The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-07
Yacht Club Premiums.

Messrs. Shreve, Crump & Low, says the
Boston Irareller, have on exhibition set of
premiums made by their house for the East
ing at. There are four pieces, all solid silver,
chased and ornamented in very appropriate
designs. The first and largest one is vase
for fruit or flowers, the base being capstan
surrounded by anchors, buoys, &c. Around
the capstan or base a cable is coiled, and the
handles are dolphins in oxydized silver, with
pendant anchors. The crowning piece is a
figure of Columbia, an exact copy in minia-
ture, of the figure upon the National Capitol
at Washington, the figure standing upon a
golden dome. This piece is thirty-four in
ches in height; the inside is gold plated. The
extreme base represents the pier-heads of a
wharf Upon one side of the body is engray-
ed: Eastern Yacht Club, Schooner Prize,
Regatta of Swampscott, Massachusetts Bay
Aug. IA, 1871" Upon the otherside: ''Won
by Schooner Columbia, Rear Commodore
Franklin Osgood, N. Y. Y. c., sailed for by
twenty-six yachts of the New York and East
ern Yacht Clubs"
The second piece is large punch bowl,
supported by two dolphins in gold and cross
ed oars upon the base, the waves of the sea
are very prettily represented as dashing upon
the shore. One handle is tiller; upon the
front of this is engraved, "Won by schooner
GnL,l,ahin, Rear Commodore Franklin Osgood
N. Y. Y. c." Upon the reverse side ssEas-
tern Yacht Club Regatta, off Swampscott,
Massachusetts Bay, August IA, 1S71-Swamp-
scott Prize" The fourth and last in the list,
though by no means the least, is beautiful
vase, the body representing capstan with
cables coiled around it, and dolphins upon
each side as handles and pendant anchors.
The body is supported by large cable, boat
hooks, crossed oars, &C., while upon the base
is representation of the sea shore, with
shells and corals, beautifully brought out
in frosted silver work, with the rudder at
tached: the other is anchor, both handles
| having cables pendant from them. The re-
| lief work is mostly in gold and frosted silver.
JTpon this is engraved: ''Won by sloop
Oracle, Captains II. w. johnson and William
Krebs, sailed for by nine sloops of the New
York and Eastern Yacht Clubs 'a'.
The third piece is tureen and the design
especially worthy of mention, as it is made
to represent, when viewed from the side, the
bow of vessel. The handles are figures Of
Victory, with arms extended, holding a
wreath. These figures represent the figure
head of ship, when the piece is viewed as
before mentioned.
The ornament or crowning piece of the
cover is a jaunty little yachtsman at the
wheel, lOOhlllS tlIOuSu u marine BtdSS. y pun
| the front of the vase is an anchor supporting
a medallion, both being surrounded by
wreath in gold; upon the medallion is en-
graved, ''WOn by sloop Oracle, Captains d;
W. johnson and W. Krebs, N. Y. Y; q"
| Upon the top is engraved, Eastern Prlze
| CIrh Regatta off Swampscot, Massachusetts,
Bay. August IA, 1871. swampscott Prize
sa;iad for by nine sloops of the New York
and Eastern Yacht Clubs" All these prizes
were awarded by the Eastern Yacht Club,
to know, to be the best ever made. There is
only one thing that causes feeling of regret
to our looking upon them, and that is that
they are not to remain in Boston.
The prizes were wholly made by workmen
in the employ of Messrs. Shreve, Crump q
Low, who were engaged upon them from the
18th of September to the 30th OF December,
the engraving alone occupying ten days. Inc
entire cost of the pieces is estimated ~
$500. . a."