The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-14

The Vigilant was again the victor
YESTERDAY. winning the third inter
national race and in consequence the
..c1,p of all nations" as it was known
in England in August, 1851, when the
American pilot boat, as the America
had been dubbed by the English won
it for the first time, in contest with
fifteen of the swiftest yachts of which
Britain could boast. No Britisher at
that time ever dreamed that any ma
ton could produce a yacht that
would match the beautiful vessel
which cruised about the English chan
mel and visited the shores of the Medi-
terrean every summer as the perfec-
ton of naval architecture. OF the
seventeen yacht clubs then existing
in various parts of the United KING
dom. not one had ever seen foreign
er enter the lists in the annual
matches. 1t was barely known that
there was an imperial yacht club in
ST Petersburg, maintained by the I'M
Derial treasury. to encourage nauu-
cal spirit among the nobility, and that
q few owners of yachts at ROTTERDAM
had enrolled themselves as club, put
until the America came over the rev
was a flourishing club in New York
oil ct regard it aA of the slightest
consequence or as at all likely TO in
terfere with their monopoly OF the
glory of the manifest of all sports.
When, however, her enterpriSing
owners offered to back the America
against any other yacht for the large
sum of $4,000 or cup or piece OF
plate. their eyes were opened.
Of he
large portion of the British peerage
and gentry assembled to witness the
struggle, and even the queen of Eng
land did not deem the occasion I'M
worthy of her presence.
while the cutters were thrashing
through the water" says an authority
sending the spray over their bows,
and the schooners were wet up to their
foremaSts, the Yankee pilot boat was
as dry as a bone. In two hours and a
half after starting the nearest yacht
was two miles to leeWard or astern of
her. At $40 p. m the nearest yacht
was nearly eight miles astern, and ten
minutes later the America had rounded
the n ,dleS and was flying for home
Passin the immense pillars Of chalk
and limestone which bear the name
the Victoria and Albert, with the royal
standard at the main, and the queen,
Prince Albert and the royal family on
board, steamed UP to witness the clos
ing scenes of the victory. Although it
is not usual to recognize the presence
of her majesty on such occasions as q
racing match, the America instantly
lowered her ensign, blue with white
stars the commodore took off his hat,
and the crew, following his example,
remained with uncovered heads while
they shot by the royal yacht. On ar
irving at Gov the greeting to the
winner was n6 hing to be remem-
bered On very side the cry was
heard:
rs the A aerica first ?"
Yes"
Whats second ?"
Nothing
In the evening a reunion took place
at the club house amid a splendid dis
play of fireworks by land and water
The American minister, being compli-
mented on the success of his country
men, humorously replied that he could
not but be proud of his fellow citizens,
but he still felt it was but the children
giving a lesson to the father, and if
the America should be purchased by
English friends the Yankees would
build something better in New York, so
as to beat even her.
Has not America kept the promises