The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-22

dred and sixty feet to the leeward of the
Maggie Mitchell, with perhaps The most dis
advantageous among oil the positions, is the
Ella Anna.
Five minutes never rolled 30 slowly by be-
fore, but at last the signal gun sounds
THE START.
The mainsaiIs are already set, and ere the
eoho Of the cannon has rolled across the wat
ers the jibs, too, have flown TO their places
they take the breeze; the boats veer around
the cables are slipped, and the four beautiful
crafts, gracefully as swans. glide from their
moorings upon the great adventure Of the day.
The little Maggie shoots ahead as if pro-
PEELED by the Naiads down below; then follow
the stately Eleanor, the Unknown, and the
witch-like Ella Anna. Now up go gaff topsails
and flying jibs. All are fairly under weigh.
and the water boils out from the bows in fur
rows of milk-white foam.
The wind gives the sturdy yachtsmen all
they can attend to, but there is a ballast of
sand bags on board, and these are piled up on
the windward side wherever they can find foot
hold. Besides it's crew OF six or eight working
men-al cool, practiced sailors-each boat
carries a gentleman who, in the capacity of
judge, represents another yacht.
On the Eleanor is ". A. Courtenay, Esq,
representing the Ella Anna. On the Ella Anna
is Captain John Sly, representing the Eleanor.
On the Unknown is r. 8. Bruins, Esq, repre-
senting the Maggie Mitchell, and on the
Maggie Mitchell, representing the Unknown, is
DR.. ". H. Tarrant.
A glance through field glass shows that all
on board are stripped to their work. There is
no cl thing on their persons likely to impede q
long swim, in case of capsize or casualty
of a more dangerous nature, aud all evident
ly anticipate what DR.. Mantalini calls ga
demn'd damp, moist uncomfortable time"
The Emile and Fannie with their freights of
spectators shoot out from the docks, tue band
strikes up "Dixie," the crowd cheer, and in five
minutes the fleet OF steamers AID sail boats
are moving gaily to the sea, in full chase of
the fairy-like craft that are darting on their
way ahead.
Leaving the exhilaratiug sport for mo-
ment, we reproduce for the information Of the
general reader a description Of the several
yachts and the terms of the race:
The Ella Anna was built by Messrs. J. G. &
D. G. Marsh, of Charleston, and was only
launched a few weeks ago. This is, therefore,
her fret trial OF speed in race. She was
sailed by Captain Edward Morse.
The Eleanor was built by the Jones Brothers,
also of Charleston, in 1887, and ran against
the Maggie Mitchell, in the fall Of that year,
for purse of $1,000. The race was drawn, as
The proper allowance of time to be made the
Maggie Mitchell could not be determined. She
was sailed by Captain Thomas Young, her
own er, assisted by Captain Sam. Bell, one OF
our Charleston pilots.
The Maggie Mitchell is Connecticut built
boat, and owned by Messrs Black and johns
son. She has achieved the reputation Of being
one ofthe fastest boats in our harbor OF her
size, especially in such breeze as prevailed
Tho Maggie was sailed Saturday
by Capt. Thomas Daniels.
The Unknown is also one Of the contribu-
tions OF the Jones Broth ers TO the handsome
yacht marine of Charleston, and was built
about the same time as the Ella Anna. She is
very fast, and is destined yet to make her
mark She was sailed by Captain Hugh Z.
Vincent.
Tho tonnage and dimensions Of the four
Yachts are ns follows: