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THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. 63 FfCcL.S Cogens- "^ 1 FORTUNE, BOSTON Mr. Ashbury, the Havre (France) regatta was sailed July 12, 1872, and among the entries were the British schooners Guinevere and Livonia and the American schooner Sappho. The Guinevere was withdrawn, and Mr. Douglass, owner of the Sappho, at once withdrew her, declining to sail against Mr. Ashbury. He started, however, fifteen minutes after the Livonia; came up with and ran through her lee, and then went on over the course, finishing an hour and a half ahead of her. In this year, 1872, it was, that Commodore Bennett presented his Brenton's Reef Challenge Cup, valued at $1,000, for an international trophy. This is the cup that was won last season by the British cutter Genesta. As there seemed some disinclination to entering for it, Mr. Bennett offered an extra prize of $500 in case five yachts started, to be presented to, and held by, the winner as his own private property. The only starters, however, were the Ram- ■bler, then owned by Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes, who now owns the sloop Puritan and the Madeleine, then owned by Commodore Jacob Voorhis, Jr., of the Brooklyn club. The start was made July 25, 1872, and the yachts had dirty weather. The Madeleine had to put in to New London, and did not reach the outer mark. The Rambler made the course in 39b. 55m. 59s. She belonged to the Eastern club, which from that time on, has constantly increased in importance. During the August cruise of the New York club, this year, there was a handicap race over the regular Block Island course ; which is important, as showing how the yachts of that time were rated. I think the clubs of both countries will finally come to this as the fairest way of sailing yacht races. Certain it is, no system of measurement has ever been satisfactory, and probably none ever will be. Here is the way in which the committee rated the yachts of that day. The schooner Columbia allows the Madeleine im* Resolute im.; Tidal
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000061 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. 63 FfCcL.S Cogens- "^ 1 FORTUNE, BOSTON Mr. Ashbury, the Havre (France) regatta was sailed July 12, 1872, and among the entries were the British schooners Guinevere and Livonia and the American schooner Sappho. The Guinevere was withdrawn, and Mr. Douglass, owner of the Sappho, at once withdrew her, declining to sail against Mr. Ashbury. He started, however, fifteen minutes after the Livonia; came up with and ran through her lee, and then went on over the course, finishing an hour and a half ahead of her. In this year, 1872, it was, that Commodore Bennett presented his Brenton's Reef Challenge Cup, valued at $1,000, for an international trophy. This is the cup that was won last season by the British cutter Genesta. As there seemed some disinclination to entering for it, Mr. Bennett offered an extra prize of $500 in case five yachts started, to be presented to, and held by, the winner as his own private property. The only starters, however, were the Ram- ■bler, then owned by Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes, who now owns the sloop Puritan and the Madeleine, then owned by Commodore Jacob Voorhis, Jr., of the Brooklyn club. The start was made July 25, 1872, and the yachts had dirty weather. The Madeleine had to put in to New London, and did not reach the outer mark. The Rambler made the course in 39b. 55m. 59s. She belonged to the Eastern club, which from that time on, has constantly increased in importance. During the August cruise of the New York club, this year, there was a handicap race over the regular Block Island course ; which is important, as showing how the yachts of that time were rated. I think the clubs of both countries will finally come to this as the fairest way of sailing yacht races. Certain it is, no system of measurement has ever been satisfactory, and probably none ever will be. Here is the way in which the committee rated the yachts of that day. The schooner Columbia allows the Madeleine im* Resolute im.; Tidal |
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