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The regatta officials were as follows:
Regatta Committee - Thomas R. Richardson, chairman; Peter Helwege, Otto Elmer.
Judges - Thomas R. Richardson, Lawrence O'Donnell, John J. Barr.
Timers - Edward Corkery, Frank Claussen, E. A. O'Sullivan. Mr. Walter H. Cook has been selected as one of the judges, and Mr. George Aldige as one of the timers, but both were suddenly called away on account of the death of Mr. Jules Aldige.
THE PRIZES were divided and valued as follows:
Schooner yachts $50, cabin sloops over 30 and under 37 feet $50, open sloops of 20 to 30 feet $50, open sloops over 18 and under 20 feet $40, open sloops under 18 feet $30, cat boats of 20 feet and over $30, cat boats under 20 feet $20.
The course was a triangular one, staking seven and a half miles for each turn, the start and finish stake boat (which was a large schooner) being anchored off Nicholson Avenue. With a commendable promptness worthy of all imitation, everything was in readiness in accordance with the published announcement, and THE FIRST GUN was fired promptly at noon with the whole fleet entered for the event lying with sails set just west of the starting line.
The entries, owners and sailing masters were as follows:
Schooners -
"FOLLY", owned by R. S. Day, sailed by R. S. Day; length
50 feet.
"ADRIENNE", owned by Gordon & Lawrence, sailed by Alex
Brewster; 49.35.
"NERUS", owned by C. K. Hall, sailed by Sam Barr; 39.80. "VIOLA", owned by S. Heaslip & Co., sailed by S. Heaslip;
38.43.
"MAMIE M.", owned by Menge & Co., sailed by J. Menge;
42.11.
First Class - Cabin Sloops
"NEPENTHE", owned by Richardson & Co., sailed by Capt.
Young, 50.63.
"MONTAUK", owned by Peter Labouisse, sailed by Dennis
Emile; 43.45.
Second Class Cabin Sloops
"FLORENCE", owned by L. O'Donnell, sailed by Sam Gautier;
38.29.
"AGNES", owned by Henry & Co., sailed by Walter Green;
34.65.
"JENNIE P.", owned by John Soria, sailed by C. Showers;
37.
Third Class Sloops -
"NYANZA", owned by Ranlett & Co., sailed by Sidney
Ranlett; 36.06.
"LUFKI HAMMA", owned by Glenny Bros., sailed by W.
Glenny; 28.02.
"RANA", owned by Penrose & McGinnis; 27.70.
"MABEL LEE", owned by W. Herbert, sailed by R. Holiman;
21.41.
Fourth Class Sloops -
"HATTIE", owned by D. A. DePass, sailed by R. Dolbear;
23.95.
"BELLA S.", owned by P. Kelly, sailed by H. Gautier;
21.63.
"MAGGIE P.", owned by W. Gautier, sailed by W. Gautier;
21.06.
Fifth Class Sloops -
"CLARA", owned by D. B. Pickett, sailed by Louis D.
Flanders; 19.
"LADY LUCKETT", owned by E. Helwege, sailed by E. Helwege, 21.66.
"WHITE WINGS", owned by L. C. Fallon, Jr., sailed by L.
C. Fallon, Jr., 19.12.
"EDITH", owned by Herman Loeber, sailed by H. Loeber;
20.80.
"SUSIE", owned by Jos. Paul, sailed by Jos. Paul; 19.20.
First Class Catboats (over 20)
"BARTON B.", owned by O. Benedict, sailed by O. Benedict; 22.30
"DAISY B.", owned by John Soria, sailed by C. Showers;
22.
"FLORENCE NO. 2", owned by E. Bienvenue, sailed by E.
Bienvenue; 25.45.
Second Class Catboats (under 20)
"ALICE", owned by Peter Cook, sailed by Peter Cook; 19.09 "ARGO", owned by W. Ross, sailed by W. Ross; 17.95. "ROSA", owned by H. Tate, sailed by an African; 16.07. "FLAVIA", owned by A. Cardina, sailed by V. Wensel; 19. "ROWENA", owned by R. DeBuys, sailed by B. Hollander; 17. "CYCLONE", owned by J. MacDonald, sailed by G. W.
Menninger; 18.12.
"SEA DRIFT", owned by G. W. Barnes, sailed by C.
Williams; 19.07.
"JOKER", owned by John Simmons, sailed by John Simmons;
18.03.
"EDNA H.", owned by Peter Chratti, sailed by W. Nelson;
19.10.
"C. E. SARRAZIN", owned by F. Copp, sailed by M. P. Nash; 19.75.
"QUEEN BESS", owned by W. T. Harkness, sailed by W. T.
Harkness; 29.00.
THE START was a beautiful one, the regulations being calculated to prevent trouble and confusion in getting away. They were as follows:
First Gun - Get ready; to be fired at 12 m.
Second Gun - To be fired fifteen minutes after the first gun; starting gun for schooners and sloops thirty to fifty feet. When this gun is fired, a large red flag will be run up to the main truck of the home stake, to show those on shore that the race has started.
Third Gun - Ten minutes after second gun; starting gun for all other boats, viz: Sloops twenty to thirty feet, sloops under twenty feet and over eighteen feet, sloops under eighteen feet, catboats over twenty feet, catboats under twenty feet. This gun will also handicap gun for schooners and sloops started by second gun.
Fourth Gun - Ten minutes after third gun; handicap gun for all boats started by third gun.
These had the effect of sending off the big boats with stationary ballast by themselves and reserving a place for the little "sandbaggers" just behind them.
As the leading boats neared the line, it was seen that "AGNES", "VIOLA" and "NEREUS" were almost abreast of each other, with the "VIOLA" next to the stake boat, and the "AGNES" leading slightly on the extreme outside. Seeing that he might easily be cut off in rounding the stake boat and bearing away for the first buoy, Mr. Heaslip, skipper of the "VIOLA", bore up very close under the stern of the stake boat, whose main boom projected a considerable distance over her stern. He miscalculated the distance, and seeing the danger, tried to put his wheel hard over to starboard and bear away but just at the critical moment one of the spokes became entangled with his watch chain. Of course the watch chain broke almost instantly, but it held just long enough to do the mischief, for the next instant the "VIOLA'S" weather stays caught the projecting boom, tearing down the supports with a crash and swinging the big stake boat around until she tugged hard at her anchor chains. No very serious damage was done, but of course, the "VIOLA" was out of the race for "fouling a stake." The start, which was a beautiful one, was as follows: