YACHTING. 



775 



several races, and, upon the whole, mado a better 

 ivcnrd tlian .-in- is given credit for. 



Valkyrie" was fairly beaten by "Vigilant" 

 in the races for the " America's " cup off New 

 York in October. 



Slmrily afl.-r the " Volunteer" and "Thistle" 

 contest the llerreshofl Brothers, of Bristol, K. 1., 



t<> deviate from the regular profile and 

 Mii<, tli com unions curves traditional with de- 

 signers. "Vertical" and "clipjKjr" stems gave 

 way to the " overhang " or " shovel-nose " type, 

 and successful experiments were made with " fin " 

 and " bulb " keels. These last bid fair to play a 

 prominent part in the future. 



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CARMITA,- ( BULB FIN CUTTERM893. 



First race, 1851. Round the Isle of Wight, England. 

 (I) Schooner yacht "America " against the Royal 

 Yacht Squadron. (A = a type of the British 

 schooner yacht of that time.) 



Second race, 1870. New York Bay. British schooner 

 yacht "Cambria" (B) against the New York Yacht 

 Club Squadron. " Magic " (II) led the fleet. 



Third race. 1871. New York Bav. British schooner 

 yacht " Livonia " (Cand D> against American yachts 

 " Columbia " (III) and " Sappho " (IV). 



Fourth race. 1870. New York Bay. Canadian schooner 

 " Countess of Dufferin " against American schooner 

 "Madeline." 



MISCHIEF/SLOOP) 1876, 



Fifth race, 1881. New York Bay. Canadian sloop 

 " Atalanta " against American sloop " Mischief." 



Sixth race. 1885. Off New York. British cutter "Oe- 

 nesta " (E) against American sloop " Puritan " (V). 



Seventh race, 1886. Off New York. British cutter 

 " Galatea " (F) against American sloop " May- 

 flower " (VI). 



Eighth race. 1887. Off New York. British cutter 

 " Thistle " (G) against American sloop " Volunteer " 

 (VII). 



Ninth race, 1893. Off New York. British cutter "Val- 

 kyrie" (H) against American sloop "Vigilant" 

 (VIII). 



