The Republican journal., 1895-09-19
The cup Races.
A COMPLETE RECORD OF CHALLENGERS
AND DEFENDERS.

COMPLETE RECORD OF CHALLENGERs
AND DEFENDERS.
In the report of the commissioners Of
navigation for 1893 there was a concise
account Of the races for the America 8
cup. 1t was prepared by Gen. E. G.
U Brien. In substance it was:
On May 9, 1851, the Royal Yacht Squad
ron offered cup valued at 91OO to yachts
Of all nations. The cup was sailed for Aug.
p, 1851, over a sixty-mile course. from
Cowes around the Isles Of Wight and
back and was won BY the America.
Since then the prize has been called
the Americas cup. Seven schoon-
ers and nine cutters competed with the
America, and all were beaten, she being
twenty minutes ahead Of the nearest COM
petitor The America was owned by a
syndicate composed Of members Of the
New York Yacht Club.
Some years later (lS57) the trophy was
given BY the owners Of the America to the
New York Yacht Club as a perputual
challenge cup. Eight challenges have
been sent and accepted since.
The data given below have been veri-
fed and in part furnished by j. V. s.
Oddie, secretary of the New York Yacht
Club:
On Aug. s, 1870 the schooner Cambria,
owned 10y NJ. James Ashbury, now Sir
James, of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
sailed to- the cup over the New York
Yacht Club course against Franklin Os-
goods Magic, T. G. Durants Idler,
James Gordon Benefits Dauntless, and
tie America The Magic won by 80 min
utes, III seconds.
IN 1871 Mr.. Ashbury brought over the
schooner Livonia, and Oct. Is Franklin
Osgood's schooner Columbia beat her 27
minutes, seconds. On Oct Is the c.
lumbia beat her ten minutes, 20 - sec
onds. On Oct. 10 the Columbia, on ac-
count Of an accident to her steering gear,
was beaten by Liyonia Is minutes, 10 sec
onds. On Oct. II William p. Douglas
schooner Sappho sailed against Lvonia,
beating her 30 minutes, seconds, and on
Oct. % Sappho won by % minutes, 81
seconds.
In 1876 the Royal Canadian Yacht Club
sent the schooner Countess of Dutferin
She sailed against John S. Dckerson's
schooner Madeline Aug IL. She was
beaten 10 minutes, 50 seconds. On Aug
i the Madeline won by III minutes, IA
seconds.
On Nov. 8, 1891, the Canadian sloop At
Atlanta, built by Capt. Cuthbert and hail
ing from the Bay Of Quinte Yacht Club,
sailed against Joseph r. Busks sloop
Mischief, and was beaten 20 minutes,
80 ~ seconds. On Nov 10 Mischief won
by 3S minutes, "a seconds.
In 1885 Sir Richard Sutton, Of the ROYAL
Yacht Squadron, brought over the cutter
Genesta, and the sloop Puritan, owned by
J. NJ. Forbes Of Boston, was the cup de-
tender. On Sept. "A, 1885, Puritan won
by l6 minutes 10 seconds, and on Sept 16
by | minute 50 seconds.
In 1856 the Royal Northern Yacht Club,
through Lieut.. W. Hem, r. NJ, contest
ed for the cup, with the cutter Galatea
against the sloop Mayhower, owned by
Gen. Charles J. Paine of Boston. The
first race, Sept I, was won by Maytlower
by II minutes seconds, after allowing
AZ seconds to Galatea. On Sept. IA May
flower won by % minutes seconds.
In 1887 a syndicate of Scotch gentle
men, represented by James Bell, and
challenging through the Royal Clyde
Yacht Club, sent the cutter Thistle, against
which the sloop Volunteer, owned by Gen.
Charles J. Paine of Boston, was chosen
to sail. On Sept. 27, 1887, Volunteer
Won BY - minutes % IL seconds, and on
Sept. 30 by Il minutes g Ia seconds
In 1898 the keel sloop Nalkyrie, Of the
Royal English Yacht Squadron, designed
by George l.. Watson, and owned by Lord
Dunraven, was defeated three successive
races BY the American centre board sloop
Nigilant, designed and built BY \. &.
Hereshoff, and owned BY the Morgan
lselin syndicate. Of New York. Ia tie
first race she defeated Valkyrie BY min
utes +S seconds, in the second race BY 10
minutes 80 seconds and in the third by 40
seconds.