. Book of the Royal blue . Iourlc-j .if mil- s Hn-klyCupyriglit, lUOS, by Uoiiijaiiyi SIR THOMAS LIPTON. Book of thk Royal Bluk. PUIILISHED MONTHl-V BY THE Passenger Deiakiment or the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Vol. VI. BALTIMORE, AUGUST, 1903. No. i: THE INTERNATIONAL CUP RACE. THK international yacht race for theAmericas cup will take place offSandy Hook lightship on .August 20,the cup to go to the winner of two out ofthe three races scheduled, which are totake place every other day. than half a century. The story of theAmerica winning the race against a fleetof eighteen English yach
. Book of the Royal blue . Iourlc-j .if mil- s Hn-klyCupyriglit, lUOS, by Uoiiijaiiyi SIR THOMAS LIPTON. Book of thk Royal Bluk. PUIILISHED MONTHl-V BY THE Passenger Deiakiment or the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Vol. VI. BALTIMORE, AUGUST, 1903. No. i: THE INTERNATIONAL CUP RACE. THK international yacht race for theAmericas cup will take place offSandy Hook lightship on .August 20,the cup to go to the winner of two out ofthe three races scheduled, which are totake place every other day. than half a century. The story of theAmerica winning the race against a fleetof eighteen English yachts and bringinghome the cup is sensational. In this race there were no limitationsor specitications placed upon the kind of. Cuurt«*5y of Ia^^Iu: a Wit; by Judge Company. SHAMROCK III. Whilst these races are termed Inter-national, they are principally confined tocontests between England and years ago on .\ugust 2:1, whenJohn C. Stevens sailed over to Englandwith his ninety-four foot America hehad no idea of starting such a friendlycompetition, which has resulted in theexpenditure of millions of dollars in more vessel which was to enter the race. Speedwas the only thing requisite, and theYankee craft, when she crossed the line,had no second within a mile. The Amer-ica is an old boat, but she still sailsthe seas, notwithstanding her remarkablecareer. After she succeeded in raising the cupin 51 she was sold to an English lord for THE INTERSATIOXAL CUP RACE. $5,000. Iler new owner fitted her out asa racer and the next year, under an p]nglishcrew, lost a race over a course around theIsle of Wight. But Lord de Blaquire wasnot discouraged. He next offered to sailthe schooner agains
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