New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
TIE AMERICA CUP IN DANGER

ENGLISH CUTTERS COMING OVER TO CAPTURE IT.
For nearly thirty-four years the cup won by
the schooner yacht America at Cowes In lS5 has been
held n this country The New York Yacht Club have sue
cessly defended the trophy against four attempts of
English and Canadian yachts to taAo IT, This year tho
club viii undoubtedly DO called upon TO defend
It again. Times change and English yachts have
changed with them. The lesson OF fiat sails
,ught the English by tho America has been learned by
them 30 thoroughly that when the cutter Madgo camo
over here In ssl the set Of her sails she superior
10 any Of the yachts which sailed against her Since r
Ashbury sailed for the cup in 1871 really hrstcass
English yacht has challenged for It. The attempts OF the
Canadian yachts OF Durn In $40 and Ataania
in ss did any time place the cup in danger The
two soop yachts OF which will try to take the cup to
England this year the Genesta and Galatea. The
Genesta Is owned by Sir Richard sutton. who Is thor
ough yaehtsman. Last season was her first hfoat and
she was pronounced she IS ninety feet over
a fifteen feet in extreme beam and draws thirteen feet
OF water. .
The largest American sngle-stick yacht in
these waters, reckoning by length. Is the
cutter BedOuin. The BodOuin s eighty-threo feet
over ALL draws IL q feet Of water and her beam Is
inches greater than the Genesta IL VIII be seen that
compared with the Bedoun the Genesta In cutter OF an
extreme type While the Bsdouin Is admitted TO bo q
fast seaworhy yacht It appears probable from com
parson OF the dimensions OF the vessels that tho
Genesta Is much faster
There Is a strong feeling among yachtsmen that tho
cup should DO defended by typical American centre
board sloop. There American sloops that
approach the Genesa In size The Oracle Fanny Hide
garde Mischief all largo sloops with large repu-
tations but they not nearly as big ms the Genesa
and the is sailed It probably will be- In the st
breczes Of autumn tho English cutter would have the
advantage The question of reh,tng the Pocahontas has
been discussed She built for heavy weather and
intended to keep the cup from the Anlana In 1881
She never had fair snow however and the honor OF de
Tending the cup went TO the Mischief.
Many yachsmen think that yacht should be built to
defend cup, and the NewYork Yacht Club has been
deuged with models and plans The Gaatea is now on
the so In England, but is nearly completed She Is
owned by Lieutenant Honn. OF the Royal Navy who VIII
cross the Atlantic the coming summer. Her d.
mensions gre not al hana but she ID believed 70 go VI
about the same size as the Gonesa Lieutenant Hem
has 50 much confidence In his yacht that he will not Only
cross the Atlantic In her himself. but will bring his vile
few New-York yachts. win extend his
cruise to the indies Is only possible but
probable that OF these English yachts falls 10 get
over hero meaning business and never since inc
America cup has been held hcel has 1t been threatened
there are fact yachts and good yachtsmen in Boston,
| and that, as the keeping OF tho cup th oh
this side of tho wator is matter ~ '1,5bt weiGbn
be well get the yiews OF the Bay state sailors on
the question OF Its defence The New o Club hold the
tnsy Will gallanty defend The most active
and prominent have announced that there VIII be nc nc
quibbng over teehneates, but that the cup VII VII,
| tho latter For some years the American yachts-
| men have depended on the sea rs barrier
one wants the ocean plank tilted on edge
said they and that - what IL would amount to u eS
But cutters arc coming and the Is no longer
| barrier.