The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-29
FOURTH ANNUAL
REGATTA YESTERDAY.
Races Held During Rain in Morn
ing Crowds Watch Afternoon
program-Dance at Casino.

! Disagreeable weather yesterda,
prevented hundreds of people from
seeing the annual regatta held b!
the Cambridge Yacht Club. Not
withstanding the constant down
pour of rain, Mr.. Roscoe Leonard
chairman of the Regatta Commit
! tee, refused TO pC stpone the affal"
About the middle Of the Afternoon
the atmosphere became brighter
and within a short time the Long
Wharf and he Hospital shore were
full of people, anxious to see the
races.
| The events were unusually inter
estirg 10 the spectators. There was
not handicap race on the program
All boats were ready to start as
soon as the gun was fired. This
| made things exciting, as the boats
were together most of the time.
Mr.. VIM. B. Mann, of the Mann
Construction Co., OF Baltimore, had
six speed boats of his design and
make entered III the different IA
ces, and came out the victor each
time, winning ali of the speed
events.
The following is a summary If
the races:
In the morning the first event
was the Single Cylinder Work Boat
race, won by c. F. Richardson, of
Oxford. First prize, silver cup.
Capt Young, of Crisfield, second;
prize, 10 gals. oil, given by Stand
ard Oil Co.
The Free-For-All sailing class,
for small boats, handled by two
men, was won by Arlington Baker,
of Cambridge. Seipion Cortes, in
the Swallow, was second; Herbert
Travers, in the Herbie, was third;
Briley Wright's Lark was fourth,
and Chaplain Hicks Duan fifth. In
this race the first four boats over
the line crossed in period of three
minutes
The Free-For-All sailing race,
for the Chesapeake Bay, was won
by the Mary, of the Cambridge
Yacht Club, Capt. VIM. Robbins.
The Defender, same Club, was sec
ond. Time, miles in SO min. T..
The Four Cylinder Speed Glass,
for Championship Cup, was won by
Silver Heels, of Baltimore. Till
KUN, of Baltimore, second. Time
miles in Is min.
Glass P, Sloops. Won by the
Sue, Cambridge Yacht Club, Capt.
Scott. Zillicoa, Capt. Robbins, of
Baltimore, second. Time, 10 miles
in hrs, min.
Glass @, Shops. Won by Mary,
Cambridge Yacht Club, Capt. VIM.
Robbins. Vingt Trois, of Easton,
Capt. Johnson, second. Zue Lew,
of Baltimore, Capt. Henderson, 3rd.
Time, 10 miles in hrs, min.
Express Cruiser Glass, won
Lynn Haven, Baltimore, silver
Sylvae, of Baltimore, End, 10 -
oil, given by Standard Oil Ct
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Four Cylinder Speed
by Silver Heels, of BaltimoreN
kill, of Wilmington, End. Tim
miles in 16 min.
Cruiser Glass, for boats oyer>45
feet long, won by Almax II, of Bal
timore. Marguerite II,of Philadel-
phia, End; Free Lance, of Balti-
more, 3rd; Major, of Baltimore,
4th. Time, miles in 27 min.
Sailing Skiffs, for Championship
of Eastern Shore, Won by Bruiser,
of Oxford, Capt. Richardson, with
the Defender, of the Cambridge
Yacht Club, Capt. Wesley Waffles,
End. Time, 10 miles in hrs min
Cruiser Glass, under As feet long,
won by Scylla, of Baltimore, silver
cup; the Valiant, of Baltim ore, sec
ond, and winner of ten gals. of oil,
given by Standard Oil Co. Time,
miles, in 35 min.
Speed Glass for Championship of
Chesapeake Bay, won by Silver
Heels, of Baltimore The Monkey,
of Cambridge, 2nd Time, miles in
1 5 min. and As seconds.
Special Match Race, for Express
Cruisers, won by Chairman, of Bal
timore, with Lynn Haven, of Bal
timore, End. Time, 5 miles in II
minutes.
There was a band concert last
night at the Yacht Club, from $50
until 3 o'clock followed by a dance
in the casino, which was greatly en-
joyed by a number of the members
of the Club and the visiting yacht
men During the evening refresh
ments were served.
At nine o'clock this morning the
fleet left Cambridge for Annapolis,
where they will remain over night,
returning tC their moorings tomor-
row, after a weeks cruise on the
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