Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-12

III, the best the Amef yacht
could hope for was that tho race
should be declared "no race" and the
order given requiring that the event
should be again contacted. To win on
a foul lie poor satisfaction either 10 the
contestant which crosses the finish
limo nni, or 70 tho apparent loser,
which may aflefwaidl got the doclfion;
there IL always woll-i0unded doubt ~
10 wha, "migh, have BEEN" In the
present Instance the visitor appeared to
he entitled 10 tho beneat Of that doubt;
for there seems to appear on his part
no intentional disregard OF the rules
governing such contests, anI his thor
ousbly sponimanliko spirit has shown
that he would 10 the last TO avail him
self OF any such triokery.
However, tbs decision Of the regatta
committee puts all points Of contro-
vefsy At fest 40 far ~ the result IL COZ.
oerned. Being ofisfei tho privilege Of
ttling conclusions again Ia the dis
puied contest, they decided TO abide
tho decision OF tho Judges, and with
bat they mus, be content. Defender
villas Tuesdays race, A. che did that on
Saturday last; which means two u the
three that are necessary 10 make her
defense OF the international trophy
complete and secure. AZ these lines
are being written. the third race Of the
series was being sailed. The Valkyrle
Ill crossed the starting line, thon for
some reason not yet apparent, unless
II was that Dunraven saw certain de.
feat before him, suddenly retired, and
tho Dsfengef, which was forging
quickly AhsAd al tho Outset, continued
over the course.
As n matter Of fact. the challenger
FROM the other side OF tho water has
only once been successful In WANING
a single heat, n tho expression may DO
allowed, during the iuriy-four years
the cup has been In Uncle sAmr pos.
seSslop, and tina, was duo To an acei-
dent TO tho leader Of the fleet then
defending II. n hislory Of the whole
sefitB OF races, from 1851. when the
trophy was nrsi captured, up 10 tho
pres mt time, may DO OF Interest, now
that tho ninth attempt TO recover II lie
about concluded. We quote from the
New York Word, which furnishes
dala that is ver ted n not supplied by
he secretary Of tho New 1orR yach,
clut.
on May 9, ISL, tho Royal Yacht
squadron Offered q cup valued at Eco 10
yachts % fall nations. Tho cup VIZ, with
the America, sud All were boaion. Aug.
o, 1851. over a sixty mile course, from
Cove. around tho Isle OF wight anu
back. since then tho prizo las been
called tho Americas cup. Seven
schoonors aud nino cutters competed
with the American, and all were ben on,
aho hoing twenty minutes ahoad VI tho
nearest competitor.
some years later (ls51l tho trophy was
given by the owners Of tho America to
no Now York yacht CLUB as perpetual
challenge cup. Eight challenges have
been sont aud accepted since.
ON Aug. b, 1870. the schooner Cambria.
vned by Mr.. JHmos Azhbury, now Sir
lanes, " tho Royal Yacht squadron,
.ailod for tie cup ovor the New York
acht club course against Franklin o.
good. Magic,r. &. DuTAnrH ldior, James
i0rdou liennett's Dauntloss and tho
A morica. The MHgIo won by thirty-nino |
seventeen seconds.
In 1871 Mr.. Ashbury brought over the |
chDOner Livonia, and oct. III Franklin |
lsgood'a schooner Columbia beat hor |
= minutes seconds. On Oci. Is the |
.o nhia beat her 10 minutos llllf soc
iuna. On Oct. ~ tho Columbia, on
account Of an accident 10 her steering |
gear, was beaten 10y Livonia 10 minutes
10 seconds. ON Oct. q William 4. Doug
ass schooner sappho sailed against
Livonia, beating her 80 minutes .
seconds, aud ON Do. - Sappho won by |
20 minute, - seconds.
:. In 1870 the Royal Canadian Yacht club |
sent tho schooner Countess Of Duiledn. |
She sailed against Jonn =. Dlokeraon's
schooner Madeline Aug. II. She was
boAton 10 minutes 30 seconds. On Aug.
" the Madeline won by y minutes IA
seconds.
on Nov. o, 1881, tho Canadian sioop
Atlanta, built by Captain Cuthbort aud
halllng from the Hay OF Qlinio Yacht
club, sailed asainst Joseph Il. Busk'z
sloop Mischief, aud was boa on - min
utos, 3Oi seconds. on Nov 10 Mischief
won by 3s minutes % seconds.
In 1855 Sir Richard sutton, Of the Royal
Yacht squadron, brought over the cutter
Genes u, aud the -loop Puritan, owned
% y. NJ. FORBES, OF Boston, was the cup
nder. on September n, 1855, Pui-
.. Won hv 10 minutes 10 seconds, and
On september 10 by minute rs seconds.
In 1855 tho Royal Northern yacht club,
through Lieut.. W. Hem, II. ~, contest
I'd for the cup, with tho cuitor Galaiea
against tho sloop MayiluNor, owned by
Gen. Charles J, Paine, at Boston. The
flrst race, sept. =, was won by MAytluwnr |
by ~ minutes seconds, nj or allowing
T. seconds 10 Galaloa. On Sept. II May
lower won by % minutes . seconds.
In 1851 syndicate ~ Scotch gentie-
mon, represented by James He'll, aud
challenging through tho Royal Clyde
which tho -loop Volunteer, owned by
zen. Charles j. Paine, o. BOSTON, was
'hoson 10 sail. ON sept -, 1857, Nolun-
Ger won by ~ minutes ~ seconds, aud
IN Sept. 90 by II minutes 49, seconds,
In lhg3 tho keel sloOp Nmkytlo, OF tho
ROYAL Epgllsh yacht squadron, designed
By George l.. Watson, ANA owned by |
Lord Dunrayon, was defeated three sue
rossiye races by the American center
board sloop Vigilant, designed and bnilt
By y. q. llerTezhoil, aud owned bv the
isolin syndicae, OF New York,
In tho first race she defeated Nnlkyrle
ly minutes Is Eucondsi In the second
race by 10 minutes % seconds, and In the
third by 40 seconds.
Ne already stated, the preson, Is tho