2Q
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
only the schooner Sybil and Cornelia
came to the line and went over the
course. The Sybil won, and the Cornelia
captured the second prize. Evidently,
owners were getting better acquainted
with their boats and those opposed to
them, and they do not seem to have relished
defeat any more than their successors do
now-a-days. There were no starters among
the sloops, probably for the reason that as
against the Maria and Una no vessel
stood a chance, and it was labor lost, and
money thrown away, to fit them for a race.
Previous to this race of November 3, however, viz., October 31, 1848, there was a
match between the sloops Una and Ultra
over the club course. The Ultra was 65
tons, the Una but 39 ; and size told in
those days as now, and the allowance of 17
minutes 15 seconds which the Una got
was not enough for her. The Ultra, then
owned by Mr. C. B. Miller,
won by 15 minutes.
Next year, 1849, there was
no race until the regular June
regatta, which occupied two
days, June 5 and 7. On the
first day the course was the
regular one, but the second
day the start was off Robbins'
Reef, and the yachts went
around the Sandy Hook lightship for the first time. The
Maria came in ahead on the
first day, but was disqualified
on account of fouling the
Ultra. On the second day
the prizes were $50 for each
Kj-et/.S.Co^eiAS
' *■ 86
HENRIETTA."
2Q
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
only the schooner Sybil and Cornelia
came to the line and went over the
course. The Sybil won, and the Cornelia
captured the second prize. Evidently,
owners were getting better acquainted
with their boats and those opposed to
them, and they do not seem to have relished
defeat any more than their successors do
now-a-days. There were no starters among
the sloops, probably for the reason that as
against the Maria and Una no vessel
stood a chance, and it was labor lost, and
money thrown away, to fit them for a race.
Previous to this race of November 3, however, viz., October 31, 1848, there was a
match between the sloops Una and Ultra
over the club course. The Ultra was 65
tons, the Una but 39 ; and size told in
those days as now, and the allowance of 17
minutes 15 seconds which the Una got
was not enough for her. The Ultra, then
owned by Mr. C. B. Miller,
won by 15 minutes.
Next year, 1849, there was
no race until the regular June
regatta, which occupied two
days, June 5 and 7. On the
first day the course was the
regular one, but the second
day the start was off Robbins'
Reef, and the yachts went
around the Sandy Hook lightship for the first time. The
Maria came in ahead on the
first day, but was disqualified
on account of fouling the
Ultra. On the second day
the prizes were $50 for each
Kj-et/.S.Co^eiAS
' *■ 86
HENRIETTA."
