opening OF the SucZ Canal. She was che first eng
lsh yacht that passed through In fact the rst Eng
lish vessel, having been lowed by the French yacht
On the I'd Of January, 1S7o the Cambria once more
returned TO Cowes, having experienced very heavy
weather after leaving Gibraltar. during which she
was hove TO for lour days, and behaved In q
really wonderful manner she Is now laying
OIL Mr. Ratsey's slp on which she Will
shortly be haued up to dry and prepare for the com
ing struggle against the Dauntess; every nerve vii
be strained both by her owner and her builder III
endeavOring to render her ht to meet Such u for
midable antagonist; more lead ballast Will be given
her, her buwarks Will be raised forward, ana II
success depends upon the energy OF MIR. Ashbury OF
tue anxiety OF MIR. katsey the Cambria Will be the
winner OF the transatlantic race race such as tht
one already decided upon Will try not only the sail
ing qualities OF the vessels, but the seanlanshlp o.
their respective crews, aud, be tue result what II
may, the fact that the fastest vessel IN England Il
70 sail match against an American yacht, where tht
experience or local pilots Will not avalt, and Whert
notnlng but speed and seamanshlp can De drought
TO bear, must give an absorbing interest III te race
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