The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-23
C H RI EST0N W IN S
THE FRANCES ELIZABETH LEADS
AT TYEEE.

the Wilder Distarced-The CharleF-
ton Winner Challenged to Race tho
Mecca for ST. 900 Side-Capt, Swans
Reply-The Day at tho Island.
The Frances Elizabeth Of Charleston
carried off tho first pdzo and the pernant
in tho Tybec regatta yesterday. The. Mary
Odell came in second and the Sprlte third.
The Wilder was distanced, her time at the
close net being taken.
The regatta had an inauspic;ous begin
ming A uorwester brought down hard
rain shower, ard from II o'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the afternoon it
rained and blew great guns. Gum coats were
at premium. and tho yachtSnien looked
gloomy enough. The morning train for
Tybee carried down eight passenger coaches
loaded with visitors, Who were glad enough
| to seek shelter i'll Tho hotels and pavilions.
The regatta committee had to go through
| drenching ruin from the railroad to the tug
Cynthia at tho Old Tybee wharf.
At :4j o'clock there was no sign Of a
| rift in tho Clouds and the regatta commit
tee and tho pilot boat captains held a meet
ing to determine whether or not the race
should lo POSTPONED They decided that if
the outlook was favorable the boats must
sail at O'Clock ?. III. This was satisfac-
tory.
THE RACE STARTS.
At 2 o'clock it began to clear up, and the
signal was gwen to get ready The follow
ing were the entries:
No. /. Fraaces Elizabeth, COS feet, Capt
| Swan, Charleston.
No. 8, Mary Odell. II feet; Capt. Thomp-
son. Savannah.
No. 6, Sprite, GA feet; Capt. Mermelstein,
Savannah.
No. 4, John r. Wilder, 90 feet; Capt.
Craig, Savannah.
The Sprito was the first to cross the line,
followed by the Wilder, the Charleston boat
and the Odell bringing up the rear. In a
very short run the Charleston boat passed
the Wilder At the whIstIing buoy the
Sprite was the first to round, which she did
at 3:l4, the Francis Elizabeth at $50 the
Wilder at 1923 and the Odell at 1925 80.
ON BOARD THE TUGBoArs.
Ten minutes later very exciting race
occurred between the Cynthia, the judges
and guests boat, and the Cambria, which
had on board a select crowd of gentlemen
going over the course, and as the Cambria
forged past, A. s. Bacon led eff with O song
of good by, which was joined in by tho
passengers of the Cambria, but their citation
was short lived, as Merritt Dixon went
| down in the engine room of tho Cynthia
and whispered something in the ear of the
engineer, who opened the throttle, and tho
Cynthia bounded over the water like a sea
gull, leaving the Cambria far astern. Then
the song of Bye, Oh, NY Baby, " was taken
up on the deck of the Cynthia and went
mockingly back over the waves to the Cam
bria and her discounted passengers, who
had crowed not wisely but too early.
1t was a pretty race out. The Sprite
kept the lead, although she sailed well to
windward, the other boats lying close to
the wind. The Sprite was the first to round
the Warsaw buoy, which was done at
425 40, followed by the Frances Elizabeth
at 4:3l:02, the Odell at 4:3340, and the
Wilder at 4:99:20.
AT THE WRESTLING BUOY.
At the whistling buoy, on the return
course, the Charleston boat had gained
some, and tine Odell was doing good work
and overhauling the leaders but the Sprite
maintained the lead and rounded the buoy
at 5:46:40 the Frances Elizabeth at 3 40 40,
and the Odell ut 5:j0:26. The Wilder was
u bad fourth, her time being 5:50:50, but q
squat sprung up, and with good wind it
was predicted that she would show the
leaders her heels, but her sails did not fill,
and she lost steadily.
There was change, though, in the order
OF the other sailers as they passed the outer
bell buoy. The Sprite took long tack to
windward, while the Charleston boat sailed
close down the wind and crossed her bow.
The Charleston boat hardly considered the
Odell in the race, and was watching the
Sprite, but the Odell kept ON loNg tack
toward Daufuski island, and when she came
about she had gained three points by the
mastery seamanship, equivalent to six
points against the Charleston boat, and
took the lead, which she maintained to the
end of the race.
THE MARY ODELL's LEAD
She held straight for Tybee light, anc
with only u short tack was the first to eros.
the line OF the inner bell buoy at :O3
the Francis beth coming in one minute
and eight seconds later, and tho Sprite al
7:l0:00. The Wilder was 50 far out al see
as hardly to be discernible in tho growing
darkness The Odell fired her cannon as
she crossed the line, the tugs whistled, anC
the crowds which lined the beach answered
back the cheers from the tugs and from the
deck of the Odel.
. The following is the record of the race
Pilot boat regatta, course thirty-two maui
I teal miles. First pri2e 500, and TybeC
pennant; second prize, SIS; third prize $25.
Time allowance fifty seconds per foot fol-
: the entire course
Elapsed Corto
Start. Finish. Time Time
Boats. EMS HIS nMs Inns
5 Odellf ... 2:5233 705:03 4:3230 4:3S:3,
Sprte ............ 229:45 1:l0:00 4:4O:l5 4:34:2
+ Wilder. .2:3005 Time not taken
/ tOdell allows.
PRESENTING THE PRIZES.
When the Cambria moored at the wharf
a train was in waiting to convey the re
l gatta committee, guests and officers of tins
! pilot boats to the Ocean View hotel, wher
1 IN the pavilion the prize, were delivered
Capt d. &. Purse, on behalf OF the Savln
nah and Tybee railway, under whose
auspices the regatta was sailed, steppel
upon the platform with the regal
committee and w. r. Leaken
Esq, who had been selected t
make the presentation speech. Mr.. Leaker
was greeted with applause by the spectators
who had stopped the dance to witness tn
prize-giving. Mr.. Leaken said that it wa
9 a great plcasure to him 20 present the priza