The schooner RACER, carrying a load of iron ore from Marquette, ran aground in Hammond Bay, Lake Huron, and was declared a total loss. The incident occurred in 1869. The vessel was owned by J.M. Lundy and Capt. Gilbert Hearns of Cleveland. The RACER was built in Buffalo in 1856, had a measurement of 377 tons, was rated B1, and had a value of $13,000.
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