New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
THE QUEENS CUP.
ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NETWORK
YACHT CLUB.

AT THE sTAKE-BoAT-CAMBRIA DISABLED.
Those who remember the Great Exhibition in
London 1851 win doubtless bear in mind the surprise
which pervaded the English yachtmen when it became
known that Yankee schooner had arrived in the English
waters at Cowes ready the lists in arace against
eeest craft Of the Royal Yacht Squadron. BY many
the idea of such thing laughed at as sample OF
Yankee assurance; by others IL regarded as an eX
ceent opportunity to rebuke the amazing seesteen o
"our American Cousins" Early in the Spring. peioi1
the opening Of the Exhibition, considerable rfloue ~
been attached TO character of the American
tions TO the Worlds Fair, which was regarded as
inrly inferior "a the articles sent in by European
But when the examination for awards 'ooh - -
and prze after prize was taken oy tne 1 :.
exhibitors, a very different sentiment III i'e
the American contributions prevailed just ~ was
il al the time Of the arrival OF the Faon' ainei'"
to counee with the English yachts and just such
similar revulsion Of opinion occurred wheh the gahaV
craft sailed away from all her Engnsh competitors Win
the ease and grace OF steamer from salng vessel it
was some time after the arrival of the America before
she could get an opportunity to enter race in fact
NOT unt the English yachtowners had been taunted by
the local Journals into the acceptance Of challenge
from the Yankee Commodore. As description OF the
effect OF the first appearance Of the America In yacht
race in English waters may be interest now the fol
lowing from letter to THE TRIBUNE by it's correspond
ent giving a description Of the participation Of the
regatta which took place shortly before the
grand regatta of Rydei gven and in which the Yankee
Schooner" took part merely loOkeron and not as
contestant
1.-THE EVENT OF THE DAY,
However" says the correspondent of date August TO-
1851 "was the appearance of the Yankee suppose she
was tempted ont by Of wind which was not
however quite good for six knots and by the SAILING OF
several crack scEoOners from COwes as also by the de
sire to run past Osborne, which was decorated speeay
for the ie so that the Queen might see what craft
Brother Jonathan could turn out Whatever the reason
tho 1Viuno nm bpr
three or four schooners had got well in front-under
mainsail foresal, and the main jb. She went along
very steadily and wei up Ryde, but did not show any
great superiority until she off the pier, about 500 p
m when she seemed she had put screw into her
stern hosted her fore and aft tOpsan, and
began TO fly through the water. She passed
sehooners and cutters, after another,
and the reshened she slid with the speed OF an
ont toward the Nab standing upright IKE roc Foo
under her canvas while the schOOners were staggering
under every stitch they could set and the cutters were
heelng over under gaftopsails ana m91h 1 Jos M &
nauticals looked knoWihg ana sdu, LIE & % n az ~
well a schooner in this wind; let us see how she VIII
come back, the wind will be point or so worse for
her The America gave them an opportunity OF
Judging OF this point too. She went about IN spiendld
aud came down toward Cowes as fast not faster than
before AS Il to let our best craf see that she dd not care
cevard Of them as close as she could ana snot mo
before them, coming to anchor at least TWO miles
ahead Of the nearest yacht"
THE RACE FOR QUEENS CUP
took place Aug 1851 The course was round the Isle
Of Wight most trying course for strange yacht
which could have selected owing to the changing
currents eddies which characteristic of those
waters The occasion was the annual regatta of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club and the prize was the Queens
Cup valued at 100 guneas the regatta open to yachts OF
all nations This cup-whch, by the way, is not cup
but ever of antique pattern with arabesque ornament
aOns-weighs is Of pure silver, ana is 70
inches high. Tie pedestal has diameter Of about
eight inches Above that for three inches the diameter
hut inch and half it then spreads into bulb OF
inches diameter. couple of inches above TINS Is the
reservoir of the vessel which spreads to the diam
any bottom ever. Above the main bulb is neck
of about foot, topped with spout, large handle
The six female heads at the points Of contact OF the
six FURNISHED "shieds" or inscrpti0n) on the main
bulb Around the ever, above the main bulb, Is circle
kiogefher il is a very handsome prize and now the
offSTed. adSsS Io''''U y '''''','A - -
The entries for the of 1851 were follows: Bea
trice schooner tuns VOlante CUTTER As tns; ARROW
cutter, "a tns Wyvern, schooner, 2CS tuns; Lone Lone
RchOoner Constance, schooner, 2ls tulls 1lti
MIA schooner 100 tuns Sipsy Queen seh0Uei' % % R1G
a three-masted schooner S92 tuns BacchanIe entni
$50 tuns Freak cutter, 60 tuns STELLA cutter IS tuns
Aurora cutter i47 tuns America, rated at l7C
The great at the Ryde regatta OF August a.
At fve minutes before 10 the signal gun heave short
and renaIe for starting was fired and moment after
Mar toresss and lbs were run up upon six or seven Of
the squadron. Within three minutes all were ready but
parenty 1af resolved @ mot to hurry herself At
length the enormous fOresail was displayed, and
as If to show how expert her could be If they
liked, her jib, both her fore and aft malnsals and
gah
when the second gun was fired little before O'Clock,
she went away with the rest. The Beatrice led, the
fourth the remainder pretty close together and the
America last light breeze then blowing from the
vast superiority OF the America became visible. She
began al once to glide up to the Meet ana heb TO pass
before the steamers that were going round 10 Nen0r
fourth place the Voane being first Arrow second and
Beatrice third and all that could be said for them was
that they were delaying her from taking the lead hte
longer than the others.
beat her in rounding the island as she had already
beaten the Pearl to wndward As She spun along an
Old geTyed & see nat tina & eTe 81 sf m
the island" and the Signal Master at the Clubhouse
SIR catch heri You might as well set bulldog to catch
the America, which had passed the goal ana was at
anchor 25 minutes before the second boat arrived the
Others coming in as stragglers.
WHAT THE LONDON TIMES SAID.
The London Times in article aprOpos of the result
OF the race, said:
"On the other hand IT is undenabe that every pract-
cal success Of the belongs to the Americans.
Their reaping machine has carried conviction TO the
heart of the British agricuturst. Their revolvers
threaten to revoutOnze military tactics, while their
yacht takes class To itself OF all the victories by
the NewYoTk schooner. The report of the be
summed up in few words; 'Whars first The Ameri-
Ca What's seconds Nothing! Beside this, the steamer
Baltic has made the fastest passage ever known across
chased by the British Mail Agents to tow the Cunarders
from shore to shore"
on the 2gth of August the America had special trial
of speed with the model English yacht Ntania, which
vessel she beat by 81 minutes, the ntana being eight
miles off when the America anchored off the stake-boat
few days afterward the America sold 10 Capt De
BlaQuicrc OF the Indian army for 5OOO she having cost
Mr. stevens altogether about s20OO0 After the first
race the America visited by the Queen who special
ly admired tie Yankee yacht.
TIE SCENE ~ THE HARBoR.
The haIbor in the carly morning presented an un-
wOntCd appearance Of animation among the craft
steamers sailing vessels, tugs aud rowboats All that