Captain Hank Haff of the "Volunteer"—
Defender of the America's Cup, and the most
popular   performer   in   this   role   we   ever   had.
 

CHAPTER VII
 

America Cup Races - Rise of Ed Burgess - Sir
Richard Sutton and "Genesta" - Lieut. Henn and
"Galatea" - James Bell and "Thistle" - The Puri¬
tan, Volunteer and Mayflower - Crowding of Ex¬
cursion Boats - Dime Museums - Melodrama, Etc
 

As the motor car has superseded the horse, so has the
sailboat given way to the motor craft. The hundreds of
sails of sloops, catboats, and knockabouts that used to
dot the bays and rivers around New York have almost
disappeared and the amateur sailor has become an amateur
engineer and mechanic. Yachting in the Elegant Eighties
was one of the major sports and recreations of the
metropolis—sharing with sculling the interest of the
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