The New York herald., 1870-05-25
The Herald Special Report.

COwES, May III, 1870.
The first OF the three heats to be sailed by the
Cambria and the Sappho has terminated this morn
ing in a victory for the American yacht so complete.
so brilliant and so decisive that even the defeated
contestant admits her superiority. This is all the
more singularly complimentary, because, as will be
by the special report OF the race, the arrange
mentsfor the match were carried out in so outrage.
ousy Dlundering manner that in any closely con-
tested struggle 1t would have been impossible to de-
termne the winner. But Mr.. Ashbury frankly
acknowledges and over his own signature,
that he has been beaten. Indeed, there
was a general rumor this morning that,
dsgusted at the palpabe ana apparent ina
bity of the Cambria to cope successfully with her
rvai he had resolved to yield up the cup, and thus
spare himself the modification OF yuinly c0ntesting
the remaining heats. II he ever entertained such
idea however, he has either abandoned or been dis
suaded from It, and the start for the second heat win
take place on Friday, II the wind be sufficiently
strong M There & Is III iit1e M doubt though that the
very decidedly first favorte, and Engshmen assert
their belief In her coming success as loudly and with
as much earnestLess as Americans.
1t Is as yet only few hours after The race and, OF
course, until the remaining sailed II is alto
gether premature to say much about what this glo-
rIous victory has taught One thing, how
ever, Ia proved beyond all dOubt-that the
Of her ne Tns win make axe her
somewhat noteworthy exception to one OF the best
established principles OF ship building-that an
fact hitherto been pretty generally received theory
that swift and graceful vessel, like great poem
like fine picture, and like most other works OF art
must lie completed by single sustained EFFORT anu
that once finished 1t ought 10 be let alone. But here
we have yacht, which after having been 'hipped,r
they say here, "bustled" so considerably as to
add as much as three feet TO her breadth OF BEAM
comes in a triumphant winner, Every one who saw
her yesterday indeed, ast0nished at the marked
Improvement made in her. II is to be supposed that
the aim Of the alterations was increased stability,
as enable her carry her with greater
This, at any rate the result that has been attained
In face Of this defeat and in no very hopeful
frame OF mind about the coming ocean race, the
more rabidy national among the English yachtmen
are already beginning to assert that none Of the
on the carpet will prove anything against
the English model. The loophole OF escape Is, of
course, that old and apparently unfang consola-
ton of discounted yachtmen-the enormous dis
proportion of tonnage between the contestants,
taking the English builders system OF measure
ment the basis OF comparison 1t Ia idle OF course
to argue the injustice or that system to men who
find It convenient refuge from the humiliation OF
clear defeat But AT least all impartial spectators
and all who believe in ordinary fair play will care
fully be their guard to resent the raising OF such
cry simply an outrage on the common decences
OF sporting rivalry.