Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
June 10, 1903
The Salt Lake Herald
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
What is this article about?
Fog over Sandy Hook, New York, on June 9 postponed the yacht race among Constitution, Reliance, and Columbia for America's Cup defender selection. The yachts started but returned due to thickening fog; race rescheduled for tomorrow.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
FOG AGAIN INTERFERES.
Yacht Race For Selection of Cup Defender Postponed.
New York, June 9.—Fog today again prevented a race between the three rivals for selection as cup defender. The start was set for 11 a. m., but at that hour a thick fog overhung Sandy Hook, where they lay. It was clear within the Hook when, at 1 p. m., the Constitution left the starting line. The Reliance and Columbia followed half an hour later, all three yachts in tow. Carrying only mainsails and club topsails in a twelve-knot wind they sailed too fast for their tugs to keep ahead of them and had to ease off their sheets to keep their towlines taut.
The Reliance and Columbia were two miles from the starting line when the fog shut down, and they returned to the Hook, followed later by the Constitution. The fog then lifted in the lower bay but was still thick over the race course. The yachts will race tomorrow, weather permitting.
Yacht Race For Selection of Cup Defender Postponed.
New York, June 9.—Fog today again prevented a race between the three rivals for selection as cup defender. The start was set for 11 a. m., but at that hour a thick fog overhung Sandy Hook, where they lay. It was clear within the Hook when, at 1 p. m., the Constitution left the starting line. The Reliance and Columbia followed half an hour later, all three yachts in tow. Carrying only mainsails and club topsails in a twelve-knot wind they sailed too fast for their tugs to keep ahead of them and had to ease off their sheets to keep their towlines taut.
The Reliance and Columbia were two miles from the starting line when the fog shut down, and they returned to the Hook, followed later by the Constitution. The fog then lifted in the lower bay but was still thick over the race course. The yachts will race tomorrow, weather permitting.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Yacht Race
Fog Postponement
Cup Defender
Sandy Hook
America's Cup
Where did it happen?
Sandy Hook, New York
Story Details
Location
Sandy Hook, New York
Event Date
June 9
Story Details
Fog prevented the start of a yacht race at 11 a.m. between Constitution, Reliance, and Columbia for Cup defender selection. They began at 1 p.m. in tow but returned after fog thickened two miles out; rescheduled for tomorrow.