Document No 56: 1895 "Defender" (New York Yacht Club) defeats "Valkyrie III (Royal Yacht Squadron) | ||||||||||||||||||||
REF : 0 EDITION : 1895 DATE : 10 Sep 1895 - 11:03 COURSE : 2 DESCRIPTION SITE : Defender vs Valkyrie III 1895 is from The Paintings of the America's Cup series. The print features an historic moment at the beginning of the second race. Defender, New York Yacht Club is portrayed with her top mast leaning back towards her port side. Valkyrie III, owned by the notorious Earl of Dunraven, bears away having carried away a stay with the end of her boom at the start of the race. Valkyrie III was immediately disqualified. NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP :THE VALKYRIE FINISHES IN THE LEAD;
Won the Second Cup Race by 47 Seconds, after Fouling the Defender. AMERICAN
YACHT'S STARBOARD SPREADER BROKEN Regatta Committee Will Consider the Protest
To-day and Decide Who Is to Blame for the Accident.September 10, 1895- Defender Sailed a Splendid Race in Spite of Her Handicap, and Nearly Caught the Valkyrie -- A Big Crowd Watches the Interesting Contest from the Excursion Steamers -- Defender Clearly the Better Boat in Reaching.... LICENCE :Autorisation de l'auteur acceptée le 25/03/2019 |
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BATEAUX : DEFENDER VALKYRIE III | ||||||||||||||||||||
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