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This is the regatta which was dated for last Sunday, May 20, but had to be postponed a week because of unprecedentedly rough water and generally boisterous, inclement weather for this season of the year. There had gathered at the Bay for the event last Sunday , uipw ards of forty outboard engine-driven racers of every description, hailing from Pascagoula to New Orleans.
The elliptical course, over which the craft in the four races carded will speed, is staked-off paralleling the new automobile and pedestrian bridge crossing Bay St. Louis and close enough to the structure to afford a close-up view by the crowds of spectators who w ill gather on the sidewalks of the structure where they will be safe from passing automobiles. Each of the four races w ill be at four laps of the course.. Ths New Orleans contingent of Southern Yacht Club members, and others, w ill leave on the early train Sunday morning, quite a number of them to drive over in their automobiles.
The Bay-Waveland Yacht Club, that which there is no more generously hospitable on the Gulf Coast, will keep open house all day, having made elaborate arrangements to entertain the visitors. The regatta was arranged, and will bbc conducted, by those veteram yachting enthusiasts. Capt. Charles A. (Uncle Charlie) Breath. Capt Justin Green, chairman of the BWYC race committee and Capt Emilio Cue. a fact which, in itself, insures an unqualified success. End.
Speed Boat races took place in the Bay for many years. The meet was known as the All-Weston Outboard Motor Boat Regatta so named becausc of the four handsome and expensive trophies donated by the Weston Hotel and ow ners, all of BSL. who chose “Uncle Charlie” Breath and W. L.Cue to sponsor the event. In an article dated Aug 2,1929. C. A. Breath. Sr. calculated the number of cars and people who viewed the races that past weekend and there were almost 1000 cars and approximately 4,840 people who came by car and countless residents who lived close by and walked to the races.
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BAY WAVELAND REORGANIZES IN 1921
rad. H. P. Dart. J. M. Demarcst. W. J. Demarest. Rene de Montluzin. Capt. W. A. Dill, John K. Edwards. T. L. Evans. Edmond Fairchild. John A. Fell, James Garvey, J. W. Glenny, W. B. Gillican. W. J. Hannon. A. R. Hart. Henry Heber, L. J. Henderson. John M. Huger, W. W. Jenks. George Mallard. B. F. Markey, J. Mazerat, John Menge, J. Edmond Mcrilh, John T. Michel. N. H. Moody, Charles G. Moreau. Dennis Lenauc, Leonard Nicholson. Yorke Nicholson. W. E. Norris. R. F. O’Brien. Lawrence O'Donnell, John Olsen. E. A.Sullivan. Henry Peters. A. W. Powell, Judge H. H. Price.George R. Rea. James Rea. E. H. Roberts. Dr. A. R. Robertson, John C. Shancy, B.
C. Shields. Dr. J. M. B. Spence, L. N. C Spotorno, C. A. Theil,Sr., and S. T. White.


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