Document No 4483: Reliance, Columbia and Constitution

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AUTEUR : James Burton

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EDITION : 1903

DATE : 1903

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Picture of three racing yachts associated with the America's Cup, in original ebonized oak frame. The America's Cup sailing race is a competition between British and American yachts which was inaugurated in 1851. From 1876 through 1903, the New York Yacht Club defended the cup ten times, winning 25 consecutive races in the process. Of the boats pictured here, the Columbia won the America's Cup in 1899 and 1901, the Reliance in 1903. Charles Barr was the winning skipper in all three races. The Constitution was a much faster boat than the Columbia, but due to Charles Barr's skills as a sailor, in the 1901 trials the Columbia was chosen as the New York Yacht Club's entry into the America's Cup race. James Burton was a prominent maritime photographer of the early 20th century. His photographs are in the collections of the Mystic Seaport Museum and the Library of Congress.

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BATEAUX : RELIANCE COLUMBIA CONSTITUTION
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SITE LARG HAUT ADRESSE
George Glazer Gallery 344 204 http://www.georgeglazer.com/archives/prints/sports/maritime/burton.html