The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-25
Amorila Won Honors.

Yesterday promising to be dull day in Mobile a large number of pleasure seek CTS boarded the bay boats yesterday morning and went to Point Clear to wit ness the yacht races which, owing to the entries. promised to be of an interesting nature. The weather conditions were all that could be desired, the sky being clear and brisk wind blowing. The judges of the races were F. k. Overall, Vice. Commodore LeBaron Lyons and Lyman Dorgan and the timekeepers c. T. Hearin and Joseph H. Lyons all of the Mobile Yacht Club. The results of the races were as follows:
 Boat. Start Finish. Elapsed Corrected
 First class, prize. s10.
 Josie N .....1:20:0O 3:27:l0 2:07:10 2;W:1O Amorita ... 1:21:0O 3:22:20 2:01:20 2:0l :0j
 Winner Amorita.
 Second class, prize s.
 Hill Billy ..1:A:oo 3:27:15 2:06:15 2;os15 Myrtle .. :15 withdrawn
 Earnie :. :. Handicapped.
 Winner Hill Billy.
 Third class, prize s5:
 San Toy .. ..1:17:SO s:27:25 2:oe:55 2:O9:55 Butterfly. :. .1:17:45 withdrawn Black Devil. .1:17:5o withdrawn.
 Winner San Toy.
 The Amorita, owned and sailed by James H. Glennon, met with two mis- haps, breaking her throat halyard block and peak halyard block, yet, in spite of these drawbacks, went out and won her race by six minutes and five seconds The course was five miles twice around.
 Bitten by Moccasin.
 J. Lundy. a well known truck gard ner living at Mertz Station. four miles west of Mobile, met with an accident yesterday afternoon which may yet re- . ati1f m hiz death Mir I.1n6V walk ing through his corn field some distanct from the house when an immense moo casin snake sank his fangs in the mans leg near the ankle. With rare presence of mind he tied a cord tightly around the leg above the wound and then hastene6 home. Dr. T. T. Hendon was summon ed, but 1t was nearly three hours before he reached the wounded man. He found the leg, from the ankle to the hip. swoller to tremendous proportions and severins the cord about the ankle, set about de stroying the poison which had not yet fortunately. reached the vitals. He gav' the patient all possible attention and thil morning again visited him. Dr. Hen don, at noon, reported that, while MT Lundy was not in immediate danger, h, was yet a very sick man and might pos sibly die. An old citizen. speaking of tn, occurrence, remarked that during thu latter part of July and in the month o August snakes were mating and inva riably showed fight, rather than run, al is usual win them. When he heard O. MT. Lundys encounter he expressed nt surprise. at the same time saying a snak' bite at this time of the year general, proves fatal.
 Havana Merchants in Mobile. Dan W. Buhl, Cuban agent of the Mun- son steamship line arrived up to Mobile this afternoon from Havana on the Mobile-Havana liner Mobile at the head of a party of merchants and business people of that city as follows: Charles J. Tranter. H. P. Fritot. T. H, Harris, Manuel Lopez, E. L. Dadet and R. c. Odvardo. The latter was accom-. panied by his son Rogelio Odvardo, who will enter St. Bernard College at Cullman Mr. Buhls party represents a large l amount of capital, some of them being shippers of fruit and vegetables to the United States in immense quantities Mobile getting It's share through Mir BuhPs clever work.
 The party is here on pleasure and bust. ness. As to the latter they are desirous of extending their already large trade | relations with Mobile business people.
 Tonight the party were guests at the Athelstan Club.