Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-27
CRUISING AT MONTGOMERY.
The "Zinga' and the meta the WIN
ners in the Yacht Race.

Rain and light DreeZes causeu slON
time bv the Isle of Hope Yacht Club over
the Montgomery course yesterday after
noon. but the race was nevertheless
not altogether without interest. Threat
ening clouds at noon time de-
TERED many from making the con-
templated excursion to Montgomery,
but there We're fully five hundred
spectators on the river banks when
che boats in the race stated of on their
cruise. The course selected included
sail from the home buoy to and around
a stake boat anchored off Petitguara
Point. return to the home buoy, thence
a sail to and around a stake boat anchor
ed off Green Island, and final return
home, a total distance Oftwelve miles. The
boats entered in the first class sailed for
a first prize of $50 and a second of $25.
The yachts in the second class sailed for
an undivided prize of $25. The boats en-
tered in the first class, all of which start
ed, were the following:
MAY entered by I. p. Bond; length
% feet inches.
"Jenne S." entered by r. NJ. Demefe;
length "A feet inches.
''Zinga," entered by John Ii. Dews;
length "a feet 6 inches.
The MAY being the longest of the
yachts gave the ''Jennie So time allow
ance of 49, seconds and the Zinga "a
seconds.
None of the yachts entered in the Sec
Ond class, failed to put in an appearance,
and the list as announced in yesterdays
NEWS, was as follows
''Idler." entered by A. l.. Hartrldge;
length Is feet 8 inches.
Meta entered by ;. McA. White;
length Is feet 8 inches.
.sQuickstep," entered by +. l.. LathrOp;
length 30 feet inches.
The s'Quickstep," the longest boat in
her class, allowed each of her shorter
rivals a minute and 1917 seconds.
When 4 O'Clock, the hour announced as
the time for the start, arrived, there was
scarce a breath of air stirring, and there
was every evidence that the whole affair
would prove a fiZZle in a drizZle. At
half-past 4, however, a light breeze
was stirring, and five minutes later
saw the crafts started for the Petit
guara stake boat. The "Jennie s."
was first off, crossing the line at 4:34:26.
Twenty seconds later the "Zinga" was
clear of the starting line, and at 4:35:10
the MAY" dashed after her competitors.
As indicated by the starting time, the
boats left home in a bunch, and pretty
squirt for the lead quickened the interest
in the race at the very start. Each of the
trio spread every stitch of canvas,
they sped down the course
without etfecting change of their rela-
tive positions.
The ''Quickstep,' a rakish-loOking
little cat-rigged craft, was the first OF the
secOnd-class yachts to take the water,
making her start at 4:3S 40. The ''Idler's''
time was noted at 4:40:46 and at 4:42:10
the Meta sailed off on hot chase.
None of the boats showed their best
GnnnH nnVyn tho hTGnZn
unable to do much more than comfortably
fill their sails. When off POssum Point
the "Jennie $" lost her jib tOpsail over
board, and suffered a delay which brought
her and the MAY" so near together at
the Petitguara turning stake that Cap
tain Demere's bOwsprit carried away the
flag on the turning boat, and thus made a
foul which ruled him out of the race.
All the rest of the fleet succeeded in
making the turn, and crept hOmeward at
snail's pace with their sails tapping.
When the squadron was off Postum
Point, however, the wind deserted it
entirely and left them becalmed, with a
strong outgoing tide drifting them back
wards. After the yachtsmen had lain for
fully twenty minutes in this uninteresting
and provoking situation their boats once
more commenced to make Roadway
under a light wind which was
augmented from time to time by stiff
puff from the southeast BY dint of per-
severIng lacking and diplomatic seaman
ship Captain Dews managed to swing the
''Zinga" around the home buoy ahead of
any Of the fleet, making the turn at GID
The putfS from the southeast settling
down about this time into an almost con-
tinuOusly fair breeze, Captain Dews
put up every stitch of canvas and
sailed away for Green Island exactly
four minutes before Captain Bond made
the turn and threw the "May' into the
breeze.
About this time the "Jennie s." sailed !
up, and being disbarred ON account of her |
foul, dropped anchor off the wharf.
The light wind gladdened the hearts of |
the gallant crew aboard the "Quickstep' |
and she rounded both the Petitguara and |
home buOys ahead of any of her rivals. |
The home turn was made at Gal, under |
conditions similar to those which attend |
ed the "Zinga'' and the MAY" The |
Meta" which rounded the Petitguara
latter down the home stretch and headed |
for Green Island at 6:45, with the |
''Idler" hOpelessly in her wake. Before |
accomplishing the turn the ''Idler" ran |
aground and eventually retired from the |
contest.
Darkness coming on about this time the |
four boats still in the race were lost sight |
to the island stake almost without Incl |
dent.
The "Zinga" held the lead and was |
never again headed. making home and |
winning the race at SAL O'Clock. Her |
actual time was, therefore, hours II |
minutes and IA seconds, and her correct |
ed time hours ! minutes and 20 seconds. |
The ''May" reached home at S:49:30, her |
actual time thus being hours IA minutes |
and % seconds RV a Simnlp Arithmetic |
cal calculation it is therefore evident that |
the ''Zinga" not only beat the May by |
three minutes, but actually Outsailed her |
over the course by two minutes and six |
seconds irrespective of the time allow |
ance.
On the long cruise the "Quickstep'' |
failed to keep her nose to the front and |
the "Meta" was landed home winner at |
nine minutes past nine O'Clock, in the |
actual time of hours 40 minutes and 80 |
seconds. and the corrected time of hours |
Is minutes and 3319 seconds. Owing to /
the lateness of the hour the ''Quickstep's' |
time was not announced last night, but |
she was several minutes behind the |
Meta
The course over which the yachts |
sailed kept them within continuous view
from the veranda and grounds of the hotel
at Montgomery, and despite a few rain
drops, the day was in every way enjoya-
BILE. Music in the hotel pavilion furnished
for dancing throughout the
afternoon and evening.
Taken all in all, the regatta may be
said to have been a success and Mont
gOmery to have added to the many evil
dences which stamp her as the foremost
of all of Savannah's suburban resorts.
KAHOKA, Mo-, Feb. 9, 1851 pur-