Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24
Will Britain Add
The Americas Cup
t4Hsr Trophy List !?

year. The first three racing days al.
ready are set by the New York Yacht
Clubs racing committee for the 10th,
18th, and 18th Of that month.
The Americas cup, valued at 100
guineas, was originally put up by the
Royal Yacht Squadron In 1851 as a
prize to be competed for, by yachts of
all nations in race around the Isle
Of Wight.
At the time it was hardly anticipat-
ed that any but British yachts would
participate, but it SO happened that
Commodore ]. @. Stevens of the New
York Yacht Club and four of his
friends had 170-ton schooner which
they believed could get around the
Isle of Wight faster than anything else
afloat. She had been taken over to
Havre looking for trouble" and was
the first yacht to cross the Atlantic in
either direction.
Thus 1t was that the America was
entered in the race for the 100 guinea
cup, and won in hours 81 minutes
her nearest opponent crossing the
line Is minutes later. The prize. ever
since, has been called the Americas
cup.
In 1857 1t was presented by the five
owners of the America-Co Commodore
Stevens, Hamilton Weeks, George L.
Schuyler. James Hamilton and j. b.
Finlay-to the New York Yacht Club.
to be held against all challengers as
an international trophy.
The yttlou .rndar uhinb the yocffc
race for the Americas cup are subject
to constant revision as to detail, but
in the main are that the visiting yacht
must be built in the country that chal-
lenges and must proceed to her des-
tination under her own sail and on
her own bottom; the race must be
sailed In the waters of the country
holding the cup.
The competition is open u any
foreign chartered yacht club having
for it's annual regattas an ocean water
course on the sea or on an arm of
the sea or one which combines both.
Competing sloops must measure not
less than So feet nor more than go,
feet on the load waterline: schooners
not less than so feet nor more than
rs feet. Ten months notice must be
given by the challenger and no race
must be sailed between November !
and May 1
The American yachtsmen who con-
Itribufed pver 81 see. 000 to bdfId three
cup defenders are certainly getting q
sail for their money. Daily races be-
tween all three boats have been IN
order. and all told there will be S5
trial contests arranged for the water
filters before the actual elimination
lifts, which will be sailed off Newport
August Is. This long series Of races
scheduled should result in determin-
ing which is the speediest Of the
three. All three have shown tremen-
dous speed in their trials up to date.
the Resolute particularly, as she has
won almost every race so far.
Alexander Smith Cochran, who built
the Vanite, is as enthusiastic as ever
despite the defeats his boat has suf-
fered. The wind may blow his way
yet.
The Defiance, controlled by the tri-
city syndicate, is not discouraged,
either.
At present one guess is as good as
another as to whether the Defiance,
the Vanitie or the Resolute will race
against Lipton's latest sailing crea-
ton, but most of US are guessing the
New York Yacht Club boat, the Reso-
lutte.
Lipton's newest hope, the Shamrock
", started across the Atlantic on her
quest some days ago. In design Sir
Thomas craft differs markedly fronl
all previous cup challengers, nor does
she bear close resemblance to any
American boat Designer Nicholson
boldly carried out his own ideas, with
the result that Shamrock w is GER
tainly original il somewhat freakish.
Let us hope she does not carry her
originality so far as to win back the
cup, for your Uncle Sam Is having a
decidedly bad year with his trophy
collection.
Not until 1870 did England attempt
to win back the cup she lost in 1851.
Then the Cambria came over in that
year and finished eighth among %
competitors. In the following year
another attempt was made by the La
vonia, which was defeated in four
out Of five races. Since then the
British have tried unsuccessfully in.
1885, 1886, 1887, 1893, 1895. 1899. 1901
and 1903. Canadian challengers made
attempts in 1876 and 1881.
Races for the Americas Cup.
Names of American boats first)
1S70--Magis, schooner, F. Osgood.
owner; Cambria, schooner, ]. Ash
bury, owner.
ISL Columbia, schooner, F. o.
good, owner; sSappho, schooner, A. p.
Douglas, owner; Livonia, schooner, j..
Ashburyl owner.
1S76--M Madeline, schooner, ]. S. Dick
erson, owner; Countess of Dufferin,
schooner. Mai. c. Clifford, owner,
Mischief. sIoop. j. r. Bush,
owner; ATLANTA, sloop, Capt Cuth-
bert, owner.
1885-Puritan, cutter, ]. W. Forbes
and others. owners; Genesta, cutter,
Sir Richard Sutton, owner.
1856 Mayf1ower, cutter, Gen. c, j..