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

anu Will race du AMERICAN ueltHuSI
off Sandy Hook in September OF this
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 loo
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 II was hardly anticipat.
ed that any but British yachts would
participate, but IT so happened that
Commodore j. c. Stevens of the New.
York Yacht Club and four OF his
friends had a 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 IL was that the America, was
entered in the race for the 19e guineat
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. fsH
In 1857 II was presented by thetfivel
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 rules under which the yachts
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-I
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 y any
foreign chartered yacht club having
for its annual regattas an ocean water
course on the sea or en- an arm of
the sea or one which combines both.
Competing sloops must measure not
less than IS, feet nor more than go
feet on the load waterline; schooners
not less than so feet nor more than
lis feet Ten months notice must be-
given. .hE the challenger. and=no< race
must be sailed between November y
and May 1.
The American yachtsmen who COM
tributed over $1,50o. 900 to build three
cup defenders are certainly getting a.
sail for their money. Daily races be-
tween all three boats have been in
order, and all told there VIII be 30
trial contests arranged for the water
fliers before the actual elimination
tiffs, which will be sailed off Newport
August 10. This long series of races
scheduled should result in determin-
ing which is the speediest OF the
three. All three have shown tremen-I
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-l
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 win race
against LiptoR's latest sailing crea-
ton, but most of US are guessing the
New York Yacht Club boat, the Reso-
lutte.
Lpton's newest hope, the Shamrock
", started across the Atlantic on her
quest some days ago. In design Sir
Thomas craft differs markedly froEt
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.
Net 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
Il announcer aIleInpS was IRduc ny the In
vonia, which was defeated in four
out of fire races. Since then the
British have tried unsuccessfuily' in
1885, 1886, 1887. 1893, 1895, 1899, 1901
and 1903. Canadian chaHengers made
attempts in 1876 and 1881.
Races for the Americas Cup.
thames of American boats firstl
1S70-Magis, schooner, F. 0sgood,
owner; Cambria, schooner, j. Ash
bury, owner.
lS71-Colambia, schooner, F. 0s.
good. owner; sSappho, schooner, A. p.
Douglas, owner; Liyonia, schooner, J..
lAshbury, owner.
1S76-Madeline schooner, ]. S. Dick.
erson, owner; Countess of Dufferin.
schooner. Mai. C. Clifford, owner
1SS1-Mischief, sloop, J. R. Bush.
owner; ATLANTA, sloop, Capt. Cuth,
bert, owner.
! ISS5-Puritan. cutter. ]. w. Forbes
and others, owners; Genesta, cutter,
Sir Richard Sutton, owner.
t 1SS6-Mayfiower. cutter. Gen. C.. r.