The course for the Bishop Cup
I Race is from starting point at the
I foot of East Main street to the bell
i buoy at entrance of harbor, to black
I and white can buoy at entrance of
I Housatonic River to starting point,
twice around this course, which is ap
proximately 42 nautical miles.
The course for the express cruisers
entered in the race for the Telegram
Challenge Cup is from the same start
ing point out of the harbor around
the black and white can buoy at en
trance of Housatonic and return to
starting point, twice around the
course, about 25 nautical miles.
It will be remembered that the
Bishop Cup was presented by Com
modore Henry A. Bishop in June,
IB 10. as a perpetual challenge to be
raced for annually by the Yacht
clubs of Bridgeport and has been an
nually contested for with the excep
tion of 1917-1918 on account of the
war.
It was on July 4, 1910 by the
Eleanor S. of the Miamogue Yacht
club, the following year on July 4, it
was won by Victoria III of the Pe
quonnock Yacht club. July 4. 1912,
Victoria III then of the Columbia
Yacht club, was the winner. In
1913 the William Barker of the East
End Yacht club was successful. On
July 4, 1914. the Humpty Dumpty of
the Miamogue took the honors and
the following year the Fox of the
Miamogue club won on July 5, fol
lowed on Aug. 19, 1916, by the In
dependent also of the Miamogue
bringing home the bacon the fourth
time for the Miamogue club.
