Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . Co^W«^ THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN RAY. race the club ever sailed at Newport, andthis was the first annual cruise of the prize for the race at Newport, Augustlo, 1854, was $500 for yachts of any club,and $100 for working vessels ; the coursebeing what is still known as the club courseat Newport, /.<?., from off Fort Adams toand around the Block Island buoy and re-turn, 45 miles. The starters were : thesloops Maria (116) [she seems to nave re-ceived a different rating at each race];Julia {^6\ [her firs
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . Co^W«^ THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN RAY. race the club ever sailed at Newport, andthis was the first annual cruise of the prize for the race at Newport, Augustlo, 1854, was $500 for yachts of any club,and $100 for working vessels ; the coursebeing what is still known as the club courseat Newport, /.<?., from off Fort Adams toand around the Block Island buoy and re-turn, 45 miles. The starters were : thesloops Maria (116) [she seems to nave re-ceived a different rating at each race];Julia {^6\ [her first race]; Una (58), Ger-trude (69), Irene (48), America (40), andElla Jane [a working vessel] (89); schoon-ers Haze (80), Cornelia (78), Mystery (46),Spray (37). The wind was northeast, andthere was considerable sea. The sails werelimited ; sloops to mainsail and jib ;schooners, to the three lower sails ; andall started with the topmasts down. TheMaria took the $500, and the Ella Jane, being the onlyworking vessel,captured $ came in astern of theMaria, and hadstarted 4m. the y
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