Talk:Great Tea Race of 1872
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Article name edit
Do we have any references to justify the article name? Firstly this is just a race between two ships, whilst in other years a number of ships could be judged to be racing to be the first ship home with a cargo from the new crop. The first ship home in 1872 was actually Titania, arriving in London on 19 September. Secondly, where does the word "Great" come from? It is applied to the Great Tea Race of 1866 because of the unusually close race between several ships. The word "Great" is to differentiate that year's race from all the others.
I think we need a considered discussion as to what this article should be called. I am sure in my own mind that the current title should be replaced. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 12:29, 8 August 2023 (UTC)