The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-11
THE POINT CLEAR REGATTA.

and 9th iusts: Waller Gauticr, Il. L
Pickett, George w. Thompson, Eu
gene Gauticr, Willie IL. Ladnier, jim
Byrd Pickett, Chas. jacobson ant
Clinton Pickett.
The last races Of the regatta of tht
Mobile Yacht Club were sailed OF
Sunday. The crowd was very larg,
and there was some lively betting.
We clip the following account 0.
the races from the Mobile Register Of
Tuesday:
The race was started at 55 minutes
past one O'Clock, with The following
entries:
First Class-Annie Norville, enter
ed and sailed by Joe Norvillc; Minco-
la, entered by A. f. White, sailed by
Charles Jones; Zrphiuc, entered aud
sailed by Buck Curran; Hattie f.,
entered by q. Joseph and sailed by
Robert Fulton.
Second Class--NellIc bly,, entered
by George Bruce, sailed by s. Peter
son Ruby, entered by Tony Mar
guess, sailed by a. Mangold; Vulun-
teer, entered and sailed by John Il.
Wallace; Phantom. entered and sail
cd by Tclfair lI"lgsOn.
Third Class-Lorena, entered bY G..
w. Rapier, sailed by Willie Cypress ::
Tcaser, entered and sailed by $. Il
Thompson; Green Lizard, entered
by j. B. Pickett, sailed by Frank Hen
ry Annie p, entered by John Muul-
ton, Jr., sailed by john Callahan. Jr.
Amelia ZundaIl, entered by Charles
Zundall. sailed by Robert Cook.
AT the sound of the gong The boats
got under way in the following order,
crossing an imaginary line between
The wharf and the judges stakeboat:
Anne p. at l :j6 III, Amelia ZundaIl
l SO %, Nellie bly,, | :J6 %, Annie
Norville :56 81, MmeoIa | ;5G 81,
Zepllinc :5J 81, LorGna :56 81,
Green Lizard | $50 :43, Teascr | :56 AT,
Volunteer l :5S :l5, Ruby :5S :32,
| :5S :53, Hattie E., :5S 80.
The wind was very light, blowing
about north-northw1st, and
latcI became almost a calm. The
Phantom took the lead and held it
throughout the race. On the first
round the boats passed the lag-boat
the following order: Phantom,
N0rvillc, Ruby, Teascrs
Volunteer, Hattie e, Nellie
BY. Lorena, Annie r., MineoIa,
Green Lizard, and Amelia Iundall
On the second round the wind
increased, with the Phanrom
still in the lead, aud passed the home
stake in the lead, with boats follow
ing as named below Annie Norvi.lc,
Tcascr, Zcphinc, Hattie f.,
Nellie BLY,, Mineola. Lore
Ia, Annie r., Green Lizard and
Zundall. The wind then
in south by west, and increased
q a stiff ten or ~twclvc-milo breeze,
he Phantom still leading, closely fol-
owed by the Annie Norvillc and
Ruby, aud the others strung out.
passing the second stake-EOat
he Phantom carried away her mast
head band, dropping hcrpeak-haIyard
md her sEinnakrr-halyard. A man
was sent to The masthead, and the
repaired as soon as possible.
Six minutes were lost by this accident,
Iut the PhintOm's lead was such that,
Notwithstanding this lose, she came
II winner of the first prize in her
The other boats came in around the
Judges stand as follows: Annie Nor
lille, Ruby, Nellie bly,, Hattie f., |
.cphimc, T~eascr, Volunteer, Mine0la,
4orena, Annie p, Green Lizard and
amelia Zundall. The prizes were
wardcd as fnlIows:
First prize, first class, Annie Nor
lille.
Second prize, first class, Hattie f.
First prize, second class, Phantom.
Second prizc, second class, Ruby.
First prize, third class, Tcaser.
Second prize, third class, LOrcna.
During this race there was a match
ace between the Zephine and Mineo-
a. There has been a good deal at
rivalry between the owners
# these two boats, and il was deter
mined 10 try their sailing qualities on
So the match was made.
nd the losing boat was 10 treat the
lNOllG Il dillA AluO at obtiit lif-AilG
inc TO 4 champagne supper. First
lass sailors from around the Point
we're selected, light sails borrowed.
nd from one os the owners of the
lineola came the command "Drive
or, boys; drive her !" and they did
rive her; but ii availed not, as the
came in an easy winner, and
he secretary Of the club, who was at
thu main sheet, became so
Ibilant that in a movement of reck-
he lost his balance aud fell
verb0ard. The other bows say he
cats the record in sc%rambling back
II deck again as he cldng to the main
beet aud came ia hand-oyer-hand
the Oriny deep.
The Judges for this days regatta
Tere Captains II. Sheridan, Jr., Geo.
}. Webb, G.. NJ. Van Lew.
There wcIc two written protests
on Friday aud one on Satur.
av, and the judges will render their
ecisions OH Wednesday or Thursday.
While the Yacht Lorcna was sailing
ward Mobile Sunday night, Captain
Willie Cypress in command. she cap
zed, but the crew moved about IN
uIck time aud soon righted the YES
j. They reached home without
accident.
Our boys returned home well salts
ed with their trip to Psint Clear.
apt. S. r. Thompson, owner Of the
eascr, won $40 and an opera glass.
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