Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-21
THE START.

the remark was illustrated by the large
number OF ladies who boarded the
steamer.
THE START.
There were eleven starters, as follows:
FIRST CLASS.
Name Length. Entered By.
Feet.
Mamie O........... a. .......S. MICA. White
Vernon. ............34 .......... Joseph Hull
Irene .301< NV. I. owen
Eta. ...........,..2S .........T. l. kinsey
Madgie ........-... 33 ........... x. Pah
THIRD CLASS.
Jennie s...........2I ........R. NJ. Demere
ZInga ............. a 8 John II. Dews
FOURTH CLASS.
Gertrude .........2I 10 ..... Geo. S. McAlpln
Nettle ..............l9.s IA. NJ. Martin, Jr
FIFTH CLASS.
Mamie ..............20 ...... II. A. Palmer
Rover ...............17 IN. b. Habersham
The sailing committee was Isaac Beck
EFT, Esq, and Messrs. Lawrence Harris
horne and Julian Scbley. The Eta was
the first boat to cross the line, and Is
seconds later the Madgie went over.
About two minutes afterward the Vernon
passed, followed by the Mamie o and
Irene several lengths behind.
There were no secOnd-class boats in the
race, and the signal was given for
the third-class yachts. The lingo
got away nearly minute in advance Of
the Jennie S, her only competitor. There
was about the same difference in time be-
tween the Nettle and the Gertrude in
crossing. The Mamie got across at u :52,
with the Rover two minutes astern.
A LIGHT BREEZE.
There was very little breeze, and the
pace was slow. The cOlors on the club
house hung pei fectly limp as long as they
could be seen from the steamer. 1t was
not exactly a drifting race at the start,
and the farther down the first reach the
yachts got the brisker they moved under
the light southwest breeze. The rain had
Stacked up and before all the boats were
fairly away there was temporary lull in
the shower.
Beyond the first turn the Irene, the
Mamie 0, and the Vernon were working
along only few lengths apart, with the
Eta and the Madgie quite n way ahead
the others we're scattered out at various
distances behind. During the first hour
the interest was not especially intense.
AS the fleet neared Herb river, though, at
2o'clock the breeze grew little fresher,
TAKING THE LEAD.
The Jennie S, which had been
slipping along carefully, began TO
show her speed. Under skillful
handling she crept up on those
In the lead, and went by all, passing the
Madgie, which was the foremost at p.
m. The Vernon, too, went up. and led all
OF her class. Pretty soon the Vernon took
IN her gaff Uopsail. and the Madgie furled
her glib topsail. The wind WAS getting
up and the sky looked squally of at
the southwest. No squall came, but a
shower did. The Irene had taken in her
balloon jib before she got 10 Herb river.
When the Captains saw that there was no
blow coming they put out their canvas
again, aud for the next hour there was
some right pretty sailing. The fourth
AID fifth-class yachts had only TO round a
stakeboat at Cabbage island. The yachts
In the first and third classes went on to q
buoy in Warsaw sound.
AROUND THE BUOY.
At 1854 the Jennie 5. glided abreast the
buoy under one jib and mainsheet. She
made the turn gracefully and was greeted
from the ST. Nicholas with cheers, waving
OF handkerchiefs, three whistles and M
air by the band. She was a clean three
fourths OF a mile ahead OF the Zinga
which had passed the iirst-class boats. Al
1908 the Zinga rouDded the buoy closely
pursued by the Irene. The Zinga's turn
was pretty, but the Irene's main shee
did not swing around so neatly.
The Mamie .. and the Vernon wert
only two lengths apart as they neared th,
buoy. The former rounded at $780,, anI
AuN NihNh niANlFa III bCbNb6n htA IANd
and the buoy and headed Tor home will
her bow amidships OF the Mamie o. b!
deNtrous management the Vernon 20
the lead and started after the Irene
Nearly a mile ahead the Jennie 5. wa
showing Der heels TO them all.
THE LAST YACHT AT THE BUOY.
The MRd,ie was the last TO round, th
Eta having turned back aud given up th
race. The Vernon seemed 10 be gainin
on the Irene steadily. Before the Cab
bage island stake boat was reached tn
Vernon was leading the Irene. Tn
steamer was a mile or more ahead OF them
and tue report was started that the lren
bad gOt aground and had 10 be poled on
That was afterwards found 10 b.
mistake. Opposite Mai. Tilton'
place br~~ze struck the Mani
o.. and she sh0t 49, everything in he
class, ana kept ahead OF them TO the tiu
ish. From Herb river 70 the startln
point the positions were; Jennie 5. lead
ing, followed 10 order by the Zinga, Ma
mie ". Vernon, Irene and Madgie. wit