The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-25
HOUSE: warming
!. BY YACHT CLUB
. ON WEDNESDAY,
NEW BUILDING IS PRACTICALLY
COMPLETED AND WILL BE
TURNED OVER TO THE CLUB ON
: sATuRpAY--MoDERN in EVERY
PARTICULAR.

Committee reports were made and
the date set for the house warming
reception Of the Pensacola Yacht and
Motor Boat Club at a meeting of the
club held in the rooms of the CONNER
ctal Association last night.
Wednesday, May 81, is the time de-
ctded upon for the house warming and
the regatta and yacht race will take
place on Friday after the house warm
ing reception. While all the arrange
Knents for the house warming reception
are in the hands of the committee, the
chairman said that in the afternoon,
probably from three until five O'clock
the reception committee would be at
the club house to receive visitors who
would like to inspect the building and
surroundings. but that the real recep-
ton. or house warming, when the re-
freshments will be served and when
the ladies and the music will be there,
will take place in the evening at eight
o'clock.
The committee reported that the
building was practically completed
and by Saturday would be turned over
to the club. The committee also re-
ported that the furniture was already
at the club house and was ready to be
placed as soon as the house was COM
pleted.
The new boat club house is modern
one in every particular and is easy of
access, being located at the foot of
Afcaniz street. It is easily reached by
water, but paved street or the belt line
cars take the members within one
block of the club house, the location
being one block south of Seville square.
The invitations to the house-warm-
ing reception will be unique in design
and will be sent to several hundred
Pensacolians and the ladies' of the
men win be included in the invitation.
The committee in charge of the recepr
ton are making every effort to make
this a memorable occasion for the
guests and the club members.
The Regatta Friday.
Friday after the house warming will
be the day for the races and the con-
tests promise to be lively and spirited.
The committee in charge of the races
reported that the judges for the races
and the time for starting Of each class
OF craft will be announced just as soon
as the committee can meet again.
The course has been selected and it
is a most ideal one, being about seven
miles In length and does not run
through any part of the bay so that the
view of the boats will be INSTRUCTED
from the view of the spectators by
shipping vessels. The entire course
can be seen from the club house, and
is as follows: Beginning at the foot
of the eastern L. e. N. docks thence to
Town Point beacon, thence to stake
lying west of Muscogee wharf, thence
to starting point. The fastest boats
will make the course two times, while
the slower craft will circle only one
time. The course will probably be the
permanent enc.
The Sailing Race.
Motor boat racing will not be the
only kind TO participate, for the COM
mittee has arranged for a contest be-
tween the sailing boats. This contest
is open to all boat owners, regardless
of whether the owners are members or
prospective members of the club. Two
prizes will be given, one for the round
and one for the fiat bottom boats. The
two classes will start at the same time
but they will be in separate races.
Sunday afternoon all boat owners
will have an opportunity of going over
the course to familiarize themselves
with the route before the race next
week. 1t is expected that the entire
entries will be on a trial cruise Sun
day and great deal of pleasure is an
ticipated.
Many New Members.
Many applications for membership
were turned in by the committee in
charge of getting new members and it
was reported that the prospect for a
number of others was bright. Already
the membership is composed of about
fifty active members and it is thought
that the hundred mark will be reached,
probably by the time the regatta comes
off. One feature about joining this
club that Is meeting with popular IA
vor is that the membership is not lin
tied to boat owners and is open to
those that do not own boats, as we'll
as to those that do. Already there are