Rip's Ride "Past the boathouse with speed increased He gets away like lightning greased Through the tunnel and under a train He spurted away with might and main."
Engraved: Palisade Boat Club 1883, Fours, Time (never engraved with winner), opposite side engraved with two fours racing, base stamped: Mfg & Plated By, Reed & Barton, Gilt P
Advertisement or promotional manual for paper boats, documenting race wins by paper boats since their introduction in 1868. Issued as part of a collection of printed material about the 1870 Yale-Harvard Boat Race.