Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-10

The ThundsrbOIt H. gatta to be Sailed on
FridaY-Event, Along the Coast.

fridaY-kvents Along the COAST.
The Savannah Yacht Club Will hold its
tenth annual regetta on the Thunderbolt
course on Friday. The club is in better
condition financially and its membership
is larger than it was ever before. The
interest in yachting has been on the ln-
crease for the past three or four years,
and each succeeding annual regatta IS
attended with greater interest tRRn the
one before it. The regatta this year
promises to be far more tnan an ordinary
event.
There will be four prizes. For yachts
of thirty feet and over IL length, $40; Tor
second class yachts Of less than thirty
feet, first prize $50, second prize so, and
for shad boats and bateauX $50. Inc en-
tries will close on Thursday, and all
yachts entering VIII report to the sailing
committee by II O'Clock on the day Of the
regatta. The steamer Ethel has been
chartered by the cluD for the use OF its
members and guests, and will follow over
the course, leaving the city at 9:3O O'Clock
on the day of the regatta.
Mr. +. G. WHY'S new yacht, the
"NaOmi,' will sail in the race, and Will
prove, with one or two other yachts, an
Interesting feature Of the day. The
course will be the same as sailed last
year,
The interest in yachting in Southern wa
tiers is increasing all along the coast.
The Carolina Yacht Club has arranged
the following programme for the season:
PennGnt races, first class, May IA. Re
view May 2T. Annual regatta May 30.
Race for the English challenge cup, first
class yachts, June 10. Annual cruise
June 80. when it is expected that the
Savannah and Beaufort clubs will meet
them at Beaufort. IL is also probable
that the Savannah club will participate
in the annual regatta Of the Charleston
club. The club began its first prac
tice cruise yesterday, leaving Charleston
and going to Kiawah Island, at the mouth
of Stone river, whence it Will return on
Monday. Commodore Williams has de-
vided the club into two classes, the
yachts in both classes ranking as follows;
FIRST CLASS.
Sloop Siren, Commodore E. c. Williams.
Sloop Flirt, Vice Commodore ii. al.
Tucker.
soop Wildbird, C. H. Glidden.
Sloop BobOlink, James p. Lesesne.
Sloop Au ReVoir, f. Y. P0rcher.
Slolp White Wing. Il. II. Pinckney.
Screw schooner r. G. Barley, S. j.
Pregnall
sloop Eleanor, Thomas Young.
Steam launch BabO, w. b. Chisolm.
SECOND CLASS.
Sloop -, H. G. Cheyes.
Sloop Wanda, j. W. Lewis.
Cat Chicken, J. p. DeS3ussure.
Cat Birdie. w. B. Pringle.
Cat Madcap, G. F. Crawley.
SlOOp Fleetwlng, William l.. Trenholm.
Sloop Viking, P. F. Glidden.
SlOop Caprice, j. NJ. Haig.
Sloop Nymph, III. NJ. Carere.
Statutes win be exchanged accordingly.
Its committees are made up as follows:
Sailing COmmittee-H. G. CheVes, j. II.
Small, W. H. BarnWell, Vice-COmmOdOre
Tucker and +. Y. POrcher.
Finance ommIttee-COmmodore Will
liams, Col. VIM. L. Trenholm and W. IL.
Fairchild.
Entertainment Committee-Col.J James
Armstrong, Col. W. l.. Trenholm and Vice
Commodore Tucker.
Hall COmmittee-COmmOd Williams
in place OF Yice-Commodore Tucker, re-
signed.
The Charleston Sailing Club has re-
elected it's old board of affairs for the en-
suing year. The following Executive
Committee was continued in office: w.
Ii. DIVA, J. W. johnson, Chas. Deignan,
A. g. Hammett, Ed. Eisenhart, r. A.
Jones, j. NJ. Petermann, V. Saliva, the
President of the club being eX 0tfiri0
chairman. The tinal arTan gements for
the excursion and regatta will be made
at a meeting to be called some time
during this month, when the Finance
Committee will report on the amount of
prizes to be offered and the Sailing Com
mittee as to the course to be sailed. Tue
same Judges, Messrs. &. Deignan and w.
E. Millgan, will act this year. The club
expects to make July an enjoyable one
in boating circles.
The Riverside Yacht Club was organ
lied at Jacksonville last week, with the
following officers:
CommOdore-W. 5. Wightman.
Vice COmmodore-W. l.. DaYids.
Fleet Captain-F. V. Wightman.
Treasurer and Secretary-T. Z. Strib-
] ling.
First Lieutenant and Measurer-Mr.
| Porter.
! Flag Oficer-L. d. HO -mer.
Governing Cemmittee-G. G. Moor
house, j. b. Seckinger and w. G. Cand-
| lish.
The meeting then adjourned until s
! O'Clock Thursday evening next.
The list of charter members is as fol-
lows: w. S. Wightman, W. l.. Davids,
! W. G. Candish, w. l.. Gibson, Mr.. Por-
| ter, l.. d. Hosmer, f. V. Wightman, e..
| ID. Rock well, j. b. Seckinger, q. G. Moor
house, r. E. Stribling and g. l.. Drew.