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The one - gun start — that is , the usual two minutes handicap not being figured , each boat's time being taken from gun - firewas an innovation in that it had never been employed in the cup races except when the yachts were to start ...
The one - gun start — that is , the usual two minutes handicap not being figured , each boat's time being taken from gun - firewas an innovation in that it had never been employed in the cup races except when the yachts were to start ...
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In a second trial , over a triangular course of thirty miles , Constitution had the weather position at the start , in a faint breeze , but Columbia soon worked out from her lee , and at the first mark had gained 4 m . 55 s .
In a second trial , over a triangular course of thirty miles , Constitution had the weather position at the start , in a faint breeze , but Columbia soon worked out from her lee , and at the first mark had gained 4 m . 55 s .
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The summary : Finish H. M. S. Start H. M. S. 11.00.16 11.00.14 Elapsed Time H. M. S. 4 : 31.07 4.31.44 Outer Mark H. M. S. 1.25.53 1.25.12 COLUMBIA SHAMROCK Corrected Time H. M. S. 4.30.24 4 : 31.44 3.31.23 3 : 31.58 race .
The summary : Finish H. M. S. Start H. M. S. 11.00.16 11.00.14 Elapsed Time H. M. S. 4 : 31.07 4.31.44 Outer Mark H. M. S. 1.25.53 1.25.12 COLUMBIA SHAMROCK Corrected Time H. M. S. 4.30.24 4 : 31.44 3.31.23 3 : 31.58 race .
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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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