On to Victory

Richard O. Benjamin

Providence Journal

This picture was taken on the next to last leg of the final race of the America's Cup trials in Newport. It was at this point in the race that Australia II took the lead of the tie breaking race, never to lose it again, thus ending the longest winning streak in the history of sports - 125 years.

Richard O. Benjamin, "On to Victory," in POYi Archive, Item #12218, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/12218 (accessed May 17, 2024).