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

ter was the last OF the feet to get under
way. The others were the keel ~sehooners
Alarm and the farolints' es and the s center.
boarders Tidal Wave. Silvie, Magic,
Phantom. Madeline. Idler, Maggie. Jessie.
Era. Fieur De lis. Alice and Palmer. The
Magic was the first away on the journey,
and she led over the entire course The
America fourth n the Cambria tenth. in
corrected time. The Magic beat the Cam
bria by thirty-nine minutes. twelve seconds
and the America was thirteen minutes.
forty-seven seconds better than the Eng
lfsh yacht.
Mr.. Ashbury was undaunted by his de-
feat. however, and challenged the next
year with a new boat. which he had built
at owe for the purpose. The Englishman
showed that he was a good hand at writ
this match. First. he claimed TO represent
twelve different clubs and called for twelve
races. III he won any one OF them ne was
hardly yield this point. but agreed to sail
twelve races. the winner or seven TO De
the victor In the match Ashbury finally
consented TO a match OF seven races. One
Important thing was conceded to him, how
ever. This was that the club should present
but one yacht to meet the Livonia instead
OF a whole. fleet. as heretofore. Mr. ASH
bury also objected 10 racing against a cen
ter board. but his objection was not enter
tanned. The races began on Oct. 10 and
were alternately over the regular y, , y: T. \,
windward or leeward and return from the
Sandy Hook lightship. The triangular
course had not been tr, ,ed In th S,.ht da and
the Columbia was chosen to sail. the COM
mittee having reserved the right to name
any one yacht on each Day OF a race; Inc
bia won by thirty-ive minutes twenty-eight
seconds. On the second day the Columbia
was again picked and she won by ten min
utes thirty-three seconds. Mr.. Ashbury
protested the race on the ground that the
Columbia rounded the mark on the wrong
hand, nut the committee decided that the
rules T. rmitted the boats TO round either
way.
The Dauntless was to have sailed on
the third day. but. while preparing for the
away. and the Columbia was hurriedly
gotten ready to take her place. Before
the day was over the Columbia lost the
use of her flying jib and her steering gear
gave away. The Livonia won by fifteen
minutes ten seconds. Two more races were
carried out. the Sappho being the American
representative and winner of both, the
first Tor fourth or the series) by thirty
minutes twenty-one seconds. and the Sec
ond by twenty-five minutes twenty-seven
seconds. The last, or fifth of the match.
made four victories, a majority of seven,
demanded that the other two should be
sailed. His letter TO the committee was
couched In dogmatic terms. but met with
no reply. Then the challenger claimed the
cup. He argued in vehement style that he
was entitled to four of the seven races,
thus: One when the Columbia turned the
he did beat the Columbia; three and four.
when he was ready to sail the sixth and
seventh races and the New York Yacht
Club put forth no competitor. But he
never got the cup.
CANADIAN YACHTS DEFEATED.
A lapse of four years took place before
the cup was next raced for. In 1876. Gen.
&o-~fI .-o Net Cb,~roC CteeorI xtro
commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club, headed a syndicate which built the
schooner Countess of Dufferin, at Belle
Vile. Ont. and sent her TO New York in
charge of Capt. Alexander Cuthberf. who
designed her and owned a large part of
her. after having obtained a promise from
the New York Yacht Club that they would
offer but one defender in a match of best
two out OF three races. Commodore voor-
HESS schooner Madeline was defender.
Only two races were necessary. The Made
line won first on Aug. II. over the inside
course. by ten minutes ifty-nine seconds.
and the second over a windward and lee
ward course OF forty miles from buoy No.
8. of the point of Sandy Hook. by twenty
seven minutes fourteen seconds. In this
second race the America went over the
course with the racers and beat the Cana
dian boat by nineteen minutes five Sec
The Canadians made another attempt to
capture the cup In 1881, when the Bay OF
Quinte Yacht Club. Of Belleville, chal-
lenged with a centerboard sloop called the
ATLANTA, which was also built and sailed
by Captain Cuthbert. This was not only
the first race for the cup by sloops. but
series OF trial races TO determine who
should defend II. The Hildegarde. Mischief.
Oracle and Pocohontas participated In
these, the last mentioned being built for
the purj sose. The Mischief. owned by j. r.
Rusk. was selected. and on November 3
she defeated the Atalanta by twenty
eight minutes nineteen seconds. over the I'm
side course. The Oracle went over the
ground. too. and beat the Mischief by
eleven minutes twenty-three seconds. On
the second day. over the leeward and
was worsted by the Mischief to
the extent OF thirty-eight minutes ffty-four
seconds. The Oracle was 1--WE minutes
thirty-eight seconds behind Mischief.
We now come to the first match In which
the American yacht was really pushed by
a challenger. 1t vas Sir Richard Sutton's
cutter Genesta, designed by j. Beaver
but that very fast vessel met one a little
faster. and the cup was still safe. II was
In 1885 that she came over from England
was designed by the late Edward Burgess.
who was then only known as architect of
small boats. The Puritan. however. served
a model maker, and she also was the
means of introducing into yachting history
one OF the most liberal and gentlemanly
and courageous sporting men whose name
ever adorned It's pages-Gen. C.. j. Paine.
He and Mr.. j. Malcom Forbes. another Bos-
tonian. who has since done much for yacht
ing. were the principal members of the syn
dictate that built the Puritan.
Meantime. the iron-clad Priscilla was con-
structed on plans laid out by Cary Smith,
the popular New York designer. and paid
for with New York money. and the new
boats went in the trial races with the Ora
Gle and the Bedouin, the latter being an
out-and-out cutter from designs by John
Harvey, an out-and-out Englishman. The
Puritan and Priscilla were the largest
sloops thai had ever been built In America.
The former had a load water lire length
of eighty-one feet one inch and the latter
one of eighty-three feet three inches. so
the Genesta. There were three trial races,
and the new boats had them all TO them
selves. The Priscilla won one. but the
Puritan defeated her twice and was Sc
lccted to defend the cup.
The Puritan-Genesta match consisted Of
best two out of three. and was a veritable
test OF the center-board sloop against the
deep-keeled cutter. The first date was
Sept. T.. the same as this year: but after
would not be enough wind TO carry them
over the course OF twenty miles to wind
ward and return from the Scotland light
ship within the time limit, and the event
was called off. On the next day the Puri-
tan fouled the Genesta at the start and
snapped the cutters bowsprit off. The COM
mittee promptly and properly ruled the
Puritan out. and informed Sir Richard SUIT
ton that he had the privilege of sailing over
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