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THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
eased a trifle, and she beat all the other
yachts with ease.
The Dauntless, Sappho and Wanderer
raced from Sandy Hook to the Cape May
Light-ship for a $500 cup, a little private
arrangement; and as stated, the Wanderer
won. The schooner Dreadnought made
her first appearance in this trip to Cape
May, but her performance on the way
down did not warrant Captain Samuels in
entering her for the race, and although she
iron, for one thing, and I think that in time,
iron will supersede wood entirely for the
hulls of yachts. Then, too, she had parts
of the cutter rig ; that is, she had the short
mast and long topmast ; but I think her
mainsail laced to the boom, and that she
had a standing jib. She had also a stay to
the knight heads, and a stay-sail. Mr. Center, who designed her, afterwards had her
jib to set flying, and found it a great improvement.
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SCHOONER " 1'ALMEK." 1
started with the lot, she did not return, but
bore up and ran for New York.
The Sappho took the Citizen's Cup with
time allowance, and the Benson Cup (both
$1000 mugs), beating the Columbia 5m. 5s.
The Gracie took the Citizens' Cup for
sloops, beating the Vindex 2m. 37s. The
latter yacht was new, and she also embodied several new principles. She was
1 Original owner R, F. Loper
So far as model was concerned, the Vindex had little in common with the modern
cutter, being over 17 feet beam on a water-
line length of 56 feet. She may, however,
I think, be said to have been the first American-built sloop that was cutter rigged.
During the August cruise, this year,
1871—for the first time the Eastern and
New York club fleets joined each other
present owner Rutherford Stuyvesant.
52
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
eased a trifle, and she beat all the other
yachts with ease.
The Dauntless, Sappho and Wanderer
raced from Sandy Hook to the Cape May
Light-ship for a $500 cup, a little private
arrangement; and as stated, the Wanderer
won. The schooner Dreadnought made
her first appearance in this trip to Cape
May, but her performance on the way
down did not warrant Captain Samuels in
entering her for the race, and although she
iron, for one thing, and I think that in time,
iron will supersede wood entirely for the
hulls of yachts. Then, too, she had parts
of the cutter rig ; that is, she had the short
mast and long topmast ; but I think her
mainsail laced to the boom, and that she
had a standing jib. She had also a stay to
the knight heads, and a stay-sail. Mr. Center, who designed her, afterwards had her
jib to set flying, and found it a great improvement.
fttd.SXos^
SCHOONER " 1'ALMEK." 1
started with the lot, she did not return, but
bore up and ran for New York.
The Sappho took the Citizen's Cup with
time allowance, and the Benson Cup (both
$1000 mugs), beating the Columbia 5m. 5s.
The Gracie took the Citizens' Cup for
sloops, beating the Vindex 2m. 37s. The
latter yacht was new, and she also embodied several new principles. She was
1 Original owner R, F. Loper
So far as model was concerned, the Vindex had little in common with the modern
cutter, being over 17 feet beam on a water-
line length of 56 feet. She may, however,
I think, be said to have been the first American-built sloop that was cutter rigged.
During the August cruise, this year,
1871—for the first time the Eastern and
New York club fleets joined each other
present owner Rutherford Stuyvesant.
