New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
CUPS IN TWO COUNTRIES.
THE vALKYRIE's RACE AT BANGOR.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE BRENToN's REEF AND
CAPE MAY CUPs-A NEW ENGLISH
PARADOX.

The vall,vre. In most of her races, has come in
first but has lost under time allowance The races
she won were sailed In light winds and on smooth
seas. and consequently she gained something OF
reputation as q light weather boat 1t must have
hocn the more disappointing TO her friends that the
new cutter was so badly beaten in the Roya Ulster
REGATTA at Bangor when everything seemed to be in
her favor In the principal race her competitors
were the Trek, Yarana and Deerhound, the three
most noted names on the Royal yacht Ilst Inc
Valkyre acted s,uggishly, AMI was utterly unable
TO hold her own IN the zephyrs In spite OF her rcp
tation as a light weather boat Inc VIM was ~
light that the Judges decided to stop the race at the
end of ths first round. The Yarana was then 40
minutes Is seconds ahead OF the Valkyrie, and the
Trek was also over l3 minutes ahead OF the cham
nlon Tho reports OF the Naihyg1es
races abroad seem to prove again ana
again that the Royal Yacht Squadron was un%i a
his friends have always insisted that bad luck was
the cause Of the vaikyrcs defeats and this may be
nausible enough At any rate, 10 seems depiOraDe
that the Royal squadron would not chance tae IN
ternatlonal win or lose DunIsVen o m not
nrev,ousIv alluded tos was poor excuse for those
thoroughly acquainted with the conditions OF tue 10"
deed of gift
"The London Field" received about week ago
the suggestion from a correspondent that l'ooo-
pound cup be provided on the other side for an IN
tornational yacht race The yachting editor OF ms
Ficldp at once undertook TO squelch the suggesuoh
with some significant arguments. The pnnclpai one
of his points the insnuation that Americans "ou
not challenge for such a trophy. AS pro"l VI ui''
remarkable statement The Field mentions the CIT
cumstance that the Bronton's Reef and cape may
challenge cups, both American. have been on thSt
side for several years without being challenged lor'
IL does perhaps look strange that such Is the case
but there are circumstances surrounding the two cups
mentioned which may explain he Iaco
to some extent and which are discussed
hereinafter. After tabooing the l'Ooo-
pound cup proposition the London paper INDUCES IN
something which II has alwaye been expert IN DONG
1t belittles the importance OF the Americas Cup and
places It below the new Paine Cup as trophy. 1t
looks again the people across the way realized
that there would be little chance Of their winning
posed tho seventy footer cup was within reach. At
the same time The Fiedn writer hedges by general
remarkable vessels In ordinary match ,saing
weather. This statement might, in case the Katrina
wonderful prognosticati and 1t undoubtedly VIII
The Brentons Reef and Cape May challenge cups
have dropped out of sight to such extent that
short review of sheir history may be in order. The
first named offered yachts Of all nations by the
New-York Yacht Club in 1872. 1t was TO be sailed
for over an ocean course from the nghShip of
Newport to and around the llghtshp OIL Sandy
Hook and return, without time allowance. In the
event Of the cup being held at the close Of the season
by foreign yacht the owner thereof has been liable
TO challenge in the next season for an ocean race
from the Needles, Isle of Wight to and around stake
boat off Cherbourg and return. The Cape May Chal-
lenge Cup presented in the same year by Com-
modore james Gordon Bennett, the course being from
Buoy No. B, Oft Sandy Hook, to ana around rive
Fathom Lghtship, off Cape May, and return to Sandy
Hook Lghtship. The other conditions were the same
as for the Brentons Reef trophy. The record of the
Brenton's Reef Cup is as follows
Date Yacht Owner. Time,
Julv % 1872 Rambler schJ NJ. Forbes 80 55 so
Madelene. sehJ v9Orhls r. Did not 70 az an !ss
lv % 1879 ss yo059 IL IL
Sept 81 1885 Gene:ta ctr Sir r sgttOn...43 :i9 40
The Cape May Cups history reads thus:
Date Yacht Owner. Time
Oct 10. 1872. psssdnaushs4 r. s!eeavs!l 3 g a
Oct TO- 1873 Enchantess j. F. LOubst over four days
Dreadnausht. B; stockwel. Did not flush
Sept d. 1877 eSI il
Dauntess. G. Il Colt y.; % y: 20 100
| At general meeting of the Ncw-York YACHT Club
held on March 3d. 1876, a resolution was passed
making it condition for both cups that the
challenger must deposit $500 with the Regatta Com
mittee, be forfeited in the challenging yacht
did not win. otherwise to be returned to the challenger
II forfeited, the money was TO be invested IN cup
to become the property of the challenged.
The original conditions Of the two cups seem to
the change in the conditions can hardly be imagined.
In all sport there must be equity and 1t certainly
does not look as II il Just TO both sides of
| challenge to demand a stake of $500 from the chal-
cnger against challenge-cup which was originally
presented cannot be doubted that the condition Of
1870 has had the effect Of driving Off plans of cha-
| longing from many enthusiastic yachtSman.
Everybody who owns racing yacht is not willing to
stake $500 against trophy which, withal, must be
considered, under the conditions OF the race, only
| n, tboc ctndy pff he >
property The whole matter presents another ustra-
OF 1ee nbv froS What thew were When the cur
was offered and first raced for
| Some time ago the transatlantic cables announced
the launching of candidate for yachting honors,
| the Iugger Paradox owned by Mr.. Popham. This
craft was avowedly built for the purpose of Coming
| to this side and showing the Yankees few points
about sailing. The Paradox was surrounded by a
halo Of hopeful glory until she tried at Dover about
| a week ago. No vessel Of her kind had been sailed
under a racing flag since the celebrated three mased
| lugger raced by Lord willoughby over twenty five
years ago. The Paradox looked anything but grace
full, with her two lugsalls, topsai and b, and was
hopelessly left behind from the start. She did not
| finish Last Monday she reappeared in the Channel
match sailed by the Royal CinQue Portes Yacht Club,
between Dover and Boulogne-suMer. Then she car
red smaller jib and lugsals than on her first trial.
She finished next TO the last in fresh wind 1t can
hardly be thought probable that she will be looked
upon with horror in these waters. The only vantage
point Of uggers has been their seaworthiness and In
gale the Paradox might win race, especially If
her competitors should be compelled sail under
bare poles. In wlndwari work with whole-san winds
they are nowhere with even British cutter Lord
Wiiloughby dEresley's lugger was called
the New Moon, and was l27 feet long.
She made good record In strong nee
winds, but always badly defeated in thresh TO
wlndward as well . In all light breezes
Commodore Elbndgo T. Gerry several weeks ago
went up to Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, and had
good talk there with the members of the Oak Bluffs
Club. Tho result that the Martha's Vineyard As
ISOLATION has renewed its last years offer OF cups
to raced for by the NewYork Yacht Clubs cruising
squadron. The Regatta Committee Of the New-York
Yacht Club decided accept the cups offered and
there is now doubt that the feet will make Vine