Auld Mug

The nickname for the America’s Cup trophy itself, a Victorian sterling-silver ewer made by Garrard of London in 1848. The schooner America won it as the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 100 Guinea Cup off Cowes on 22 August 1851; the syndicate gave it to the New York Yacht Club under a Deed of Gift in 1857 as a perpetual challenge trophy. It is the oldest trophy in international sport. The NYYC held it from 1857 to 1983, when Australia II ended the longest winning streak in sport.