Bishop Cup Race Set With Harbour Start In Bridgeport
The annual Bishop Cup regatta begins tomorrow at the harbor with a large entries list from Connecticut clubs. Boats will sail a 42 nautical mile course to the red spar buoy, Bridgeport to Middle Ground Light and back, with awards including a silver cup and medals for top time and best effort among entrants such as Pequonock Yacht Club and Miamogue Yacht Club.
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Pequonock Yacht Club
William Pickard
Edward
Decater
May
Roscoe Merrill
Xrinupiple
Dwell
J. A. el
Delphia
George Foalen
Grayhound
Venturett
Respond
J. Alfred Flanders
Miamogue
Alfred Abertgon
William R. Hoff- Schoots
Henry
Bishop
Orcef
Brearns
Frank Eliott
Assisty Watson Woodford
the Park Yacht Club
Charles Phillips
Ofast Club
Felix “Miamogue
Bhe Terry
Igakeirchild& Son
Rade
Bridgeport Actor Company
Paquonnock Club
Once Poor Coolie to Rich Philanthropist in China
Wu Chin, once a Shanghai coolie, rose to become a merchant and one of the two richest men in Hangchow district. He funded repairs to two irrigation lakes and built a tomb for himself in a grand masonry tomb with stone and cement. The article notes his rise from poverty to wealth and his public-spirited projects.
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Wu Chin
China
United States
Wu T
Shanghai
Coolie
Hangchow
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