Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
THE AMERICAS CUP.
It Was First Sailed for Over Forty Years

The first race for the cup, now known as the Americas cup, was sailed around the Isle of Wight on August 22, 1851, says the Philadelphia Press. Of the yachts that sailed the seas in those days the gallant old America, full of years and honors, is probably the only one now in commis- sion. The Royal yacht squadron had offered cup open to competition by yachts of all nations. The America was lying at Cowes, and her owners were anxious to get a match race with a representative British yacht. Com modore Stevens entered the America in this open race. There were six schooners, one three-master of three hundred and ninety-two tons, and eight cutters in the race. The Ameri- ca was the last yacht to get off. She ran wing-and-wing, her mainsail out on one side and her foresail out on the other, and very soon had sailed grand ly through the fleet, reaching the schooner Beatrice and the cutters Au- rora, Volante and Arrow, which were leading. Finally the America, by very skillful lodging, managed to get into the lead.
 The Yankee boat with the wind free had shown superiority over the Eng fish vessels. And when it came to windward work she proved that she was equally superior. She worked to the windward so speedily that by the time the point was reached there was not yacht in sight from her decks. The wind now died down and a strong head tide was encountered, against which the America made little head way. This gave the fleet, which had not yet caught the full strength of the tide, chance to creep up on her. The little cutter Aurora and the cutter Arrow nearly caught up with the America, but the rest of the fleets were miles astern. At St. Catherine's the Arrow went aground and was out of the race, but the little Aurora clung to the America admirably. The wind now freshened again and the America drew away rapidly from her plucky little rival. After getting by St. Catherine's the America had leading wind, and easing off her sheets tore through the water in magnificent style and swept toward Cowes, a re- markable winner. The defeated Eng fish yachts were two days altogether in getting into port. The dismay of the English yachtsmen and all Great Britain at the terrible defeat given by the little black Yankee is almost matter of international history.
 Commodore Stevens had tried be- fore the big race for match very hard and had posted in the Royal squadron's castle a challenge to sail against any yacht for from one thousand to ten thousand guineas, but the English were afraid of the Yankee from his first appearance and the challenge was never accepted-
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