Evening star., 1920-07-14

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weather will greet Resolute, defend
ing sloop. and Shamrock ". challen-
ger, when they meet of Sandy Hook
tomorrow in the first race of the Sc
ries for the Americas cup, according
TO the governments local weather
forecasters. Light showers. and cooler
weather are predicted AS regards
driving power for the yachts. moder-
ate south to southwester,y breezes,
becoming variable. are prophesied.
The two racing craft should have no
dimcuity in covering the fhirty-miIe
windward and leeward course in less
time than the limit allowed. South to
southwesterly breezes would give the
challenger and defender a course
down. along the New Jersey coast To
on Asbury Park and return. The rules
call Tor one yacht to win three out
OF five races.
shamrock, " had a most successful
trial yesterday. which lasted for about
tnree hours under perfect weather
conditions. The trim green sloop
never showed better speed since she
has been In American waters. The
challenger used a new SAIL designed
to avoid air pockets.
Resoiute arrived at, her anchorage
at about o'clock yesterday. after
having been hauled out and polished
up at Staten Island yard. She is be-
Ing given further trials today.
First Race in 1851.
The Americas cup Is a trophy that
cost $525. and was offered by the
Royal Yacht Squadron in 1851 for a
race around the Isle of Wight. For
efgn boats were invited to compete.
and the America. owned by Commo-
dore, Stevens and other members of
the New York Yacht Club. was en-
tered. There was no time allowance
for tonnage, and the America won a
very creditable race, since she was by
no means the largest of the competi-
tors.
The trophy thereupon became the
In 1857 decided the cup to the New
York Yacht Club. to be held as per-
petual challenge trophy for interna-
tional races between vessels of not
less than 80 nor more than 800 tons.
The first challenge came in 1870.
from James Ashbury. who raced his
yacht Cambria against the whole feet
of the New York Yacht Club. An
American yacht named Magic was the
winner. 1n-1S71 Ashbury returned to
the attack. and on this occasion 1t
was agreed that there should be a
single QeIen0er. Ta1S was the yacht
Columbia, owned by Franklin Osgood.
The Columbia defended the cup until
she lost through an accident, after
which the New York Yacht Club sub
stituted the Sappho. owned by w. p.
Douglas. The cup remained in the
United States, but the race ended in
a protest.
Canadian Boat Beaten.
In 1876 Vice Commodore Clifford.
backed by the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club, challenged with the schooner
Countess .of Dufferin.. Two races were
sailed and both were won by the
American defender, the schooner Mad
eleine. owned by j. S. Dickerson.
In 1881 a syndicate of Canadians or
ganized by Alexander Cuthbert, chal-
lenged with the Canadian sloop Alta
lanta and was defeated in the two
races by the American sloop Mischief,
owned by J. R. Rusk. -
Y After this race the New York Yacht
Club decided that the deed Of gift
was not adequate. and returned the
cup to the surviving donor, George L.
Schuyler, who amended 1t by .provid-
Ing that challenging yachts should
proceed to the port Of contest on their
own bottoms, and also that no vessel
could race again until two years had
elapsed. In 1882 the club revised it's