Middletown transcript., 1895-09-14

ME@a[- fered by the Roy
ZE al Yacht Squa
@S dron. The schoon
er-yacht Amer
lea sailed for the cup against the feet
of the Royal Yacht Squandron from
Cowes around the Isle of Wight, and
won in lob. Sim. The Aurora was
second.
In 1857 the owners of the America
presented the cup to the New York
Yacht Club to be held forever as a
trophy 70 be competed for by yachts of
all nations. In 1870 James Ashbury,
representing the Royal Thames Yacht
Club, sailed for the cup with the
schooner-yacht Cambria. Against the
Cambria sailed fleet of yachts Of the
New York Yacht Club, and the Cam
bria was badly defeated, being the
tenth to arrive over the line. The
Magic was the victor in 3h. 58m. 21s.
The Cambria's time was Alb. 37m. 38s.
This race was sailed over the New
FORK Yacht Club Course, and begin
ming with it all the races for this cup
have since been sailed in American
waters.
The next year, 1871, he again sailed
for the cup in five races, with his
schooner yacht Livonia, and succeeded
in winning one of them through the
disabling of the Colnmbia. The first
race was on October 16, with the
Columbia, over the New York Yacht
Club Course, and was won by the
Columbia in Oh. 19m. Ais. The 1.-Two
MAS time was 6h. 46m. 45s. The
second race was sailed on October IS,
and was spin of twenty miles to
windward off Sandy Hook Lightship
and return, and was won by the
Columbia in 3h. I'm. Ais. The 1.-Two
MAS time was 3h. Ism. los. The next
race occurred the next day, October
10Th, over the New York Yacht Club |
Course, and as the Columbia was dis
abled the Livonia won in 4h. 2m. Eos. |
The Columbia's time was 4h. I'm. 35s. |
The British boat tried her fortune
with the American yacht Sappo on
October 21 for a twenty-mile race to
windward off Sandy Hook and return,
and was beaten in 5h. 39m. 2s. The
Livonia's time was 6h. 9m. OBS. Two
days later she again essayed her powers
with the Sappho over the New York
Yacht Club Course, and was beaten in
4h. 16m. It's. The Livonia's time was
5h. lin. 55s.
Another race for the cup did not
take place until 1876, when the
schooner-yacht Countess of Dufferin
came down from Canada and raced for
the cup. She sailed against the
schooner-yacht Madeline, and was
Detected over the New York Yacht
Club course on August II. The Made
leine's time was 5h. 23m. 54s., and the
Countess Of Dufferin's 5h. Sam. 53s.
The next day the two yachts tried it
again in race of 20 miles to wind
ward off Sandy Hook Lightship and
return, with the same result, the Made
leine winning in 7h. Ism. 46. The
English boats time was 7h. 46m.
The next challenge for the cup came
from Canada, and the sloop Atlanta
was sent down to seek for the cup in
1881. She was defea! ed by the Mis-
chief over the New York Yacht Clubs
Course. The Mihhief's time was 4h.
I'm. The Atlanta's time was 4h.
45m. 49s. The same boats tried it
again the day following in a sixteen
mile spin to leeward from Buoy s, off
Sandy Hooksand return, the Mischief,
winning in 4h. sam. 53s. The At
lanta's time was 5h. 33m. Ats
Ia 1856 the cutter Genesta, owned by
Sir Richard Sutton, came over to fight
for the cup. She sailed against the
sloop Puritan, and was defeated. The
first race was sailed on September /,
over the New York Yacht Club Course,
and was won by the Puritan in 6h. 6m.
IS. The Genesta's time was 6h. 22m.
PAS. The next race between these two {
yachts on September 16 was the most {
exciting one that occurred in the con. t
tests for this cup up to that time. 1t {
was for 20 miles to leewald off Sandy !
Hook Lightship and return, and was I
won by the Puritan in 5h. 3m. las.
The Genesta crossed the line only l s
minute and 3S seconds after her rival +
IN 5h. Am. SIS. g
Next year the cutter Galatea came
,ver. She was met by the sloop May =
lower, and was defeated in two races.
The Mayfower won the first race, on
September 9, 1886, over the New York !
Club Course, in 5h. 25m. Is.
The Galatea's time was 5h. 3sm. 43s. =
rhe second race was for twenty miles !
o leeward off Sandy Hook Lightship b
md return on September 10, and was .
Won by the Mayflower in 6h. 49m. los. u
The Galatea's time was 7h. Ism. 9s. d
In 1887 the Thistle, a boat which
lad been especially built for the pur-
'ose of racing the Americas Cup, o
anne over and was defeated by the u
loop Volunteer. The first race was, =
IS usual, over the New York Yacht :
;lub Course and was won by Volun-
eer in 4h. 53m. 18s. The Thistle's
ime was Oh. 12m. Ais. The second Al
ace was for twenty miles off Scotland Il