New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
OLD CUP DEFENDERS.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE FAST YACHTS
WHICH HAVE KEPT THE TROPHY
IN AMERICA
IN AMERICA.

That depends on whether they have been
good" If they have not been found good
enough in the trial races to defend the cup
they may go 90 Ballyhack under any rig. 50 far
as anybody cares but if they have been sue
cessfu in repelling the invader they do not
die. successful Cup defender has as many
lives as Buddha the Wis one. The original
schooner yacht America has been sold many
times has been Government vessel, has been
sunk and abandoned. resurrected and started
afresh has rotted and been repuHt, mas Deen
heightened. replanked retmbered. and now she
is back again among the pleasure fleets and
actually put into races She was rescued from
obscurity by the late General Butler and On his
death passed to his son, Paul Butler Mrs
Ames Of Boston. went to Cuba in her last year
to bring back her husband. General Adelbert
Ames, and the famous yacht that brought the
ugliest and most beautiful Of all possible
trophies from England in 1851 will appear once
again this year on the racing course when the
Shamrock makes her attempt.
The schooner Magic. owned and raced by
Franklin Osgood in August 1870, against the
first challenger for the Cup Mr.. Ashburys Cam
bria, is still in commission. after having been
often repaired since the early days. She was
reported last year on the Sound and is now
owned by John S Clarke. Of Pittsburg.
The Columbia owned by Franklin Osgood and
sailed in October ISL against the Llvonia'
also owned by James Asbury, is now SAILING
aud kent in the best of condition by Nice-Com-
rnodore Joseph De +. Junkin. Of the CorinthiAh
Yacht Club Of Philadelphia Until the death OF
7 T Perkins ate Of the New-York facht CIuo
she had always been owned in New-fork' ana
her last skipper here was Captain Leahuer
Jeffrey who subsequently took the NlSHaut u
England TO race for George Gould. ColumDa
is ia feet long over all, W feet inches on tue
water line - feet beam. with S12 feet draugh'
Of water With her high bulwarks and gen
I oral annaaronce IF A trader "a look they all had
IN aorly dave) she seems. when ranged along
sida 80. mast modern racers like the side OF a
house though she always was, and stu IS
! fast boat Commodore Junkin viii have her
/ here in October when a number OIL the fh"a
deInhia vessels will cruise to Sandy Hook Be
tween Columbia | and Columbia II there VIII
/ be wonderful differences TO be seen alone
worth the trip to the Hook. The first CoIuthD'a
| lost one race to the Lvonia, said TO be thtouSh
an accident and this was the only race ever
| lost by an American yacht in the Cup con-
| tests. except the one sailed by the EaIKyrle Ia
which. or A protest was not allowed.
Tho schooner yacht Madeline launched in
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York Yacht club. when she sailed against the
canadian schooner Countess Of Duferin in
August 1876. and she is now owned by Johh D
Dickerson and her hailing port IS gwen as
! New York
Tho second Canadian challenger for the cup
u,.s . sloon called the ATLANTA designed by
Alexander Cuthbert. who had previously de-
signed the Countess Of Dufferin. and was met Dy
the N,.v-York sloop Mischief in November 1901
The Mischief was then owned by ). K BuSk'
and is said 10 be still in use. She added anoIher
] ,ictorv 10 her increasing list. and II was
! not until SIR Richard Sutton challenged Win
! tho cenesta that another International race
| came
This was with J. Malcolm Forhess sloop Purl-
tan which met the Genesta in September 1917
! and defeated her After the starting signal ior
! an, # tho races was given the Puritan fouled
tho Genesta and carried away her bowsprN
! co., .b.r tho raca was offered 20 Sir Richard
! he replied that ne had not come over TO WIN
races on fouls. and he chose d re-sailinS AFTER
| his repairs When. in later years. Nakyrle III
did about the same thing. practically, 10 me
/ Defender the Defenders manager protcSt'I
! and the club gave the race TO the DEFENDER
/ without the option Of re-sailinS ana the de-
cision was accepted by the Defenders manager
! as scoring. in effect. one victory lor 'h' IL
! fence The Puritan was altered by Mt Forbes
| 20 the schooner rig in 1896. and she Is no"
owned by John o. Shaw Of Boston, who has her
| in commission
In 1886 the sloop Mayhower vas brought cut
- meet the challenger Calatea. owned by Leu
| tenant Hem. Of the English Royal Navy. Cen
eral = J Paine Of Boston. the owner Of
the Mavfower and there were several other
heats built TO contest in the trial races for the
selection Of the craft to defend the Cup. But
] o.. p. ll.tanc-L th.rl al she