The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
TWO HOME YACHTS WIN.
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH d.
VIDE HoNORs.


The Katrinka and Flirt Win the Prizes
in the First Glass, and the zinga and
the Marie IN the Second Clsss-A
Bright Day and a Spanking Breeze
for the Charleston Regatta, and the
Event Witnessed by Crowds Of Peo-
ple-Movements of the Yachts.
Savannah yachts of the first class did not
carry of any Of the prizes in yesterdays
regatta Of the Carolina Yacht Club. The
Katrfnka came in first, the FlIrt second,
and the Ocean Queen good third, but the
Zinga and the Marie in their class carried
of the honors.
The event is thus detailed by the follow
ing special to the MORNING NEWS from
Charleston:
Pretty nearly the whole Of Charleston
and considerable part of Savannah spent
to-day en- the water. 1t was glorious day.
The rays Of the sun which glinted across
the ripping waves on the bay, were tenn
pered by a seven-knot breeze from the
northwest by north, which gave the racers
a free course down TO the sea, a short tack
back, and a clean run up and down the
river. The Savannah yachtsmen
were out at daylight, black-leading
their bottoms, overhauling their tackle and
making everything taut and trim for the
race. A large detachment Of Savannah
people arrived on TIE Is o'clock a. m.
train and at II 80 O'Clock a. IN. about $50
arrived on the special These were taken
20 the Coast Line railroad wharf, where the
steamer Sappho was waiting for them. and
they saw the race from start so finish.
A GALA DAY IN THE HARBoR.
At II o'clock the harbor was gemmed
with sails. In addition to the contesting
yachts there were upward Of 100 sail OF
all kinds cut in the bay-steamers, yachts,
pilot boats, yawls, tugs, clinkers, canvas
bateaux and launches East and South
batteries were throDged with thousands Of
spectators, and dozen or more steamboats,,
decked fore and aft with bunting
churned the waters as they paraded up
and down waiting for the race TO start 1t
was glorious spectacle.
While the crowd was gathering white
winged cruiser dashed out of the bunch at
Commercial wharf and made a squirt under
ID and main sail to Castle Pickney. Hav-
ing arrived there, she luffed gracefully and
returned TO the rendezvous, the whole time
occupied being not more than five minutes
1t was the Alexander C. Expert yachtmen
who witnessed her squirt began at once to
put her on their betting books. The little
Zinga also attracted some attention, while
the Glance and the Marie had their hackers.
Up SAILS AND OFF.
Shortly before noon the seventeen Yachts.
like flock of birds, began to hover around
the starting point. By this time everybody
in Charleston was either on the East
Battery esplanade or on shipboard
Promptly at - o'clock the tug Monarch,
flying the commanders flag, steamed down
the line and the judges called the roll of
yachts, All were present or accounted for.
At II O'Clock noon the preparatory signals
were given, and five minutes later the
signal for the start was sounded. There
was hurried slipping Of cables and hoist
ing Of mainsails, and In minute the race
was OIL The WildbIrd, Of Charles
ton, crossed the line first
followed by the Katrinka, the White Wings
and the Ocean Queen in the order named
The time Of each yacht was taken, so that
there was very little advantage IN the start.
Ten minutes later the starting signals for
the second-ciass yachts was given. Almost
before the sound bad been re-echoed from
the hundred pines on the James Island shore
the sprightly little Marie glided over the
line and spread her white wings to the
breeze, followed closely by the Zniga, the
Thistle bringing up the rear of thesquadron.
Then there was a mob down oceanward.
Ire sail beats crowded after the racers
with every stitch Of canvas spread to the
breeze, and the Eteamers and tugs, with a
chorus of steam whistles, followed leisurely
behind.
THE FINISH.
The race was finished in hours, SO min
utes and Is seconds. The Katrinka won
the first prize, and the Flirt the second in
the first-class race. The Zinga finished her
course in hours, % minutes and 43 sec
onds, winning first prize in the second
class race, with the Marie second, the Cor
sair third, and the Thistle fourth.
The following is the official timetable of
the race, the figures given being the elapsed
time, and the yachts coming in in the order
named:
~ Ace