The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-05
Theodore Grunewald's Speed
Express Cruiser Clips Thir-
teen Minutes From Time
NINE BOATS FINISH
Lurline III, However, Is Towed in
By Indra; Stewards Mercath-
AIDES Shows Good Form
NINE BOATS FINISH
BY LUCKY BALDWIN.

With bone in her teeth and a cur
ing wake, Theodore Grunewald
Creole Sue" crossed the finish line o
the Pensacola Yacht Club at Ii
o'clock yesterday afternoon. winnir
the Southern Yacht Clubs mari
marathon of 1872 miles from New o
leans to Pensacola in 9 hours and
minutes, 13 minutes under the reco
made by c. B. Fox's Brenda II a We
ago.
Second place was won by w B. Gil
lican's Half Moon in 9:59. Commodore
Percy S. Benedicts Violet was third
Capt. Paul p. Stewards Mercathades
won fourth place and Capt y. c. Wal
poles Lottie r. was fifth.
Nine of the eleven boats starting
were moored in the slip off the Pen
sacola Yacht Club last night the Lur-
line ii and Indra. which had been
missing and overdue since mid after
noon. finally showing up. the Lurline
in tow of the Indra. The Cwandglyn
turned back shortly after the start and
the Au Revoir broke down and sought
refuge at Mobile.
Prizes will be awarded at A Iurch-
con at l o'clock today for members of
the Southern and Pensacola yacht
clubs. Later in the afternoon there
will be a bathing party at Santa Rosa
Island and in the evening stag
smoker will be held at the club house
Tuesday morning. weather permitting
the visitors will leave for New Orlef Fl
Half Moon" w. B. Gillican's s.
express cruiser. made the 1877 ni = rA
in hours and minutes. actual -em-
ing time, but a 55 minute ael So
to engine trouble gave her a1
elapsed time of 10 hour
Creole Sues" time 1f 9 hpazs Is
minutes. sets a new record for he
course and gives '1r omhcr 4 on
the Southern Ma me Naraehc ophy.
Mr.. Grunewald wiz ra-eif - minia-
ture replica of tbe han ine shield
which the Southern Ya Club pre-
sents as the trophy for the event.
Commodore Benedicts Violet won for
him the San Carlos trophy. awarded
the boat making IL miles or less. hay-
ing the lowest elapsed time for the
course.
Capt. Dan Sheppard. plotting the
finished in 1S hours. 81
minutes and Is seconds, winning the
Percy s. Benedict cup for handicap
contest, boats under 10 miles an hour.
The Lottie r. was l minutes and AZ
seconds longer than the Mercathades
the distance. The Nathalie
won the S Y. c. handicap event.
Shippers of the various boats when
made the race reported yesterday that
they encountered a quartering sea and
heavy rollers with a following wind
most of the way. Flying scud. with
occasional squalls and some rain made
the race somewhat uncomfortable but
Pensacola hospitality, so happily
from years gone by" as
visitor put it. more than offset
hardships Of the run.
The first boat to finish the race -
DR.. w. Milton MiIler's Nathalie. ca
Paul p Stewards Mercathades was
ond and the others finished in the
lowing order: Commodore Percy
Benedicts Violet. G.. p. Cooley's We
OF Monroe y. c. Walpole's Lottie
OF Pensacola, Theodore GrunewaI
Creole Sue. w. y. Gillican's II
Moon. +. B. Benjamin's Indra and
]. McMahon's Lurline II.
Gus Baldwin's Gwendioyn turn
back shortly after starting and w.
Gillican's Au Reyoir was forced g.
withdraw at Mobile on account OF en-
CINE trouble.
Despite these depletions in the ranl
the entry list and the number finishi
was greater than in any previous "a
and Indicates the greatest interest Z
ing shown in the motor racing gar
in southern waters.
The order of finish, unfortunate
for some of the boats, does not
termine the winners, final decisi
being a matter Of elapsed time. The
times were: Creole Sue. s:15: HH
Moon, 1853: Violet, 17:53: -. Nero
thades. 1s:37:18; Lottie r, $3.50
Nathalie. 19:24:2s; and Veto. 23:z6s