New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21

No new cup could take the place Of the Amert'
cas- Cup For forty-two years it has been the
great yachting trophy Of the world, and its history
is 50 interviewer with the history of international
yachting that they are almost one and the samc
Lord Dunraven himself appreciates this for he
says OF the cup: II has attained positia1n
trophy TO be held by presumably the fastest
vessels in the world. That it has not produced
frequent ard contests s"n,s soss m n"rs
than l II it could be placed in position 80
satisfactory to stimulate the activity Of yachts;
men Oh both sides of the ocean, and should
come to be recognized Tor all tine as the due
ribbon Of the sea. p"
That the cup will be for all time the blue
ribbon of the sea there can he little DOUBT.
easy it is to get a race for the trophy OF salts:
factory terms, nnd the broad-mindei acton OF
the special committee OF the New-iork Yacht
Club which arranged the race has given per-
feet confidence as to the future Of the cup, even
to those who were beginning TO despair. Inc
future of international yaclit-racing seems as-
sured beyond doubt. ,.
AS a result of the contests between the yachts
OF England and America, the wide divergence
in the type OF boats which once existed Ias
ceased to bn Each nation has borrowed from
the other ard the yacht designers of both countra
have thrown national pre- ndice ASIDE III ,n:.s
sharp competition 70 produce the pes' Io", %;
No sooner is idea evolved on one side OK
tho Atlantic than il is taken up ana. ii pssi-
BILE, improved upon the other side. Inc genius
Of Burgess and IlcrreshOff works IN the SUI
yards of the Clyde. and the influence oil flie
and Watson is seen in every modern racer IN
the American yachting fleet. Both nations havSS
been benefited by. international racing ana
arc destined ~ ho benefited still more =,
The imrrovcmcnt IN the yachting fleets or the
two countries since $50, when the ,'ennsta racee
tho Puritan. has been something marvellous. an,
so rapid thai the crack racer of on" year mas
been omtbuilt the next. As yet thcre are nS
Indications that tho limit has been reached, ana
that tho progress of yachtdesigring is TO rernain
Sor inn
tho history of yachting has there been such
rand movement toward perfection on the pat,SS
OF designers as in r." last Jew wears; al" az
W. oP'S IDEAS between tho two nations Of England
and America through international yarht,ng' how.
This season will excel al . niners rs, %"'c On tbis
side the best efforts OF American aSs'sned cfendnp
hccn nut into four boats from which uolehha.tt
Of the Americas Cup Will ne cnosn W. Wie,or;a and
the Cane Nav and Brentons Reef CUPS on ing
other slp. all tho science ana ski Oh Trea.
Britains most celebrated des2n' ,E, cuns which
thc Navahon goes over to race Tor, an on vn",
the Valkvrie which Genes over ner. a-i, ncrrst
for the Americas cup 10 grrat Iii II Wv YEAR that
rho heir of tho FnQi-h throne as ahdh . ~ mXX
popularity by building ono Of the poat' 20 ust ,e
fhe cup held in England from the atlacN, So VI th
Nnv,boe and q peer Of the realm comes over Tl..s
Tho White ensign of the Royal Yacht Sdliahr1Sn
avrq 70 race for the Americas Cup. bnL .us
v,chtsncn of America nav" pitph'' --.,ix
..coinst prince and peer. and whatever the rssu,S
~ Tho contests may 30. there will ne some ei.io ~
racinc and those who witness the cohts,.ss y" ~
Cove, and Sandy Hook this year can ahoru !"
ntv because they werc born 50 soon, me eg Ipne
wpbo' from the banks of the Thames watcher t,av
/" ono stnpendous achievement OF an intrrma'ona'
yacht race with Kings az the stick IN Tow. o..
Tho contests between England ana Am"rca "a
,bn Yachting supremacy Of the worId nave inu
affect on other nations amt they are paylis n Tho
enI NOR. attention to yachting each year Inc
G Gnp n'o' Emperor who owns the Thistle. now
co,lnJ ,hn Meteor a defeated seeker aiter .''o
Americas Gun. has Offered a gold shield az .
tronhy opnn to competition by proper !aca,s
and il encouraging in every way contests nn."eI r.,
the Yachts of ENGLAND and his own country ro, vs.
Austria the Emperor is the patron o, roa, suc.
vocbt club which bids fair 10 he grea . Suv
ccnss and of which the Archdukc Carr oepm aor
% Commodore Yachting in franc" i.aS .hI
nlaned on a better basis by the separation Vi tho
principaI Yacht club into two or;aniZatohss, ono
parhtinc men withdrawing from what ma, neoos a
i.rgelv y social club and forming another DIS"
cation on strictly yachting principles ,oro,
Unn class Of yaching in which there 'its ';ng
hoon an international contest l. steam sacn.l,i;'
10 domht that will come some day. J. III -, ,.or,6
can Yacht Club has long held open 70 ne . mvI
. nnlendid cup offered an internatlohai tnop at
~ be competed for by steam Xachts' pu; DO ''
w nation has ventured to challenge ior IT,