What the port of Castro Urdiales offered on the arrival of the fleet from Bilbao

In 1907 the people of Castro Urdiales made a popular subscription to acquire a large silver trophy, with which the winning club of the so-called Bilbao- Castro Urdiales Cruise Regata would be awarded... in such a way that the precious trophy would never be won on property, but that the best cantabre club or the Basque one to which the winning ship belonged... would gain the right to expose it in its wineries...

In those distant years of the beginning of the last century the most relevant clubs of the Cantábrico, were no doubt the Real Sporting Club vizcayno and the Real Club de Regatas de Santander.

Ladies of the high Bilbain society on the cover of the steam "Spain" witnessing the race to Castro Urdiales

Well, this is the chronicle that a magazine of the time makes of one of its first editions:

With little wind was verified on Thursday 15th of the current Bilbao Cruise Regatta to Castro Urdiales, where they were waiting for the balandrists and a band of music.

He won the first prize, the Cup of Don Alfonso and the Cup of Castro Urdiales and 125 pesetas, the six-meter "Astiz" balander of D.Pedro Astigarraga, which took three hours and 13 minutes to make the tour.

The DÃ .Luisa and D.Fernando and 300 pesetas were won by "Encarnita," from the Marquis de Cubas; the DÃ .Isabel and 250 pesetas, the "Pili" of D. Estanislao Urquijo; an art object, from the DÃ .Fernando and DÃ .Teresa and 200 pesetas, to the "Sogalinda" of the Count of Zubiría; an art object of the Sporting and 150 pesetas, the "Giralda II" of Alfonso XIII; another art object of the Sporting and the "Club of the Duving," to the 100 "of the" and the "of the" Duving. "

After the race was over, a banquet was held in the gardens of the Society of Development.