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Eastern Yacht Club 1901 Trophy

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The Schooner Yacht Constellation won this trophy in 1901. With a large cloisonne burgee of the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, Mass. The tapered pewter tankard is engraved Eastern Yacht Club, cruising race August 13, 1901. First division schooners won by Constellation. Bottom is marked Reed and Barton and Richard Briggs Co.. Constellation was a very important yacht. John Singer Sargent painted two very important paintings on board. The yacht was designed by Edward Burgees and launched in 1889 in City Island, New York. Owned by Edwin Morgan III who was commodore of the New York Yacht Club. Morgan kept her anchored off of his Newport Rhode Island Estate "Beacon Rock". Later her homeport was Marblehead, Mass. Having a steel hull, she was scrapped in 1941 for the war effort. She was then sold to Francis Skinner of Eastern Yacht Club who owned her in 1901. She was a flagship of the club and known as "Queen of the Eastern", leading the fleet for many races. Awesome yachting relic. 12"H X 6"D, 3 lbs.

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The Schooner Yacht Constellation won this trophy in 1901. With a large cloisonne burgee of the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, Mass. The tapered pewter tankard is engraved Eastern Yacht Club, cruising race August 13, 1901. First division schooners won by Constellation. Bottom is marked Reed and Barton and Richard Briggs Co.. Constellation was a very important yacht. John Singer Sargent painted two very important paintings on board. The yacht was designed by Edward Burgees and launched in 1889 in City Island, New York. Owned by Edwin Morgan III who was commodore of the New York Yacht Club. Morgan kept her anchored off of his Newport Rhode Island Estate "Beacon Rock". Later her homeport was Marblehead, Mass. Having a steel hull, she was scrapped in 1941 for the war effort. She was then sold to Francis Skinner of Eastern Yacht Club who owned her in 1901. She was a flagship of the club and known as "Queen of the Eastern", leading the fleet for many races. Awesome yachting relic. 12"H X 6"D, 3 lbs.

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