There were apparently only 83 passengers on the Rex in first class for that sailing, despite a capacity for over 600, and, as far as I can determine, only two were infants, Gino and Steven.
He and his bride, her trunks packed with delicate linens, her carpetbag heavy with her jewelry box, sail first class to America.
They still drove their Packards and Dusenbergs, rode to hounds, sailed first class on the Queen Mary to Europe, bought homes in Connecticut and did the kinds of things that rich people do today.
Ben Ainslie Who won gold for Finn class sailing, his fourth gold medal in four Olympics.
In last year's championships, Jorgensen placed fourth in the double-handed class sailing a dingy manned by a crew of two.
Finally, by combining an inheritance, rental income from their home, and money raised through the sale of works by both mother and daughter, they were able to trade the first class tickets for second class berths, and they set sail for England early in 1907.
In those prejet days, when most trans-Atlantic travelers sailed to Europe, it was customary for publishers to go first class.
10.11am: Ben Ainslie guaranteed at least silver in Finn class sailing As all our (my) attention was on the velodrome, Ben Ainslie finished second in his latest race in the Finn class sailing and is now guaranteed at least a silver medal.
AS the Titanic sailed toward its destiny on a Sunday afternoon a century ago this month, passengers in first class listened to the band play fox trots and waltzes as they lunched on egg à l'Argenteuil, prepared with asparagus.
