The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-14

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Two extra hausulls OF air In o,,h.-
sk.pper's sails would have won ves-
terday's Fish Class race for Cant Daya
Nltherell in the Popeye or Cant NJ
sheppard in the Scamp. But the a..
slVe breeze played no favorites ,,1 ,t,
boats crossed the finish line 50 c,ass
together that the judges called /, )
dead heat between them The sn,nna,.
with Capt. Charles Cottreu as nilo.
finished minute and a haif Later ,rha
race was sailed in the r. q Essh
Class syndicate boats in Pensacois
Bay. 1Soia
Inc race committee met last nirh.
ana decided TO advance both Shennars
ana Witherell TO Glass b instead -
forcing them to sail the race o,t.r
During the week another skinner win
be advanced to Glass r. and next ~.
aays race viii be sailed 10 determine
Class A shippers.
In Yesterdays race Captain Witber-
ell slipped his boat the Popeve. across
the starting line just two seconds
ahead or the Scamp and snanner
Whieh went over at the same instant
All three boats were on the same iacL
starboard run which carried tben,
Wen across the bay toward Town Point
beacon. it-
Witherell held the Popeye close nm
70 the wind 10 weather Of the snapner
when sailed close enough but footed
tast Tor the beacon. Captain cottrell.
outsailed the Scamp, with Captain
sheppard IN command, on this leg
captain Sheppard sailed well off the
wind in an effort to gain a positfor
from which he could weather the otber
boats. O'iiet
The PoDeye and Scamp came about
almost at the same time. Captain Cot
IreI was second later. holding the
snapper on her course long enough 10
force the Scamp to sail TO leeward of
nm on the port reach.
captain Sheppard footed faster on
THIS leg than either the Snapper or
Popeye. ust abreast of the BRITISH
steamer coahoma County the scamn
Weathered Captain witherelFs boat
ana the Snapper. holding her course
across the Popeye's port bow. forced
Nnheren to come about on a short
starooard tack toward the Santa Rosa
shore.
This tack almost won the race for
Withereil He sailed into the smoother
water close to shore and made a lone
port tack past the Fair Point buov
which he rounded ahead Of the scann
After stealing WitherelPs wind. Can
tam sheppard out-footed and ont
pointed the Snapper. The Scamp sailed
close to the wind with both sails draw
ing well, while the Snapper lost dis
lance and weather. Captain Sbennard
came about first an this tack and
passed close across the Snapper's star
board bow, reaching for the Fair Point
buoy He missed this, however ana
after a short reach. again tacked ~
port. y
IN the meantime Captain Cottreu
mad held the Snapper on her port tsoL-
toward the air station in an effort ~
make the Fair Point buoy on his nev.
reach. He missed the buoy bv lees
tnan dozen yards. due to a sliabf
shift in the wind, which had become
hgnt and uncertain. Captain Sheppard
sid the Scamp across the Snapper,s
port bow, came about almost irnme-
diately and rounded the buoy lust he
hind the Popeye. The Snapper was "a
yards behind making the buoy.
From Fair Point TO Town Point n
was full-and-by race with the Scamn
anu Eopeye tlghtlng for position
Scamp was a little TO windward Of
Witherell and Captain Sheppard was
luffing TO steal the Popeye's wind ss
ne had done on the second reach. He
couldn't quite make IT, however. and
Popeye rounded the last buoy scant
five seconds ahead. Snapper was in
the clear half minute later and from
then to the finish it was a drirBng
match.
All three skippers rugged out their
headsalls with oar booms, sailing
wing -and-wing. The wind had died
down to almost nothing. there being
enough breeze 70 ruffle the
smoke from steamer stacks.
Sheppard was a little 20 windvard
and boat length behind Witherell AL
the way across. The Popeye gave the