The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-26

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The following report u tbe principal ync9ime
event Of Tie Penncoh feeAita vss tesegrspeed
70 the JsckseoviIle Nsss-Hrsk LEGAL Interest
attaches % he Chsemann, - Mr. ". l. D.vidA
Of Tallahassee, b one u hA ownesA He was
sole owner q the time she was victorious In the
recent P.latka regatta, and afterwards so'd .
halt interest in her:
PENSACOLA, April 1s-The grandest event a
the spring regatta, under The auspices Of The
Pensacola and Gull Coast zach, Club. took
place to-day The 6rss prize. 500. was voo by
The sloop Yacht Cbeemaun, ~ FasaikA
The race Was for frs,-class yachts. and nine
s,.y,ed The course was eighteen miIes in
length and from start TO finish pseusef o'o-
tess of q similar character Was never seen
The starting signal was fired At 12:l5,57 p IN.
and in the following order and time the yachts
crossed the line: Two Sisters, OF fensHcns,
l2l557: Mischief Of Pslms Sofa, lSl6lO !;
! Mamie, of C-dar Key, 1860: Cheemson :"
Palaska. 121s5S: Susie B.. Of New Orinns
la1..Oe: Aunie 5, of PeDac'is, 12:17:5s !;
Fr.lc. IL Prns.cola, 10: 1881; Mocc ,sin. a Key
West 1922 % Cly,i-, Z" Pen~sc1'iA. l2z55S
The wind was from the SUI hwesi, AMI h bie~
| q god spanking bre~Ze fr"m the Start The
Yachts had Ia Zo before II FOR I've hundred ysrfs
around The stake boats and beat nine miles night
in the eve of the Wind. 1t was apparent from
the lump that the Cheemnun. the Annie s. and
| the Susie B. would have the fight I" themselves,
and " hrn the sails had been shee'ed home on the
| first tack the frs, mentioned outpOin,ed and out
| footed the whole feet.
Before the yschts came about the nrst time.
! the Cheemaun had taken the lead, the susie B.
| had passed her rivals, AID the Annie 5. had
passed The Susie B. Then came the Mischief.
| which was followed BY the Moccasin. and this
| order was maintained 10 the turn The other
boats were pr .cticay out Of the race, and fh''se
| five were timed IS they rounded the turning
| point as follows: Chsem.uu. 2:2l:00: Annie g. :.
| Mrcasin, 2.46:51.
They went around The stake TO windwArd. and
| the spinakers were brDken out on the last four
bpats Within twenty seconds AFTER they had jibed
aud started home. The Ch-enaun did not Get her
| spinaker until half the home stretch had been
| covered, but her big jib was drawing for all il
! Was worth al the time. Within five minutes
| after the tnrn had b~en male each bsat bad
her water sail set and with the wind fairly astern
they few up the harbor Going bef,re it the
| Annie 8. overhauled and passed the Cheemaun
| and the Moccasn performed like service to-
| ward the Mi-chef. but closely was the fight
| contested between the two first. The difference
in their finish was only seventeen seconds. actual
| time; difference on the nine mile ruu, two min
| u'es and forty seconds.
The race Was finished in the following time
and order An ME s. 3:31:40; Cheemaun. 33l:-
chief. $500; Mamie, 35S;15; FroIic, 1858
| Clytie, 4:l042 Two Sisters, E43:10
The shortest elapsed lime from start I" finish
| was $4,000, in which the course was covered
by the Annie S.
| In computation of the time allowance the frs,
prize OF $500 goes 10 the Cheemaun, the second
prize ~f $3.50 10 the Susie b., and the third prize
| Of 500 70 The Annie S.
The event is being duly celebrated tonight
by vict OTIS and va'quished alike.