The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-07

the open. twenty miles to windward and
return. from Scotland lightship, the Bur
CESS creation won by % minutes 8 seconds.
The Scotch steel cutter Thistle was the
next challenger to take a walloping. she
was designed by George l. Watson; or
the recent hunters of the cup. Vice Adj
miral James b. Bell. OF the Royal clyde
Yacht Club. organized a syndicate that fur
lengers had been gradually Increasing, and
the Thistle had a long water hne OF 1910
feet. Her building was carried on with the
launched on the Clyde defeated the Genesta
and Inez in home waters by a good nar-
gin. Her owners were very confident wnen
they sent their ship over the Atlantic, In
General Paine authorized Mr.. Burgess to
turn out a boat that would outsal the
naval architect gave his attention TO pro-
ducing that result. He succeeded, as usual,
and gave us the Volunteer, which proved
to be a wonder In windward work, ana Out
a single trial race with the Mayfower was
needed to show the new boats superiority.
II was the same Old two straight not
withstanding the certainty with winch the
Scotchmen entered the contest. There was.
IL may be said Incidentally. more money
wagered on this race than any previous
one. Well. on the inside course, on sept.
q, the Volunteer won by 10 minutes % sec
onds. and two days later the positive
Scotchmen, In a twenty mile TO
and return race. in the open, were tnrasned
by a good two miles, or IL minutes ~ Sec
onds.
In 1889 the Earl of Dunrayen. through
Yacht squadron. began negotiations for a
match. but the two sides could not come
together on terms. and the proceedings
Lord Dunraven built another yacht on
Watson lines. which was the second or the
name valkyrie. and brought her over
iy amicable understanding about sailing
regulations with the committee: The events
Of 1893 arc within easy recollection and
body remembers how four big single stick
ers we're built 10 compete for the honor or
defending the cup. OF course General Paine
that had bad luck with her rigging from
the very start OF her career. One, New
York syndicate. headed by Mr.. Archibali
Schermerhorn, John E. Brooks and ]. Pier
pont Morgan, produced the Colonia. An
other body OF New York yachtsmen. includ-
ing Mr.. c. c. Isalin. Commodore Ed Nor
gan, the Belmonts and others, Clipped in
to build the Vigilant. The Colonia was a
keel boat. made OF steel. The .Vigilant was
low the water-line, and steel above. These
two were designed by the Herreshons, at
Bristol. r. L.. a firm which had sprung
into promin ence through the performance
of the Wasp and Gloriana. smaller boats.
The fourth candidate came from Boston,
and was called the Pilgrim. She was or the
ballast type, and was owneu by the Messrs.
Adams. Mr.. f.. Suydam Palmer and 9TH
ers. Everybody remembers. too: that the
Vigilant was selected to defend the cup,
after several glorious trials, and that she
beat valkyrie III three straight races. The
last one was, however. very close. In fact
Ii was only the second really exciting race
that ever took place for the cup, the Puri-
tan-Genesta event. above described, being
the other.
The series of five races Began on Oct. 8.
but there were a couple OF mo wind days.
before the match was completed. The hrst
race won by the vigilsnt was fifteen miles
to windward and return. when she was VIC
torious by five minutes and forty-eight sec
onds. The second was triangular. and the
margin ten minutes and thirty-fve seconds.
The third and decisive contest on Oct. Ii.
was a beat down the Long island coast
and a run home in a strong wind. The Val
kyrie rounded the outer mark one minute
and ffty-ive seconds ahead OF the Vigil
liant. On the run before the wind the Vigil
liant managed to overhaul the cutter, and
finally won by a small difference of forty
seconds, the America having had to allow
valkyrie one minute and thirty-eight sec
onds. -