The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-02-27
YACHT REGATTA
TO START HERE
l:3O TOMORROW
COURSE LAID OUT IN NORTH
WEST CHANNEL; CAN BE
VIEWED FROM MALLORY AND
PORTER DOCKS

The yacht regatta will be held to-
morrow afternoon and the first event
will begin at / 80 o'clock.
The course has been laid out in
the northwest channel and can be
viewed from the government, Mallory
and Porter docks. In case of emer-
gency, due to weather conditions,
the course will be changed to the
water in front of the Casa Marina
Hotel These courses have been
mapped out by Vice-Commodore Lu-
Their Pinder.
The navy yard will be open all day
to the public. Visiting yachtsmen
viii make their headquarters on Col.
Robert Thompson's houseboat, the
Everglades, which is stationed at the
naval station.
A dinner dance will be given at the
Hotel La Concha for the visiting
yachtsmen. Two attractive numbers
have been arranged. Mrs. Vera Cold
will sing, and Mrs. Stanley Fewster
will give an exhibition of the Charles
ton dance. Those who have purchas-
ed tickets for this evenings dinner
are urged to make reservations at the
Hotel La Concha.
C. r. Pease, commodore of the
Miami Yacht Racing Association, is
already in the city, arriving with a
party from Long Key last night. He
brought with him Biscayne baby and
the cruiser Jolly Rover.
, The speed boat sank in the harbor
here last night due to south ba'er
left open, but was raised and put in
good condition and will be used in
the races tomorrow.
With Mr.. Pease. is his partner, w.
T. Berner, and E. r. Stockwell of
Ohio.
The other boats under the protec-
ton of Carl Fishers Shadow H will
arrive this afternoon, after being de-
layed at Long Key due to slight ac-
cident to one of the boats en- route
to Key West.
Carl Fisher will not be present, but
is sending his representative, Charles
w. Chase, who is accompanying the
boats, one cruiser and two speed
boats.
w. j. Corners will arrive in the
afternoon at o'clock, according
to wire received by Capt. ]. j.
Maher. He viii bring several boats
with him, among them his yacht, the
w. j. Corners III.
At the docks this afternoon a COM
mittee to welcome the visiting yachts
men was composed of the following
Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale, Senator
/ William H. Malone, Morris Partridge,
Arthur Gomez, Luther Pinder, Capt.
: Clark d. Stearns, Arthur NJ. Brown
and Henry R. Mallory.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
cruiser racing, canoe race, cutter
race, aquaplane race, besides a bath
ing beauty contest and swimming
contest.
II, Paul Prigg is bringing two
boats, one cruiser and one chriscraft,
from Long Key. Charles F. Chap
man is in the party coming from Long
Key and will be here fore the regat-
ia.
Mr.. Chapman, editor of Motor
Boating and secretary of the Amer
lean Power Boat Association, will
have charge of the regatta and will
be one of the judges. The other
judges viii be the officers of the Key
West Yacht Club.
The Key West municipal band will
play on the dock during the races.
A large crowd is expected to turn
out for the regatta, which is con-
sidered one of the finest sporting
events that has ever taken place in
Key West.
Not only a number of boats will
come in especially for the event, but
yachtsmen will enter who have. been
visiting here for several weeks