Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ore than their successors donow-a-days. There were no starters amongthe sloops, probably for the reason that as against the Maria and Una no vesselstood a chance, and it was labor lost, andmoney thrown away, to fit them for a to this race of November 3, how-ever, viz.^ October 31, 1848, there was amatch between the sloops Una and Ultraover the club course. The Ultra was 65tons, the Una but 39 ; and size told inthose days as now, and the allowance of 17minutes 15 seconds which the Una gotwas not enough for her. Th
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ore than their successors donow-a-days. There were no starters amongthe sloops, probably for the reason that as against the Maria and Una no vesselstood a chance, and it was labor lost, andmoney thrown away, to fit them for a to this race of November 3, how-ever, viz.^ October 31, 1848, there was amatch between the sloops Una and Ultraover the club course. The Ultra was 65tons, the Una but 39 ; and size told inthose days as now, and the allowance of 17minutes 15 seconds which the Una gotwas not enough for her. The Ultra, thenowned by Mr. C. B. Miller,won by 15 minutes. Next year, 1849, there wasno race until the regular Juneregatta, which occupied twodays, June 5 and 7. On thefirst day the course was theregular one, but the secondday the start was off RobbinsReef, and the yachts wentaround the Sandy Hook light-ship for the first TheMaria came in ahead on thefirst day, but was disqualifiedon account of fouling theUltra. On the second daythe prizes were $50 for each. HENRIETTA. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. 21 class, no separation of rig ; an allowanceof 35 seconds a ton for all over 50 tons,and 45 seconds for all yachts 50 tons andunder. There started in the first class theschooners Cornelia and Siren, and the sloopMaria, and in the second class only theschooner Sybil. Evidently a voyage aroundthe lightship was looked upon with somedistrust by the yachtsmen of 1849. TheMaria came in ahead, but lost on allowanceof time to the schooner Cornelia. TheSybil, of course, had a walk over. In those days, how-ever, this going aroundthe lightship was con-sidered a great feat, andby many, a most im-prudent proceeding. Stillthe more adventurous didnot think so, and October13 the schooners Corneliaand Breeze sailed a matchover this course, startingfrom Robbins Reef. the club course, and the second dayaround the lightship, starting from Rob-bins Reef. On the second day the Mariasprung the h
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