Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-30


ATLANTA, a smart, high-rigged craft of
"a tons. The Atalanta was metsby the
sloop Mischief, 70 tons, which won
an easy victory.
Four years elapsed before the next
contest was sailed. In 1885 Sir Rich
ard sutton, one of the famous racing
men of his day, crossed the Atlantic in
1.-THE schooner Genesta, resolved to leave
nothing undone to recover the long,
I lost trophy. The Genesta was met by
the cutter Puritan, owned by Malcolm
Forbes. which won the deciding race
| by 1 minute 30 seconds.
| In 1886 the Galatea, most extreme
example of the "plank-on-edge" type
of cutter, of 10 tons burden, was
brought across by Lieut.. Hem, to try
and wrest back the coveted cup. To
oppose her Gen. Paine, who had un-
| lertaken the onerous task OF DEFEND
| ing the mug, brought out the compro-
II mise cutter Mayfower, n vessel whose
burden was nearly Identical with that
of the challenging boat. Only two
races were required 10 prove he Amer
lean boats supremacy. In 1887 James
Bell took the Thistle to New York, and
challenged for the cup. Gen. Paine
was again intrusted with the defense,
in anticipation Of which he had already
brought out the Volunteer, flne cut
ter of 200 tons. with outside ballast,
and in many respects an advance upon
anything then afloat. The Volunteer
won an easy victory.
Then occurred another pause OF SIX
years, but in 1898 Lord Dunraven en-
tered the lists with his famous yacht
yalkyrie III. When Dunraven arrived
he found himself confronted with
yigilant, a cutter of las tons, his own
essel being about LOG tons. The races
between these boats were very close,
and when the boom of the gupfire an
nounced VigiIant the winner II was
with but 40 seconds TO spare. IN 1920
Lord Dunrayen came out i'm NalkyTle
ill.,, a superb racing machine, to meet
Defender, which was opposed TO hlin.
| In the first race Defender won easily,
| in the second race the American boat
won on foul and in the third il had
walkover. A long and bitter contro-
gersy followed these races, but in the
end proper and sportsmanlike feeling
prevailed. British yachtsmen came
! forward and challenged again, and in
/ the summer of 1899 Sir Thomas Upton
entered New York harbor in the Sham
rocl to once more compete for the IA
nous cup. The beautiful Fife-designed
cutter was opposed by the Columbia.
In the first race the American boat
won, in the second Shamrock was dis
abled, but the third was again won by
| Columbia. In 1901 Sir Thomas Upton
made another effort to recover the
1 sup. He came over with Shamrock IL,
one of the finest yachts that had ever
been constructed. He was opposed
again by Columbia. In the first race
1.-The American boat won by minute
20 seconds; in the second by minutes
35 seconds. and in the third by Al sec
onds. In the last race the Shamrock
finished first, but los. the race on time
allowance Of 40 seconds.
| Nothing daunted by the two reverses
he had encountered Sir Thomas Llpson
came forward again, and through the
Royal Ulster Yacht club, Of Cork. Ire
LAND. challenged the New York Yacht
club for another series Of racesf for the
America cup, the Gates selected for
this years races bsi~s Ays~se ~e, ~
and rs, and following IsnzsS@ys Sat-
urdays and Tuesday II aseeEsary. Sir
Thomas new yAeht Is i4Amed sham
rock ILL.,, cuttes-r ggeG craft, with a
water-line length feet. Shamrock
lIII. will be opposed hy the Reliance,
new boat built by the Herreshoffs for
| the New York Yacht club syndicate,
headed by c. Oliver Iselin. Reliance
has already he'd several tests and
proved fast boat, but expert yachts
men seem to think that che will not be
as reliable or as fast as Columbia.
Should further trials demonstrate this
to be fact il Is likely that the twice.
winner viii again be commissioned to
defend the cnp.
WILLIAM WALTER WELLS