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Betty Foulk
Personal information
Birth nameMary Elizabeth Weed
Sailing career
ClubIndian Harbor Yacht Club

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weed Foulk was an American sailor who was a multiple time winner of the Syce Cup. She won the 1967 Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy and was the 1967 United States Sailor of the Year.

Sailing career

Foulk, formerly known as Betty Weed, was born in New York City and learned to sail at Larchmont Yacht Club. She graduated from Rosemary Hall School in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1955 and then attended Wheaton College.

In 1967 Foulk won the Syce Cup, the championship for women sailors in Long Island Sound. She beat Timothea Larr by three-quarters of a point. Her crew in 1967 included Mrs. Josephine Whitmore, Sue Ann Shay, and Dorothy Preston. Foulk won the Syce Cup again in 1968 and 1969.

In 1967 Foulk won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy when races were held on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York.

Awards and honors

In 1967 Foulk received the Martini & Rossi trophy, thereby becoming the United States' sailor of the year along with Emil Mosbacher. In 2012, Choate Rosemary Hall inducted her into their athletic hall of fame. Foulk also received an award from the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association in 2012.

Personal life

She married William H. Foulk Jr. in 1960, and together they had two children. Foulk died on 11 February 2015.

References

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  3. ^ "Mrs. Foulk retains Syce Cup sailing title". The Daily Item. 12 July 1968. p. 28. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Alumni Recognition – Choate Rosemary Hall | Private Boarding & Day School". www.choate.edu. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "I Mary E. Weed, 1955 Debutante, Becomes a Bride; Married in Larchmont to William Foulk Jr., Investment Banker". The New York Times. 13 November 1960. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ Bamberger Jr., Al (18 August 1967). "Mrs. Foulk wins duel for LIS sailing title". The Daily Item. p. 25. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. "Mrs. Foulk winds 3d Syce Cup sailing title". The Daily Item. 11 July 1969. p. 26. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. "MRS. FOULK WINS SYCE SAILING CUP; Indian Harbor Crew Scores for Third Year in Row". The New York Times. 11 July 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. Heyes, Frank (10 March 1968). "Following the fleet". Chicago Tribune. p. 57. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. "MRS. FOULK VICTOR IN ADAMS SAILING; Wins North American Title in Rochester Series". The New York Times. 31 August 1967. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. "Mosbacher, Mrs. Foulk Honored". The New York Times. 3 March 1968. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. "Elizabeth Foulk Obituary (2015) GreenwichTime". Legacy.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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