Savannah morning news., 1886-06-19
BAILING FOR THE CUPS.
A CLOSE RACE BETWEEN THE
UNCAS AND THE SYRENE.

Ahe Isle OF Hope Yacht clubs Fiftl
Annual Regatta n Pleasant Affair
Plenty of Wind at the start Succeeded
by Dead Calm After Rounding th'
Buoy.
Yesterday the Isle of Hope Yacht Clut
held its annual regatta. For week pre-
cedng the day selected the wind had beer
such as delights yachtman's heart. The
day was as fair and pretty overhead as
could be wished. Towards noon the in
Vited guests began to arrive and board the
steamer st. Nicholas, which was living at
The wharf. When all had passed down
the gang plank it was apparent that the
sex which wears jaunty-ribUoneQ hats
md airy lawns and always looks cool was
sn the majority. 1t was Commodore De-
mere's maiden race as commodore, and
right royalty did he do the honors, as
sisted by Nice-COmmOdOre w. Duncan
Johnston. Vice-Commodore j. II. john
son represented the Savannah Yacht Club.
The signal to get ready was given at
1880 p. m. fair breeze was blowing
from the southwest and the boats got of
nicely. The Rosa, in the "MosquitO"
class, was the first to cross the starting
"
closely followed by the Nankl Poo, the
Lizzie and the Sunshine Of the same
class. The fourth class boats, the Uncas
and the Syrene, were the next off. followed
by the second and the first class boats.
There were no entries in the third class.
Eleven boats started, and the sigbt after
They got fairly away was very pretty.
AS the yachts got farther dowu
the river tue breeze fre, hened and
they skinned along lightly. The
6rst and second class boats had
to round Warsaw spit buoy. The fourth
elass boats went to stake boat of Cab
bage Island and the Mosquito" feet
POUNDED stake tOat of the Sisters
school. The st. Nicholas followed, with
band playing and the merry party dis
pussIng the probable winners, and illm-
Nable ice cream and sherbets.
BY two O'Clock the boats were bounding
along, Tney had laid out their courses
for the buoy, and ran down on it under a
spanking breeze. Commodore Demere's
swift-heeled Jennie 5. sailed by Mr.. 5.
MICA. White. was in the lead, and at
2:3S she swung arOnnd the buoy and
turned her PROV hOmeward. Sixteen min.
utes later her rival, the Zinga, made the
turn.
AT 1912 ex.COmmodore Bonds Claude
turned eight minutes ahead Of the Eta
and twenty-three ahead of the Irene.
About 3 O'Clock the wind, which had been
good from the start, began TO die out, and
In little while there was not enough air
Rstir TO disturb banglet. The sun was
50 bot that the fish kept sea weeds on their
heads and swan along in the shadow OF
ihe sals-so the crews averred. 1t was
b drifting race. The sailors sighed for a
breeze. but they were about as nearly be-
calmed as ever the Ancient Mariner was.
The steamer finally left the fleet and ran
put Of sight. The boats were then scat
Tered along over a course three miles
long.
The afternoon train from the city took
out number Of persons who went to see
the finish. They reached the wharf just
In time to see the st. Nicholas steam up,
ana al 5:24 they saw the first yacht came
In. The Sunshine, sailed by MIR. Laurence
Hartshorne, WAS the first to cross the
line, and she was a full half hour ahead
Of the others of her class. As the Rosa,
the LiZzIe and the Nanki Poo came up it
was seen that they had given up the race.
Anxious to get back the crews took to
the oars. At 6:30 light breeze sprang
up from the southeast, aud pretty soon
Jennie ). all came in sight
close together. The finish between
The Syrene and the Uncas was very close.
They came up with the SYrene leading
and the Uncas pressing her bOtly. Both
were prettiy handled. The Syrene was
the fret over the line and right behind her
came the Jennie 5. and minute later
the Uncas was over. The Zinga was the
next yacht back. or the first class boats
the Claude got back first, but her time
allowance gave the race TO the Eta, which
got in - minutes later. At dark, when
the train left, the Irene had not come in
sight. All the yachts. as they came in,
were cheered. Commodore Demere, In
the eXuberance Of JOY at the victory of the
Jennie 5. fired his cork helmet out in the
hriny Skidaway, and one OF the crew, TO
dampen his ardor, jumped overheard.
When he W as pulled on board the damp
ness could be wrung out OF both his ardOr
and his Yachting suit.
The start and finish actual time and
corrected time OF the boats were:
FIRST CLASS.
Actual Correct
start. Finish. Time Time.
Inns. H.M.s. Inns. H.M.s.
Esta ...... l2:56:sl 7:so;O5 6:t2:e4 6:2s:oO
Claude 49,. 12:55:0 7:24:50 G:29:46 6:29:i6
SECOND CLASS.
Actual Correct
Start. Finish. Time. Time.
INNS, H.M.s. Inns. H.M. $.
Einga ..l2:f9:i6 7:0S:iO 6:lS:54 6:lS:f3
Jennie s.. .l24S4l 6:53:20 6:0l:3q 6Oi:39
FOURTH CLASS.
Actual Correct
start. Finish. Time. Time