The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-16
TheGreat Yacht Races.

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rgy ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE THREE RACES
coURsE-T1ME OF srARTINe-THE STAKES
TWELVE HUSDREp DOLLARS FOE LUCKY
w1SyER-A GENERAL HOLIDAY HOPED FOR
AND EXPECTED.
Another meeting of yacht owners was held
on Saturday last, and arrangements have been
completed which secure the running OF three
races on Saturday next.
THE FIRST RACE - .ss5 y
will be between the Eleanor and Ella Anna for
one thousand dollars. .or FIVE hundred dollars
aside, The boats viii start from Southern
wharf at / P. NJ, and the course Will be by
Cummings Point buoy, around the Weehaw-
ken Ightship, around the White Point
buoy, around the Remley's Point buoy
and back to the winning buoy moor
ed off Southern wharf. There will be no
allowance of time in this race, but II not
won in four hours, it is no race. One hun
lred dollars forfeit money has already been de-
posited with the stakeholder, Mr.. +. w. DaW-
son. of The DAILY NEWS, on the part OF each
Yacht and the remaining four hundred dollars
aside will be put up on Friday next. This race
will be very exciting, as each yacht has host
of friends, who are prepared "to substantiate
.bair opinions. y but the limitation of the time
Of running to four hours leaves loop-hole for
disappointment to smuggle itself through. To
add to the sport and make the winning OF one
purse certain, there has been arranged
For what may be called the combination
stakes. At the same time that the 'Eleanor"
and ssElla Anna start, the "Msggie Mitchell"
and ssJnEnown" will also sail. The four yachts
will run the same course, aud this race will be
for two hundred dollars, or fifty dollars side.
All the rules Of the main race Will apply with
the executions That the "Eleanor" and CELIA
Anna vii, allow the "Maggie Mitchell" and
"Unknown" ten and half minutes time each,
and that there is no limit of time within which
the race must be made. The effect Of this
race within a race will be that if one Of the
smaller yachts comes in frst-taking into
account her allowance Of time-she will
win two hundred dollars, while if one OF the
larger Yachts should come in first she will win
the purse of one thousand dollars for the main
race and the purse of two hundred dollars for
the combination race. One purse must be won,
for il the yachts should be becalmed 80 that
the main race cannot be completed within four
hours, there will still remain the com bination
race, in regard toswhich there is no limit ias to
time. To keep up the excitement among the
spectators on the wharYes while the four yachts
already named are down the harbor, there has
been arranged
.>sA.,.-a,-.-.a- TIE. THIRD, RAcE
Between the Charleston and What's It., two
Of the diminutive yachts which have lately
been added to our musquito squadron. This
race is for stakes privately agreea:on by the
owners, and the course will be from the South
ern wharf, around Fort Ripley, thence around
the buoy at Remley' Point at the mouth Of
the wando River, and thence to the winning
point of Southernwhar The Charleston al
lows the what'sItl four minutes time, and the
yachts will be started thirty minutes after the
starting OF the: Ella Anna, Eleanor, Maggie
Mitchell and Unknown.
"a THE JUDGES.
William a. Courtenay, Esq, has been ap-
pointed Judge on the part Of the Ella Anna,
and will sail in the Eleanor, and Captain John
Sly has been appointed on Dehak OF the Flea
nor, and win sail in the Ella Anna. The Hon.
P. G. GaiTlsrd has been chosen umpire, and
will start the boats and declare the winner.
ARRANGEMENTS.
i, The yachting on Saturday will be more inter
esting and stirring than It has been at any
time in the last eight years, and every facility
will be given to those, who. desire to witness
the race. STEAMERS viii be- chartered for the
occasion, andis is hoped that the day viii as far
as possible be 5 general half hohday. All oul
merchants and business men are urged to do
all in their power TO enable their employees to
be spectators OF the e4exciting scene, and it is
hoped that business will as far as practicable be
suspended in the afternoon. It is not often
that Charleston takes holiday, and few hours
rest and enjoyment will do good to every one.