Astor Cup in yachting, first held in Newport, Rhode Island in 1882, it is an annual event with the trophy donated by John Jacob Astor III
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It was built for the Children's Aid Society in 1888-89, with funds provided by John Jacob Astor III, and was designed by the firm of Vaux & Radford in the Victorian Gothic style.
Beaulieu House, Newport, private former home of John Jacob Astor III, Cornelius Vanderbilt III and his wife Grace Vanderbilt