The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-07
Cups and Trophies are
Awarded Winners OF
Various Events.
CLOSE AND EXCITING RACES
WITNESSED YESTERDAY AF-
TERNooN, IN WHICH PENsA-
COLA CRAFT WON A MAJORITY
OF THE EvENTs-vIsIToRs ARE
HIGHLY PLEASED WITH THE
REGATTA AND ENTERTAIN-
MENT PROVIDED

After two OF the most pleasant and
successful days in the histoss of Pen
sacola, as Commodore Thos. C. Watson
expressed 1t, the interstate regatta. un-
der the auspices Of the Pensacola
Yacht and Motor Boat Club came to a
close last night with the awarding OF
the prizes and trophies won during the
regatta
Several very pretty races were wit
messed yesterday afternoon, the unani-
nous opinion of the judges and others
interested being that the most inter
esting race of the entire regatta was
the special one between the Standard
of st. Andrews Bay, and the Tokay, OF
New Orleans, the Tokay winning In
53:31, beating the Standard by the
close margin of Ia seconds. The
race was ten miles and was closely
contested every yard of the distance
Pensacola boats got the better OF the
visiting vessels in the races yesterday,
winning four Of the six events In
Guiding the special race between the
Standard and the Tokay. in which, OF
course, no local boats were entered.
In the free e-for-all race, won by the
Elizabeth of New Orleans, no Pensa-
cola boats were entered so that p,
sacola craft won every contest IN
which they were entered
FIRST RACE.
In the first race for speed boats 45
feet and under, Is miles handicap
there were four starters The Kid, the
Autogo, the FaRu and the Margaretta.
the Kid being Withdrawn at the end
OF five miles.
The race was won by the Autogo.
the FaIsu finishing second. The time
of the boats was as follows; Autogo,
owned by w. s. Keyser, 1:J1i17l TaPu,
owned by the PensazoIr& 1ssee4ah Ste,
/ l l4.17s Marsaretta, owned by 1.easf-
cola Launch Co, 1:l5:s.
| SECOND RACE.
The second race yesterday Afternoon
was between sloops and was FIVE uises
free-for-all, being postponed from
| Friday. There were only two starters
and they finished as follows: Ianthe.
owned by @. A. Berry, 1:40:51: S n
NJ. owned by s. r. Mallory Kennedy.
THIRD RACE.
There were three starters IN the
third race for cruisers, free-for-alI 10
miles. They finished as follows: Eliza
beth, owned by Commodore Alfred
Mackie, Of the Southern Yacht Club of
New Orleans, 51:47; Standard, owned
by Raymond Sheppard, OF st. Andrews
Bay, 56: 81; Tokay, owned by Capt. r.
c. Mcclure, OF the Southern Yacht
Club OF New Orleans, 59:9.
The Tokay crossed the starting line
about three minutes behind the gun.
FOURTH RACE.
The race scheduled for the fourth
was called off on account of light wind
and the race between open launches
under 10 miles speed, free-for-all, 2
miles, was the next one.
There were three starters, the Sea
Bird, the Mamie w. and the Pattie.
but the Pattie. which ran the course
in 1911, was disqualified for being
capable OF making more than 10 miles
an hour. The race was won by the
Sea Bird, owned by Willie Williams,
in 1894, the Mamie W., owned by W.
]. Wellesley finishing in 13:4o.
FIFTH RACE.
The last race Of the afternoon was
the feature event OF the entire regatta.
being between speed boats, free-for-all,
20 miles, for the gulf championship.
the Autogo, owned by w. s. Keyser,
winning in the fast time OF 55:17 1-2,
closely followed by the Ora, owned by
w. A. Dunham, her time being So: IL IL.
There were four starters in this race
but owing to accidents of the other
boats the Autogo and Ora were tho
only two finishing. The Rainbow broke
her timer on the first leg of the first
round and fell out. The Margaretta
had magnetic troubles on the third
round and did not finish.
AWARDS.
The awards Of prizes and trophies
were made at the club house last night
by Commodore Watson and were a.
follows:
VIM. Carlo trophy, offered by VIM.
Carlo, of the Southern Yacht Club, OF
New Orleans to the winner Of the long
distance race from New Orleans to
Pensacola, won by the Elizabeth, owned
by Commodore Alfred Mackie. Of the
Southern Yacht Club, OF New Orleans.
This trophy is to be defended three
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