The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-02
MEGA WINS THE RACE.
SAVANNAH HOLDS THE REMNANT
IN THE OCEAN REGATTA.

OF Savannah Gets the Third-Nine
Boats in the Race-A Fine Breeze
and a Splendid Race over the I'm
tire Course-The Savannah Pilots
Entertain the Visitors.
The Neca won first prizs Of $500 in the
ocean regatta OFF Tybee yesterday, the Tel
egram of Brunswick the second prize, $50,
and the Sprite of Savannah the third
prize, S75.
with a fair breeze from the east at the start,
veering to the south, and from which quar-
ter the wind was moderately good to the
finish.
Seven boats entered:
The Oracle. 81 feet and inch, of Bruins
wick. Capt. Duncan Wright.
The Addie, as feet ~ inches, of South
port, n. c., Capt. j. L. Penner.
The Telegram, 70 feet III inches, of
Brunswick, Capt Brockington.
The Mary Odell, % feet inches, Savan-
nah, Capt Daniels.
The sprite. 6s feet 81 inches, Savannah.
Capt. Fitzgerald.
The Neca. Ga feet inches, Capt ". J.
Thompson.
The John R. Wilder, 60 feet AZ inches,
Savannah. Capt. John II. Craig.
WANTED SAVANNAH PILOTS.
When the hour for starting, 1890 o'clock
a. M, arrived, it was found that the Oracle,
Telegram and Addie wanted Savannah
pilots, and it was with some difficulty that
pilots could be secured, and Capt. BrOckiug-
ton was so put out because he had sent
boat twice for pilot, that he said he didn't
want one on board. although Capt. William
II. Spencer promptly volunteered to take
the Gracie's helm when he was informed
that the Oracle was unprovided with
a Savannah pilot. Capt Brockington.
however, was obdurate ard said he didn't
want one Chairman Dixon Of The Mer-
chants week committee on races went OF
in boat, and with Commodore Kinsey on
the tug, succeeded in providing the other
two visiting boats. Capt. John Sexton
took the helm of the Addte and Capt
Charles Macon went aboard the Telegram
and made a splendid record for the visitor
The delay prevented the boats from get
ting off as early as had been desired, and it
was nearly 80 o'clock when the first boat
crossed the line.
THE oDELL THE FIRST OFF.
The Mary Odell was the first to get off,
followed 20 seconds later by the Neca, the
Sprite third, followed by the Addie, the
Oracle and the Telegram at short intervals
The Wilder while maueuvering went
aground and had to be pulled off, so she
was nearly quarter OF an hour behind the
Odell in getting off.
The Neca soon forged ahead, lying close
to the " ind, and the Sprite handled herself
well and kept her course nearly
as well as the Neca, but she
was three minutes behind in rounding the
north breaker. The Neca rounded it at
12:OS:3O, and the Spite at 12:11:30 The
Addie walked away from the Odell and
had forged well ahead when the north
breaker was reached, the Oracle and Tele-
gram close behind, and the Wilder far he-
hind.
The visiting boats had up to this time
been working irregular stay sails, but after
rounding the outer sea buoy they took
them down and followed the example of the
Savannah boats and ran up club staysails,
which they used to the finish.
WENT AROUND LIKE BIRD.
The Neca rounded the n orth breaker like
bird. 1t was u pretty sight as the boats
stood of for the outer buoy. The Neca
was well in the lead, and cutting through
the water like a thing of life. 1t was
dollars 10 cents that she would keep the lead
TO the end. She was sailing close to che wind,
The Sprite was gallantly trying to lessen
the distance between them. The Addie
was good third, and the Oracle and Odell
neck and neck. The Oracle soon forged
ahead. leaving the Telegram well behind,
and fair southeast wind filed tine Wilder's
calls and she soon began to move up nearer
the racers, but was still far behind.
The Neca rounded the .outer sea buoy at
2:32 and stood of for the sea buoy off
W arsaw. The Sprite came around the
buoy at sl2:36:30 having lost another miu-
ute and "a half. The Addie rounded at 1910,
the Sprite showing herself up to this point
the better sailer. The Oracle went round
at 12;43, and the Telegram passed the Odell
and rounded at 12:45, and the Odsn put in
minute later.
A SALUTE AT THE wHISTLING BUOY.
Far in advance Capt w. j. Thompson
saw the Odell round the whistling buoy and
fired salute from amidships. The Wilder
rounded at 1856, showing that she had UP
to that point outsailed the Odell.
The race from the outer sea buoy to the
buoy of Warsaw was as pretty a one as
could have been desired. The Neca looked
like picture in the distance as viewed
from the Cynthia, the committees tug,
which lay by until all the boats had rounded
the outer sea buoy, and the Telegram began
to show her mettle and to lessen the distance
between those in advance of her. The Sprite
had streak Of bad luck. Her foretop-
mast was carried away, her staysail torn
NScoSS
fiuttered discouragingly in the breeze Her
flying Jlb got in tho water and dragged for
twenty minutes. The Oracle and Addie
forged ahead of her, and kept the lead to
the finish, both boats gaining time on her
until the close Of the race.
AROUND THE WARSAW BUOY.
The Neca went round the Warsaw buov
at 1:57, the Oracle at 2;07:20, the Addie at
2:lO, and the Sprite, which had lost
IN lacking as well as in the
accident to her rigging, went round
at2:l2:15 The Telegram was nearly five
minutes behind the Sprite, and the Odell
about that much behind tle Telegram. The
Wilder went around at 2:39:06
The trip out showed that the Neca.
Oracle, Addie, and Telegram had made the
best time. although the Sprite was only a
fraction over two minutes behind the fele-
gram. The actual sailing time out by the
different boats was as follows: Neca, Oh.
Bonn. los. Oracle, Oh. 33m. los. Addie. 2h'
3Sm. 27s. Telegram, Oh. Aim. 37s; Sprite.
2h. Ann. 55S- the Odell, Oh. 55m. Sos, and
the Wilder 8 hours.
On the return the MEGA sailed like a
yacht, but the Oracle was gradually gain
ing on her, ard in the run in gained min
utes and 81 seconds, against a loss of 5 min
utes and seconds. The Neca rounded the
outer sea buoy on the return at 1903 d. M.
and the Oracle at 3:0S1<