The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-04-04
CUP DEFENDERS A HARDY
OF the Long and IllustriOus Line O
Boats Only Two Have
Passed Away.

The stars of the cup defenders blaz
brilliantly in the zenith, filling tn
world with their glory for the tim
while their names are on everybody
lips. Then they disappear, consume
as it were in the blaze of their ow.
victories, and they are heard of n
more, says the New York Sun. Ye
they do not die. Their bones are no
strewn to rust on unsightly jun.
heaps. OF all the brilliant train onl
two, and one of these the next young
est after the Columbia herself, hav
gone to the graveyard. The brav
Defender of 1895 was attacked by
vital disease inherent to the meta
combination of which she was made
She started in to die natural deatE
though a premature one, and he
strength became so undermined b
chemical action that there was moth
ing left to do save to kill her and pu
her out of her misery. She was sole
for junk for $15,O0O-her original cos
was $4,000.
With the exception of the Defende
and the Sappho, all the rest are still
alive and able, changed somewhat
form, some of them, but all are still
riding the waves. The America, which
originally brought the mug here il
1881, was one of the interested specta
tors at the recent races. Sir Thoma
Upton went aboard her one day dow
in the lower bay. She was ownet
for many years by Gen. Benjamin T
Butler, and at his death she passed t.
his grandson, Butler Ames, her pres
ent owner.
After her great victory and prior tt
coming into the hands of Gen. Butte
the America had an adventurous his
tory. She was first purchased by 81
English gentleman who altered he.
rig and used her for cruising until aft
err the breaking out of the civil wa
when she was fitted out as a blockad
runner, In this capacity she wa.
named Memphis and was armed witt
one heavy gun. But the old craft wa'
too staunch patriot to thrive at thai
business, She made mess of block
ade running and ultimately she was
sunk in the mud of the St, Johns river
Fla, to prevent her falling into the
hands of our navy. After the war Shit
was raised by the government and fol
time was used as q training sehoo,
for naval cadets at Annapolis. spbse
quently she was purchased by Gen
Butler, on whose death she passed te
his son Paul, and on Paufs death she
went to her present owner, Mr.. -Ames
The Magic, which was the first te
defend the cup, defeating the Cam
bria in 1870, Is owned by J. 8. clapb
and brother, of Philadelphia, and II
now laid up at Green Point, L. /. The
Magic was built at Philadelphia il
1857, She was originally a sloop anG
was afterward heightened.
The first Columbia in the list of de
tenders was built at Chester, Pa, IT.
1871. In October of that year she de,
feated the Livonia in two races, but
in the third she was disabled and LOST
the race. Under the rules which the1
held it was permitted to substitute
another boat when a yacht was thus
put out Of the contest and the sapphe
took the Columbia's place, winning
two straight races from the Livonia
The Columbia is now owned by 10.
seph De III. Junkin, of Philadelphia
and was in the racing cruise this year
/ The Sappho, which was built some;
where back in the COS, was taken to
England soon after her victory ano
there remained until four years ago.
when she was broken mp.
The Madeleine. which in August.
1876, defeated the Canadian chal,
lenger, Countess of Dufferin, in two
races, all that were sailed, is still in
commission and cruising. The last
in the West Indies.
The Mischief, which in November,
1881, defeated the Atalanta, is alse
still in service as yacht. The Puri.
tan, which defeated the Genesta in
1885, was changed into a schooner in
1895. She is owned by John O. Shaw
Jr., and is still in service. The May.
flower that year after Puritan's tri.
umph disposed of the Galatea was
changed into schooner in 1891 and
put into sloop in 1894. She is still
cruising and is owned by j. Malcolm
Forbes, of Boston.
The Vigilant, which cost $50, goo and
was the first of a series of expensive
boats, having been built as to her hull
OF Tebin bronze and steel, is still RAG.
Ing. She was rugged as yaWl this
year and is owned by Percy chubb of
New York. Volunteer is still racing.
after having been changed twice in
her rig. and is owned by Mr.. j. NAL
coin Forbes. What happened to the
next IN ardeF, the Defender, which
with Vigilant died for BHnrayen' $
Nalkyries III. and Ill, has already
been related, and the Columbia's pres
ent address need hardly be men
toned.
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