The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-17

first two DAYS of the Gala Week bade
fair to eliminate in great crowd of
visitors in Palatka on the third and
most important day. But the weather
changed during Wednesday night and
the rain poured steadily until toward
evening.
THE YACHT RACE.
The race for first class yachts was
sailed in the morning in the heavy rain.
Before the race an incident occurred
which disgusted our local yachtmen
with good reason. Mr.. Gould, the owner
of the Dove, which won the second prize
the day before, had put the yacht in the
hands of his friends the day before, to
be entered for the first class in yester-
days race, if they saw fit. They had
not done so, but Mr.. Gould, anxious
that there should be a race and knowing
that there were only two yachts sure to
enter, while it required three entries or
no race came across the river in the
heavy rain to enter the Dove.
When the owner of the yacht Katie B.
learned that the Dove had not been
entered the night before he objected. He
said the Arthur b. joined in the objec-
ton, but this, it was soon shown, was
not the truth. Cornered on this the OBJ
jector threw himself back on the rules
of the race. The owners of the other
two yachts or their representatives ex-
DraSSad tbair WILLINGNESS To atIox- tho
Dove TO enter, but he insisted ON the
strict letter of the rules and would not
give way to any representations. Mr..
Gould, who had come over from the
other side of the river out of pure solici-
tude that there should be race, found
himself barred out ON the technicality.
The general opinion was that the OBJ
lection was founded on a fear that the
Dove might improve on the record of the
day before and beat the Katie B. If the
Dove was in good racing Trim she might
do it easily. The Dove was not in racing
trim, in fact she does not carry a single
sail that was made for her, and none of
them fit. If she were put in good racing
trim she would be hard to beat by any
yacht of her class.
As it was there was no Palatka yacht
in the race, fact which was overlooked
in the hurry of the day before until it
was too late to do anything.
There was whole sail breeze from the
north northeast The Cheemaun went
over the line first, at 11:0S:21, followed
by the Arthur B. at 11:09:02, and the
Katie B. at 11:O9:21. They rounded
beacon Sc as follows: Cheemaun, IL IA:
%; Arthur B. 11:t5:2S; Katie b. 11:15:
AZ. The Katie b. lowered her peak in
passing, to avoid a capsize, it was sup
posed. She went through the same
maneuver in passing No. afterward.
The yachts passed flag No. 2 in the
following order: Chermaun, I2:0S:45
Arthur B. 12:17:2S; Katie B, 12:f9:55
The Cheemaun and Arthur h. then sci
their gaff topsails and came up with tho
wind nearly abeam.
| Beacon 56 was passed again by the
Cheemaun at 1241 20; the Arthur B
turning the beacon at 1854 30; the Kati,
B. at 12:56:20. No 2 was rounded a
1:21:1S, 1888 and 1:31, respectively
Then came the race home with III,
Cheemaun moving gracefully and swift
ly through the water to the admiration
of all beholders, her great stretch o
canvass drawing, every stitch of it. Sh
finished at 1:49:15: the Arthur B. a
2:17:25. The Katie b. was far behind
Her time was not taken.
The Cheemaun beats the Arthur B. l
minutes and 90 seconds. She was en-
tered at twenty-five feet, the others a
twenty-five feet each.
THE MANLY ART.
1t is a singular trait in human natur
that if it is known that two or more hu
pound each other until only one is lei
able to hold himself up, there is sure
be crowd on hand to witness the e1
hibition of art, muscle or fortitud,
which ever term you like best.
If any of the lower animals are to eI
gage in combat a lively interest is 1
once excited and the merits of each a,
paraded in illustrations and landed
| public print, and likewise when the .'h,
, man form divine" is the subject of
sanguinary contest, the signal for a gel
eral turnout is sounded and large crowt
respond.
Why: The answer is in the oft-quott
= assertion that ''self preservation is Il
first law of nature and be the obje
man or beast, they at once become h
, roes and worthy of emulation.
I 1t is useless to argue that such seen
I are not ennobling when nature deere
f .sthe survival of the fittest," and as Ion
n as man inhabits this globe the best ms
will wear the helt and his fellow man
4 proud of him. So long as muscle al
!. dexterity are needed IN this world m:
s will enjoy physical combats.
This contest was to be the finish of t
n soft glove matches at the opera hou
Wednesday night, which for lack
time had TO be concluded last night
the Colored Odd Fellows Hall.
l. The main attraction was the mat
a between Messrs. o. j. Easterly, of Mic
). gan, and E. A. Clinton, of Boston. t
g white students of the manly art, for
heavy weight championship of FIori