| Pioneered by men like Donald McKay, the clipper ship made America the leader in ocean shipping once more. |
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| The age of the clipper ship began in England and America in the mid 1840's to increase the speed of the trading ships. |
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| It was more rounded in the bow than the clipper ship and was buoyant and, therefore, drier. |
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| The American clipper ship was the result of an evolution which can be traced back to the swift privateers which were built during the War of 1812. |
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| The clipper ship Golden State on the painting has five stunsails on her foremast. |
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| We may, if we choose, see in it a movement towards perfection, at first slow, but latterly very rapid, that culminated with the arrival of the 19th-century clipper ship. |
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| Built with the best materials, to the highest standard, her clipper ship bow and figurehead are still intact. |
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| The clipper ship was so fast that it was able to cross the Atlantic in less than 14 days and make the journey from New York to California, around Cape Horn, in 89 days. |
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| Tells about the 19th century house of Mr. Edward Carrington, clipper ship owner. |
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| The Marco Polo, a three-masted clipper ship that circumnavigated the world's seas, was built in 1851 at James Smith's shipyard in Saint John. |
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| The clipper ship was the work of man, but only in execution. |
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| The painting features a sailor, standing in front of a clipper ship. |
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| The Mets were once the clipper ship of baseball, but a demoralizing 4-8 run against the American League East has left them adrift in the horse latitudes. |
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