Constitution Damaged in Newport Race Postponement
The Constitution suffered a severe mishap off Brenton's Reef lightship at 2 pm as its mast broke, Nat Herreshoff and crew quickly contained the damage and rescued Edward Nelson. Scimitar and other craft offered aid, while observers criticized yacht design for large cutter rigs and telescoping masts. The incident delays Newport races.
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Tribvne
Newport
R. T
Constitution
Brenton’s Reef
Columbia
Edward Nelson
W. Butler Duncan
Nat
Herreshoff
L. F. Robinson
New-York
Yacht Club Crash On Constitution Ends Sail Trials
C Oliver Iselin and Newbury Thorne were aboard when the Constitution crashed near Brenton’s Reef lightship leaving no injuries. Work chief Nat Herreshoff led debris clearing and the yacht prepared for tow to port. Races scheduled for June 15 and 17 are postponed while a new steel mast is fitted.
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Bristol
Nat” Herreshoff
Mount Morris
Duncan
Iselin
Thorne
Robinson
Brenton’s Reef
Constitution
Narragansett Pier
Rescue at Sea Aids Turreted Vessel Tow to Mooring
A dramatic coastal scene saw a vessel rush to aid a distressed boat and tow it to its mooring near the torpedo station. A swift response prevented further danger and ensured secure docking.
Constitution A Sorry Sight Onboard After Mast Collapse
Newport R I June 4 Everyone on board remained calm as the mast collapsed. Duncan lit a pipe within minutes while crew unlaced the mainsail and safety checks followed. The gaff and steel boom survived, most rigging unharmed, but the great spar bent toward the deck. Captain Rhodes escaped with minor scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Rhodes
Columbia
Eugenia Accident Prompted by Straining Aloft
The steam yacht Eugenia owned by John Herreshoff reached Bristol after an accident. He could not explain the cause, but prior adjustments to backstays and masthead supports had been made after a May spin. A snapping at the masthead followed by altered backstays is blamed on straining aloft.
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Bristol
R. I
Eugenia
John Herreshoff
Accident casts doubt on Newport Cup races as Constitution wrecked
New York Yacht Club officials said little official information existed after the Constitution suffered a dismast during preparation. Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III faced repairs, while experts debated mast design and the need for additional shrouds. Postponement of the Bristol to Newport races seemed likely depending on repairs and mast readiness.
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New York Yacht Club
J. V. &. Oddie
Most &R
W. B. Duncan, JR
Thomas Lipton
Oddie
Regatta Committee
S. Nicholson Kane
Kane
Herreshorts
Newport
Bristol
Herreshoff
Herreshoffs
Columbia
Crowninshield
Watson
Vreeland plans two new ferry links and citywide electric lines
H. H. Vreeland announces two week completion of Sixth and Eighth Ave cars to Cortlandt st ferry opposite Pennsylvania Railroad. He outlines underground trolley on Battery Place and proposed connections to Broadway, Canal and Centre streets, canal across to the Brooklyn Bridge, and Christopher st ferry service. A busy summer to extend tracks, convert horse lines, and add twenty miles in the Annexed District, totaling about five hundred miles of single track.
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H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Stret
Sixth
Eighth Ave
Cortlandtst
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway
Canal-st
Centre-st
Manhattan Island
Vreeland
Fourth-st
Christopher-st. Ferry
Cortlandt St
West Broadway
Fulton St
Greenwich
Dey
Washington Sts
Cortlandt
Harlem River
Fort George
Amsterdam Ave
Jersey City
Manhattan
Upper West Side
South Ferry
Battery Place
Eighth-ave
Christopher St. Ferry
Rosas Sts
Christopher-st
Crosstown
Eighth-st
Christopherst
West Side
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
New York
Seventh-ave
Seventh Ave
Twenty-third-st
Sixth-ave
Union Railway
Mr. Vreeland
White Plains
Tarrytown
Mamaroneck
Liverpool
Two AART in Automobile Crash Near Pan American Exposition
Geneva New York June 4 Chester Meredith of Cohoes was badly injured when a car ran away downhill due to brake failure. Meredith was unconscious and the auto wrecked. Sylvester Robbins escaped with slight bruises. They were enroute to the Pan American Exposition.
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Geneva
N. Y
Chester Meredith
Cohoes
Meredith
Sylvester Robbins
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club Readies Large Regatta
Edward MacLellan Robert Jacob and Charles D Mower lead the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club race committee for a major regatta next Saturday Entries span 43 to Newport 30 footers Larchmont 25 footers raceabouts and one design dories The course covers nineteen miles for larger classes and eleven miles for smaller ones Start is noon from the club house in Manhasset Bay Meanwhile on the Independence second trial prep continues at State docks South Boston Mast rake corrected mainstay adjusted to 5 inches to position mast forward for the test sail
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Edward MacLellan
Robert Jacob
Charles D. Mower
Manhasset Bay
Matinicock and
Delancey Points
Sound
Boston
Lawson
Independence
State Docks
London June 5 Accident Regret Mixed With Satisfaction
A brief London report notes regret at an accident, tempered with a sense of some satisfaction. The statement suggests mixed emotions about the incident and its consequences.
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London
Cleveland Boat Wins Race on Great Lakes
The City of Erie and the Tashmoo raced 100 miles from Cleveland to Erie. The Erie finished in 4 hours 19 minutes 9 seconds, beating the Tashmoo by 45 seconds and winning about $100,000 for backers. The Erie averaged nearly 23 mph, with a tight start and a shoal-water challenge near Fairport before pulling clear.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
City of
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Fairport
Ashtabula
Taam
Alleaee
Eric
Odell Receives Papers To Reinvestigate Frenchy Case
Governor Odell today received affidavits from Robillard on behalf of Amer Benali known as Frenchy, claiming new evidence to prove his innocence in the Old Shakespeare murder case. Odell sent the documents to District Attorney Philbin of New York for review.
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Albany
Odell
Robillard
Amer Benali
Frenchy
New York
Philbin
Rider Killed Riding Rampant Ram Near Cumberland
Luke Mallon age sixteen died after attempting to ride a wild ram on a mountain field near the Potomac. The animal bolted down a steep slope and crashed into a tree, leaving Mallon severely injured. The ram, described as unusually large, had been running wild on the mountains.
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Cumberland
Luke Mallon
Potomac
Freight Wreck Near Macedon Kills Two
In Newark N Y June 4 special two men Eugene Welch engineer Clyde and Charlies Wright fireman of this village are dead in a freight wreck at Macedon caused by an open switch. John McCarthy and Richard Pettinger of Newark injured seriously.
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Newark
N. Y
Eugene Welch
Clyde
Charlies Wright
Macedon
John McCarthy
Richard Pettinger
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