The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind, July 1S.-The first race
of the annual regatta Of the Pine Lake
Yacht Club was won by Daphne, with the
Queen second. Although nearly dozen
sailing craft are now in commission on
pretty Pine lake, only four were entered
in the first race. three of them started and
two only finished The yachts entered
were: Daphne, eighteen-foot catboat, man.
ned by Frank Sauter Charles Murfey, j. Z.
Murfey, and Ed. Coulter and sailed by Cap
tain w. A. Murfey; Queen, eighteen-foot
catboat, manned by d. E. Wells and Rob-
ert Regain and sailed by the latter: Dorothy
D., owned by Mayor Lemuel Darrow, with
drawn because owner understood first event
was to be a preliminary and was not to
count in the contests for the silver cup, and
a sailing canoe owned by Messrs. Sharpe,
withdrawn because of an accident. The
committee, DR.. Z. l. Annis, n. G.. Dakin,
and w. H. Worden, and the yacht owners
met previous to the race at Commodore j.
c. Murfey's pier to discuss the details. when
the conversation became so animated that
even the wooden horses that held up the
pier got excited and tipped the wohle
crowd into the lake. but even this did not
who at once set sail for the starting buoy.
The race was sailed from a point off Wa
verify Beach, east to and around a boat on
the Pine Lake pavilion and return The
Queen was first to make the start at 3:25:20,
the Daphne at 3:27:04 Both boats got away
in fine style, wind northeast and light. All
canvas filled well. AS the Sharpe sailing
canoe rounded the starting point, the mast
broke and prompt action on the part Of
those aboard is all that saved the canoe
from capsizing. On the first leg the two
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until the stake boat was turned and the
home run set in, when the Daphne, under
favorable puffs, gained on the Queen and
turned the home stake at 3:55:31, with the
Queen crossing the line at 3:54:s5. The
Daphne was declared the winner by forty
eight seconds, making it the closest sailed
race in years.
The cool weather the past few days has
lessened the attendance somewhat, though
new arrivals are registered daily at the
Chautauqua Hotel and at Weller's Grove.
The steamer Jocund makes regular trips
around the lake.
The party of Laporte. Michigan City, Chi
cago and Valparaiso young women broke
camp this week after a fortnights stay.
Band concerts are given weekly by the
Laporte City Band at the Pine Lake grove
and one of the special attractions this
week was a balloon ascension by Professor
Jack Cassell, of Louisville. The professor
will make another ascension and parachute
leap tomorrow.
The lake was lively with yachts last Sun
day all day. as there was a fine northeast
wind, which made the going good.
The Randall family has arrived from In
dianapolis and taken possession Of fits cot
tage for the summer
Frank Sauter and w. A. Murfey, of
Chicago, spent several days at Prospect
Point cottage this week.
Howard p. kirtley was called here from
Chicago this week by the illness of his
father, DR.. l.. Kirtley, of Marietta, o., who
is here with his wife. They own cottage
at the lake.
Bluffside beach and the grove are used