The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-10-26

Eof Oun loaH. Mee1 u OuHP0ft Nexs
Year.
The Gulf Coast Yachting Association
held its annual meeting at Mobile on
Sunday last for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year and naming
dates for the several regattas to be held
next season, Bay ST. Louis and Wave
land regattas to occur Saturday, July
26th.
The Association was entertained at
the handsome new home of the Mobile
Yacht Club.
The splendid club house had been
prepared for the coming of the delegates
from other points, and everything was
in readiness for prompt dispatch of bus
mess. Some of the clubs were not rep
resented in person, but other delegates
from New Orleans and Bay st. Louis
held the necessary proxies. A majority
was represented in person. however.
The following clubs were represented,
either in person or by authorized prox-
les: Southern Yacht Club, New Or
leans; Gulfport Yacht Club, Pass Chris
tian Yacht Club, Bay-Waveland Yacht
Club, Bay ST. Louis; Mobile Yacht
Club.
The gentlemen, each thorough and
enthusiastic yachtsman, were evidently
bent on rapid transaction of business,
and but little time was lost in selecting
the new officers and naming the dates
for the regattas for next year, after
which important and far-reaching reso-
lutions were adopted, and the rules gov
erning the regattas OF 1907 were re-
established.
The election of officers resulted in the
choice of the following gentlemen, the
honor position going to Mobile.
President, Mr.. J. G. Bush, Jr., Mo-
bile Yacht Club; secretary, Mr.. L. G.
Dorgan, Mobile Yacht Club; four vice
presidents, in the order named, E. A.
Wells, Gulfport Yacht Club; s. S.
Heaslip, Pass Christian Yacht Club; L.
H. Fairchi1d, Bay Waveland Yacht
Club of Bay ST. Louis; and E. J.
O'Brien, Southern Yacht Club, of New
Orleans.
The dates for the several regattas, the
one particular business of interest to
yachtsmen either in or out of the asso-
citation, were named as follows:
Mobile, July 4; Gulfport, July Is;
Pass Christian, July 10; Bay st. Louis,
-Waveland Yacht Club, July 26;
New Orleans Southern Yacht Club,
August 3.
Drastic Changes Made.
The rules governing the regattas of
1907 were re-adopted, with the excep-
ton that this year there may be more
than one professional on each boat,
provided thai each boat owner in any
class may agree to this change.
An agreement was entered into where
by each club guarantees to have one or
more boats in the new "Class l" races
of the association, the special 18-foot
class. This is the class of boats that
the association is especially desirous OF
building up along the coast of its terri
tory, it being admittedly the best small
boat class in the country. Most OF the
boats in this class for next season at
least will be imported from the East,
Boston and the North, where several
hundreds of these yachts are domiciled
and where it has been demonstrated that
thew are the best all-around boats fol-
racing and pleasure yet designed. A
special cup will be offered as the trophy
for this class of boats.
Drastic measures are incorporated in
the special resolution adopted, with the
provision that it be sent to each OF the
club members for action, which tends t
bar any boat from any of the association
races whose owner is not member O.
the association, and to bar any boa
owned by member of the association
from participating in any regatta out
side of those held by the association.
1t was recalled that the members o
the board of officers of the association
constitute the board of directors, afte
which Gulfport was chosen as the plac
for holding the next meeting. Afte
adjournment of the meeting the dele
gates and memF1rs present were ten
dered an excellent dinner, served in tn
club rooms.