The Washington times., 1920-04-12

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~Tne Shamrock ], the nrst Lip'oh
yacht to come here, raced for inc
Americas cup back in 1899. On oc-
tober 10 the Columbia III won from
the challenger with ten minutes anu
eight secoads, corrected time' 10
spare. On the next day, after carry
iAx3 away her topsaii, the Shamrock
withdrew, Columbia finished alohe
The. fnal race. on October ~ was
won by the Columbia by 6.34' cor
reeYed time, and Sir Thomas went
home a saddened man, as he had
hoped greatly to succeed where 30
many others had failed.
e1ns 1901, with his Shamrock H. Slr
Thomas came sailing back for more
p,snishment, and he got II. three
straight, at the hands OF tho same
defender, Columbia III. though the
races were closer. The Irish yacht
lost the first race by 1.a0, the second
By ASS, and the third by mere 20
seSpnds.
tennber, 1909, the Shamrock III tried
heraiuck against the Reliance. only to
fall on three successive attempts. IL
was not until 1914 that Sir Thomas
ycas again to seek the Americas cup,
which has been In this country since
1861.
Defiance II out OF II.
III 1914 three yachts figured in the
elfmfnation trials for the opportunity
ofstiefending the Americas cup. the
Rasolute, Vanitie. and Defiance. The
naxt year the Defiance did not COM
pete, and has since been CONVEYED
itf8 a. house boat. 1t Is now out OF
the affair altogether. But In 1915 the
Resolute and Vanitie raced each other
when It was, thought Sir Thomas
might send his Shamrock Nv after the
cup
sTne Defiance finished second three
times in 1914, and out OF the total OF
thirty races, the Resolute won twenty
four and the Vanitie six. 1t Is gem
orally believed that the Resolute VIII
be chosen to compete against the
Shamrock w, though there are many
who incline to the Vanitie.
The schooner yacht America, owned
by number Of American yacht men,
went to England in 1851 as an exhibit
of.a fore-and- after Her owners chal-
lenged all-comers. and on August 2z,
1881, started here in q regatta from
Cowes around the Isle OF Wight. SIX
teen yachts from many nations start
ed In that race, but the America came
sailing home far in the lead. The cup
she won, ever since known as the
Americas cup, has been In the Gus.
tody of the New York Yacht Club and
subject to challenge since July D.
1857. ,. '.
- Cambria Comes Over.
Tie first British yacht to seek the
Americas cup was the Cambria own
edsby James Ashbury, of the Royal
CI,,h Altar winning In
a.isst across the ocean from James
Gordon Benefits Dauntless. the Cam
briR sailed under the same conditions
existing when the America won the
trophy. ...-
On August s. 1870, fifteen schooners
started of Stapleton, Staten Island.
sailing to and around the Sandy HOOK
ligiftship. The Magic was the win
ners the old America finishing fourth.
The4sCambria was tenth. ...
The following year Ashbury came
bSck with the Livonia, which com
peted against four defenders, the
DfLntless, Sappho, Palmer, and Co.
luffibia Columbia, light-weather
boat. won the first two races and was
,eading in the third when she lost
nkfs flying lib stay and broke her
steering gear. The Livonia won that
raSe. The sSappho, defended the cup
IN the next two races, winning hands
lown and ending the attempt to take
she cup back to England.
The Countess of Dufferin. owned
by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club,
sought the cup in 1876, losing to the
Madeline, the defender in two
straight races. Another Canadian
yacht raced for the cup in 1881, the
,ixty-five-foot sloop Atalanta- This
was the first single-sticker to en-
gaze in the tourney.
II. Iron sloop Winner.
After many trials, an iron sloop,
the Richief, was selected to defend
.he cup and she did so successfully
IN two straight races.
A. British cutter, the Genesta- was
.she next candidate for international
ocean honors, coming over in 1885.
She was defeated in two straight
races by the Puritan, a Boston boat.
The next year came the ninety
foot cutter. Galatea, only to fall be-
fore the MayHower, a Boston sloop.
mo Royal Clyde Yacht Club offered
fhe next challenger, the Thistle, =
Scottish cutter. which had showed
remarkable speed in British waters.
rhes Volunteer, a steel sloop, was