Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

these contests. which have cost enough to
Ilut g decent navy Tor each of them.
And what j. il all about? / am only
little ola rnis%Etpen silver mug, of par
I.cuIaT design. and So out of date and com
U0nr.er, that nrSt-cls.ss jeweler in these
Gays would lie ashamed to confess me as
hs work manship. The bottom is our of ne.
fny carving i inferior, and if melted down
L would be worth. according to the present
quotations for silver. just SO. \ junk deal
would think hard before offering that.
what in the world am l that you should
make 50 much fuss over me? Really, l feel
quite bored over all this attention for, in
confidence. l am of no value at all, and my
career has been quiet / was made in Lon
I. - on hurry order, when the yacht
-AnleriCl came over in 1851 and beat our
English regatta at CuWes II was not
celebrated firm, and the workmen only or
binary. one Of them said he thought
ought L. be fashioned in the style of Henry
IL, and another thought Henry III design
more suitable So | sort of mixture.
| had ~ iuea that ! should become AN in
teTnati"nal prize then. nor did the men who
ordered me dream of my coming inpor-
tdnce. As a matter of fact the firm re-
duplicated for $50.
The Hundred Guinea Gun.
Il weigh 134 ounces, am p inches tall.
measure @G inches around the waist and 2l
al the base. The decorative work on NE is
lines have an aristerratic appearance. my
Up is certainly curved gracefully, and my
neck beautiful. Just one thing more Many
estl ms the queens cup because l was
bought ny the committee Of the Royal
4acnt squadron. but this is wrong. for
when The gentlemen took me off the shelf
l distinctly heard them say, This is to be
known - The Hundred Guinea cup and
that's What / used To be called on both
sides.
Enormous Expenditures.
Nevertheless. thousands of persons from
all over America will come to New York
shortly, and, standing before the window
IN broadway. gaze at this mug long and
Geferentially. for, after all. it is the most
historic trophy Of its kind in existence and
has cost So much money that it gives your
ordinary American Il thrill to think of it.
such enormous sums have certainly never
been spent before q like object.
= member O. the New York Yacht Club,
n lyti[inS over the inscriptions on the cup
the other day To refresh his "reminiscences
81 iHa fys,nnc contests. figured roughly
thai the Eaglishmyn had spent in the
nt--ADlrnoad Of N,tpD.Vn in behalf of this
trophy, and the Americans probably lit
lie more. owing to the expenses incident to
the trial races. This, of course, includes
only the money spent i'll striving for and
defending The cup When You figure on the
expenses Of the public in Witnessing and
betting on the races, an APPROXIMATE est
mate Is impossible.
The chaliengers find heavy expense in
r5sS.nS their vessels for sea travel This is
essential owing To the conditions laid down
10y George l. schuyler who redeetled the
cup To the y. Y. Y. c. in 1882
owing to the present and increasing
size of ocean steamers" said Mr. SCHUYLER
lit would be quite feasible for an American
English or French club to transport on
their decks yachts of large tonnage. This
might be awaited of in such way that the
match would not be a test of Sea-going
qualities. we'll of speed. which would
essentially detract from the interest of IA
national competition"
MIR. Schuyler therefore inserted this
clause in the deed:
Vessels intending to compete for this
cup must proceed under sail on their own
bottoms to the port where the contest is to
take place
The English owners have also been to
considerable expense usually in bringing
along an advisory committee. as Dunraren
the first time, brought over Watson de-
signer of the Valkyrie H. and Lapthorn.
sailmaker.
The Cups Inscriptions.
The only things about the cup itself how
ever, that tell of these millions spent on