The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
TIE OCEAN REGATTA.
Eleven Boats so far Entered for the
Tybee Race.

Eleven Boats so far Entered for the
Tybee Race.
The Tybee interstate regatta pilot boat
race to be sailed Thursday, May 1. under
the auspices of the Merchants week com
mittee, promises TO be one of the most holly
contested races ever had on the South At
lantic coast
1t is now settled that three states. North
Carolina South Carolina and Georgia will
be represented in the regatta.
The Savannah pilot boats which have
entered are the Neca, to be sailed bv Capt
W. j. Thompson, the John r. Wilder,
Capt. John II. Craig, the Sprite, Capt. John
Fitzgerald, and the Mary Odell, Capt W. T.
Daniels. The Neca and Sprite came off the
ways yesterday, having been thoroughly
remodeled aud fully in trim for thu
approaching contest. They look as pretty
as pictures. The Mary Oiell will go on the
b ways next Monday for an overhauling.
The Savannah feet consisting of four pilot
boats has entered. DR.. j. G. Keller has been
appointed surgeon OF the flee5 and has ben
assigned to the Neca. The Neca and Sprite
We're msasuredon the ways, the Mecca meas
uring GA feet inches and the Sprite 6S feet
| 1 inches.
Charleston has entered the Pride, Capt.
| Frank Wyatt; Frances Elizabeth, Capt,
George Swami, and Sophie Amelia K, Capt,
! Frank Kresel Jr. The pilot boat Igo, Capt.
James 1goe, will rendezvous at Tybee with
the Charleston feet, but will not partici-
| pate in the race
Southport, N. c.. enters two pilot boats,
| the |. W. Harper and the Addie, They are
| said to be fast sailers, and expect TO make
It interesting for tae Neca. Pride, Frances
| Elizabeth and Sprite. The l.
| w. Harper was built at
| Beaufort, N. c., is 100 feet over all, and Is
SAID to be one of the finest vessels of her
kind in southern waters. The Addie. is a
smaller boat than the Harper, but has the
| reputation OF being an OCEAN greyhound.
| brunswick enters two vessels, the Oracle,
| Capt. Duncan Wright, and the telegram
The owners of the Oracle have long desired
| to pit her against the Savannah hset A
| delegation of Bruins wicllians will come with
| the fleet prepared to shout when the Oracle
crosses the line winner, as they say she
| will
Thus far no vessels have entered from
| Port Royal or Doboy, but it is expected that
the latter port will furnish at least one and
possibly two pilot boats.
| The prizes amount in the aggregate to
| $780, divided as follows: First prize, 500 !;
! sec md prize. $500; third prize. Sl00
The regatta committee is composed of
| veteran yachtsmen, CommodoreS T. L. Kin
sey, r. NJ. Demere, f. S. Lathrop aad
Messrs II. A Palmer, Ak S. Bacon, S. p.
| Goodwin and Julian Schley.
The course to be sailed is from the inner
bell buoy at Tybee, Outer sea buoy, thence
to sea buoy off Warsaw. Going out, all
| buoys are to be left to starboard except the
| north breaker, which will BE- left TO port
and returning all ouoys will be left to port
but the north breaker, which will be left to
| starboard.
| 1t is expected that the boats will sail at 1
| o'clock a. IN. The race will be governed by
| the sailing committees rules to be hereafter
| promulgated, and no appeal will be enter
tanned from the final decision of tine judges.
The sailing COMMITTEES, will name the start
ing point.
Boats must enter twenty-four hours be.
fore the time set for starting in the race.
The tins allowance will be fifty seconds
per foot, and based upon the length of hull
which will be de ermined by adding actual
| length in water line to actual length overall,
and by dividing the total by two.
Only fore and aft sails will BIZ allowed.
| Boats must take their stations within
half an hour after being ordered 50 to do
| and an hour before the race some repre-
| sentative of each boat must report tx
the sailing committee for Instructions.
| One whistle will be blown to get ready
ten minutes later two whistles to start, and
| UWeuUy mtHueSS VIII Dc dllOWou dller Une
starting whistle for boats to cross thu line.
Each boat must go fairly over the course
and not touch any buoy boat or vessel used
to mark it out, or foul any vessel in the
race.
Boats on the port tack shall invariably
give way to those on the stsrboard.
Boats going free shall invariably give
way to those on the wind.
A boat may lutf as she pleases to prevent
another yacht passing to windward, but
must not bear away in order to hinder hei
passing to leeward. The overtaking vessel
If to the leeward, must not huff until she
has drawn clear ahead of the boat she ha.
overtaken. The lee side to be considered
that on which the leading boat carries hel
| boom.
The race must be finished in seven
hours, or it will not count as a race