Show a 1 I n j 1 A AMERICA ME RIGA FR FREA SLOOP WON I IN 1851 1 l Cup Cap Captured by jy Ya Ye 1 Trick Now Sought b t Shamrock IV IVI I By Henry L. L F Parrel arr lJ j V TEW YORK I July 14 ji i 1 N She was a freak f t London papers called her hei J I sparrow sparrow h hawk wk and th thi 1 tives classed her I as a y 7 y kee keo trick t But she he was tome some boat I America was was wu and the cup r in US 1851 oft off the Isle lale of ot remains In America j acht yacht supremacy K a 3 veneration generation after generation of l j builders and expert sailors 3 The America winner of ot th H J i which n r retains Its a name namo arid and v will be defended against t th the th t c tl len lengo of ot Sir Thomas LIpton I- I t series of or races race starting July Tuly 15 3 Sandy Hook Rook was built by WIT WID H H. Brown at his shipyards shipyard at foot toot of or Twelfth street New y yI at a n cot coat of or The coat cont I called for tor It Its delivery by Apr j but contractors contractor 1 In thole C a lot like lIko the builders of ot today too it completed wits Wit June IS before she Wa wan f fin Her trials were not riot m et w I She Sho was ba beaten several he the Maria Marla a a. famous sloop loop of ot I I day dayOn On Oct June 21 1 1351 1851 she lall d I En England land with a crew of ot thirl including among thorn Captain I Brown Brawn Mate State Nelse Comstock tailors a steward and a cook They had a good twenty days day to Havre had one ono days day's r record ord run or of of miles mile I After being refitted and nd o O hauled she sho sailed July 31 ai I i for tor Cowes Isle IBle of ot Wight 1 The rho sped of ot the tho America Am i ir Ii tnt lilt with th the British cutter U La I rock made mado the English yach- yach f fearful of ot her power and th the Ar AIT leans Ienn had tho the greatest difficult J arranging a a. match George Georee I Schuyler one of at the tho syndicate owners posted a challenge to British essel whatever for an any any from 1000 to guineas me mt stipulating n thoro thero should not be oe than a six-knot six breeze j Robert Stephenson offered match hi his schooner choon r the THa IlU against the America for lor a 1 race fate twenty miles to windward and turn for This offer orter was wu and August 23 fixed d for for daI date of t the e match In the he e meantime fl the Royal nora T Ta squadron notified th the Amen Amerl that thai there would be R a regular o Oi I re regatta tta of ot their club around Isle Islo of Wight on August 22 3 and 1 t I the tho America would be The Tho race rac was waa for tor a n trophy vat val nat at guineas J On August 22 z 2 the America 1 II lup vin un with fourteen British vessels tho race h The America was slow alow with sails and was the lost last to ret get a ai It a Itt i at t 10 a- a a a. m. m from an anchor si t st stAt t I. At At they thO twelfth mile anile the America 1 swept pt through the n field until I Iwas I was fifth behind the Beatrice Aurora the and the AnTho Arr An Tho The Tho America took the lead at Catherines Catherine's but had trouble trouble i ithe v the tide and wa was nearly o orti b by the swift little Aurora ing the tho Needles at p. p m ru It y estimated th the Am America had a I I of eight miles mUtI on the tho field H ID Hr with the wind falling light Si Ii i and the tide strong stron the Aci en gained and W was WS S only two TO ml as astern torn at the finish The AAr An jt finished at 3 31 p p. m m. the Aur at the at 9 U Eclipse at t 94 and the a a. a m m. The Tho British raid ald the Amer America I ca 1 Continued d on paste paga 7 3 1 SPORTS t I AMERICA FREAK Continued d from page 2 and called her a mere mer heir heir- 1 yankee We wIll 1 build a a boat They will viiI beet beat Amera Amer- Amer Tey days that wl bet n dayt t a for SOO answered Make lake It ItI Th The yanks walt wait and sail tile the thee I 5 ad cl sol ce sailed galled America e after the Americ fk A eek aler the from the theto with CI tr match mach lightshIp wih to the Isle of ot Wight ab of the America was wasat Ore h the start but reIr reana re- re a MY a at with will made and ana she abe won wih were wee Ir to spare I hour were unable to The rhe Americans and more mor races for fOI any her th sail her home her owners own own- Mr than sl to 10 ord Jhn de her u ers old for tor 25 ODO Ino tel 4 changed and altered sh sha she lly changed with indifferent success raced ra wih af a final finally v sola t t. to General Generl Benign Ben Den and ign 3 F F. of Massachusetts mn Iron family Bule family 8 1 sun still remains n a hos |