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The first of these was sent to the Earl of Wilton , Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron , by Commodore Stevens , on August 2d , “ after waiting a reasonable time for a proposal for a race , to quote Col. Hamilton .
The first of these was sent to the Earl of Wilton , Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron , by Commodore Stevens , on August 2d , “ after waiting a reasonable time for a proposal for a race , to quote Col. Hamilton .
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In a heavy blow , the 3d of August , Puritan outsailed her 11 m . 40 s . , in forty miles , over the Sow and Pigs course , off Newport , winning the Goelet cup . This victory was so decisive that it influenced the America's cup ...
In a heavy blow , the 3d of August , Puritan outsailed her 11 m . 40 s . , in forty miles , over the Sow and Pigs course , off Newport , winning the Goelet cup . This victory was so decisive that it influenced the America's cup ...
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On August 8th Defender met Jubilee * for an individual race , and defeated her by 9 m . 19 s . in twenty - one miles over a triangular course . August 9th Defender grounded on a sand bar in Narragansett Bay , but came off uninjured .
On August 8th Defender met Jubilee * for an individual race , and defeated her by 9 m . 19 s . in twenty - one miles over a triangular course . August 9th Defender grounded on a sand bar in Narragansett Bay , but came off uninjured .
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CHAPTER | 1 |
CONTRACT LETTER FOR BUILDING THE AMERICA | 4 |
VOLUNTEER AND THISTLE ON THE INSIDE COURSE OF THE | 8 |
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| Titre | The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years |
| Auteurs | Winfield Martin Thompson, Thomas William Lawson |
| Éditeur | Thomas W. Lawson, 1902 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université de Californie |
| Numérisé | 29 juil. 2014 |
| Longueur | 402 pages |
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