 She was then commanded to the Royal yacht "Albert & Victoria" by King Edward VII where he congratulated her on her pluck and skill, and they discussed, among other things, the performance of the boat and its potential for British government despatch work.Later in August she went to Trouville, France, and won the "Gaston Menier Cup".This was reported as "a very competitive race, 'against the world's cracks, and she won what was described as the "five-mile world's championship of the sea" and the $1,750 prize.