1851 America's Cup
Defender United Kingdom | |
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Defender club: | Royal Yacht Squadron[1] |
Yacht: | 8 cutters, 9 schooners |
Challenger United States | |
Challenger club: | New York Yacht Club[2] |
Yacht: | America[1] |
Competition | |
Location: | Isle of Wight, UK [1] |
Dates: | 22 August 1851[1] |
Winner: | New York Yacht Club[2] |
Score: | 1:0 |
1870 → |
The 100 Guineas Cup,
History
The race originated with an invitation for
Trophy
The trophy is a bottomless ewer made out of 134 oz (3.8 kg) of silver, and is 27 in (69 cm) tall. The ewer was a stock item obtained from jeweler Robert Garrard in 1848.[6][7] After the race, it was engraved with the names of the yachts that raced against America, except the runner-up Aurora.[6]
Race
The regatta, held on 22 August 1851,
18 yachts were entered for the race, but only 15 yachts started the race. The yacht Fernande did not make the start, while Strella and Titania both got to the starting line, though did not start the race. Those yachts that raced were America, Alarm, Arrow, Aurora, Bacchante, Beatrice, Brilliant, Constance, Eclipse, Freak, Gipsy Queen, Ione, Mona, Volante, and Wyvern.[6]
Standing | Yacht | Class | Tons | Owner | Designer/Builder | Yacht club | Time | Notes |
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Winner | America | Schooner | 170 | John Cox Stevens, Edwin Stevens, James A. Hamilton, George L. Schuyler, Hamilton Wilkes, John K. Beekman Finlay | George Steers / William H. Brown | New York Yacht Club | 10h34' | |
2nd | Aurora | Cutter | 47 | Thomas Le Marchant | Michael Ratsey / Cowes | 10h58' | ||
3rd | Bacchante | Cutter | 80 | Benjamin Heywood Jones | Thomas and James Manlaws Wanhill / Poole | 11h30' | ||
4th | Eclipse | Cutter | 50 | Henry Samuel Fearon | Wanhill | Royal St George Yacht Club
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11h45' | |
5th | Brilliant | 3-mast-schooner | 392 | George Holland Ackers | John Rubie / Southampton | 13h20' | ||
DSQ/DNF | Alarm | Cutter | 193 | Joseph Weld | Thomas Inman / Lymington | |||
DSQ/DNF | Arrow | Cutter | 84 | Thomas Chamberlayne | Thomas Inman | |||
DSQ/DNF | Beatrice | Schooner | 161 | Walter P. Carew | Camper | |||
DSQ/DNF | Constance | Schooner | 218 | Marquis of Conyngham | Joseph White / East Cowes | |||
DSQ/DNF | Freak | Cutter | 60 | William Curling | Wanhill | |||
DSQ/DNF | Gipsy Queen | Schooner | 160 | Henry Bold Hoghton | White | |||
DSQ/DNF | Ione | Schooner | 75 | Almon Hill | White | |||
DSQ/DNF | Mona | Cutter | 82 | Alfred Paget | Richard Pinney / Poole | |||
DSQ/DNF | Volante | Cutter | 48 | J.L. Craigie | Harvey / Ipswich | Royal Thames Yacht Club & Royal London Yacht Club | ||
DSQ/DNF | Wyvern | Schooner | 205 | Duke of Marlborough | Camper | |||
DSQ/DNS | Fernande | Schooner | 127 | Francis Mountjoy Martyn | William Camper / Gosport | |||
DNS | Strella | Cutter | 65 | Richard Frankland | George & James Inman / Lymington | |||
DNS | Titania | Schooner | 100 | R. Stephenson | Robinson and Russell / Millwall |
- DSQ/DNF – competitor did not finish under the time limit
- DSQ/DNS – competitor did not make it to the starting line
- DNS – did not start – competitor did not make it off the starting line
- DNF – did not finish
- DSQ – disqualified
Gallery
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The trophy
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A flyer from the RYS for, among other things, the race. In it, the race is referred to as the "R.Y.S. £100 Cup".
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America, the winner, crossing the finish line
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Alarm, largest yacht in the regatta
Footnotes
- ^ Guinea, Sovereign, Quid, Pound, and Pound-Sterling are frequently used interchangeably, though there are slight differences in value.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "America's Cup (Hundred Guinea Cup)". Britannica. 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "America's Cup yachts: Then and now". CBS News. p. 1/16 (1851).
- ^ a b ISAF (2002). "History of The Auld Mug – Introducing the America's Cup". Boat Dusseldorf.
- ^ Yves Gary (18 October 2015). "Pictures of the £100 CUP (1851)". America's Scoop: America's Cup 1851–1937.
- Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Yacht America". Royal Yacht Squadron. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Royal Yacht Squadron Racing". Land Rover Bar. America's Cup. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, 1851 (poster), Royal Yacht Squadron, 1851