Show AMERICAS AMERICA'S CUP Y NOT INTERNATiONAL 5 Trophy phy for WInch Shamrock IV Contends Had Humble Bir Birth l First Assumed Present Pres PresS j cut ent Importance in ill 1870 I I J I N if 1 EW YORK Tul July 13 Tl The e first II I J race in seventeen SC years can for the Americas America's cup Clip will start Thursday day off Sandy fundy Hook the contesting boats bein ben be- be I I ing in inthe n the CU cup defender Resolute and am tIre tIre- challenger Sir Thomas S. S Lip Lip- tons toas Shamrock I IV V. V Jt It may be e in interesting in- in at this time both t to yachts yachtsmen acht men and to a great many who arc ale not acquainted with this form of sport to iv I read a few facts in connection with this historic yachting trophy To begin bogIn with the Americas America's cup a al I first was not an International trophy In Jn fact tact It had no significance oto othor othu 5 than boing a prize offered b by the thc Royal yacht squadron for bra a a. a race around the Isle of Wight ight England which wn op open n to all aft nations In August 1 Th The tho schooner yacht acht America owned b by Commodore John L L. L Stevens ens and antI four oni r other members of or the thee lie Xe Neu e York i ach club won this race and antI the CU cup ht became bo- bo came their property Six years later Inter Comm Commodore dore Stevens en and antI his associates 8 con e conveyed cd the thc prize to the New ew York Yacht club In trust as a perpetual In International In- In trophy which has since been known know as the Americas America's cuP taking taking- its name from the schooner yacht which won on it in British waters l' l Fir First rt t Ithee In The first race for the Americas America's rup eup tp d. d as- as an ae-an n International prize was as hold held on Aug August S. S 1870 over O the tho re regular ular of ot the tho New ew York Yacht club in NOW ew Yorks York's lower ba bay The challenging was Cambria owned li h by James Ashbury of ot the Royal Yacht squadron England and the thc cup was wu defended b by practically the whole tle fleet t of f th the NewYork New New- ew York Yacht club That however howe wa was only race in ill which the challenger cJ over ever had to sail san a against a fleet Jeet and th the only contest in which the issue was de do- decided decided de- de b by a single race Cambria h by tho the wa way finished tenth In that event ent while the old America finished fourth the raco race being belna won I 1 by Magic the yacht yachi S Idler finishing second In all aU there have been heen twelve twel contests con con- tests for the cup in the second of which I Mr Ashbury Ashbur challenged with tho thc schooner ri and the New ew York Torl Yacht club cub agreed to defend the trophy tro Itro phy with only one boat in the race nice The 1871 contest was the best four tour out ut of ot seven seyen race Livonia won a a. single lo raco owing to the steering pear gear ear of ot the th defender Columbia breaking down 5 Only twice since that tIn day October J 10 IP 1871 1371 ha has a challenging yacht crost rol ed I the finish line ahead of or the defending boat hoaL On September 10 10 ISO Valkyrie S III lIT after arter following the defender fin in- in 1 I minute and 16 seconds ahead I of the American boat loat and on October r 1 4 1901 Shamrock ll Ii I finished 2 seconds second ahead of Columbia but los lost t to the thede de Jc- Jc fender by virtue of or conce conceding ing 4 42 seconds seconds seconds sec sec- time allowance In th the racES race of 1876 ISSI 1886 5 and 1887 the co-at co contests were decided oi on i the basis basli of tho l Iest e t two out of or three thre i races s. s From orom JSn to the last lust race rac It in 1 S 1903 rho rhe agreement was for the Lest boa t three thre out of five fhe races Pew Few to On Oti only three occasions ha has on one 0 of or I. I the tho competing yachts for the Americas America's b cup failed to finish In the tle last laRt rae race C of the contest content Valkyrie III with drew p Immediately ImmedIate t ter a t cro-t Lb the i starting startIng- line lino On October 1 17 j 1 SI j Shamrock lost loL her topmast n and with drew in the tho second la race lace e of or that year yeat and an l on September 3 2 1903 Shamrock II it S S 11 IJU 1 not t finish nish in the tho final race of oC th the ther e r series as she was already alread an and md I had bad nothing nothing- to gain I hy iy continuing Just once In th the history of the cu cup I races has a competing yacht been hee Ft disqualified This ThiN was in the second II race of tho the series s of or when Lord Lor d Dunraven's ens III was fled fied for or fouling Defender I S The fastest time c ever cr r made in a rac race C I for the Americas America's cup is credited to Lb tin the old schooner Columbia On October 1 IS S. S 1871 th tho da day before befort she hc he was defeated I b- b by Livonia she sailed twenty milc miles mile leeward and windward fort rort miles s I in a all zai in 3 hours 1 l minute and 33 s seconds second 3 It Jt t must not be Inferred how however that t th the Columbia was th the fastest yacht acht the that ever er sailed for tor the cup Clip Thore Is it itS no S method of of determining the relative speed of ot two or more boats boat other tha than ky il-ky the results of df a race in which theS the they S aall together When Columbia m do dov S Ithe v the fast time referred to undoubtedly p the tho conditions of ot wind weather veather and sea a overe r most favorable 5 S JI S u Vigilant urho fastest t mile time ever made mado on a 13 15 1 p. p course straight awa away and return SO 30 mlles miles S in all is credited to the tic dec de- tender Vi Vigilant ll nt In a a. race race on October 13 ia 1893 she covered the course In S hours hour 24 minutes and 29 9 seconds I The Tho ho fastest time in r f for i r. r the u u. triangular ra race e cup was made by Columbia a on u October 3 1891 the time for the di dis db uS I S tance 30 miles being In Jn the tho first three ee contests for tl the tho to A the cup challenging challenging- boats wore were schoon schoon- erB and the tho defenders for or the second and third als were schooners schooner In all an I other contests however howe tim the yachts have always alwa's been sloops or cutter butters The rhe smallest challenger In the hi his tory of f the cup race raco was Atlanta which I was built at Bell Bellville Ont Can In 1881 1381 She measured 64 feet on the water Jine Jino and wa was waa the first Ina a. a contest sloop to appear PIear S 5 5 The first yacht ever built especially I t to defend the trophy was Pocahontas S S This was In 1881 Prior to that year the tho New York Yacht club had selected from fron Its fleet the yacht considered I be the best beat to suited Bulted for tor the tho purpose Pod Po Po- did not come com un no d to I I and was reJect rejected d l lIn in favor of or Mis chief ono one of the the- finest finest sloops of ot tb the C fleet defenders Since that year car however er ne ne' new p have been built for ever Co contest n t est every There were two candidates for tor Ui the C honor of defending the thu cup in 1883 tw two 0 in and four four In in 1893 anti and in ever er every V contest excepting one since tho race rae C Atlanta an and l Mischief the cu cup p haM h been defended by a n yacht acht built fo for r that particular race Tho otto one exception U was in 1901 when Constitution built bull t r the tho race of or that year cu was discarded in favor 0 of Columbia which successful stul- stul ly defended tho trophy in 1899 1811 Shamrock IV Takes es Spin New v York Jul July 13 The 1 The Shamrock k IV h er for the Americas America's cu cup took a a. short spin today off ort Sandy Roo Hook k while whilo the defender thel et spent th the day at a Staten Island dry dock where c workers removed tar and oil from h he nor r hull huH Tomorrow the two t rivals will U have hae a a. final workout for tho events event 3 Thur Thursday da |