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The Sewell Cup

Presented For A Perpetual Trophy
To Be Competed For In An Annual Contest
On Barnegat Bay
By The Yacht Clubs of Seaside Park,
Island Heights, and Bay Head.
This Cup is the Gift Of The
Hon. William J. Sewell

As soon as the Seaside Park Yacht Club was organized, its members began to make plans for their first regatta, which was held on Aug 9, 1900. U.S. Senator William J. Sewell was on hand to present the Sewell trophy that he had given to the club for races to be run annually on the second Saturday of August. The trophy, designed like a Greek urn 12 inches high, was made of sterling silver and mounted on an ebony base.