Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-05
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
HOW THE HOLIDAY WAS Oh
SERVED IN SAVANNAH.


HOW THE HOLIDAY WAS OBJ
SERVED IN SAVANNAH.
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The Military Parade and Prize Contests
suburban ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at
Montgomery to Witness the Regatta
The "AIay' Wins the Race-At Tybee
and Schuetzen Park-The Artillerymen
at Rose Dhu.
The observance of the Fourth OF July
as a general holiday was more universal
in Savannah Yesterday than in any pre-
vious year since the close OF the war.
During the forenoon the stores and busi-
ness houses in the lower part Of the city
were omen. but later in the day there was
a general cessation of business, and by
half past O'Clock scarcely any stores
were open. the streets were deserted
and dull, and everything presented a
more than Sunday aspect The morning
opened clear and bright. The heat was
not great. and cool breeze prevailed dur
ing the entire day. There were lndlca-
tions of holiday everywhere. The nags
on the public buildings and MORNING
NEWS Office were flung to the breeze, and
the coIors on the shipping along the river
floated from the masts.
THE PARADE OF THE REGIMENT.
The dav was ushered in by demon
stratiOn Of the First Regiment Of Georgia
Volunteers. At 6:30 o'clock the several
comDauies assembled at the rendezvous
on South Broad street, where the regiment
formed under command of Colonel Z. W.
Anderson. The colOrs of the Irish Jasper
Greens were recognized as the regimental
colors. The turn out was not large.
I'M Aa1 Il -
mounted. After the formation the line of
march was taken up down Whitaker to
Bay, down Bay to DraytOn, out Drayton
to Monterey square, where the command
was halted and drawn up on the east side
Of the Pulaski monument and
THE SALUTE
was fired in honor of the day. Three
rounds were given and the firing was by
companies. by wing and battalion. After
the salute the command was reformed
and marched down Bull street to South
Broad and was dismissed. The parade
was over by eight O'Clock.
THE CADETS PRIZE CONTEST.
After the parade by the regiment the
! Savannah Cadets were turned over by
I Captain Branch to Lieutenant Nell, and
marched to Concordia Park, where lunch
was served and the annual prize shooting
contest took place. The company was di-
vided into four classes. The firing was
five rounds at 200 yards, CreedmOor tar
yet. and resulted as follows:
In the first class, the prize, the COM
pany gold medal and an elegant silver
] water pitcher. was won by Sergeant X. z.
Lowell. on score of 20. The first prize
/ was won last year by Sergeant Lowell on
I "A score Of II.
In the second class, the prize, hand
some jewel casket, was won by Private
/ W. j. Thompson, on score of II,
| In the third class, an elegant heavy
/ ring, was won by Private Workman
/ score Is.
/ In the fourth class, the prize a silk
umbrella. was won by Private Sheftall,
/ having made next to Sergeant Lowell, the
! highest score of the contesf--l9.
At the conclusion of the contest the
/ company marched to their armOry,
( stacked arms and the members were dis
/ missed, to spend the remainder OF the day
as they were inclined.
THE MONTGOMERY REGATTA.
That Montgomery is the popular SUI
/ burban resort with the masses was fully
| demonstrated yesterday. The thrOng
which crowded the undulating sward in
/ front of the picturesque hotel was Yari-
ouslv estimated at from two to three
thousand people. From 10 O'Clock
every outward train bore from the city
I its full plethora of pleasure seekers, and
/ the scene at the suburban depot was as
varying in its incidents as the revolving
| roll of the most extensive panorama.
/ Several attractions were booked as the
+ magnets to draw the throng. First among
/ these was the fourth of July regatta ofthe
/ Savannah Yacht Club, an organization
whose name is smile for hospitality.
I That the race would prove interesting
was made a fOregone conclusion by the
/ list Of entries, which was as follows:
"Flirt,n entered by Vice Commodore Fl.
\. Tucker, Charleston. length % feet
inches.
"Au Revor," entered by Captain W.
I. Porcher; length y feet.
MAY" entered by T. z. Bond; length
- feet 6 inches.
'.Zanoni,' entered by J. w. Schley:
length - feet 9 inches.
Jennie $" entered by X. NJ. Demere:
length q feet inches.
..Zinga," entered by John H. DeWs
! length p feet inches.
"Wave," enteredby F. c. WILLY; length
u feet 10 inches.
''Idler.' entered BY A. L. Hartridge:
length 1Sfeet 8 inches.
''Meta," entered by 5. McA. White;
length Is feet inches.
"Uncas." entered by III. c. ClaghOrn:
length 10 feet inches,
All the preliminaries having been con-
cluded the boats finally made a start, the
! 'ZanOni" first crossing the line at % min
utes and % seconds past II O'Clock. The
''FliTt' followed at y :2S:23. and the
'Zinga'' and Meta dashed past on a
line at u :2S:51. At 12:29:29 the May
/ crossed the line and started ON her cruise.
The cider went by at l2:30:13; the ''Au
RevOir'' at 12:30:53; the 'Waye" at
II 81 Is; the "Uncas" at 1872 30. and the
Jennie ;" at 12:35:30.
The breeze was blowing stiflly from the
southeast, and the feet tackled almost in
a bunch until the turning buoy, five miles
from the start, was reached. The
May was the first to make the
turn, swinging round at 1:2S:45.
Four and three-quarter minutes later
the ''ZanOni'' took the wind for
home. The ''Zingav made the turn at :
$500; the "Flirt'' at 1884; the "Jennie So
at :3G:l5; the "Au ReYoir'' at :38 40;
the Meta" at 1852; the "Wave" at
l 80 80.
The .'Uncas'' and ''ldler'' were next
around in the order named, but their
time was not taken. 1t was the opinion
OF the judges that the prettiest turn was
made by the Wave" the next best by
the ''Jennie 5" and the third bv the
..Flirtr As the fleet unfurled their bal
loon jibs and topsails and sped before the
wind the sight was one calculated to
lend a twinkle to the eye of the most
ancient mariner. The boats dashed for
the home turn almost in string.
the MAY being the first to
enter upon the last ten miles
of the race at ten minutes past O'Clock
Four and a half minutes later the
''ZanOni" again headed for the five mile
buoy, followed two and quarter minutes
later by the ''Zinga." At 2:17 80 the
Jennie 5" made the turn. followed by
the "Flirt' at 2:1S.05, the "Waye' at
2:19:25. and the Meta at 2:24;20, The
time of the other boats was let 90 by de-
fault.
The crafts of the fleet again flew for the
five-mile buoy almost in a bunch, the
MAY" being the first to start down the
last quarter, at BAT zoe The "Jennie 81
headed for her final rush for home at four
minutes past 4 O'clock. followed at 4:0S:45
BY the ''Zinga, lat 4 10 :13 by the ''Zanoni,"
at 4:14:52 by the 'sAu RevOir," and at
4:2O:4S by the 1HFIirt.' The time of the
other boats was not taken by the time
keepers. Though it was questiOnless that
the May had the race the other
yachtmen raised every stitch of canvas.
and let their crafts plough through the
water at their prettiest speed. The May"
the winner of the race, crossed the line
at 4:19:45 o'clock. Her actual time was
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