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Show CUP WINNER AMERICA IS SAVED FROM SCRAP BOSTON, Sept. 27. The schooner yacht America, which in 1S51 won the Royal Yacht squadron cup, since successfully-defended successfully-defended as the America's cup In twelve international races, was sold today to members of the Eastern Yacht club of Marblehead. The principal object of the purchasers was to save the famous craft from the scrapheap. It was said the America, probably would be preserved as a museum. Since the winning of the cup the America Amer-ica has had an adventurous career. She took part in the civil war as a privateer, subsequently was a sunken hulk in the St. John's Yiver, Florida; a training ship for American midshipmen at Annapolis and one of the defenders of the cup in the first race in 1S70. The yacht has been owned b the family fam-ily of former Goverpor Benjamin W. Butler since 1S70 and was sold today by his son and daughter, Paul Butler and Mrs. Blanche Butler Ames. I |