Document No 4574: OFFICIAL BIOGRAPH PICTURES OF THE YACHT RACE TAKEN FROM THE COMMITTEE BOAT (3) | |||||||||||||||
REF : 0 EDITION : 1899 DATE : 20 Oct 1899 - 11:00 COURSE : 8 DESCRIPTION SITE : Crossing the line; Columbia 17 seconds in the lead sets balloon jibtopsail, and Shamrock luffs up into the weather position. NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP :THE AMERICA'S CUP WILL REMAIN HERE; Columbia Makes it Three Straight from Shamrock. WON BY OVER SIX MINUTESNEWPORT, R.I., Oct. 20. -- The cup is safe, and Columbia is the gem of the ocean. The yachting supremacy of the United States is just where it was before the formidable Shamrock was turned out of the brain of Will Fife of Fairlie, and there is a place for another challenger as soon as one can be found who will undertake the task of “lifting” the cup.... LICENCE :Autorisation en cours |
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BATEAUX : COLUMBIA SHAMROCK | |||||||||||||||
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