The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-26
1T WAS A PRETTY RACE.
THE zINGA WINS IN THE THUN-
DERBOLT REGATTA.

THE zINGA WINS IN THE THUN-
DERBOLT REG ATTA.
The Gertrude Outsails the Thistle, but
Rounds the Buoy on the Wrong
Side-The Club Boat Chance Entered
to Sail Against the Gertrude but
Fails to Finish the Race-How the
Judges Spent the Day on the
Cynthia.
The postponed Fourth Of July regatta of
the Savannah yacht club was sailed at
Thuuderbolt yesterday. While all the
boats entered did not participate, and two
Of the smaller boats did not finish, the race
was a very pretty one The attendance
was not large, but those who did attend had
a most enjoyable time. The Zinga carried
off the honors and the Gertrude showed
herself TO be fast sailer. All the boats got
off inside of ten minutes of each other, but
it was at a dead calm, and the yachts
almost drifted across the line. A spanking
breeze soon sprang up, though, and the wind
was fairly good going and coming.
The Ida was the last to cross the line at
the start, and fifteen minutes later, at 20,
the tug Cynthia lifted her anchor, and
steamed down the river She had merry
party on board, who enlivened the passage
to and from the club house by anecdote,
song and story.
ON BOARD THE CYNTHIA.
Among the party were Commodore
George A. Mercer, Nice Commodore T. l..
Knsey, j. j. Dale, chairman Of the house
committee and board Of stewards, NJ. Y.
| Henderson, chairman Of the sailing commit
tee, Capt. Isaac Beckett of the sailing com
mittee, a. B. Palmer of the board of
| stewards, Capt Lewis OF the steamship
City of Macon, II. =. Smart, II. A. Palm
er, A. S. Pacon w. II. Coburn, James
Blackshear and others. The only lady in
the party was Mrs George H. Dows, who
never misses. au opportunity to witness a
regetta, and she enjoyed the race yeSter
day.
At 2 o'clock lunch was served on the
Cynthia, and the strong breeze with its
| invigorating ozone, gave a zest to the re-
freshments Ice cream was literally served,
and beverage was accidentally discovered
which became very popular on the voyage.
| 1t was dubbed 1.-THE starboard watch
coolor." and will no doubt be adpoted by the
Savannah yacht club
At 2:20 the Cynthia passed the Thistle
and Gertrude off Joe's Cut, neck and neck,
and the race was very exciting, the Thistle
| having two or three points to windward in
a close to shore tack. The Gertrude, how
ever, handled better, and soon gave the big
yacht the slip. At 2;30 the ting passed the
Hinga and steamed past the spit buoy Off
Cabbage island, and lay off about quarter
| of mile.
ROUNDING THE BUOY.
At 3 p m. the Zinga rounded the buoy
and headed for the club house. She had
made the down run in 2:16:49, but on the
| return she had better wind and reduced her
time 81 minutes aud 80 seconds.
At 3:l2 the Gertrude rounded the buoy
| on the staTbOard instead of the port side, as
she should have done, and Capt. Beckett
predicted that the club boat Chance would
| win In her class on account of the mistake
of the Gertrude. Fourteen minutes later,
when the Chance made the same mistake,
| the disgust of Capt Beckett was unmistak-
able. His son sailed the Chance, and she
was put in to give tho Gertrude chance to
race, as the Anna Bell aud Cora did not put
in an appearance, although they ere en-
tered with the Gertrude in the fourth class.
The Thistle rounded the'buoy at 1916 and
the Ocean Queen at 1921. Nine minutes
later, and without waiting for the
Glance to round the buoy, the tug took up
her homeward journey, picking up the boys
in the Chance at 3:3j. 1t then looked like
a squall, and Capt. Beckett was unwilling
to run any risks A couple of strong ne
|
the club house, but she did not cross the
line. and did not finish" was the verdict
OF the sailing committee.
THE GERTRUDEs BAD LUCK.
They also decided not TO award the prize
to the Gertrude, because she did not round
the buoy on the port side 1t was under
stood however, that the board of stewards
| will allow the claim, and all hands agree
that the board of stewards will award the
prize to the Gertrude AS fairly earned.
At 4:40 the Cynthia crossed the line at
the club house and lay TO to await the in
coming of the racers The boats came in in
the following ordor: Zinga, Thistle, Ocean
Queen, Gertrude, Ida and Glance, the Onda
and Erminie with the Chance not coming to
a finish.
The Glance anchored to the right of the
club house, about $50 yards down stream
and the Ocean Queen came t. anchor Off the
club house on the line When the Queen
had taken in her sails, Commodore Demere,
Of the Isle of Hope yacht club. assemble d
his men on the bow and gave the Glance, a
hip, hip, hurrah,' and threa cheers and a
tiger for the Glance, which the Glance re-
turned with interest. A boat was sent off
by the Queen to the clue house to get the
Commodore to visit the yacht, which he
did in company with Mr. j. j. Dale, who
found all the yachts papers in good shape,
ana gave him clearance for Isle of Hope
THE OFFICIAL TINE.
Second class cabin yachts under twenty
seven feet Course around Spit buoy, off
Cabbage Island and return, prize $25 j.
H. Lewis enters the Zinga, and wins as fol
lows, the Zlnga allowing minute aud As
seconds:
Elapsed Cor'ted
Name Start. Finish. Time Time
Inns. Inns Inns. HIM. s.
Zinga 124S1 4:S4a 4ll:Oa
Thistle l2:i4:0l 5:il:02 Agra 496:4l
In the third-class were the Gertrude
entered by E. NJ. Tilton and the club boat
Chance. The following is the score:
Elapsed Cor'ted
Start Finish. Time. Time.
INNS Inns. INNS. Inns
Gertrude. ..... 12f1l0 5:5:O3 G27:53 4.27 :53
Chance ..... ..l2:4):jj ....... ....... .......
The Chance did not finish
The bateaux and cat boats entered were
the Ida by Capt Strachan. Onda by A.
Knorr, aud Erminie-course, stake boat
between Tybee cut and Cabbage island
prize $40, the score showing as follows:
Corrected
start. Finish. Time.
Inns. HM.s Inns
Ida. .,.r. ......,.. ....l 2:2516 5;i4;03 4;2l47
'Onda ... ............. 12:49:5O ..... ......
'Ermne. ..,.... ...... .l2eilS ..... ......
'Did not finish.
THE GERTRUDE THROWN OUT.