“Only two years earlier, a passage of 180 days from New York to California via Cape Horn was considered respectable. By 1851, 100 days was the new standard for a fast run to San Francisco. The roster of clipper-type ships departing for California in 1850 was impressive. Boston-built ships included the Forbes brothers’ little barque-rigged Race Horse, Low’s Surprise, and Sampson & Tappan’s Stag Hound. Ujifusa, Steven. Barons of the Sea: And their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship (pp. 177-178). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. The roster of clipper-type ships departing for California in 1850 was impressive. Boston-built ships included the Forbes brothers’ little barque-rigged Race Horse, Low’s Surprise, and Sampson & Tappan’s Stag Hound. Ujifusa, Steven. Barons of the Sea: And their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship (pp. 177-178). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. Ujifusa, Steven. Barons of the Sea: And their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship (p. 178). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. ”
