Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-14
KEEN SPORT IN
FIRST REGATTA
Events Held BY the Sherwood
Forest Boat Club.
SEVERN BOAT CLUB MEMBERS WIN
Open Handicap Sailing Race at Round
Bay, Near Annapolis, is Won BY
the Ventura On Time AL
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| Interesting races marked rhe irst
| annual regatta of The Sherwood Forest
Boat Club at Round Bay near this
city yesterday The FIRST event. the
open handicap. sailing race. started at
l045 a. m, and was won by the Ven
tura Captain Crane, ON time allow.
ance. The Naomi Captain Fabl. was
| second, while the Zillicoa Capt Porter
Houston, was third
The sailing event was one Of the
best witnessed in that vicinity in some
time. The three boats started at prac-
tically the same time. and skilml
handling by Captain Crane resulted In
the Ventura winning Summary OF
events.
Open Handicap Sailing Race Won
by the Ventura capt Charles T. Crane
on time allowance: Naomi. Captain
Kahl, second, and Zulicoa. Captain
Houston. third. Ventura started NJ
10.45 a. M, finishing at 1855 p. M
Naomi started at 1915 a IN and finish
ed at 1253.30 p. m. Znlicoa started al
10.46.30 a m. and finished at 1242 pm.
Canoe Race (doublesl Won by
Capt. r. II. Wigley and Capt Ncu
Johnson, of the Severn Boat Club
Harry and William Burke, of the Sew
ern Boat Club, second
Power Cruisers The LoreIei Capt
Milard Calls. first; Cayuga. Capt. Mol
ter. second; Adois, Capt Harvey Row
land, third
Speedboats -Inkv Raser Capt Marks.
first; and Anna G.. Capt. Billy Mann.
second. Winners time. 1915.
Canoe Singles s-R. G Clark. Severn
Boat Club, first; j. IT, Weaver, of Bal
timore, second, and B J. Wiegard. Of
Severn Boat Club, third
The promoters Of the event are
highly pleased with The result of their
efforts and already have decided to
make the regatta an annual function
IT also has been suggested to hold it as
a special feature in connection with
the annual cruise of the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Racing Association.
The success of the regatta was at
tested by a number of experienced
yachtsmen who were present, and who
were seriously attracted by the waters
Of Round Bay for racing purposes, to-
gether with its great natural advan
tages. with it's steep banks that afford
excellent vantage points for specta-
tors. There were six races in as many
different classes, in all Of which there
we're several entries, and they were
kcenly contested.
A large number Of craft. bearing
"a,
among these being the Igloo, owned bv
Viee-Presidcnt Thompson, of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. and tho Free
Lance, owned by r. N. Thompson.
also of Baltimore. For the sailing and
motorboat races a three-Iegged course
of five miles was laid out, and the com
peting craft covered this twice. The
summary:
Sailing Craft Ventura, sailed BY
Captain Crane, won over the ZilIicoa,
Capt. G. p. Houston, on time allow
ance, by minutes. The Naomi was
third. The course was a triangular
one OF five miles, sailed over twice.
Express Cruisers The Touchdown
ed by Capt. d. NJ Calls, Maryland Mo
1 W. @<C-*b CAAgf anu A1AG AAtAO1r AyaI6s ~.
l.. Molter, Maryland Boat Club,and the
Adios, Capt. r. V. Rowland, Baltimore
Yacht Club, over a course Of ten miles.
The Quo Vadis. a recently launched
craft, owned by Bentley Shriver, BaIti-
more Yacht Club, was entered, but
| dropped out because of disarrange-
ment of stake boat.
Speed Boats-The Inky Raser, own
ed by H. Rowland, of the Baltimore
Yacht Club, defeated w. p. Mann's
Anna c., by substantial margin over
D ten-mile course.
Work Boats Copen to owners on the
Severn River)-Won by the G. S. K.
owned by G. F. Kirby. Of Bentley shri-
yer. Baltimore Yacht Club, was en-
tered
IN the canoe races the double event
was won by Johnson and Wigley. Of
the Severn Boat Club, this city. over a
field Of several competitors. Clark. OF
the Severn Boat Club, also won in the
| singles.
Edgar CaIvuvn &ba a;-e:,-1.,.-.i a - 4