Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19

gust %. 1851. The course was from Cowes
around the Isle of Wight.
Out of eighteen entries fifteen yachts
started. There were eight cutters and
seven schooners. The tonnage ranged from
A to 800 tons.
The starters were:
Schooner Beatrice, 161 TONS Sir w. p.
Carew.
Cutter Volante. 4S tons, J. L. Craigie.
Cutter Arrow, "a tons, ]. Chamberlayne.
Schooner Wyvern, 205 tons, Duke Of
Marlborough.
Schooner lone, rs TONS A. HILL
Schooner Constance, 2lS tons, Marquis OF
Cunningham.
Schooner Gypsy, 1GO tons, Sir H. B Hogh-
ton.
Cutter Alarm, 1872 tons, ]. Weed.
Cutter Mona, So tons, Lord A. Paget
Schooner America, 10 tons, ]. c. Stevens
ct al
Schooner Brilliant, 392 tons, G. H. Ack-
erS.
Cutter Bacchante, so tons, B. H. Jones.
Cutter Freak, 60 tons, w. Curling.
Cutter Eclipse so tons, II. s. Farrow
Cutter Aurora, Al tons, T. LIE Merchant.
There was no time when the America did
not lead the fleet. The Aurora was the
nearest boat on the homes:retch. She was
about eight miles behind. Two accidents
to the America delayed her somewhat, bat
the race was never in doubt.
The English yachtsmen classed the VIC
tory in the nature Of a fiuke. Commodore
Stevens offered to wager t20,OOO and re-
main in England six months for the I;ri-
tons to build boat. The offer was not
accepted. And so the America sailed for
home, bringing with her the silver emblem
which the English have tried so many years
to regain. And in the opinion of Americans
they will keep on trying for some moons
to come. TSt
Previous Races.
1t took the English nineteen years to
make up their minds that the New York
Yacht Club had accomplished a wonderful
task in winning the cup with the America.
j. Ashbury through the Royal Yacht
Squadron, challenged in 1870. He stipulated
that the New York Yacht Club should
choose one boat with which to defend the
cup This in no way met the views of the
yachtsmen here, as it was made obvious
to the British that the America had under
taken simply what oMr.~ Ashbury was now
asked to do.
over the New York Yacht Club course on
August 8, 1870 Mr.. Ashburys representa-
tive was the Cambria, keel schooner,
built of oak. with teak topsides. There
were twenty-one tons of ballast smeted
and run into her timbers and four tons
of lead bolted to her keel. She carried an
in.me nse spread Of canvas
The schooner Magic, owned by Franklin
Osgood, was a centerbOarder; length, 81 g
feet over all, and built by Byerly & Son of
Philadelphia. There never was a moment
which meant danger to the cup. The
magic led the fleet over the New York
Yacht Club course, her time being 3h. 5sm.
q IS. The Cambria went over the course
in All. 37m. 3S9s.
Mr. Ashbury was not disheartened. He
brought the Livonia over in 1871. She
registered $50 tons. The schooner Column
bia was the defender on August 10 of that
year She won by over q minutes. On
August IS the second race was sailed. The
Columbia won again, but by a smaller
margin. Owing to an accident to the Co.
lumbia the Livonia took the third race 1t
is the only record OF the defeat of an
American yacht In all the races for this
cup.
The schooner Sappho undertook the de-
tense of the cup in the two concluding
races and was as superior as her crippled
sister yacht.
1t was in 1876 that the Canadians SHE'D
their castor. The challenge came from c.
Clifford of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.
]. S. Dickerson's Madeleine won two
straight races August II and IL. 1t was
the last race between schooners for the
possession of the cup.
England has since been represented by
the English cutter type. Our sailors have