The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04

waited several years longer before max
ing an effort 10 regain il.
In 1870 James Ashbury OF England made
the nTst challenge, and sent over MS
yacht Cambria TO try for II. The race
was sailed on August 8, 1870, under pre-
cisely similar conditions to those under
which the America had won the trophy
the Cambria against the New York Yacht
Clubs best. as the America had raced the
best Of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Mt.
Ashbury's effort failed. several of the
New York boats beating the Cambria, the
Magic, the leader, being 39 minutes lZi
seconds ahead OF her at the finish. The
race was over the New York Yacht Cluo
MI Ashbury was not disheartened,
however, and directly upon his ar
rival in England gave orders for
new Yacht, whieh i4S ne, ne called lI the the
his second challenger. Five races in all
were sailed this time. the Livoula trying
the Columbia OF October is, Is and ~ ana
the Sappho on the .2lst and 23d, and being
well beaten! each time ,r-.
The third challenge came from Major
Charles Clifford Of the Royal Canaulan
Yacht Club Il April, 1876. 1t was ac-
ferin was beaten in two races, August
II and z, 1876, by the Madeline
The fourth effort came also from can
ada, but after an interim of FIVE years.
On MAY s, 1881, Captain Alexander Cuth-
bert who had commanded the Countess
Of Dllfferin in her races in 1876, sent
challenger Tor the cup, Win q IeQltSt
that the six months notice be waived, as
had been done before, This was agreed
to, and on November 3 and 1O, -SSl, the
New York yacht Mischief beat Captain
Cuthbert's yacht Atalanta the first day
by Is minutes, and the second by nearly
40 minutes. sixteen miles TO leevard and
return from buoy off Sandy Hook.
Sir Richard Sutton, owner or the swift
English vach+ C,aneste next undertook 10
beat the Americans, and February -, lSN5
an official challenge in her behalf came
from the Royal 1acnt squadron. ohe
came over, and on September Il and 10
measured her speed with that OF the
Puritan, first over the New York Yacht
Club course and next twenty miles TO lee
ward off Sandy Hook Hghtship and re-
turn She Jared as did her predecessors
In the effort, being well beaten both days.
The sixth contest came in 1SS6, and was
brought about by z challenge from an
Irish naval officer, Lieutenant Hum. r, n,
who brought over the Galatea 10 be
beaten by the Nayflower on September 9
over the New York YACHT GIuo course oy
y minutes, and or the 10Th over twenty
miles to leeward OF Sandy Hook lightship
and return by % minutes
In 1887 the seventh challenger Tor the
cup appeared in the person Of Vice Com
mOdore James Bell OF the Royal Clyde
Yacht Club His yacht, the Thistle, came
over the next year and sailed against the
Volunteer in two races, being beaten by
I9 minutes over the New York Yacht Club
course on September q 1887, and again
on the 30th over twenty miles on Scotland
The eighth challenger was Lord Dun
raven OF recent memory. He brought over
in 1898 the vaunted Yalkyrie and had her
beaten by the Morgan-Iselin syndicate
yacht Vigilant on October :. over fifteen
miles of Sandy Hook lightship and re-
turn: on the 10Th over q triangular course
Of thirty miles of Sandy Hook lightship,
and on the 18th over fifteen miles off
Sandy Hook ughtship and return; the first
day by minutes. the second by 10 min
utes and the third by 30 seconds.
In 1885 the ninth challenge was made for
the cup by the Dunrayen syndicate. Lord
Dunraven brought over the Valkyrie III
to try issues with the Defender. The in
cidents and outcome OF that race as told
at length in The Call at the time are still
quite fresh IN the minds of the public.
The American gave the British boat q
time allowance Of % Lilo seconds ard beat
her on the first day September > by s
minutes 70 seconds over the Sandy Hook
course, crossing the line over two miles
ahead of her. on the 10th the Valkyrie
III beat the Defender over the triangular
course by 49 seconds, but having fOuled
her at the start the committee gave the
race TO the American yacht. Lord Dun
raven withdrew his boat before the next
race and the Defender went over the
course alone, winning all three races. as
had been done by the preceding defenders
OF the cup.