The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-26
SOUTHERN MARINE
: MARATHON STARTS
Twenty Five Boats Entered IL
Great Race Which Finishes
Here Saturday Noon.

marathon race from New Orleans o.
rensaeola. lsayiss Kew orleans 81
Friday ana reaching Pensacola afte.
: cantiauoaa run on Saturday. July
TIE slowsr beats W3u start AZ the
sauthnra 4 eat club az 8 o'clock on
Friday nor Ias. and wiii BE followed
u handicap order 81 almost evefy
hnur there's ttAa. the faster cruisers
known 49, express cruisers" with z
speed ~ Approximately 5 niles PEI
hour. iaavlns IS dawn en- saturday
July z. And al boats 80 handicapped
a. 70 reach The foot - Fslafox wharf
la penNaeals a. about The same time
The @Craule Sue which made such
! femarkabie run during the race last
year. coxsFing the distance - nea-i2
zoe miles IL about ten hours. Is again
entered for Sc coming race. and there
are other eFalaers which vii make her
80 q pace fer them.
II = ragrsgiea that Commodore Bon
eaIef will ~ enter the ssYiolef." whieh
haa been the most consistent WHINE
of this annual event. hut saa Com
1noaore recsutlg sold the Violet and
IS enterea the Bunny which vii
nean 80 ketn - promote Interest sf
fnls event. and who Il chairman d
tas eomnzillee having charge - this
raee.
Captains nehrans and Duvln Nh
Nwre partlcipAnls II ire recent Iona
distance rae fFom Pensacola. to Cam
sTnlfnn OF TIE Pensacola Yacht Club
ave enleFea fhe Resale owned b.
Captain Dusies Captain Behrens sct
- - plat. Captain Behrena left tn
sic IN PET aaeala. but vii board her
- soon - ~ reaches Pensacola and
a'sn enfer A. 81 tho race from Pen
aaeala % Mobile On sunday. July 3.
Tire pensacola Yacht club win have
foaF entries e ne Southern marathon.
being the ~alaFeathsdess and Flea
aor.~ enterea b. Captain Paul ~.
Stewart to- eIsittle r." entered b.
Captain n. 4 Walpols. and re Mae,
anfsred ~ Captain Rox Cowley. All
x aheas yachfs have been placed IL
perfect trina. and are expected 20 fin
sah along Wits Ehe first boats. The
sA8errasheaaa nlsde a uplen 20 show
lnx last per. and captured one 81
rs much eeVeted trophies offered Tor
khia race. TIE aLoftle ~ would have
been with re first boats crossing she
finish line. but fer engine trouble
whleh eausea a delay ct almost one
sour.
IRE Pensacola yachts expect &c
make the rnu - the Southern Yacht
sleh 81 easg stages. leaving here ca
Tuesday or "Wednesday. next. and
aaaehlng Nsv Orleans IN ample tlms
tune up for the return race on FRI
lay.
Captain Rox cowlsy. with the Mac
--zaze = splendla showing IA the Camp
Walton event of the past week. and
sas made several changes ia hia yacht
q combat fhe possible troubles which
night BE- encountered in such = race
- the marathon.
The fsensaeela Yacht Ciab welcomes +
he racers Immediately upon snserins
As harbor aud provides q convoy O.
ae flask bne. ana has open honse'
*sr the VISITING Yaehtsmen during their +
tay Ia Pensacola The regatta com /,
sgftea haa charge - all details con-
ernlas TIRE harooring ef the yachts /
ehile IN Pensacola isrbor. and Cap
atn Watson has detailed msmbesa Of
- enmmittee 81 meet every possible /
retail.
one ef tbs features 81 Saturday 4
naiy :. VIII be match race" be-
ween Captain + n. Keep the crack /.
slipper q the Southern Yacht club. /
snI Captain John W Walthers. the
xsaard@ OF the Pensacola Yacht Ciab /
sho viii mnteh uIlcrs IN a twelve
STE event directly OF Palafax dock +
about ueaaek. b. m.. or imme- +
E4fE as 81 -
seer 81 the southern marathon has i
eossea tbs falsh Tine
These skip8sefs wEu use the Upton /
- vlaas ru.ee. and fhe beats being
ssnElcai Ia every respect wlu ~
SfAwn one hour prior to the race. The
suEse vii y Twelve mtles ar twlee
sound the 'fung course" q TIE eluh.
Thls race haa no bearing upon The
atnn sronas which will H. contested
e turing O. geher ~ Representatives
tie soulheeu Yacht Clsh. Hautsan
aeAt ciuo. Eas1ern shore Yacht cluh
"a the defenders. the Pensacola
aesk club.
Tie course eNasen rs the fish class
smfnitfee 4 ia Magnolia Hlufg. which.
"a the opinion g sae committee. Is an
aaaslea anye hers.
aptasn Dan Saepara's yacht Martha
81 Be the official stake boat while
Annie Vi owned ~ Fleet Cap
- i. G.. Wa sau. the Badger" own.
- ~ Captain ~ q Merwlu. ard the
Asars1a." owned - Captains ketchun
50 Hlxon. I'll assist Vice Cemmo- +
sHe Hugchinsen Ia fhe Gretchen" a.
krai.ing the course. and otherwise
artn9 fer the cemfert % TIE fleet
Ksnssa5s Frank Taylor ana Isathrop
shereli will saxi the visitors 70 ths
eb-rocns after the rare - the
4ata cannot berth At fhe decks under