The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-27
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Nationwide Interest In Upton
Regatta Shown By Fact That Two :
Northern Cities Wish To Enter
Shippers OF CHICAGO and Peoria Would
Compete With Gulf Coast
Yacht Clubs.
(By c. ]. Flornoy of Mobile Rer,ster,

Wy ~ d. f4orAoy OF Mob1le ReSiSter)
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 26.-Officers of
the Eastern Shore Yacht Club under
whose direction the Upton Trophy
race for fish class boats Of the clubs
forming the Gulf Yachting Association
will be run here on September 2, 3 and
4. were notified today that two yacht
ing associations of Chicago and Pc
oriap Ills, had requested that they be
allowed to enter and compete with the
gulf coast clubs for the trophy, and
that they be admitted to membership.
To do this, local officers pointed out,
the rules would have to be amended so
as to allow other clubs TO compete and
while this would undoubtedly attach a
great deal more interest in the event it
would hardly prove feasible. Interest
Is being displayed in these races all
over the country according to the Of
ficers of the local club. Heretofore the
fish class boat, which is a standardized
racing craft has attracted little or no
attention and the interest being
shown in them by the large northern
clubs is taken as an indication Of the
recognition of the large clubs Of their
feasibility.
Burden For Smaller Clubs.
In the event of the northern clubs
becoming members of the association
more would follow their lead and the
smaller clubs, should they win, would
find it hard to own the large fleet of
craft which it would be necessary to
possess. The expense would be too
great for the members to stand and
secondly if they were in a condition
where they could afford 1t, a club of
small membership after the races
would have no use for the boats and
they would lie decorating and, 1t
might be several years before they
would capture the trophy again, max
ing the sloops a burden to the club
keeping them in condition, state the
association officials.
On the gulf coast no little interest is
being displayed and word has leaked |
out that a group of New Orleans |
yachtsmen are organizing a large par
ty who will navigate the course from |
the Southern Yacht Club anchorage ct |
West End of Lake Ponchantrain to |
Magnolia Beach on the Eastern Shore |
Of Mobile Bay, anchorage Of the local |
yacht club. Several cruisers will make |
the trip 1t is said.
Arrow As Patrol Boat.
The speed cruiser Arrow, recently |
brought here for customs service to |
replace the Messenger destroyed by |
fire, will act as the patrol boat of the |
local club. Collector A. r. Noble of |
the customs department who is an en-
bhusiastic yachtsman has given his
nf L.
nent boat. The big coast guard cut
Ter Conanche will be on the course
and assist in seeing that the races are
4 success in every way. The officers
and crews of the two boats will be the
guest of the Eastern Shore Yacht
Club.
To represent the local club one man
Is assured of his selection as skip
per of q boat. Commodore Edward B.
Overton, one Of those leading in last
years successful try by the Eastern
Shore Yacht Club, is sure Of being
skipper while the selection. of a. team
nate for him rests between three men,
LII expert shippers, H. c. Slaton, Joe
B. Baker and L. H. Gaynor. The other
;wo men will serve as alternates and
will more than likely serve as members
If the two crew which each CLUB is al
owed.
Shippers from Houston, Texas will
lrrive the week before the races as
veil from the other three challenging
,lubs, Pensacola, Southern OF New Or
cans and Biloxi, to become acquainted
With the course and wind condluons
o be on an equal footing with the
ocal shippers.
Two From Each Club.
rTbese shippers are two in number
With an equal number of alternate
kippers from each club and are chos-
n by an elimination process. For
ONE weeks before August 1, the date
ct for the deadline when entries
ould be made, shippers of the club in
he expert class competed with each
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