Sappho was one of two defender yachts at the second America's Cup challenge, stepping in when defender Columbia was damaged in the third race.
Sappho leaving Sandy Hook July 28 1869, bound to Europe
The Magic was a racing schooner yacht, of the New York Yacht Club. She was the first American defender during the 1870 America's Cup hosted in New York against the 1st British challenger Cambria, repr
Painting of the New York Yacht Schooner Magic, by Charles Gulager
Magic, at the start of the International Yacht Race, August 8, 1870.
Magic, rounding the home stake boat at Sandy Hook. A print from Currier & Ives