Evening journal., 1911-07-27
YACHTMEN
AWAIT FLAG
Wilmington to wildwood Race
Starts Tonight When CruiS-
erS Get Away
SPEED BOATS MAKE
START TOMORROW MORNING

yachtsmen. the Wilmington to Wild
wood race for first and second class
yachts and speed boats will
begin at IL o'clock tonight when a
big field of second class cruisers will
Wilmington Yacht Club pier The
first class cruisers will get away at
5 o'clock tomorrow morning and the
speed boats. kings of the water, will
go five hours later. Many OF the
boats we're off the starting line at
Gordon Heights this morning, pre-
senting a beautiful appearance. All
will have arrived before night. car
rying with them their owners In
whose honor a reception will be given
tonight by the Wilmington Yacht
Club. IL will be the first big affair
the local association has undertaken
and promises to be a success. Every
thing is ready for the big race.
Dr. Christopher S. Street, OF the
Yachtsmen's Club, has charge OF the
details Of the race. The boats are
being measured today by II. p. Dantz-
hecker, the official measurer of the
Racing Association OF the South Jer-
sey Yacht Clubs. At noon luncheon
was served and the reception to the
second class cruisers competing will
be given at 4 o'clock. Dinner will be
served at o'clock and a smoker and
entertainment is on the program for
the visiting yachtsmen from $50
until 10.45 o'clock, when the first sig
nal will be given for the second class
cruisers to prepare for the race. At
IL o'clock the second class cruisers
will cross the starting line on the
distance race 10 wildwood.
At midnight taps will sound for a
short period of rest for the yachtsmer
in the first class cruiser race. The
preparatory gun will sound at 4.30
! o'clock tomorrow morning and half al
hour later the first-class cruisers viii
start for wildwood Breakfast will b'
enjoyed by the speed boat owners a
the Wilmington Yacht Club, for II hai
been calculated that they can overtak
the earlier starters crossing the lin
at 10 o'clock, according to their OF
/ fetal handicaps From Wilmington tn
scene will shift to wildwood. wher
elaborate preparations have been mad
/ for the entertainment Of the visitin
yachtsmen. The stake boat will b
| anchored with the committee aboar
at Hereford Inlet from o'clock to
/ o'clock on Friday.
Instructions have been issued ths
all boats should report TO the CON
mittee at Mace's rier. Anglesea. I'll
, entertainment committee VIII tai
, charge of the fleet and will act as es
, cort to the wildwood Yacht Gu
where noon luncheon will be serve
A reception is on the program for A.;
o'clock. and in the evening a banqul
and vaudeville at the Wildwood lacl
Club will add TO the other attraction
of the day
Everything considered. this shoul
be one of the best events Of its kin
ever held in local waters. The visi
ing yachtsmen have been invited
race with the Cape May Yacht Clu
next Saturday and the entire fleet wi
leave under the direction of CommG
dore Henry II. Ottens, Of the Wilt
wood Yacht Club. An ocean race fC
cruisers will be held at Cape May.
Following are the entries;
Speed Boats.
Gibson Girl II, William Dicke
Holly Beach Yacht Club.
Ottens. Commodore Henry II. Ottei
wildwood Yacht Club.
Elmija. James II. Glenn, Holl
Beach Yacht Club.
Katherine, Neal McNeill, Camde
Motor Boat Club.
Unnamed boat. Edward p. Harr
son, Camden Motor Boat Club.
Ruric. Ruric Adams, Holly Beac
Yacht Club.
Zip III, Thomas Hutchinson, Can
den Motor Boat Club.
Joker. John c. vanderslice, Camde
! Motor Boat Club.
Pee Wee Ho. Peter V. Hoy, Norri
, town Yacht Club.
! Vanish H., Walter T. Reed, Seasi'
4 Yacht Club.
, Alfred III. Colonel A. L. Ainsco'
Wilmington Yacht Club.
Class A-Cruiser Over 40 Feet
Isabella H., Commodore JOSEF
Thompson, Ventnor City Yacht Gu
Albatross, Commodore Jam
Thompson, Stone Harbor Yacht Clu
Vixen, G. w. King, Wilmingt'
Yacht Club.
Clermont, w. NJ Hammond. w
mington Yacht Club.
Skibo, Judge A. B. Endicott, Yer
nor City Yacht Club.
Mariada, Robert Moore, Jr.. Chefs
Yacht Club.
Idaho. Peter Shields, Cape NJ
Yacht Club.
Rex, A. B. Magargee. Camden Mot
!. Yacht Club.
a Ilys, Commodore ]. G. n. Whittak
s Camden Yacht Club.
N
p Ben Riley. George Bilyeu, Cape N
y Yacht Club.
% Bud T., T. Woodward Trainer, Ca
"A May Yacht Club.
20 Cora II, r. wallin Starr, Cape N
Yacht Club.
Viking II. Arthur Ely. North Wi
wood Motor Boat Club.
Helen H.. Elmer Hansell, Ho
Beach Yacht Club.
MAY v, Commodore H. Hotml
wildwood Yacht Club.
John L.. Frank Larcombe, WildwC
Yacht Club.
Casino. william Erb. columl
Yacht Club.
Phantom H., Henry Reich'
Yachtsmen's Club.
j, Chelwood. Rufus Lennig, Yach
% mems Club.
an Eugenie. DR.. Eugenia Sway
az Yachtsmen's Club.
n Virginia. E. R. Moore, Whining
IS Yacht Club.
As Wifeca. c. W. Isenberg. Whining
3S Yacht Club.
~ Fortuna, H. B. Harrigan, Wilmi
ton Yacht Club.