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Captain is TRB&S CLIENT fmebim& w& twe^ ' * , ; / • # & • • % » & # The America's Cup, 114 year old trophy won by the yacht America in 1851, has remained in the headquarters of the New York Yacht Club since that time. Last American victor over the British challengers is Eric Kidder with his 12-Meter yacht, "Constellation". Eric Ridder, of Locust Valley, Long Island, New York, has two widely different titles. In the newspaper, T.V. and radio world, he is referred to as publisher Eric Ridder. In the sea going and yacht loving and sports world he is known as Skipper Eric Ridder, captain of the 12-meter yacht Constellation which, in September of 1964, in the 19th of the world-famed America's Gup Races off Newport, Rhode Island defeated the English yacht Sovereign, latest British challenger for possession of the cup. The America's Cup, a 27 inch antique silver pitcher of richly ornate Victorian design, has been described by magazine and newspaper writers as "yachting's most hallowed hardware" and even as "yachting's Holy Grail." It was brought to the United States in 1851 after the schooner America defeated its British rival in a race around the Isle of Wight. Since that time it has remained *A TRB&S client. enthroned in the New York Yacht Club through American victories over nineteen challengers for its possession. Americans across the country became aware of the significance and romance of yachting when Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of Lipton, Inc.,* the most successful English yachtsman of his day, tried to return the trophy to England. Beginning in 1898, he challenged the American rivals five different times with five different green-hulled yachts, each named the "Shamrock" and each time he failed nobly. The last of his Shamrocks lost in 1930 and Sir Thomas (then 80) told reporters, "It's no use. I can't win." Thousands of Americans were so touched that a group led by Will Rogers and New York Mayor Jimmy Walker contributed to a fund to present the gallant yachtsman with a solid gold Tiffany des;gned loving cup. Eric Ridder, 47, a third generation member of a distinguished newspaper family, is possessed, like Sir Thomas, SEPTEMBER, 1965 31
Object Description
Title |
Constellation wins America's Cup races: Captain is TRB&S client |
Author |
Anonymous |
Subject |
Yacht racing Constellation (yacht) |
Personal Name |
Ridder, Eric |
Portrait |
Ridder, Eric |
Citation |
Quarterly, Vol. 11, no. 3 (1965, September), p. 31-33 |
Date-Issued | 1965 |
Source | Originally published by: Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart |
Rights | Copyright and permission to republish held by: Deloitte |
Type | Text |
Format | PDF image with OCR under text, scanned at 400dpi |
Collection | Deloitte Digital Collection |
Digital Publisher | University of Mississippi. Digital Accounting Collection |
Date-Digitally Created | 2009 |
Language | eng |
Identifier | Quarterly_1965_September-p31-33 |