. Races for the America's cup . n, andthat wonderful as that boat seemed he was ableto build faster and better boats. This hedid when he built the Mayflower, now alteredinto a schooner, and a fast one. The pre-liminary arrangements for the races of 188 6 werenot se diffuse, nor did they cover such a lengthof time as the correspondence regarding previousraces. The same terms were granted to Lieu-tenant Henn as had been granted to Sir EichardSutton, and so with a long preface, the Galateacame over in search of the cup. Meantime the Americans had been preparing tomeet the English champion, and al
. Races for the America's cup . n, andthat wonderful as that boat seemed he was ableto build faster and better boats. This hedid when he built the Mayflower, now alteredinto a schooner, and a fast one. The pre-liminary arrangements for the races of 188 6 werenot se diffuse, nor did they cover such a lengthof time as the correspondence regarding previousraces. The same terms were granted to Lieu-tenant Henn as had been granted to Sir EichardSutton, and so with a long preface, the Galateacame over in search of the cup. Meantime the Americans had been preparing tomeet the English champion, and although the re-sult showed that the Puritan could have beatenthe Galatea, new boats were built to compete inthe trial races. From Boston came the Mayflower,built by Burgess at Lawleys yard for GeneralCharles J. Pakie. A syndicate of the membersof the Atlantic Yacht Club gave a commission toPhilip Ellsworth to build a cup defender, andhe produced the sloop Atlantic. The owners ofthe Priscillla. still thought she was a boat with a. good cruising boat, which fact she has amplydemonstrated since her defeat in the races forthe Americas Cup in 1886, but she did not fairlyrepresent the fastest boats of England. GALATEA. future, and J Malcolm Forbes knew that tdaPuritan was one with a history. So these fourboats started in the trial races. They had allraced before on the summer cruise of the New- SEVENTH EACE FOR THE CUP. ¥brk Yachlt dub, and people generally hadgot the measure of the boats, and knew whichwas to be the defender of the cup that Galatea had arrived early in the summer atBoston, and .-joined the New-York Yacht Club fleetat New-Bedford while it was on the annual cruiseon August 9. This was the first time the yachts-men who were to defend the cup had a chance tosee the , and though the record of herraces in England was not alarming, yet no onewho saw her come sweeping into Buzzards Baythat day but had a wholesome respect for Tribune of August 10 sa
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