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| Keywords: Schooner Estelle.jpg James Buttersworth 1817-1894 en Schooner Estelle possibly depicting its victory in the New York Yacht Club regatta of 1877 oil Board in 8 12 Private Collection of Rudolph J Schaefer ESTELLE was built in 1874 by J Richards of Norwalk Connecticut and was owned by J D Smith of the Atlantic and New York Yacht Clubs ESTELLE often faced C J Osborn ™s DREADNAUGHT and John R Pratt ™s CLIO both built by the Poillon Brothers Brooklyn Yard along with the aforementioned CLYTIE in many races in the late 1870s The regattas of that era had become highly organized affairs from their casual roots of recreational cruising and were accompanied by the first of the elegant steam yachts to emerge in the clubs http //www vallejogallery com/item php title Schooner_ESTELLE category Maritime_Paintings id 1528 ca 1878 Other versions PD-art Gaff rigged schooners James E Buttersworth New York Yacht Club Estelle ship 1874 | ||||
