The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-07-19
MARINE AND FIELD CLUB
WINS NEW TRiUMPHS.

The big fleet of cat boats of th
Marine and Field Club of Pascagoul;
has added triumph to its credit.
The boats were towed down to PAS
Christian. Saturday morning from Bi
loxi where they had raced the proceed
ing Wednesday in the big regatta helt
by the Biloxi Yacht Club.
The captains and crews of the boat
went down on the morning train, ant
soon after their arrival a petty picture
was displayed on the quiet, picturesque
bayou, on the border of which is the
club house of the Pass Chistian Coll
and Yacht Club.
On account of the possibility of the
light breeze dying out, the cat boat
race was first to be run Off After a
little confusion at the starting boat
the race was on. 1t was more OF
less nerve racking race to the parti
.cipants, in as much as it was very
slow.
The bayou is situated some distance
from the main waters of the Gulf, and
is surrounded by tall woods. which
| did not permit clean sweep of what
little wind that was blowing, hence
some of the boats would be lying still,
while others were flying thru the
water
The "Miss Pascagula." altho several
feet longer than the other entries in
the race, was allowed to run, but only
as an exhibition. She did not figure
in the winnings, altho she completed
the two mile course several minutes
before any other boat crossed the line.
Near the finish of the first round the
leading boats encountered difficulties
when they attempted to pass on the
lee side of large yachts moored there
Here they committed an error for the
yachts cut off the wind, causing sew
eral boats to get mixed up with one
another. The other boats which had
been running well to the rear, took
going to the windward side, took
the lead. During the next round there
was a trfie of excitement, when a
furry Of wind came up suddenly, al
most upsetting several of the boats
It was a close finish between boats No.
8 and 6, No. 8 being about, boat
length ahead.
The boats finished as follows:
First Boat No. s, j. Ryan, C. Nelson,
A. Mummie.
Second Boat No. 6, j, Walker, c.
Ryan, j, Morris.
Third Boat No 2, H. II. Purdy and
G. Purdy
Fourth Boat No. S, E. Slater and
Bossiea.
Fifth Boat No. 8, B. Bagnall and
Grimsley.
Sixth Boat No. 7, Victor j. Blair, E.
Farrar and S. Blair.
Seventh Boat No. 4, P. Schreck and
Brown.
Besides bringing Pascagoula the
cup for the above race, a fine silver
medal was added to the string of tro-
phies of the Marine and Field Club
by Adolph Dantagman. He out
classed five competitors in the so yard
swimming race, thereby winning a
handsome silver medal.
The Belle l., the champion speed |
boat of the Gulf Coast, gave classy
exhibition of her prowess. She won
over all entries at Biloxi last Wednes-
day.
The Marine and Field Club will
soon announce the date TO the run
ming of the second leg of the
Piaggio Cup over the triangular
course at Pascagoula. The first |
honors now belong to Edwin Slater,
as he has purchased C. c. Whites
boat, the one which won the first race
for the cup.
This Club is doing its best to revive
interest in the yachting and racing,
which held supreme sway at Pasca- !
goula in the days of yOre.
Altho only those attached to the
International Ship Building Co. are
eligible for membership in the Mar
inc and Field Club, the regatta com /
mittee is ready to arrange races with
outside boats at any time.