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OCEAN SPRINGS
ANNA GAGE LPUISETTE KATIE ADEONA
ROSETTA
HARLEQUIN
CAMILLA
BEASTE
LIZZIE
PELICAN -r
JULIA LAKE — CRESCENT
Description of Race
ENTRIES — FIRST CLASS
20 feet, entered by J. Austin, sailed by A. Cachor or Cachot
21	feet,	entered	by	L.	Gagnet, sailed by A.M.Hearst
2b feet,	entered	by	A.	Kalmiki, sailed by owner
22	feet,	entered	by	T.	Jones Stewart, sailed by owner
21 feet 10 inches, entered b'r W. H. C.,King,
sailed by John Clements
30 feet, entered by J. C. Legare, sailed by owner SECOND CLASS
16 feet *+ inches, entered by J. 0. Belknap of Mobile,
sailed by owner 18 feet, entered by A. M. Fortier,
sailed by A. Brewster
18 feet 10 inches, entered by W. A. Carroll of Mobile,
sailed by owner
18 feet,	entered	by	A.	M. Payne, sailed by Nelson
18 feet,	entered	by	John Saucier, sailed by owner
THIRD CLASS
1*+ feet 11 inches, entered by C. B. Gwin of Mobile,
sailed by Chamberlin
1*+ feet, entered by T. S. Turner,
sailed by Tom Adams
I h?ve no time to give particulars of the race. The breeze was light from the south, the boats taking position as numbered above.
On passing the Home Stake on the first round the Adeona passed first, Katie second, Ocean Springs third, and Julia Lake fourth—the others scattered.
The Adeona being only 30 seconds ahead of the Katie on nearing the Windward Stake on the second round, the Katie passed the Adeona and rounded the stake over a minute ahead, which distance she maintained until she reached the second st^ke, and on the home stretch came the tug of war, the Adeona gaining at every jump as the breeze increased, and as they neared the Home Stake it was impossible to decide which was ahead, and cries of "the Katie's ahead," "no, the Adeona's ahead," were heard all over the wharf. As they approached they appeared to be side and side, until nearly opposite the line, the Katie luffed up, crowded a little on the Adeona, but the Adeona shot ahead like a racehorse, and crossed the line a length ahead.
Had the Katie kept her course without the slightest deviation, I believe she would have won the prize. This was certainly the closest contest in the shaoe of a boat race I ever witnessed.