Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-24
THE AMERICAS CUP.
The International Yacht Races and
Their Results.

The International Yacht Races and
Their Results.
SOME FAMOUS VESSELS AND THEIR VICTORIES
How THE ANE IcA WON THE FIRST RACE IN
1s5I--orHKR SPEEDY YACHTS WHICH HAVE
RKPRKsKSrED AMERICA AND THE CONTESTS.
From Harper's Weekly.
IL was in 1851 that the schooner-yacht
America. designed and built by the celebrated
George Steers, sailed for Havre and thence for
Cowes. The Worlds Fair" was open in Lon
don. and the idea had occurred to some Amsri-
cans that it would be well to exhibit one of our
fors-snd-aft-rlgged vessels. Nothing was known
here at the time about the cup offered by the
Royal yacht squadron for yachts OF all nations.
When the America arrived at Cowes her owners
posted IN the club house a challenge to sail the
schooner against any British yacht for from
one to ten thousand guineas. No attention was
paid to this challenge, though one match of 20
miles to windward and return. with the
schooner Iitsnia. for ECO was made. The
Americans declined to regard her as a repre-
sentative vessel. and still asked for a national
match. They were simply referred to the
regatta of August %, in which the America
could be entered. The owners of the yacht de-
cided 10 bring her home, but through the
earnest advice of English and American friends
are taken from the written statement Of the
schooner's only surviving owner, George L.
Schuyler. published in the late Capt. L. +.
Collins history of the Americas cup. Mr..
Schuyler's brief and graphic story of the
famous race is as follows:
STORY OF THE FAMOUS RACE.
Here are the entries for this regatta. No
allowance of time for tonnage; yachts to start
at 10 am from Coves and sail around the Isle
NJ Wight NJ TINA Drescril,ad for accap,plish-
ing the distance, so that the cup might be won
in q tempest or drift-with entries ranging
from 3gZ to AZ tons:
M%s Schooner Sles THgi Sir eT csssr
Iolante -Cus'er......-4. J. L Cragie,
schooner u MariSDfoush.
lope.....-.. -.;45..A. Hin.
Iitzni4-.... 100. Il. STEPHENSON.
SSIrsSi ..160. Sir II. B. Hoghton-
alarm. Cutter. 1913. J Weld.
Gnieriaa 70 J. G Stevens and Othera
Brilliant. , .ch,sneet 392. C. H. Ackers.
Bacehante Custer. B. H Jones.
sisIa.:::: , 1880. s. R R. f flis
Fersse sehoone:. 81. Ma : f s r18n
Aurora Cutter. a 4. Ie Mtrrhant.
The Titania, Stella and Fernando did not
start. do not propose unnecessarily to add
to the length of this communication by giving
any account of the race further than to call
attention to three points:
FIRST. That, starting at 10 o'clock with
ngnt westerly wind. az about IL 80. after the
yachts had turned No Mans Land buoy and
were beating to the westward, the wind fresh
encd to a good six-hnOt breeze for a short time
at the end of which the Americas position was
two miles to windward of the nearest yacht
The wind then died away, and the yachts beat
slowly up under Shanklin Chine with a strong
head-tldc. the America still widening the dis
lance. At o'clock the wind freshened again.
AMI when, at $40 pm, the America having
carried away her jlb-boom. rounded the
Needles, the Aurora IA tons. the smallest en-
try) Was. by tue best English report of the,
race, about eight miles astern, and the rest of
the squadron were not to be seen Second
mat the wind again becoming light and the
tide ahead. the America anchored winner of
the cup. at $50 pm; the Aurora at 8:55 D. m !"
Iht remainder OF Alr. Schuyler's story it is
not necessary to quote. l desire to call atten-
ton TO one thing: This trophy is not as it has
been frequently called, the Queens CUP"
Its correct lame Is the Americas cup, and it was
nothing more nor less than regatta prize
Won by the old schooner, until July y, 1851
when j. Z. Stevens. E. A. Stevens, Hamilton
Wilkes. J. Beekman Finley and Geo. L. Schuy-
Ter. owners OF the America, presented il TO the
New York yacht club as perpetual interna-
honal challenge cup.
TIE CAMERIA-DAUNTLEss RACE.
The new holders of the prize remained in
quiet, undi.puted possession of it until 1865,
when, IN October, letter was received from
James Ashbury, member OF the ROYAL Thames
yacht club. announcing his desire to sail his
new schooner Cambria for the trophy Owing
to Mr.. AsLburys misunderstanding of the
terms on which the cup offered he was
unable 10 complete his arrangements with the
New 1OrA yacht club for ths Sc ason of 1869 In
the mean time he had made match with
James Gordon Bennett to sail the Cambria
against the DauntleSs across the ocean The
course was from Daunt Head buoy near the
Old Head OF kin,ale, to the Sandy Hook light
ship, and the r&Cs started at 2:20 D. m on
July 4, 1870. Th4NDauntless was commanded
by the noted Cag samuel Samuels, who had
been skipper OF Ae-vlctorious Henrietta in her
race across the ocesn with the Fleetwing and
Nesta IN 1850 The race was a slow one but
very close. Inc Cambria passed the light ship at
SO4 pm, on July "a, after sailing gI7 miles in
y days. hours and IL minutes One hour end
As minutes later the Dauntless arrived. passing
the light ship at 447 pm. he Dauntless
crossed IN - days, hours, sailing 2.y63 miles
She was therefore beaten by good navigation
rather than speed.
THE CAMBRIA CONES IN TENTH
Mr.. Ash6ury and the New York yacht club
failed to come to terms, 50 the challenger ac-
cePted the privilege, then included in the deed
OF gilt, OF sailing race under the regular
regatta rules of the holders OF the cup. Cant
COhn, who saw this race, gives a full account
Oh IT, and calls attention To Its importance as the
ONLY one IL which the challenger sailed against \,
neet- Iherace took place on AugustS 1870. The
yachts were started from their anchors at III .16
am, Oh the last OF the cub tide with a GOOD
SAILING breeze from south by east to south
southeast, and smooth water The Magic wa.
smariest III setting canvas. and got AWAY from
the starting place. of Stapleton, aheai of the
rest 1he on4ciaI record OF the race is as fol-
lows: ava
Finish Elapsed Tina Cor T;r,o