The Republican journal., 1903-12-03
OCEAN GOING YACHTS.

either direction was the orig CleOpa-
tra's Barge of Salem. She was built by
Capt. George Crowninshield for the
purpose of making cruises in foreign
waters. Leaving Salem March 81, 1917,
the Cleopatra's Barge visited the
Azores, Madeira and Gibralter, pro-
ceeding to the chief European ports in
the Mediterranean, where she was
viewed by great crowds and visited by
many distinguished people, including
representative of the Pope. She re-
turned to Salem in October, 1917, but
did not make another voyage as pleas
IRE vessel, owing to the death OF her
owner soon after his arrival home. The
second American yacht to cross the
ocean was the America, when she went
over in 1851, on the voyage that result
ed in the winning of the cup that bears
her name. Leaving New York on June
21St, she made the run to Havre in p
days and eight hours, under small
suit of working sails belonging to the
pilot boat Mary Taylor The third
American yacht to cross the Atlantic
was the Silvie, a racing centreboard
sloop of 105 tons, owned by Mr.. Louis
Depau of New York. Her time was Is
DAYS and - hours to Havre. The fourth
Yacht to cross the ocean was the
schooner Gypsy of New York, which
was taken over in 1868 to be sold. She
made the passage to Queenstown in 10
days. In the next few years number
of yachts crossed, both to and from
England. One of the most interesting
passages was that of the sloop Alice of
Boston, owned by Thomas G. Appleton.
She was but As feet water line. Com
manded by Capt. \. H. Clark she made
the passage from Nahant to the Needles
in 10 days. The yachtsmen at the Isle
of Wight were astCunded when told
that so small yacht had crossed the
Atlantic merely for summer cruise
in British waters.
The first ocean race was between the
American schooners Henrietta, Fleet
wing and Vesta, in 1866, the course be-
ing from Sandy Hook to the Needles.
Pierre Lorillard owned the Vesta, Geo.
and Franklin Osgood the Fleetwing and
Commodore James Gordon Bennett the
Henrietta. The stakes were $780, 600 a
corner, making 100000 in all. The
yachts started Dec. IL. The Henrietta
was built by Henry Steers at Green
point. She was POS TONS 107 feet over
all % feet beam and II feet draft. The
Fleetwing was built by Van Dusen and
was POOL tons, 1905 feet over all, 2S.S
feet beam and lis feet draft. The
Vesta was built by CARL at City Island.
She WAS a centreboard craft, 10 feet
over all, IA feet inches beam and 7.6
feet draft, or with her centreboard down
Is feet draft. The yachts experienced
high westerly winds all the way across.
The Henrietta won the race. She sailed
3057 miles in Is days, q hours, 55 min
Zoe nfrit1 q I >
sailed 3046 miles in II days, 6 hours, 10
minutes, and the Fleetwing sailed 1905
miles in II days, 6 hours, 80 minutes.
This was fast time, and in spite of the
fact that the yachts sailed different
courses they were very close together
at the finish, the Henrietta beating the
FleetWing by s hours, % minutes, and
the NeSta by 5 hours 55 minutes. The
Fleetwing on Dec. 10 was swept by a
sea. aud six of her sailors were washed
out of the cockpit and drowned. The
next race was between the Cambria,
owned by James Ashbury of London,
and the Dauntess, owned by James
Gordon Bennett. This race was sailed
in 1870 for cup worth $3.50. 1t had
been arranged that the Cambria should
race across against an American yacht
and when here she would compete for
the Americas cup. This race was start
ed on July from Dduntsrock and the
finish was at the Sandy Hook lightship
The Dauntless led to Georges Banks,
where she had the Cambria several
miles to leeward of her. Then a shift
i'll the wind helped the British yacht
and she won by one hour and 43 min
utes.
The Cambria sailed northern course,
while the Dauntless took a middle
course. The Cambria sailed 2917 miles
in % days, hours. II minutes and the
DauntleSs sailed 1868 miles in % days, Z
hours. The last race sailed across the
ocean was in 1887, when the COronet
defeated the Dauntless. The race was
started off Bay Ridge, on March -,
and the two yachts raced to Queens
town. The stakes were $4,000 side.
1t was a hard contest. The Coronet
won. She sailed 2949 miles and made
the voyage in II days, 20 hours, 80 min
utes. The Dauntless made her voyage
in Is days, l hour, 43 minutes.
The yachts experienced strong winds
and for three days before reach
ing Queenstown every one on the
Dauntess was soaked through. 1t was
impossible to have proper meals, and
only cold food, that could be picked up
easily, NdS cdGcll. w lGl QuctuoGO WV IL
was reached no one on board cared
whether the yacht won or lost. They
went ashore to the hotel, got square
meal and turned in. The next day,
feeling rested, inquiries were made
about the Dauntless, and it.was learned
that the Coronet had won. The Daunt-
less, too, had hard time. The seas
got into her fresh water tanks, and
spoiled the drinking water. This in
formation was told to Commodore Colt,
who owned the yacht, and he prompt
ly ordered wine for the crew. The best
time of yacht across the Atlantic was
not made-in race. The schooner En-
dymion in 1900 crossed from Sandy
Hook to Lizard in 10 days, 20 hours.
She averaged 10 knots an hour for the
passage, and established record for
the course sailed The old schooner
Sappho holds better record, however,
though on somewhat shorter course,
for in 1859 she made the run from San
dy Hook to Queenstown in - days, 8
hours, SO minutes This was her sec
ond voyage, the first being made in 1868,
in II days from New York to Cowes.
She made another in 1872 from New
York to Cowes in IS days. Second to
Sappho's time for the Queenstown
course was that of the Dauntless, in