The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-04

The history of the Americas Cup il
told in the inscriptions upon it, which
read as follows:
100 Guinea Cup, won Aug. %. 1851, a
Cowes, England, by yacht America a
the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta
"open to all nations" beating cutters
Volante, 4S tons; Arrow, "a tons; Alarm
1913 tons; Mona, 50 tons; Bacchante, 81
tons; Freak, 60 tons; Eclipse, so tons
Schooners, Beatrice, 161 tons; Wyvern
POS tons; lone rs tons; Constance, 21s
tons; Gipsey Queen, $50 tons; Brilliant
1872 tons.
Schooner America, 40 tons; Commo-
dore John c. Stevens; built by George
Steers of New York, 1851.
Presented to the n. Y. Y. c. as a
challenge cup open to all foreign clubs,
by the owners, John c. Stevens, Ham
ilton Wilkes, Geo. L. Schuyler ]. Beck
man Finlay, Edwin A. Stevens.
1911.
Challenged to be sailed over N. Y.
Y. C. course, Aug. s, 1870, by Mr.. James
with schooner yacht Cam
bria representing r. 7. Y. C. Cambria,
beaten in the following order by
schooner yachts: Magic, Idler, Silvie,
America, Dauntless Madgie, Phantom,
Alice, 'Halycon.
Oct. 16, 1871. Schooner Iivonia,
James Ashbury, Esq, owner, VS..
schooner Columbia, Franklin Osgood,
Esq, owner. Columbia winner by
27m, As: N. Y. Y. C. course.
Oct. IS, 1S71.- Schooner Livonia VS..
schooner Columbia. Columbia winner,
by 10m., 33s.; outside course.
Oct. 10, 1S71.-Schooner Livonia VS..
schooner Columbia. Livonia, winner,
by 15m., 10s.; N. Y. Y. c. course.
Oct. 81, ISL Schooner Livonia VS..
schooner Sappho; VIM. P. Douglas,
Esq, owner. Sappho, winner, by Bonn,
21s.; outside course.
Oct. %, 1S71.-Schooner Livonia VS..
schooner Sappho. Sappho, winner, by
25m., 27s.; N. Y. Y. c. course
1876.
Aug. II, 1876 Schooner Countess of
Dufferin, Chas. Clifford, Esq, owner,
VS.. Madeleine, John S. Dickerson, Esq,
owner; Madeline, winner, by 10m., 59s
n. Y Y. C. course.
Aug. IL, 1876 Schooner Countess OF
Dufferin VS.. schooner Madeleine. Mad
eleine, winner. by 27m., las; outside
course.
Nov. 9, 1881. - Sloop Mischief beat
Atalanta; Bay of Quinte Y. c. (Can-
ada): 2Sm., 80 lbs; n. Y. Y. c. course.
Nov. 10, 1851 Sixteen miles to lee
ward from buoy 5, Sandy Hook and
return, sloop Mischief beat ATLANTA
3Sm., 54s.
Sept. IA, 1856 N. Y. Y. c. course,
sloop Puritan beat cutter Genesta, Roy
al Yacht Squadron of England, 16m.,
19s.
Sept 16. 1Ss5.-Twenty miles to lee
ward of Sandy Hook Light Ship and
return, sloop Puritan beat cutter Gen
esta I'M, 38s.
1885,
Sept, 9, 1856 n. Y. Y. c. course,
sloop Mayfiower beat cutter Galatea,
Roval Northern Y. c. of Scotland, I'm,
Is.
Sept. II, 1885, Twenty miles to lee
ward of Sandy Hook Light Ship and
return. Mayfiower beat cutter Galatea
2Sm., SOS.
Sept q, 1SS7.-N. Y. Y. c. course,
sloop Volunteer beat cutter Thistle, OF
Royal Clyde Y. C. of Scotland, 19m.,
90 3-4s.
Sept 30, 1851 Twenty miles to wind
ward from Scotland Light Ship and
return, sloop Volunteer beat cutter
Thistle 11n-., As 3-4s.
1898.
Oct. Z, 1S9S.-Sloop Vigilant, n. Y. Y
c. IS. cutter Valkyrie, r. Y. S.; 10 milef
to Reward and return; Vigilant wor
by 5m., ASS.
Oct. 9, 1856 triangle 10 miles t.
a leg; vigilant won by 10 m, 35s.
Oct. Is, 1S93.-Fifteen miles to wind
ward and return; Vigilant won by 4os
Sept. I, 1S95.-Defender, n. Y. Y. C.
VS.. Valkyrie Ill, r. Y. s.: Is mile
to windward; Defender won by Sm., 49s
Sept 10, 1S95.-Triangle, 80 miles; Val
kyrie III. disqualified.
Sept II, 1S95.-F'ifteen miles to wind
ward; Defender Won; Valkyrie III
withdrew. Time of race Al, 43m., 43s
1899.
1S99-Columbia. n. Y. Y. c., VS.. Sham
rock. Royal Ulster Y. c.
First race, Oct. 16, 10 miles to wind
ward and return; Columbia won b
10m., SIS. Time of race Al, 53rn., 53s.
Second race. Oct. II, triangle. 80 miles
10 miles to a leg; Columbia won: Sham
| rock disabled, lost topsail. Time c
race, 3h., Sim.
Third FACE. Oct 20, Is miles to lee
ward and return; Columbia won b