The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

from buoy 5 Of Sandy Hook by 30 minutes, 50
seconds.
The next races were sailed IN 1895 and the
British yacht was the Genesta owned By Sir
Richard Sutton. The Puritan. built from de-
signs by Edward Burgess and owned BY Gen.
Charles j. Paine and J. Malcolm Forbes OF Bos-
ton. was the defending Yacht The races were
started early In September and there were
light winds tho first few days so that the
yachts could not get over the course. Then
came the foul when the Puritan on the wrong
tack carried away the bowsprit Of tho Genesta.
The Puritan was disqualified ard the Genesta
told TO repair and sail over tho course. but Sir
Richard Sutton. like a true sportsman. de-
clared that he came for a race and not a walk
over. and declined to sail over. The yachts
were repaired and then the Genesta was beaten
over the inside course by tho Puritan By 10
minutes. 10 seconds. and over course twenty
miles to windward and return the Puritan won
again by minute. SO seconds. This race was
regarded by those who saw 1t as the hest ever
sailed for the cup. 1t was sailed In q strong
breeze and the Puritan had to house her top
mast. Tho Genesta rounded the outer mark
frat. but when on the wind the Puritan gained
fast and crossed the line with something to
spare.
Lieut.. Hem had challenged for race for
the cup at the rame time that Sir Richard SUIT
ton had and the races with his boat. the
Galatsa. were sailed In 1885, General Paine
ordered new yacht from designs by Edward
Burgess and the Atlantic Yacht Club had
rule O. thumb boat built by Ellsworth. The
Puritan also took part In the trial races. The
Mayhower ensily won the trial events and was
selected to defend the cup. The lrs' race with
the Galatea was sailed on Sept. 8 over the In
side course and tho Mayfiower won by IL
min utes 2 seconds. The second race. 20 miles
to laewar and return. WAS also won by the
haydower by % minutes. 3 seconds. The
Genesta and Galatea were designed by J.
Beaver Webb. who has since then settled In
this country and turned out several fine steam
yachts. am ng them being the Corsair. the old
Corsair. which Is now the Gloucester: the Sov-
ereign. now tho Wasp: the Utowana and the
Sultane.
In 1887 the Thistle. owned by a Scotch syndI-
cate. and designed by George L. Watson. came
over for the cup. The Volunteer. built for Gen.
Paine by Edward Burgess. was the defending
boat and succeeded In keeping the cup here.
The frat race was sailed over the inside course
on Sept. ~. and the Volunteer won By 10 min
utes. 23A seconds The race twenty miles to
windward and return was won By the Volun-
teer by II minutes. Ask seconds.
The Genesta and Galatea were the plank on
edge type Of cutters an! the Puritan and May
flower were shoal draught centreboard boats.
but the two ypes came near together in the
Volunteer and Thistle. The British had seen
the advantages OF beam and the American
yachtsmen ha learned that ballast, down low
was good thing. The Thistle was St 40 teet
hr Ths Inv se w Ss III tds%
and carried fifty tons OF lead on her keel. i've
tons less than the Thistle She drew ten feet
The first Va!kyrie to come to this country.
fhe second one o, that name; was owned by
Il g. That year tour yachts were built to lie
tend the CUP namely: The, Jubilee. a fin keel
boat with csntrsboard: the Pilgrim. an out
the Herreshoffs. and the Vigiant. a osntr.-
board noat also built by the Herreshoffs. The
races helwee these yachts were Highly inter
the ViRi lant was selected TO defend the cup.
more aliSeihan any that ha yet come together
in an international race. The British boat was
getting nsam,er and the Amer can ssper The
any that had governed former contests The
series was to be best thre. In five The first,
return. Is miles, and the second and fourth
over triangIts, ten miles to a leg, the same
billed to sail. The Vigiant won the drst race
on Oct . by min p i, AZ sec 50 The second
fastest ever sailed over the thirty lie course.
1t was sntled In strong breeZ- and the VAL
se lost at two srnnskeTs ami nshed The ' racs
with big il tonsail get as spo,nnaker The
V,gllants time was 3 hours "a minutes 80
Il 1897 Lord Dupseyen came again With
S Sn .5 fsr Tsis tine so the
drew about 40 iest and the British boat had
s Ths series hSs named
~ minp,es and 80 seconds. In the second
Defender. The Deienier in a crippled condi.
tion. sailed over the course and was only beaten
4G1;ee9als The th'r race was sailed by the
we're @1T msnaesd ty orsr .e hno Who this
Sir Thomas Upton. the owner OF the ehal,
h.1s eS0 a soS Ss SsT TssS
are to govern these races and they are exceei-
ingy fir to both ps5tIes The series Is ths
races to DO fifteen miles to windyard or lee
ward and return. and the second and fourth
The start 10 to be made from sandy Hook
Light ship. but II the course cannot be laid
from the LiGhtship the starting point will be
Each yacht this year will have two skipgers
IS n in s%sss on dc sS h's. s%S
H5shs "a neSsr.
men anh there Is no doubt that the boats will
Gourock, July ii. 1881. His first yachting *.
perIence was in The ten ton cutter Ulerin;
Later he sailed In the cutter Clara and crossed
the OCEAN in her when she came to thiso un-
his next yacht. and then he went ba' K . Scot.
land and brought over the cutter Minerva
VIII oh boat he sailed in her races here
making a great record: I1 1891 he salad
and after that raced the Wasp and Gloriana,
In 1898 no crossed the ocean IN the
was, in foreign waters and sailed here with
his brother John Barr on the cutter Jubilee.
In 1895 he brought the Viglant back from
British waters ana raced that boat against
mand Of, Commodore G, A, Posiley's schooner
Colonia. in W lich he made an other good record.
When the Columbia was ordered Q. Oliver
Iselin selected Capt. Barr to sail her and he
has teen with her in all her races. Capt, Barr
is married and lives with his family in Boston.
He 8 a naturalized American citizen.
Capt. Miller has sallei in sew raj small boats.
hut his gTea est success was in the forty-sx-
footer Wasp. which boat is still the best IN her
caSs
Capt. Archie Hogarth Of the Shamrock Ia
about SO years Of age He is rather above
boned. muscular. long-linbed Scot. Capt.
Archie began yachting in IL 20 in the l0-ratrr
Doris and IA Fpmaina1 I'm that bout iOr five