Description:
Five Pewter Trophies from New York Yacht Clubs, three mugs with enameled burgees and glass inset bases, one engraved "Huntington Yacht Club/won by/Irene K/Aug. 14 1909/Second Prize", ht. 5, another engraved "Huguenot Yacht Club/Aug. 19 1905/Larchmont 21 Ft./One Design Class/won by/Houri", ht. 5, the third, Reed & Barton, engraved "Horseshoe Harbor Club/1902/won by", ht. 3 1/2; a three-handled trophy cup engraved "Match Races/Narika Vs, Porgie/First Race/August 9 1899/won by/Narika/Final Race/August 5 1900/won by/Narika", ht. 6 1/2, and a commemorative box with a sailboat engraved "New York/April 1935", wd. 5 in.
N.B. Porgie was owned by John G. Honey, and Narika was owned by F.T. Cornell at the time of this match race.
Estimate $300-500
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