Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-13
THE wHITEwINGED RACERS

The Ninth Annual Regatta of the SaYan-
nah Yacht Club at Thunderbolt To-
day.
The ninth annual regatta of the Savan-
nah Yacht Club will be held to-day al
Thunderbolt, a nd the affair promises to
be one OF the most interesting of its kind
that has been given under the auspices OF
the club since it was organized. Eleven
| yachts Of different sizes, in entries of the
| second, third and bateauX or shad boat
| classes, will take part in the race.
| The steamer City of Bridgeton will leave
her wharf at 10 O'Clock this morning for
the purpose of conveying the members Of
the club and their guests over the course.
| Ali persons who have badges from the
! Secretary and Treasurer of the club, Mr..
f. c. Wylly, are entitled to the courtesies
| of the steamer, and to the privileges of
the clubs grounds at Thunderbolt.
In the race yachts of the second and
| third classes, as well as shad boats and
bateaux, will participate. The yachts
! of the second class are under
| thirty feet i'm length and over
! twenty long, and will sail over a course
| of 201z nautical miles, commencing oppo-
! site the Club House at ThunderbOlt and
rounding the Spit buoy off Cabbage Island.
| The yachts of this class are allowed 92L
seconds per foot time allowance. The
vessels entered in this class are as fol-
| lows:
May entered by Mr.. T. P. Bond.
'Jennie S." entered by Mr.. r. NJ.
Demere.
"Zmga," entered by Mr.. }. H. Dews.
The yachts of the third-class, including
those known as shad boats and bateauX.
are under twenty feet in length, and will
sail over a course beginning at a stake in
front Of the Club House around buoy To-
Gated in Warsaw sound, between JOe's
and Tybee cuts. This course is estimated
to be Az nautical miles in length, and
the time allowance to the vessels
is 651< seconds per foot Of the measured
lengths of the boats. The entries are as
follows:
"Quickstep." entered by F. S. Lathrop,
Jr., "Nettle," entered by +. G. Wylly,
'Gerlen," entered by w. d. Johnston. The
latter nance. boat was formerly known as
the Meta. she is owned by Messrs. W.
d. and +. F. Johnston.
The names OF the shad and bateau boats
which have been entered in the third class
are as follows:
''sunny SOUTH entered by Mr.. s. J.
Wheaton.
''Tallulah," entered by Mr.. Isaac Beck
EFT.
"Uncas," entered by Mr.. H. c. Clag-
horn.
"Dudine," entered by Mr.. r. G. Cue
rard.
''Fannie b. entered by Capt. Thos. s.
Wayne.
The steamer City Of Bridgeton will ar
rive at Thunderbolt at IL O'Clock. when
the Captains Of the cOntesting boats will
report at once to the Sailing Committee
for instructions. The gentlemen COM
posing the Sailing Committee are Mr..
L. Hartshorn, Mr.. c. NJ. Cunning
ham, Mr.. r. 3. Habersham. The Captains
Of the entered boats VIII then return to
their vessels and await the
starting signal, which will be
given by the firing of a gun punctually
at u O'Clock, when the timers Of the race,
consisting Of Messrs. w. ID. Simpkins, f.
S. Lathrop, Jr., and A. b. Hull, will OBJ
serve the time when the respective con-
testants shall pass the starting station,
and on the return Of the boats again take
the time and submit their report, with the
time allowances, to the Sailing Commit
tee.
The victor IN the race Of the second
class yachts will be awarded a prize
valued at $50. To the winning boat of
the yachts of the third class a prize Of $25,
and the winning boat Of the shad or bat
eaux class will be awarded a prize of
SIS.
The course over which the race is to be
sailed is one fthe best in Southern waters,
and nearly the whole Of it is in full view
from Thunderbolt, as the spectator looks
in a enthusiastically direction toward the
ocean over the well defined waters Of War
saw sound.