Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-12
THE COMING YACHT RACES.


Yesterdays, the third, OF the trial
races between the four American
yachts built 10 defend the Americas
cup, has settled which one will COM
pete In the great international race 10
be sailed of Sandy Hook next month.
American boat-builders and crack
yaohismen had constructed four vessels
that were one and oil expected 10 be
record-breators and world benters.
These were the Colonia, the Pilgrim,
the Jubilee and the Vigilant; and 10
determine which Of these was the best
and feetest, three trial races were ar.
ranged. The flnt race, last Thursday,
was won by the Colonia; and the sec.
ond, on Saturday, and the third, yes.
terday, were won by the Nigilant, all
along believed TO be- the fastest Of tho
quartet, and the probable cup defend.
er. She will accordingly meet the
fleet Britisher, valkyrie, In octobrr,
ana will be the means through which
the highly-prizsd trophy held by
American yAuhtsmen since 1851 will
be either held on this side OF tho water
Telinquished to those from whom 1t
was won.
Local readers, who arc 80 far In
land and who Ia the majority OF cases
know but little about and have still
less inlerest In yachting, ought to be
able to develop degree Of excitement
ss the approaching contest draws near.
II Ii matter OF patriotism, ami even
landsmen are not always strangers to
that sentiment. Forty-two years ago
last Auguei, trim anu gallant yacht,
tbs America, called across the At
lantic-it wAs the first WORLDS Fair
year, aud London was the ChicsgC OF
the occasion-and entered In free
ior.all regatta, the rGce.course being
around the Isle OF Wight, and the
prize $500 cup. There were
eighteen entries, ranging In tonnage
from 8O2 to ~ tons, tho America being
10. Three U. these did not start, anu
when the race was finished, all but one,
the little Aurora, II tons, had been
beaten out Of sight uy the Amotlcs.
Naturally, this was a surprise NJ
well as humiliation to the peoI le
whose national goddess Ia presumed to
rule the waves. The American
yachtsmen were invited to walt in
England ninety days TIL Britain could
build new yacht when they could
have aaother race for $500. The vic.
tors answered with cool assurance
that the money was not worth the de-
lay, but n the Engllshmen really
wanted q race ia ninety days, they
could have 1t for stake Of 500, 900. As
this was deemed an adding OF insult to
injury, the cup and Its winners were
permitted to sail oil for tho New
World.
Blk years later tho owners Of the
victorious yacht presented tho cup 10
the New York yacht club, to bo held
Ms u perpetual yachting trophy; and
five yearH later, In 1868, the British
yacht Cambria challenged the holders.
In magnificent ocean race from con.
unent to continent against Mr.. James
Gordon Benefits Dhuntless the Cam.
bria came Of victorious by less than
two houTs; but Ia the race for the cup
on the Slh Of August against seventeen
vessels she was defeated by nine OF
her competitors, the winner being the
Magic, and the America, the original
winner Of the cup, finishing fourth.
The next year the owner OF the
Cambria brought over another yacht,
the Liyonia, to compete for the trophy,
which ny the competition Of 1865 hau
become uuquestiOnably the blue ribbon
yachting prize VI the world. This tune
he insisted on calling. not against a
whole feet, but against single yosee.;
also that, instead OF one, there SHOULD
be u series Of races. TIT foreigner was
again defeated, being beaten by the
Columbia, anu twice by tho sappho,
and winning only one, the thlfl rae
OF the series, through tho Columbia
breaking her mast.
The next challenger was sCanadian,
and the yacht Countess Of DuGerln
arrived Ia July, 1915, Az the challeug.
el's vessel. rwo races were sailed,
The American contestant being
tho Madeleine. Sho won with
ease, the old America herscl
beating the foreigner in tho second
race. In 1851 tho Canadians made
another attempt to wrest the cup from
American banda and brought down the
swift slo1p Atalanta. The Mischief