The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-13

defeated Atalanta. owned by Alexander
Cuthbert, 2Snl. 2lAs. over the New
York Yacht club course.
on the following day Mischief again
won, Debating Atalanta 3Sm. 5is over a
course 16 miles to leeward, from No.
oft Sandy Hook and return.
Sir Richard Sutton. Bart, challenged
for the cup in 1884. and the races took
place during the following summer. He
brought Gencsta across with him and
she was pitted against Puritan. AS In
former contests the American yacht
was victorious, although in the second
race Genesta gave Puritan a close rub.
Puritan was owned by ]. Malcolm
Forbes The first race was sailed Sept.
II. 1885, and Puritan won over the New
York Yacht club course by lem. 13s.
The second race was 20 miles to lee
ward and return off Sandy Hook Light
ship. and was won by the American
yacht by I'm. 2Ss,
This race was quickly followed by
another the following year, when Lieu.
tenant Hem, of the Royal Navy,
brought Galatea across the ocean to
race against General c. j. Paine's May
flower. This was one of the most pop
ular series of contests that ever was
held for the famous cup. Both owners
were universally liked and Lieutenant
Hem returned to England with the
Endorsement of being a 'royaly go0i
loser"
MAYFLOWER'S VICTORY.
The first race in the series, over the
course of the New York Yacht club,
was won by Mayfower by 12m. IS. She
won the second race, 20 miles to lee
ward off Sandy Hook Lightship and re-
turn in 29m. 9s.
James Bell at once issued a chal-
lenge for the following season and his
yacht Thistle, sailed across to meet
General G. j. Paine's Volunteer. Like
alH preceding races this proved also
! to be comparatively easy victory for
| the American yacht. The first race,
| over the course, of the New York Yacht
club, was won by Volunteer by ION.
| 23Sts. The second race, 20 miles to
windward off Scotland Lightship and
return, was won by Volunteer by lin.
| 4S2,s.
No more racing was had until 1898.
| Then Valkyrie II came across under
| the guidance of Lord Dunraven, owner
of the yacht, to compete against Nigi-
| liant. Nigilant was owned by the syn
dicate headed by G. Oliver Iselin. The
| races took place on Oct./G and 13.
| Valkyrie IL was defeated in each of
| them.
The first race, 10 miles to windWard,
off Scotland Lightship and return, was
won by Nigilant by 5m. ASS. The
second, over the New York Yacht
clubs course, an equiateral triangle of
80 miles, was won by the Vigilant by
| ION. 3js. The third, IL miles to wind
ward. off Scotland Lightship and re-
turn, was won by Vigilant by 4Os. This
is the closest race that ever was held
for the cup on this side of the ocean.
DUNRAVEN'S LAST.
In 1895 Lord Dunraven came to the
| United States with Nalkyrie III to race
against Defender. The unfortunate
termination of that series is well
known. 1t provoked any amount of
bitter feeling, as was well proved, with
| out reason. In the first race, held
Sept. :, 1895, Is miles to windw ard, of
Scotland Lightship and return, Defend
er won by Sm 49s.
The second race was over the euuil.
ateral triangle Of 30 miles and was
won by Defender by AZ seconds.
Piqued by defeat and maintaining
that he had been unfairly trea'el
Lord Dunraven brought his yacht tc
the line on Sept. -, crossed it and thcr
turned about and beat a retreat to the
city. All kinds of rumors were circu,
lated regarding the races, but at ar
! ;,l
everybody knew 1t would be, that there
was nothing at fault but the crocheN
temper of bad loser. Lord Dun,
raven came to America thoroughly in
pressed with the belief that Valykri'
III was going to take the coveted cuI
back To the other side and he coulC
not stand the beating that his yacht re-
Ceived.
THIS YEARS RACE.
This year the cup will be contestc,
for by Sir Thomas Liptons yach
Shamrock, and though the name of tn,
defender Of the cup will not be officla.
ly announced till the week before IN,
races, there can be no doubt that Col
umbia will be chosen. She is owned b,
a syndicate headed by j, Picrpont Nor
! SdH' WIN - OlINVI lSclIH as nlanaBln'
owner Her recent trial races agains
Defender have been so marked thl
there is little question as to he
choice
Defender is a remarkable craft Sin
has shown great speed, not only in tn
races when she beat Valkyrie III, bu
since. Her builder, the blind ship
builder Herreshoff, of Bristol, has con
structed some of the greatest ship
that ever went down to the sea, He