The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-02-24
FISHERS BOAT
TO ACCOMPANY
!, VESSELS ON TRIP
FLEET OF YACHTS AND RACING
CRUISERS WILL ARRIVE AT
: KEY WEST FRIDAY FROM
Z MIAMI

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= MIAMI
The feet of yachts and racing
cruisers will leave Miami at o'clock
Friday morning, arriving in Key
West Friday evening for the yacht
regatta, February %. Carl Fishers
boat. the Shadow H, will act as the
mother ship for the fleet on the trip
from Miami to Key West.
The headquarters for the visitors
entering the races will anchor in the
submarine base, naval station. All
visiting yachtsmen who have eligible
yachts to enter the regatta are asked
to communicate with Henry r. Nal
Tory at the Offices of the Garrison
Park Corporation, telephone 332.
A dinner dance will be given on the
evening of the 9th at the Hotel La
Concha. All visiting yachtsmen and
their immediate families are invited.
All competing yachtsmen are invited
20 a dinner February % at the Hotel
Casa Marina.
The bathing beauty contest viii
be held on the 18th, when the young
lady to represent Key West at the
Ponce de Leon celebration will be
selected.
Speed boats, motor boats and cabin
cruisers are entered in the regatta.
The course for the event has been
laid out in front of the Hotel Casa
Marina.
Arthur Brown has received word
that H. Paul Prigg, secretary Of the
Miami Yacht Club, win be here for
the yacht regatta, sponsored by the
Key West Yacht Club, and will enter
two boats, Biscayne Baby and Chris
craft.
The express cruiser, jolly Rover,
belonging TO Charles Pease of Miami,
will also be entered in the regatta.
C. w. Chase, Jr., manager of the
Carl Fisher properties, viii be here,
representing Carl Fisher Mr.. Fisher
has written that he viii make every
effort to be in Key West for the races
and will enter a new Biscayne baby
on IFS maiden race, Shadow H, which
win mother the rest Of the boats
down TO Key West.
w. j. Corners will bring an ex-
press cruiser and the yacht, w. j.
Corners III.
The Key West Yacht Club met this
morning 10 make Ill final arrange
snents for the regatta. Another meet
ing will take place tomorrow so as to
have everything complete for the
event.
A number of yachts and racing yes
sells are now in port, and they viii
be asked to participate in the regatta.
Among those in port are the CALI
ope, belonging to w. e. ID. Stokes;
the Samuri, owned by w. Earl Dodge,
New York financier; the Seyon, own
ed by Boston automobile man; the
Alice, owned by Henry Howard of
Cleveland, Ohio, and the Pawnee,
owned by Harry Payne Bingham of
New York.
: The following is the program of
events:
l. Power Fishing Boats. over and
under 90 it., 2 classes. Distance, /
mile; trophy, so gold; time, 100.
2. Canoe Race. Distance i-3 mile
trophy. $40 gold; time, lao.
3. Working Class Boats. Distance.
/ mile: trophy, $40 gold; time, 200.
4. Cutter Race (rowing). l mile.
so gold 2:SO.
5. Cruiser Race, under 80 fit. 2
miles II gdd; 800 :
5a. Canoe fitting.
6. ESpFess Cruisers and Chris
Craft, pias 80 II. miles; cup; $3.50.
Ga. Aquaplane Exhibition, riding,
standing on head and shoulders.
z. .Biscayne Babies First Heat. 5
miles; 400.
Ia. Swimming Contests. Medals
awarded.
8. Aquaplane Race fastest. 2
miles: cup; 4:30. Entries: Chamber
of Commerce. Realtors. Key West
Yacht Club, Pirates Club.
ga. Bathing Beauty Contest. Cup
TO Miss Key West.
Q. Super Express Cruisers. 10
miles. cup: 500.
Ga. Diving Contests. Medals
awarded.
10. Final Biscayne Baby Race. 5
miles: cups to winner and runner-up.
Please make entries to either
Arthur NJ. Brown, Secretary. Phone
81. or Henry r. Mallory. Phone S32.
No entry fee.