Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
GREAT CROWD THRONCS THE COURSE

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The annual regatta races of the
Holly Beach Yacht club, held last
Saturday afternoon, under the auspices
of the South Jersey Racing Associa-
ton, resulted in the greatest races in
the history of the club. The events were
held over the clubs course on Sunset
lake and were witnessed by hundreds
of racing devotees who followed the
races with genuine interest.
A total OF twenty-one boats contested
for laurels. Each winner, as they
crossed the finishing line, which was
in full view of the immense crowd
which packed the verandas to their
utmost capacity, were given a rousing
reception.
The first race, an event open to Glass
A cruisers, was won by s. w. Whan's
Peggy, of the Chelsea Yacht club,
who beat nj the Reba L., owned by
H. D. Lecato, of the Ocean City Motor
Boat. club, despite the fact that the
Poppy lost a full minute at the start
of the race. This event was for cruis-
ers rating over As and raced over three
laps over a q knot course. The third
to finish was the Kismet, the property
of F. L German of the Ocean City
Yacht club. w. Schoenemann, racing
the Halliotis under the colors Of the
Holly Beach Yacht club, was fourth,
while the fifth boat to start, the Amel-
ia, owned by Thomas Canon, of the
home club, failed to finish.
r. K. Kenning's Chelwood, racing
under the colors of the Corinthian
club, of Cape May, was the first en-
trant to cross the finish line IN the
second race. This event was for cruis-
ers rating under 40, three laps over %
mile course. The Chelwood beat out
the Mirna, owned by ]. N. Snellen-
berg, of the Ocean City Motor Boat
club, while the third boat was the
Talisman, the property Of Clarence
Sill, of the Ocean City Motor Boat
club.
Entrants from the Holly Beach club
captured second and fourth places in
the event for open boats rating under
40, two laps over % knot course. The
Silver Heels, the property of A. q.
Gilmore, Of the Stone Harbor Yacht
club, was the winner of this event.
His boat scored q win over the Anne
E., which carried the colors of f. G..
English, of the home club. The Tuna,
owned by DR.. j. s. Taft, of the Corin-
THAN club Of Cape May, was third,
and the last to finish was w. FL
dridge's Crest.
Five entrants lined the starting line
for the fourth event, for open, boats
rating over 40, two laps over % knot
course. The first to finish was the
Selma, racing under the Sea Isle clubs
banner and owned by q. Straubmiller.
Two entries from the Stone Harbor
club took second and third places. d.
NJ. Hitch's Clara d. crossed the line in
advance Of the Kiddo, the property of
Oscar Horton. e. Austermuhl's Cam
den, flying the home clubs c%olors,
came in at the finish, being beaten out
by the Sea Mehr, entered by f. q.
Rollamn, Of the Chelsea Yacht club.
In the displacement races the Elma-
ia, now owned by Winchester Bon
ham, OF the local club, showed her
heels to Captain Ruben's All the Time,
from Chelsea. Another entrant from
that club, the Em Jay Ess, the prop
erty of J. Snellenburg, finished third.
This race was at four laps over a p
knot course.
In the open boats under 40 event,
A. G. Gilmore's Silver Heels added
another victory to her record by nosing
out the champion Anne E., of the
Holly Beach club. The Eagle Kidd,
owned by William Lewis, of the At
lantic City Yacht club, gave a most
interesting exhibition race and covered
four miles of the course, or ten knots,
in 27 minutes and Is seconds.