The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

the boats started off together, and the
one that came in first Won Eighteen
yachts entered in the race. They ranged
from the little Aurora of fOrty-seVen
Brilliant of 1872 tons The America was
a two-masted schooner of 10 tons. The
America did not get OF among the
first, but before a third of the distance
was traVersed she had assumed the
lead, and when the breeze freshened up
She Sin so decidedly that il was
seen long before the end of the race that
the cup was undoubtedly hers. Just
as a big storm was settling dow the
intrepid little America crossed the line.
winning from the whole English fleet
in S hours and A minutes, the second
in the race being Il minutes behind,
with the third an hour and a half later.
The Americas cup was presented to
the New York Yacht club in 1857. with
the condition that it should be offered
as a trophy for a race with any chai-
longing yacht of any foreign country
for yachts of not less than thirty nor
more han 300 tons.
Since that time there have been
many attempts to lift the cup. but
none has been successful The prece-
dent set at CoweS fifty years ago has
been religiously followed. The first
challenger was Mr.. Ashbury, with the
Cambria. The Magic and eight other
-Schooners beat her across the line. The
next summer he came back with the
Livonia, which was defeated by the
SapphO. Five years later a Canadian
yacht, the Countess of Dufferin, was
defeated by the Madeline. and in 1881
the Atalanta, another Canadian chaI-
lenger, had no better luck. Her con-
testant was the Mischief. In 1885 the
Genesta, an English cutter. was de
feated by the Puritan. built by Edward
Burgess. In 1886 the Mayhower ran
away from the Galatea in two consecu-
tive races, and in 1887 Mr.. Burgess
brought forward the Volunteer, which
nc EA1 H. A>AaI 49, - r. .
1898 Nat" Herreshoff startled the
yachting world with the Vigilant. a
center-board yacht, with some of the
best features of the keel boats. His
creation easily defeated Lord Dunra-
ven's Valkyrie. much to that gentle
mans unconcealed chagrin.
Dunraven was determined to win,
however, and built another VaIkyrie,
Nalkyrie III was built, and in 1885 it
beaten three straights by HerresS
hOff's Defender. Dunraven charged
unfairness. An investigation followed.
from the New York Yacht club. 1t
ooked like the end of yachting con-
tests, but in 1898 Sir Thomas Upton
sent a challenge.
In October. 1899. the Sharock met the
Columbia, another Herreshoff creation,
and Was defeated in three straights.
When LINTON went home it was with
the understanding that he would come
d60An Will dIOLlGE yacht lie has Iul-
filled his promise.
Challenging and defending the Amer
ica's cup must be considered as sport
extraordinary. The cost to both chaI-
lenger and defender is so great that
only the most wealthy can afford to
the task. 1t will cost Sir
Thomas Upton at least e10O, 900 to car
ry back the cup-Or leave it; and fully
half that sum viii have to be spent
by the American cup committee. Many
the total spent On all three boats
will be paid out by the owners Of craft
in the vast fleet which will follow the
principals.
Each of the cup boats will carry fifty
or more professional sailors at $50 a
month and 70 cents a day for their
grub On the tenders. in which,, also
they are given a place to sleep. Cap
tains Half. Rhodes and Barr and Lip
toms captain as we'll, will get about
81, 900 each as a salary Mates will get
$1,000 each and boatswaThs $40 a month.
As each crew is engaged for at least
five months. $12, 600 represents the sal
airy list alone. And $4,000 more for food.
Then, of course, there is prize money
as an to try again-witness
the $4,000 distributes by Nh. Lawson
among Half and crew of the Independ-
and that, too, for a losing game The
usual prize money is IS per man. if
the boat wins, and $3.50 if it loses. Then
there is the additional cost of three
suits of white duck and one blue suit
for each man, or $4,000 for clothes for
crew. including boots, Oilskins,
sweaters, rubbers and What-nOt.
Then the SATISFY 900 for a single suit
and each will require two or three
or more suits. The great mainsail by
itself costs 81, LOCO. Other costly but
necessary items are paint, for a cup