The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-22
JOHNSON WINS IN
SPANKING BREEZE
Is still Leading in Upton elimination
Series With a Total of
Eighteen Points

Getting off in the lead and holding
it throughout Capt. Tommie Johnson
won the seventh elimination race Of
the Pensacola Yacht club in spank
ing 1s knot southwest breeze yesterday
afternoon. Not only did Capt johnson
lead the field but he increased his
lead on every round displaying that
skill which is making him the most
consistent winner Of the Upton
shippers.
Only twenty seconds elapsed from
the time Capt. johnson crossed the line
at the start until the fifth sloop round
ed and headed for tho western buoy.
This was one Of the prettiest starts
seen this season, and, In fact, the entire
race was splendidly sailed throughout
without the exception of foul by
Johnny Engstrom on the third round
Capt. Engstrom seems to be the
victim of the jinx for this is the sec
ond time that he has committed a foul
this season. Just as he and Capt
Oscar Sheppard were nearing the
western buoy on the last round he
tried to cross on the port tack and
disqualifying himself. However, he
sailed the remainder Of the race and
finished fourth.
Winning the race by a good margin
in Sloop No. 5, Capt. Johnson was fol-
lowed by Cottrell in No. 2; Witheren
in No. 3 was third Engstrom finished
fourth in No. 1, while o. Sheppard was
fifth at the helm of No. 4.
johnson Retains Lead
BY winning the seventh race Capt
Johnson leads the eleven Upton skip
pers with a total of IS points score in
the four races in which he has sailed
Capt. Dave Witherell is proving to be
a close contestant for first place hon
ors with Is points in four races. The
others are as follows: o. Sheppard IL
points CA races); Kennedy IL g races)
Walthers IL e races; Crenshaw s 6
races; Cottrel1 (s races; Engstrom
6 a racesl; White 6 races; d.
Sheppard 8 g races.
Eighth Race Next Sunday
The sth elimination event will be
sailed next Sunday off Palafox wharf
at the usual hour. The shippers who
will handle the tillers in this race are
Ed. White, DOC" Kennedy, Capt Dan
Sheppard, Jack Crenshaw, and Capt.
Willie Walthers.
Camp Walton Race
Interest in the long distance race
to Camp Walton and return June 1913
is increasing. Capt. w. H. Pickark, OF
Bagdad, who is a member of p. Y. c.
has signified his intention of entering
the Panther" known as the speediest
craft in this section, and Capt Joe
Behrens, of the Southern Yacht club
of New Orleans, land an honorary
member of P. Y. c., accompanied by
several other craft from the Crescent
City will also come over to Pensacola
and take part in the event Capt.
Behrens, it viii be remembered is the
owner of that famous sea- going isis"
justly so by her performance as a
racer and through the salty poems of
Josephine Wolverine, Capt. Behrens'
non de plume.
Capt. ]. c. Watson, chairman of the
regatta committee, stated yesterday
that details of the Camp Walton race
were being worked out and would be
announced at an early date The rules
governing the event he said viii with
slight changes be the same as in prev
ious years.
Gulf Marine Marathon
What Is perhaps the most widely
known annual racing event in the
south with exception of the Upton
fish class race. is the Gulf Marine