Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-23

| beginning of the building of specially
designed craft for Americas cup races.
Both the Genesta and Galatea were
built especially to race for the Amer
lea cup races.
Both the Genesta and the Galatea
were built especially to race for the
cup. The former came in 1885, and
in that year, the heavy expense OF de-
fense began, although the beginning
was matter of small Importance
compared with the expense of today.
The cost of the building Of Puritan in
1895, added to the cost of her manage
ment for the season figured up to
about $35 900. 1t cost almost as much
for the building and operating of prls-
ella, Puritans unsuccessful rival
Mayflower cost about $4,000 to
race in 1885, The clubs expense and
the management of the race was about
$4,000 more. There was second boat
built in 1886 by syndicate of MEM
bers of the Atlantic Yacht Club at the
probable cost of not less than $4,000.
This boat was called the Atlantic and
subsequently was sold TO yachtsman
for considerable portion of her cost.
Still it was "found money" for her or
iginal owners.
Thistle, the Sctch challenger and the
American defender Volunteer "set
back" their respective owners about
$4,000 each, when they raced in 1887.
The New York Yacht Club had an eX-
pense of nearly $4,000 in the manage
ment of that series of races.
The real heavy expense Of defending
the cup began in 1898, the year Lord
Durraven isued his first challenge. In
that year. four candidates for the
honor of defending the trophy We're
built. Vigilant finally was chosen. 1t
was stated after the series that Vigil
liant cost something like $4,000 to
build and race. This sum was reduced
to possibly 100000 through the sale
Of the yacht, after the races, to George
and Howard Gould. Colonia, Jubilee
and Pilgrim, the other three American
boats, cost about $250,00O making an
overhead cost of at least $500 for
the defense of the cup that year.
In 1895. the New York Yacht Club
cpent 100000 to build and race De-
fender. AS there was only one boat
built in 1895, this series was not as
costly as the previous contest, still
Defender was the first cup boat for
which there was practically no use
after the series. These astounding
sums, however, are insignificant when
compared with the amounts that have
been spent since Sir Thomas Upton
entered the international yacht racing
game.
According to reliable information
Sir Thomas spent 100000 in his first
attempt to capture the American cup
That was in 1899.
That sum included S4OO 900 that Sir
Thomas spent in purchasing of steam
yacht that he renamed the Erin, ano
another 100000 to reft the boat
This boat, the Irish Baronet user until
the world war started when he gave
it to the British government and she
was torpedoed in the Mediterranean
Deducting the sum that Sir Thomas
CUP-2
spent for he Erin, the cost of the 189!
race left the IriShman out OF pocket
100000 after his first attempt to lift
the cup.
In that year, Columbia cost the New
York Yacht Club $4,000 to build ant
race. Defender was used as tria
horse that year, at a cost of abou
$50. 900. The series cost the club a
least SIS, 1000 of which at least $1,000
a day was spent for tug-boats AM
other vessels. In the rough, it cost tn
organization $685., 1000 to defend tn
cup. Both sides probably expende
100000 for the cup series Of 1899.
Shamrock II cost Sir Thoma
$3.50, 900. Constitution was built, tina
year, at the cost of $250,000 to defen
the trophy. Commodore Morgan
who then was the sole owner Of tn
Columbia, put her into commission a
a trial boat She finally was selecte
= to defend the trophy. For that homo