The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-26
HELD HER OWN
It'll only a main sail and iib, and
me home stake on the second round

sim. 22s.: the Limnas being third, In
S.J3 :45 The other boats were somewhat
scattered, and were not closely enough up to
excite interest on the part Of the bystanders
As they came home the wind shifted some.
what and there was no necessity for tack to
make the horne stake Johnny Clements
chewed up 50 much to Windward that some
body offered bets he could sail the Xiphias In
the winds eye, but no takers were found
Rounding the home stake they fame in IN
Natss1lIIe q, S;sS:ii..; xlphas, 1881 40; Linz
nas, 9:sst5: RESTLESS, sS5 :O5; Juanita,
~. maggie, 3 :3S: 53; Gov. Claiborne,
y: Minnie (the old John Mahoney)
932:16 Loulou, 3:43 40; Mary A., 3:45:13;
Olivia, 3:45 AS; Gemini, 8: 4S 49, Nora, 49 :O9
Brenda, 3:5202.
Tn rounding the home stake IL was notice.
able that the crews Of the Nathalie O., Xiphias,
Maggie and Minnie were
MOST NINBLE
In their movements and in shuffling sand bags
TO windward they were most expert. The
wind was blowing from direction that most
OF the boats could make the round without
tacking, and SO particularly In coming home
there was
A FINE TEST
of the windwaad qualities of the racers. The
battle between the Maggie and Juanita ex-
cited more attention than that Of any Of the
other boats, for with balloon iibs they went for
all they could. Both of these crafts on the
second round when standing home were very
close together, the Maggie somewhat to wind
ward, the, Juanita somewhat in the lead, but
10 leeward considerably.
1t was sure now that the Nathalie G. had
She race In the first class, for she worked so
far TO windward and pointed so well that
everybody knew she would be the winner,
and so all attention was directed to the con-
test between the Maggie and Juanita. On
the wind the Maggie held up fully half
point closer than the Juanita, but she stood
To shore so far that her hackers began to get
frightened. When she came about it was
seen that she led her opponent, but the race
WAS d very close one Flowing the water,
both crafts came for the home stake, the dis
fance between them being not more than
twenty yards. 1t waste use nautical ex-
pression-"nip and tuck, and for some time
nobody could tell which was the winner. The
Maggie, however, forged ahead and took the
second class prize. No prettier match than
this has been seen in our waters for many
years. The contest between these two boats
was rare event to a yachtman and its ter
mination showed good sailing. They
rounded the home stake In the following
order:
Nathalie c., first; Limnas, second; Xiphias,
third; Maggie Juantta, Minnie, the rest fol-
Such race has
NEVER BEEN SEEN
on Lake Pontchartrain. The wind against all
traditions was steady, varying it is true q
point or two, but there was no calm, and the
merits of the boats were fairly tested, save
that of working to windward. The wind was
blowing in a direction that gave the boats all
the way round an easy sheet, so that
THEIR QUALITIES
iii working up to windward were not tested.
The winners were the Nathalie G. in the first
class, the Xiphias in the second, the Maggie
III the third and Minnie in the fourth. The
catamaran Gemini gave up the contest on the
first round, and with the Brenda came home.
We have 10 congratulate the Southern Yacht
Club on its first regatta. Everything has
passed off most agreeably, and everybody is
delighted.
IFS Commodore O'Brien and Mr.. Owen
TemisOn is due ton of thanks for their la
bors TO make this regatta success, and to
The energetic members a sand bag Of appre-
citation BY way of conclusion there appears
Ia be a difference Of opinion between the
friends Of the Juanita and the Maggie re-
rardin0 the speed of these yachts, and a
Ss1 atch will doubtless be made soon between
fhem. We are authorized to say, on behalf of
tho owners of the Juanita, that match can
Eae made up with the Maggie TO sail ten miles
10 svindward and back In the sound for such
amount as may be fixed.