The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-30
Pequonnock Entries Meet With Accident While Waite's Boat Forges Into Lead Season Here Off cially Opened.

| - section is on and the yaIcnlnB | season will see its inaugural on Inde- | pendence Day-next Friday. As q consequence of the showing of | J. Waite's Delhi and the Bentulette
 brothers Greyhound, the East End | Yacht club today brides itself in hous- ' ing the Commodore Henry A. Bishop | cup for a year. In acquiring the right to possess the cup for a year, ! the East End club was given the honor only through the victory of the
 two boats. that finished first and sec | ond in the 42-mile classic race off | Bridgeport harbor yesterday. The Delhi won the race in handy | fashion. covering the course in the | good time of four hours and five minutes, a matter of 19 minutes, 49 seconds better than Greyhound, which | finished second. And in so winning
 the race the Delhi wrested the motor | boat speed honors of 1919 from the | Peqnonnock club. Twelve boats took | part in the regatta.
 l The Pequonnock entries, however, | encountered hardships and plenty of | hard luck. although this fact should not in any way minimize the accom- 1 plishment of the East Enders. The | Independent, winner of the Bishop cup, in 1916, and the Speedwell, both IePI GStllllilS llle tluD, uS- | veloped engine trouble and had to withdraw from the competition. The start was made shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning. A large crowd gathered at the southeast side of Seaside park to watch the boats on the first lap, while other more fortunate folks took to the boats and steamed out to sea and watched the racers well on their well to Stratford shoal red spar buoy. The club houses also housed large crowds, so 1t was estimated that in the neigh borhood of 4,00O people saw the
 racers at various points and at differ ent times.
 The course extended from the Pe- quonnock Yacht club to the Bridge
 port light. to the bell buoy off the
 light, to the Stratford shoa1 red spar buoy. to the black and white car buoy off Stratford, back to the bell buoy and to the club. This course embrac- ed 21 miles and boats went over it twice.
 Following is the order in which the
 boats finished with the time: l. East End. Delhi, J. Waite, 4:05. 2. East End, Greyhound, P. and H. VentuIette, 4:25:49.
 3. Pequonnock, Ida, J. Walsh,
 4:22:55.
 4. Pequonnock. Idler, W. Pickard. 5. East End, Ethelene, J. Manlen, | 4:4s:52.
 6. Pequonnock, B. D. B., W. S. E. | Brown, 4:49:26.
 '. Mohawk, Pointer, w. Hoffman.
 4:5s:4O.
 8. Pequonnock, Elf II. E. Decatur,
 4:59:5s.
 9. East End. Respond II, J. A. | F1ander, 5:07:4O.
 The present week promises to be ! the most interesting that metropoli- | tan yachtsInen have had in years. In | dependence Day holidays always are | important to yachtsmen, as they
 mark the real opening of the sum-
 mer season. After being inactive for 7 more than two years, the Corinthians ] who sail yachts on Long Island | Sound, the lower and Jamaica. bays
 have all arranged programmes that | promise the best of sport. | In far variety is concerned | the lower bay sailors will have the
 most important celebration It will | have the most novel and up to date
 programme yet arranged The fea- |
 tions by the flying men of the navy
 stationed at Rockaway. Admiral H. | J. Glennon, commander of the Third | Naval District, is responsible for the | navy end of the programme arranged by the Atlantic Yacht Club. He says
 that nine navy fliers will be at Sea | Gate on July 4 and and that they
 will give an exhibition as we'll as wit
 messing the acquatic sports arranged | for each day
 The fiiers who will be at Sea Gate
 are Capt R. w. Cabinas, Lieut-Com-
 maLder, J. B. Mountfort, Lieut. Car | peter, Lieut.. J. J. Quinn, Lieut. Rog- | CTS, Lieut. Dietrich. Lieut.. Peterson, ! Ensign L. F. Blackwell and Ensign | Stevens. Lieut. Mount, areo aid to 1 Admiral Glennon, also will be in the party. In addition to the navy aero
 nauts, who will fly over from Rock
 away and land in the water off the
 clubhouse. there also will be two | three passenger hydroairplanes that
 will give the members an opportunity
 to fly.
 Rowing, swimming and yacht rac- | ing make up the program for the two days. There will be A. A. U.
 championship swimming races and | the usual novelty water events. The
 rowing races will be under the direc- ton of Dr. Robert J. Bell, for many | years president of the Long Island | Rowing Association The New York Canoe Club is managing the canoe 1 end of the program. and the Atlantic 2 | Yacht Club, which is staging the
 whole carnival will look after the
 yacht and the motor boat end of the | fun. ss
 One of the big features will be the
 Venetian Carnival. which Is sched- uled to be held on Fourth of July
 night. Pri.ss have ht1n ofsred for \ the best decorated sail. power and rowing craft; also for the best deco ] rated canoe. It is many years since there has been such &{caFnival on the
 'owsr 1ey, and 1t ' 'ersafsng great enthuGaGm- 2 1 F