The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-07
SAILING EVENTS WILL ATTRACT MANY
VISITORS TO PENSACOLA THIS FALL
Clubs Entered Lists Compete Beautiful Trophy
Presented by Sir Thomas Lipton-Local Club
Prepares for Gala Day

Yachting fans from every port on
the gulf coast and from many other
ports will make Pensacola their Mecca
October Is and 16, when the Sir Thorn
as Upton Fish Glass Inter-Club chal-
lenge regatta is sailed. Pensacola has
the double honor of being the host
club to all the visiting yachtsmen and
also of defending the beautiful Upton
cup perhaps the most valuable yacht
ing trophy, and certainly the most in
teresting one, in America.
In order to provide for the races and
to take care of the hundreds of visit
ing yachtsmen, the local club has made
arrangements to take over for the
month of october the grounds AMI
buildings at Magnolia Bluff. This has
been made possible through the cour-
tesy of the present tenant of the prop
erty, G.. X Barker, who has agreed to
permit the local club use of the grounds
and buildings for the races and for
sufficient period prior to the event for
the visiting yachtsmen to train.
The bay off Magnolia Bluff is ideal
for a great yachting event There is
plenty of depth and a wide expaase
of sea for the course. Moreover, ship
ping seldom frequents these waters,
so that the sailboats will not have the
hazard of getting caught in soft
spots, due to wind flukes from ship
ping. This is a great advantage and
will be more appreciated by visiting
sailors who are accustomed to open
courses than by the local cracks, who
know how to take advantage of such
flukes.
The buildings at Magnolia Bluff are
of sufficient size to provide quarters
for all of the crews and some of the
clubs who will contend for the trophy
have already made arrangements to
send their crews to Pensacola several
weeks in advance of the races in order
that they may become accustomed to
the tides.
During the races themselves the
shippers will be quartered at Magnolia
Bluff and will have their meals served
there. if present plans are carried out.
Spectators who will come in hundreds
to watch the sport will also be taken
care of at the bluff, and it is expected
that the two days of the regatta win
be gala ones.
Last Sunday was the first day that
races have been held off the bluff
Some weeks ago a cruise was held
with the bluff as a rendezvous, but
the weather was so rough that the sail
ing races We're more or less a failure.
Last Sunday, however, conditions were
better, and big bunch of the skip
pers went to the bluff early in the
morning and held a splendid series of
races. The course proved highly salts
factory, and it is believed that air of
the shippers, both local and visiting,
viii be pleased with it.
Chairman Rox Cowley, of the Fish
Glass committee, which has charge
of this falls regatta, has manufactured
official stake buoys which are being
used now. These buoys consist of the
standard range flag, in red and white
bars, mounted on flat floats. The flags
are sufficiently high and of such color
combination that they are readily Wis
ible. They have small wind surface ana
hold their positions closely without the
necessity of anchoring them with more
than the customary small mushroom
anchors.
Assisting Chairman Rox in making
plans for the fall regatta are Capt.
Jim Watson of the regatta committee,
and Adrian Langford, who has been
one of the local clubs most active
workers. These three men are erect
ly responsible for every arranNnen
for the October challenge events and
are being looked to by all the rest of
the club to make plans which win be
all that could possibly be desired.
1t is expected that the house COM
mittee, the reception and entertain
ment committees. and others, will find
great deal of work TO do inasmuch
as a great many visitors from the 9TH
err gulf coast clubs win come here 10