Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . uilt and owned by C, and R. Poillon ; purchased by W. H. Douglass ; present owner Prince Sciarra, Naples, Italy. 3^ THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. much damaged. The Vesta lost jib-boom, and the Henrietta^ among othertroubles, parted forestiiy, and had tolie to, for some hours, repairingdamages. The Henrietta made therun down in 9h. 8m., and made theentire course in 3oh. 6m., the /beating her 56m., and winning thestakes which, as usual, were $500 aside. This was a great year for matchracing, and these matches were butthe pre
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . uilt and owned by C, and R. Poillon ; purchased by W. H. Douglass ; present owner Prince Sciarra, Naples, Italy. 3^ THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. much damaged. The Vesta lost jib-boom, and the Henrietta^ among othertroubles, parted forestiiy, and had tolie to, for some hours, repairingdamages. The Henrietta made therun down in 9h. 8m., and made theentire course in 3oh. 6m., the /beating her 56m., and winning thestakes which, as usual, were $500 aside. This was a great year for matchracing, and these matches were butthe prelude to the greatest matchever sailed by yachts of anycountry, the great ocean race,which was started DecemberII, 1866. Previous to this, however,on October 23, the schoonersHalcyon (121) and Vesta(201), sailed a match for$250 a side, from Sands Pointto the Bartlett Reef Light-ship, the Vesta winning bynearly an hour. The Vesta,which at this time was ownedby Mr. Pierre Lorillard, wassailed in a match twenty milesto windward from the SandyHook Lightship and return. &6 SCHOONER •• HALCYON. for a piece of plate against HHtrondelle,afterwards the celebrated schooner Daunt-less. She was entered in this race at against the Vesta, 201, and as usual,size told in her favor, and she won. Itwas HHirondelles first season, and she wasowned by Mr. L. B. Bradford, from whomshe was afterwards purchased by The great race from Sandy Hookacross the ocean to the Needles, Isleof Wight, England, was the most remark-able contest ever entered into either onland or water. That vessels of the sizeof these schooners should cross the oceanat any time of year, was considered some-what hazardous, but that they shouldcross in the dead of winter, added ?Original owners: W. Herbert, James E. Smith ; present owner Charles J. Paine, Boston. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. immensely to the risk. Had tliey beenespecially prepared for an ocean voyage byhaving their spars reduced before s
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