New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-31
THE REGATTA AT BILOXI
DESCRIPTION OF THE YACHTS
DETAILS OF THE REGATTA

On Saturday last the Well-knoWn and Ia
vorte lake steamer Creole started from the
Lake End of the Pontchartraln railroad
and steamed away for Biloxi with some
thing like one hundred and seventy-five
| passengers, on their way to witness the re-
gatta appointed to take place on the follow
ing Monday, on the bay, in front of the
oldest town in louisiana
The weather was pleasant with an ex-
hilarating breeze; and after the usual tur-
moil and hurry y-scurry attendant upon the
disposing of baggage and the securing of
berths. the company dispersed themselves
all over the spacious steamer and prepared
to make the best Of the trip, each according
to his own ideas.
A little before three o'clock Sunday morn
ING the Creole arrived at Biloxi, the pas
sencers disembarket, and all the bachelor
portion,6f they knew the place, and what
to do made their way to the Hole in the
| Wall. kept by "Bill" Smith, where every
man at once felt himself at home.
I Sunday was occupied to a great extent by
the crews of the various yachts which were
to enter for the race i'll seeing that every
thing about their vessels was shipshape,
and in the best working order. The visitors
| to the town and the inhabitants thereof,
| among whom were numerous semi-nautical
| looking gentlemen, i'll yacht club uniforms,
| all took part in various discussions con-
| ties respecting this or that favOrite. The
| discussions were the more pungent by being
| diversified with occasional pecuniary Oppig-
| neration; the whole embellished with terms
| slnacking of salt water-'w wind'seye," !" run
| ming free "close-hauled." and all that sort
| Of thing
Monday morning dawned, looking as fthe
| dav might be as rainy and squally as had
| been the afternoon before. But about nine
| o'clock the weather assumed a more favor
| able appearance, the clouds measurably
cleared away, and the wind sprung up
| which in a short time increased to an
| eight knot breeze"
| And now the officers and members of the
| Crescent City Yacht Club, headed by Com
| modore J. o. Nixon, were IN all the hurry of
preparation. anxious to start the boats
! while the wind was SO favorable. The life
| and sonl of the regatta, Colonel c. T. How
ard had already gone over to the" Pier Head
| to superintend the various arrangements
| for the convenience of the spectators and
| especially for the comfort of the ladies.
| Colonel Charley having two boats in the
regatta 1.-THE PrOtos and the Ayphias), both
of which, by the by, won first class prizes,
| of course he had nothing to do except to
make every one comfortable, Il task alto
| gether congenial to his nature.
| The entered yachts being now ready.
| The following gentlemen had been appointed
| Judges: Messrs. A. G.. Van Benthuysen,
John NJ. Witherspoon, A. j. Leverich; Sec
retary, j. p Hornor, ESQ, X. n. Ogden,
| ESQ. with other gentlemen, including Com
modore Nixon and Colonel Howard, consti-
| tuted Il committee to secure proper seats
| for the lady visitors.
| The following were the entries:
| First Cioss-Limnas, measurement y feet
) inches, entered by H. Rareshide, sailed by
| Arson Stoky.
Protos. measurement y feet Gig inches,
entered by c. T. Howard, sailed by b. K.
! Clemens.
| Mathilda, measurement y feet inches,
entered by Arthur Gastinel, sailed by Alex
ander Brewster.
| Second Class-Restless, measurement %
| feet inches, entered and sailed by Lewis
| Holly.
| Domino, measurement 2S feet inches,
entered by NJ. Carroll, sailed by Emile
| Moran.
Gladiola, measurement u feeti5 inches,
entered by s. +. Preston, sailed by Lewis
Ryan.
Xyphias, measurement 81 feet Il le inches,
| entered by c. 7. Howard, sailed by Martin
! Green.
Great Mogul measurement 81 feet IL
inches, entered and sailed by j. E. Worth
man.
Third Class.-Minnie, measurement II
feet inches entered by S. +. Preston,
sailed by John Beattie.
Corinne. measurement II feet III inches,
| entered by A. Fortier, sailed by Alexander
Brazil.
Fourth Ctass.-Coquette, measurement 10
feet Jig inches. entered by w. Norcom,
sailed by Nick Holly.
Jessie, measurement 16 feet 5ls inches,
entered by K. N. Ogden, sailed by Gus.
Vignier
Sarah, measurement l6 feet ii inches, en-
tered 10y 4. Charles, Jr., sailed by A. Ca
chart.
Fifth Class-Nedyne, measurement IA
feet inches, entered and sailed by j. w.
Breedlove.
Patola, measurement IA feet IL inches,
entered by B. Shall, sailed by Fred Smith.
The following were the prizes to be
awarded TO the " Winners:
First Class-Fiist prize, one silver pitch
er. two gobets and salver, value $500;
second prize. one silver fruit bowl and spoon,
value SI00.
Second Closs-First prize, one silver
pitcher and two goblets value 5000;
second prize, one dozen silver dessert or ice
cream spoons, value SO.
Third Closs-One silver large bntter dish
and knife, value $50 Second prize, half doz-
en- each individual buffers and salts, value
$50.
Fourth Class-One silver sugar dish and
spoon, value 800, VS.. second prize, one
pair silver salt cellars, value s35
Fifth CldSs-One silver cream jug and
ladle, value SO; one pair salt cellars value
500
The prizes amounted, in all, to Sl095. 1t
was at the option of the victors to take
money instead of the plate.
There were fifteen yachts entered and
started for the race. But as there were two
1,n,, 4 hir,
class and two in the fifth class, it follows
that, according to the existing rules of the
club, the vessels in the third and fifth
classes must win prizes no matter how slow
they sailed 1t is certain that the rules of
the club should be so revised that this game
of 'heads up | wins, tails up you loses
should be no longer practicable. In the
present case no one intended to do wrong.
Nobody toresaw that there would be but
two vessels entered in the third and fifth
classes; yet surely, such contingency
should III future be provided for.
The vessels having drawn for positions,
the windward station in its respective class
was won by the Limnas, Restless, Minnie,
Coquette and Nedyne; so that the yachts
lay prepared to start in the same relative
position from windward to leeward, as they
are sIlccessively named in the record of en-
tries; that is, the Lirnnas was to the ex
treme windward and the Patola to the eX-
treme leeward.
At four minutes past one the signal was
tired TO get ready; they were, however, all
ready, as the boats lay on the breeze-stirred
waters, bowling to each other in the politest
manner imaginable. Two seconds later the
signal was fired to start, and it was up jib,
weigh anchor and away. The wind
was at this time about south south
east. and rather stifish. 1t was
a beautiful start, and for some
time, they all appeared as much mixed as