The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
JUNE CRUISE HELD
BY LOCAL YACHTMEN
Eddie White Wins Eighth elimination
While Captain cottrsl Cops The
Ninth OF Series

with ideal June weather. perfect
day--And the wind Just right for sailing,
the Pensacola Yacht Club held It's June
cruise and two snappy races OF the LIP
ton elimination series at saufley Beach
yesterday.
Captain Eddie white got off slightly
IN the Lead In the sth racs which was
held IN the morning and nossd out Cap
tain Mallory Kennedy. He won the race
IN fine style and his performances boosted
his average IN the point column five
markers. giving him IA.
Captain Charles cottren won the sec
end race. and thereby broke the consist
ent winning streak OF Captain Tommie
Johnson. who By the way. still retains
the high point honors OF the series. Cap
tain Tommie, however, finished second.
FoLLoW-UPs
In the eighth race Eddie White In
sloop No.s was closely followed b. DOC
KENNEDY in No 4. Captain Dan sheD-
Apard at the helm OF No. s. Captain Wall
Tiers sailing No. /. and Jack Crenshaw
In No 2, completed the race in the order
named.
In the ninth race OF the series, sailed
immediately after lunch, Captain cottrell
was first ia sloop No. 4, was Just In the
lad OF Captain johnson in No. !, who
<as closely followed by Jack Crenshaw
sailing No 9. while Ed white with No.
2 and Kennedy at the tillsr Of No.
finished fourth and fifth respectively.
CRUISE WAS ENJOYED
The splendid weather made the cruise
not only enjoyable to the sailors but also
Ia the members who DO not take part in
the races. and their families. Every
thing went off with clockwork precision,
not a mlshap to mar the pleasure OF the
event.
The motor boat fleet OF the club left
the docks at $3.50 o'clock and the 10 mile
cruise across beautiful Pensacola Bay to
santa Rosa Island, upon which Saufley
Beach. the popular playground is located
was one Of the best held this season.
A large number Of the members and
their families carried their own luncnes
along, but q majority took advantage OF
4he excellent dining facilities OF saufley.
Bathing and other diversions were In
dulged in during the day by those not
participating in the racing events.
HOW THE skIPPERs STAND
The final results OF yesterdays races
atm find Captain Tommie Johnson lead
ing all eleven OF the Upton Gk1ppers with
a total Of 80 points. Captain Johnsons
consistency is causing his yachting
friends to have visions Of him handling
one Of the little fish-class sloops in the
Upton regatta at Mobile this year. How
ever, the matter Is not settled by any
means for there Is something like eleven
more races to be sailed before the PEN
sacola representatives are picked, or
rather, BY their own skill, win the honor
Of sailing p. Y Cis entries in the fish
class classic.
DOC" kennedy is Captain Johnson's
closest contender for first place honors
with II points, Dave witherell, VINO -
A. prSsent making the long distance race
around tho Florida penlnsular with DIT.
heal In his new yacht 'Ioskee," has ~
-poiats: EDDIE White has accumulated -
points, CottFel and Waithera Is each
crenshaw and ., sheppard - each D.
sheppard 8. and Johnny Engstrem 8.
several fouls were committed during
the races yesterday At the eastern buoy
ana protests win be heard At the next
meeting Of the club at which time de-
cisions win be rendered by the COMMITTEES.
The 10th elimination, the last OF the
first section, will be sailed next Sunday
or Paiafox dock. The skippers win be
cottrell, Engstrom. o. Sheppard, Wall
TIERS and White.