The New York herald., 1872-08-02
YACH TIN G..
The Challenge Cup for the
Inside Course.
The Tidal Wave Throws Down ths Gauntlet to
the Madsie-The Race To Be Sailed
During the Cruise Of the New
York Yacht Squadron

The prospects OF the season are daily brighten
ing and now that the public interest Is thoroughly
aroused In the spirited contests between the swift
vessels our pleasure navy, there be little doubt
that the record OF 72 will compare favOrably II not
surpass its numerous brilliant predecessors. 1t Is
evident that a very cOmmendablc rivalry exists
among the enterprsing yacht-owners OF the coun-
try which must necessarily be attended with the
most satisfactory results. A feeling OF emulation
Is engendered, and, like true sportsmen. the CON-
,nanders OF our FAST shapely crafts spare no ex-
pense to render them all that an earnest, thorough
going yachtsman could desire. The community ut
large is longer Indifferent to the rapid strides
with which the king OF pastiincs has
advanced, and match race between
two 1rst class vessels Is regarded
with almost as much attention as any exciting
event OF the turf The race between the Madeleine
and the Rambler the other day proves this. Con.
tests of similar character will, doubtless, follow
IN rapid succession and ere long great yacht race
will be the sensation of the hour.
The next competitors for aquatic hOnors are the
well known schooners Tidal Wave, owned by ex
Commodore william voorhis of Nyack, and the
Madgie owned Dy Commodore II. F. Loper, OF
stonlngton, both members OF the New York Yacht
Cub.
THE CHALLENGE CUP
II will be remembered in yachting circles
that In the annual regatta Of 1871, besides
the regular club prizes for schoOners and
slOops, challenge cups were presented by
the Commodore OF the club. Stipulated in
the deed of gift OF the prizes was that the winner
was to hold the cupfor term of thirty days without
liability to challenge, but after that date to hold
the same subject to and in strict accordance with
these and other provisions of the deed. Eighteen
schooncrs entered and the Tidal Wave came In
ahead. At the time discussion was raised as to
whether that vessel had turned the right buoy
namely No. s1s--but the matter having been
authOrltativey determined In her favor she was
declared the victor Of the three prizes for schoon
ers, including the Challenge Cup
WON BY THE MADGIE.
Ex-Commodore VOOrhls subsequently returned
tho Cup to tho club, and during the annual cruise Of
the squadron last season 1t was again sailed for at
Newport by eight schooner yachts. The course
was from Fort Adams to and around flag
ery S point Of BLOCK island ana md RETURN. eHlrn.
The race was considered splendid
ana s ne e %
been In the possession OF ex-COmmOdOre LOper, and
now ex-Commodole voorhls gallantly comes for
ward 70 add laurels to his famous craft as Will be
seen by the following challenger
x OK PoAnD TIDAL WAVE.
Ny rpSss GcTyeDoss-It would sivs much pleasure
sT a 5 oe 3 retTs
SIDE asr early reply d directed s9
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name the time and much 0Dse %fsM RoSFns sSsEyfR
THE REPLY
s1os,Seros. July %, 1872:
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Challenge Cup held by the Madgie the take
ssa % n s S IN nss S til stn Of The be
ne same whsnlas! sailed M ~ for and In scsora3Se with
have the honor to remain, with much esteem, your
To- Commodore voonH,s, on board Tidal wave, New
London harbOr.
THE CoNTEsTANrs-THR TIDAL WAVE.
The Tidal Wave was built at Nyack and launchc
April IL, 1870, in presence of over two thousand
persons. She Is type OF the famous sl0op Oracle,
wisely cOntended that her fine points, applied to
schooner would insure the success OF such craft.
He proceeded ed, with MS lGea. MAINTAINING n that by
large yacht will always beat smaller one, when
their models, rig and balastin8 are the same. The
Tidal Wave Is built unon what s called the sharp,
nat model, with fine bows, fiat bilge and very con-
siderable dead rise. Her original dimensions
eet bSeadtS s Of es depth e hod
feet area, New York Yacht Club measurement,
i.s7e.l2 feet; length over all: 100 feet; register
topmasts, 80 feet; bowspri 10 feet outboard; jlb
boom and flying jihboom 81 feet Outb0ard main
creboom, 20 feet She spreads 744s feet Of plain
sail and 3,075 feet in gaff and Jib topsails.
She carries a centreboard. Her saloon is Is feet
long by IL wide, feet 10 inches in the
clear, with circular ends, and il handsomely pan.
ellcd and finished throughout. Her accommodations
are abundant The yachts tanks hold 25O gallons OF
water-enough for an extended cruise The decks
are OF white pine, inches thick by 2h inches
wide The bulwarks ascend Is inches nom the rail-
She has iron catheads, chains rope lanyards, wire
rigging forward, hempen shrouds and backstays,
Manila running gear, galvanizediro work through
Eneed; has chain bobstays iron whiskers and
dolphin striker friction roller blocks elegant spars
and a sharp cutwater The Tidal Wave was
sOnal supervision OF Mr.. sVoOrhis, who has spared
nothing to make her one of the fastest yachts In
the squadron. She has achieved several victories
and win doubtless add much TO the fine reputation
she has already acquired.
THE MADGTE.
This handsome schooner yacht was built in
Philadelphia in 1857. She was at first constructed
rs a slOOp, and proved success, although she
sae W be%e then abon w v feet ng e m
1870 ey-COmmOdOrc Loper, who IL n veteran yachts
man. had her altered into schooner, with dcci-
dedy good results, as no pains were spared to rem
der her all that her owner desired. She has since
been hippcd, and her dimensions are - Length on
deck, lo4 feet; length on the water line, oe feet;
breadth OF beam, 22.6; depth OF hold, feet o
inches; mainmast, So feet foremast, 81 feet: MAIN
topmast, 40 feet; ioretopmsst, 80 feet; bow
fore gan, % feet; main boom, 90 feet;
fore boom "a feet The Madgle has ac-
compapled the squadron on the annual cruises, and,
although she often distinguished herself by fine
sailing, never carried OF any prize until last year,
when she won the Champion Cup, for which she
will again contend In the race with the Tidal Wave
Ex-COmmodore Loper, who looks more like the
Admiral Of q squadron than the commander OF n
pleasure craft, has supcrintended the building Of
All his Yachts including the Madgie, now the famous
Magic, the Josephine, the Palmer and the present
Madgie.
month.