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10th America's Cup
Black and white photograph of two yachts racing under full sailColumbia (right) and Shamrock
Defender  United States
Defender club:New York Yacht Club
Yacht:Columbia
Challenger  United Kingdom
Challenger club:Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Yacht:Shamrock
Competition
Location:New York Harbor
40°40′N 74°02′W / 40.667°N 74.033°W / 40.667; -74.033
Dates:1899
Rule:Seawanhaka
Winner:New York Yacht Club
Score:3–0
← 1895 1901 →

The 1899 America's Cup was the 10th challenge for the Cup. It took place in the New York City harbor and consisted of a best of five series of races between the defender, Columbia, entered by the New York Yacht Club, and Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. Columbia won all three races against Shamrock.

Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the event on radio from New York Harbor, making the cup perhaps the first sports broadcasting.

References

  1. Nick Paumgarten (August 30, 2004). "The boys: what Mike and the Mad Dog talk about when they talk about sports". The New Yorker.
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