The new international encyclopaedia . ri,i,,„nilil. }!„i .liini,:- ll„,li,i, .\r„ V,,il: SHAMROCK III YACHT. 699 YACHT. is illustrative of the growth of yachting in Amer-ica. In 1S50 an English merchant wrote to friendsin America suggesting that one of New Yorksfamous pilot boats be sent to J^ngland to takepart in certain Jacht races that were to be saileddining tlie time of a great international exposi-tion to be lield in London in In answer tothis invitation a syndicate of members of theNew York Yaclit Clnb built the schooner Amcr-icii, of 170 tons measurement. The .Imcrica. ar
The new international encyclopaedia . ri,i,,„nilil. }!„i .liini,:- ll„,li,i, .\r„ V,,il: SHAMROCK III YACHT. 699 YACHT. is illustrative of the growth of yachting in Amer-ica. In 1S50 an English merchant wrote to friendsin America suggesting that one of New Yorksfamous pilot boats be sent to J^ngland to takepart in certain Jacht races that were to be saileddining tlie time of a great international exposi-tion to be lield in London in In answer tothis invitation a syndicate of members of theNew York Yaclit Clnb built the schooner Amcr-icii, of 170 tons measurement. The .Imcrica. ar-rived at Covves, England, on July 31, IS.)!, andon August 22d sailed against l.) vaehts belong-ing to the Royal Yaclit Squadron in a racearound the Isle of Wiglit. The tleet includedcutters of from 47 to tons and schooners offrom 75 to 3!)2 tons, and there was no time al-lowance for either rig or size. The prize, a silvercup. valued at £100, which the Royal YachtSquadron luid offered for a race free to the yachtsof al
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