New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-11


On Monday. The Bay VIII PROBABLY he tn 81 eAeols%o
steamers and pleasure boats as several ie r
steamer viii carry about 90 members ot the NeN-i''A
Yacht Cab.
DESCRIPTION OF TIE CUP-FoRMEE COMPETITORS
THE YACHT AMEmCA
The Americas Cup-whch is now the subject
Of much attention among yachsmcn and ohcrs-asitsto
be connected for by the Canadian yacht Countess OF D"
FERN representing the Royal Canadian Yacht cub ana
tho Yacht Madeleine representing the NeT-N0rk Aach'
Clubs now on exhibition at Tiffany N uhohSqo'tc'
and is daily inspected 10y persons interested III y1oh'"1.
This prize which in the nature Of ever rather tah OIL
cup is Of antique pattern with arabesquc ornainent"
tons and weighs 1872 ounces 1t Is OF sohd sFef Is =
inches high and It's intrinsic value Il sara TO Oe 100
r1,ineas about $500 Tho has cla1ecro OF about
c-ht nchcs above that for three inches tie diameter Is
not more than one and half inches the cup 'eh eA
pands into bulb OF six inches in diameter 1--WE hcneS
above this the main reservoir bowl OF the vessel
which spreads to the diameter Of q foot Above this
main mart is neck nearly foot long with spout and
large handle completes the design Tie vessel %
ornamented with medalons AZ the points OF contact
Of six FURNISHED shields TOR inscription wloush; on tne
main central part. Around the cup and above Tie man
mart Is a circle Of alabcsquc studs The following are
the inscriptions upon tie cup:
Presented TO NewYork Yacht Cub a challenge cap,
open e ali foreign clubs by me S%neS S 90 9S'
Echooner america, 10 tons, .Commodore John T. ste
One hundred euinea cap AHs. q, ls5l, at CoEes
England by yacht America al ROYAL laehi SQaiar.,n
a. tons; Arrow, - tons Alarm, 10 IONS to,' "a
tons; Bacchante 50 IONS Liea oo ySLT; Ly 5 ~
Jane 175 ons Constance, us tons; Gyisy Que,' 100
'faIIrncrd to be sailed for over the New-York Yacht
Club course, August :, 1870, ~ NJ James A.hbity,
Thames Yacht Club. Canbna be2tea in tie f9oTins
order by schooner yachts MAGE Alii;GI, A.l'o''
lder, Dauntlcss. Alice syvie Madge, and Hac'on'
During the great London Exhibition in 1901 much
surprise was manifested by English yacbtsmen when II
became known that Yankee schooner" had arrived
I'm the English waters at COwes ready 10 enter the isis
in race against the hectes craft OF the Royal 1'cAt
Squadron. 1t generally regarded by Engisheh as
sample OF American assurance and considerable time
eIarsed before the American c0gd get opportunity Of
entering race and then not until tho local journals HAD
taken up the subject and had tainted the English yacht
owners into the acceptance Of challenge from inc
American commodore. The race Tor the cup 100"
Mace August %, 1851 The course was around the
Tale OF Wight and owing to re changing currents aud
cddics Astounding in those waters it was the most tyn
course for strange yacht which could have beth ST.
Jected. The occasion the annual regatta 81 the
Royal Thames Yacht Cub and the prize was Tue Cup,
valued at 100 euineas, the regatta open 10 yachs OI
p nations There i entries IN all, ana the Amer
ic was tie last yacht start The result Of the contest
WAS that the America finished the course and came TO
anchor IS minutes before the second boat arrived tae
no prr Of tbe English yacht Cambrs against tie
49, tbe Tcq-York Yacht Club at Ncwl0Ik. Aug -,
1870 the America entered by Capt D. l. IiIaIie OF
the New-York Club She hadjUs been htted mp with
new sIars sails. and rigging, ana wa III commission IS
|. the Naval Academy cruising vessel. Ih9 GHceia a.
fached 10 her were Ylcc-Admira j. D. Porter, COM
lnander D. l. Braine; ComnanG'r H. W He~aG, NiIt.cn
H. G. O. Colby and Ensign Z. I. Jasper she MAO lhiyc
pilots and a crew OF il men There we're - yaent, ID
The contest and II the Amric, h2d beeu III proper lin
for sailing she might have made uctcr RECORD {ud .e
I'D She ho%Gyei csne ii on" ' iop,b yacht home
The cup sailed FOR daD IN October ISL ny James
With the proposition that the Lyoua represented II
clubs IL races should Ge sailed ana u she won enc 4"ce
club would NOT assent bat Gnaly was ARRANGED that
the yacht which won four races or' OF Sven Hno' ,iS
Kew-York Yacht Cldb course aud owe: course ~ MICS
10 windward from the Lght>fip ana lel"Iu me Ir3I
between the Columbia and LiN Onla, tlc former "hnE
10y p minutes and seconds Inc scc0iG IaCu Uu,$,
tie Columbia winning by minutes tIc thIId race
took place October -, when me L!N9ha "oh " ~
uics aud 10 seconds 10 claimed tht tie ucIea OF
raCc ric ReS9rta Committee had attempted 10 get
the saypho Dapnlea Palmer 10 take ger place, ~
were disappointed. IGe ssWLo was gu tic ~ -doch
the nsuuess having met With Iseros OF mshaps, was
positively withdrawn The fourth race WAS between the
Tie saprho beat her competitor by 81 uvuies and a
soconds actual time Tie lth and .as' Iase wa, On o1,
23 between TIE Same vessels over Use cuh c9nFse ana
was wen by the saqrho lay II minutes aud 80 seconds
fi,o Yacht America which won the Cap, has long
ana interesting history. She Is stu known IA yacht
lug ci!clcs under TIE ownership 81 'cN D. j.. RuLe-'
aud was sailed by him In the lac Bremohs hesi rug,
his hardness ~ coming On" being accounted Tor ny ne
carving away the forestry hch Was mol properly
secured agliust The heavy head sea with MGcH "
yacLt L0d 10 contend. Tie America was sod IL $50.
10 an English nobcman IA whose ownership size dll NOT
long remain During the war SIC Was cis' VI
sif running aud was finally boCkaded IN the s. john
River on the c0as. OF Florida where she was scu'leu
and sunk She was aitcrw"rd raised ~ onl,Su ~,
vessel me officers and crew OF when presenter HSi
the Navy Department 10 be attached 70 the naval
Icadclny and 10 be used tine Summer Cruising Nstcl
e. the ,,id.hiLmeig BY this means she kept tcn
Endicatior IN prize court. IL 1870 prior to heI en-
tefiIg bO tie Cambria yacht race sc iecGl.cn ~
Aggregate about sl7 800 After the race she went on
crise under the command Of Commander MeaGc. Dur
fn1 e rip her bOWsprit was carried away and she ss
faned further damage from cOasting schooner, Wic1
20 tcn r. n Butler by the Navy Department for the sum
NJ "a 600 and il il claimed that the vessel cost mn ltc
or nothing as large quantity Of ballast Ianen at oio
tLe rtee paid the vessel In her nOld Sboo
Gen Butier her she has been usea enIey as
yacht aud belongs " tpe PQstop Yacht Cup INC seq