The Forrest City times., 1901-11-22
CUP DEFENDERS A HARDY LOT
OF the Long and IIiustriou. LINE CT
Boats Only Two Have
Passed Away.

brilliantly IN the zenith. hlllns the
world with their glory for the time
while their names are on everybotY'S
lips. Then they disappear. consumed
a il were in the blaze of their own
victories. and they are heard of 10
more. saws the New York sun. Vet
they do not die. Their bones are not
strewn TO rust on unsightly JUNK
heaps. OF all the brilliant train only
two. and one Of these the next young
est after the Columbia herself. have
gone TO the graveyard. The brave
Defender of 1895 was attacked by 9
vital disease inherent to the metal
combination of which she Was made.
She started in 10 die Natura, death.
though premature one, and her
strength became 50 undermined by
chemical action that there was noSh-
ing left 10 do save to kill her and put
her ont of her misery. She was sold
for junk for S15.oOO-her original cost
was $4,000
With the exception of the Defender
and the Sappho. all the rest are ss.li
alive and able. changed somew hat IN
form some of them. but all arc sttt.
riding the waves The America. which
originally brought the mug here III
ISL, was one OF the interested specta-
tors az the recent races. Sir Ihoma =
Upton went aboard her one day cow
in the lower bay. She was owned
for many years by Gen. Benjamin l..
Butler. and at his death she passed to
his grandson. Butler Ames, her pres
ent owner.
After her great victory and prior 70
coming into The hands of Gen. Butler
he America had an adventurous / :
tory. She was first purchased ny -
English gentleman who altered Ter
rig and used her for cruising until It
er the breaking ont of the evil vi
when she was fitted out a. q blockade
runner. In this capacity she ,gas
named Memphis and Was armed with
one heavy gun. But the old craft WAS
too Staunch patriot TO thrive at that
business She made a mess OF block
ale running and ultimately she fas
sunk in the mud Of the st. John : river
Fla, 10 prevent her falling into the
hands Of our navy. After the war She
was raised by the government and for
n time was used as a training school
for naval cadets at Annapolis. Suhse-
qaentlt She was purchased BY Cen.
Butler. ON whose death She passed to
his son Paul. and ON Pau!'> death she
went 10 her present owner. Nh. AII.es-
The Magic. which vas the srst 20
defend the cup. defeating the Cam
bria in 1s79. is owned by J. :. Clark
and brother. Of Philadelphia. and i
now laid UP at Greea Point. L. I. : he
Magic was built at Philadelphia in
Isl. Size Was originally a sioop aad
was afterward lenctheued.
The first Columbia IN the list Of de-
Tenders was built at Chester. Pa, in
1S7i. In October OF that year she de-
i'm the third she was disa bled ard lost
the race. Under the rules which then
held ii was permitted To substitute
another boat When a Yacht MAS Tits
put Out Of the contest and the Sappho
took the Goiumbia's place. winning
two straight races from the Livoaia.
The Columbia is now owned by Jo-
seph De II. Junkin. Of Philadelphia
and was in the racing cruise this year
The Sappho. which was built some
where back in the COS. was taken tn
England soon after her victory end
There remained until four years ego.
when she was broken up.
The Made lpiup which IN Auo,,5.4
ISIS, defeated the Canadian cial-
lenger. Countess of DufTerin. in two
races. all that We're sailed. is still in
| commission and cruising. Tho last
that WAS heard OF her Mas somewhere
in The West indies.
The Mischief. which in November.
1sSl. defeated the Atalanta. is also
still in service a. Yacht. The Pu7i-
tan. which defeated the GcurSta in
lss5, was changed into a schooner in
1s96 She i owned ny John o. Shaw.
Jr., and is still in service. The May
flower that year after Puritan's trj-
unph disposed of the Galatea was
changed into a schooner in iSql ard
put into Sloop in ls94 She j. sin
cruising and is Owned by J. Malcolm
Forbes of Boston
he Aigilant, which cost 100000 and
vas the first of a series Of expensive
boats, having been built as TO her hall
OF lobin bronze aud steel. is still rae
ing. She was rugged as a yawl this
year and Is owned by Percy Chub5 %
New 1ork. Volunteer is still racine
after having been changed twice II
her rig and Is owned by Mr. i. Nal
colin Forbes. What happened TO the
next IN order, tho Defender. which
with Nigilant died for Dunrayen's
Naikyries II. and Ill. has already
been related. and the Columbia's pres
ent address need hardly be men.
toned.