The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-07

The next two races Tor the cup were
sailed by Canadian yachts, Vice Com.
mcdore Charles clifford ot the Royal
Canadian Yacht club In 1879 sent
the Countess OF DufTerln as the chal.
lerscr and the good schooner Made.
leine gratihed her American friends by
defeating the Canadian, In the second
race the old America, s,aunch and
0cet, though Just q bit old-fashlor
looking, sailed the course. and herself
defeated this Canadian upstam by over
nineteen minutes
Again an interval of nve years. and
then came another Canadian challenge
this time from Captain Alexander
Cutber,h Of the Bay OF Toronto Yacht
club, who sent his boat Atalan,a
Through the Erie canal. The Amer.
lean yacht Mischief cutelassed the lit
tie champion nom the north. win
ming the tlrst race by over twenty min
utes, and the second by nearly ntty-
nine minutes. These decisive defeats
satisfied the Canadians that the cup
was beyond their reach.
Coming down to the more recent con.
tests, the excitement OF the races which
has taken place since 1855 is recalled.
and Puritan. Maytiower. Volunteer,
NistlanI and Detender-names that
cause thrill In the breasts of Amer.
lean yachtmen-played their parts in
the defense. Sir Richard Sutton in
1885 sent over the cutter Genesta as an
entry from the Royal Yacht squadron.
J. Beaver Webb was her designer, and
Edward Burgess fashioned the beautl-
ful winged creature Puritan. on the
first race the wind died down and the
race was called on. Next day the
boats started, but collided on the
course, Genesta losing her bowsprlt
Purttan's mainsail being torn. The cup
committee decided the accident was
Purtan's fault. and informed Sir
Richard he could sail over the course
alone and claim the cup. But he was
after a real race, and true sporvman
that he was, he declined to accept the
gift. Puritan won both races. the last
BY only one minute and thrty-elght|
seconds. and still the trophy remained
in the possession OF the New York
Yacht Club.
The Britains redoubled their efforts.
and quadrupled their expenditures in|
getting the very best Of everything for
their yachts, but all to no purpose.
The next victim was Lieutenant w.
K. Hem OF the royal navy, who came
with Galatea in 1856. Burgess produc-
ing Mnyflower as the American repre-
sentative. Mayhower was center
board sloop, built at the personal ex-
pense Of General Charles ]. Paine oil
Boston, and not constructed by syn
dicate, as some OF the previous yachts
had been. Mayflower took both the
first two races handily.
Then came the first challenge from
a Scotch yachting organization. In
the fan OF 1856 the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club notified the New York Yacht
Club that It would send the Scotch
cutter Thistle as its representative to
compete the next year for the cup.
The Thistle was a steel cutter. She
had as an opponent the Volunteer.
another Burgess product. Though
the Thistle was found TO be eighteen
inches longer on the load water line
than had been specified in the condi-
tons for the race. the cup committee
waived the point and the races were
the two fastest yachts
America and Britain had up to that
time built. Volunteer showed wonder
full speed and defeated her rival by
nineteen minutes and twenty-three and
seconds in the first race.
and by eleven minutes and forty-elght
and three-fourths seconds in the sec
ond.
Lord Dunraven, commodore Of the
Castle Yacht Club at Calshot Castle,
In the winter OF 1892. and
the New York Yacht Club Immediately
took up the gage Wealthy New
Yorkers determined the cup should re-
main and formed two separate syndl-
Gates. and General Payne Of Boston
volunteered to have a yacht built at
his own expense. Then a Boston syn
1lcate was formed to build a yacht.
making four in all, and the yachts yig-
liant. jubilee, Pilgrim and Colonia
were the results. In the trial races the
VIgilant demonstrated her superiority
and was chosen defender. The VAL
<yrie proved worthy yacht, but she
was not the craft to defeat the Vigil
ant and the vigilant won the three
races. Ounraven having stipulated that
The best three In five should decide.
Dunraven wished to contest for the
cup again, and had new yacht, VAL
kyrie III, built and came over again
IN 1886 The Defender, magnificent
yacht was built by the Americans
On the first race the Defender won
rather easily by eight minutes, forty
nine seconds, but in the second by only
seconds. On this race the
course was crowded with pleasure craft
and excursion boats and Dunraven
claimed that he was hampered by this
feet. lie refused to continue the races
lnd took passage Immediately for
England, claiming that he could so
influence matters in England that there
would never be another challenge by