The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-07-28

Wayeland Yacht Club sailed yess
terday was big success in every
respect and it reflected great cre-
dit upon the officers Of the club.
The feet of yachts that took part
in the races was an excellent one
and the number of large yachts
participating being more than has
been seen in regatta in this sec-
ton for some time. The presence
of the large Mobile sloop Annie
lent considerable interest to the
regatta, as she is next to the Me-
penthe of the Southern Yacht
the largest and finest sailing yacht
in the South. This was the first
race she entered IN some years, IL
being in fact tho only time she
has sailed since the big match
event with the Nepenthe off Mo
bile Bay, which was won by the
New Orleans yacht. The Annie
was then owned by w. M. Mar
shall of Mobile, while she is now
the property of Commodore G. r.
Bush of the Mobile Yacht Club.
Her only competitor yesterday was
the Florence. a smaller yacht, but
one of the handsomest and most
modern appearing. Of the fleet Of
the southern Yacht Club. The
Florence is the property and flag
ship of Fleet Captain Lawrence
O'Donnell. She had just been
given a new mast and boom last
week and a new suit of sails was
bent on her only two days before
the race. The yacht had sailed
from New Orleans for the Bay on
Friday afternoon and was. conse-
quently in poor condition to put
as good race as she can when
her new sails are stretched and
better fitted. The club topsail
that was was used on her was
practically useless and did more
harm than good. 1t was big
hindrance in windward work. The
Annie sailed q beautiful race and
led the fleet of larger yachts over
the course. A match between
these two big sloops, when the
Florence is in better shape, would
prove interesting.
In the schooner class the Pass
Christian boat Queen Of the Fleet
easily proved her claim to the IT,
tie and won the race for this class
with ease. The Gertie did not
sail as well as she did at West
End. She is always best in light
weather, and the strong and puffy
breeze Of yesterday was too much
for her.
The two new Dunbar schooners
the Majestic and the Lillian c.,
sailed their first race and as it re-
quires time to get into good racing
trim these yachts did exceptional
ly well. They were not handled
well, the Lillian G. partic-
ularly being very unfortune. She
fouled the sloop Florence at the
start of the race in dangerous
manner, running her bowsprit
clear over that vessel, and on The
second round she crowded the
Majestic, which was to windward.
unfairly. The Lillian G. was rul-
ed out of the race by the judges
for the carelessness of her crew.
The Majestic is owned by Geo. III.
Dunbar and the Lillian G. by r..
B. Dunbar. They are fine large
schooners, almost alike, and they
were recently built and launched
by w. N. johnson at Biloxi.
The handsome cabin sloop Su-
sie B. had no competitor in her
class and consequently her crew
was not as much on their mettle
as they will be later on when the
speedy Agnes is ready to race.
The latter is now being put into
commission, having been rebuilt
and furnished with a new suit of
sails.
The Nydia, like the Susie b.,
had walkover, her old rival, the
cabin sloop Imp not being here.
Next to the beautiful spectacle
formed at the start Of the regat-
ia, which was a grand one, the
feature of the afternoon was the
sailing of the Nydia. She led the
feet from start to finish and in1
creased her advantage all the
while. This makes the fifth timE
this season that she has led tfh
fleet around the racing course.
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