The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-06
CAROLINA YACHTS WIN.
THE WILD BIRD FLIES THE THUN-
DERBOLT PENNANT.

Wild Bird, Flint and Alexander O.
Cross the Line at the Finish Less
Than a Minute Apsrt-The Annual
Cruise to Begin To-day.
Charleston yachts carried off the first and
second prizes in the first class in the regatta
Of the Savannah Yacht Club at Thunder
bolt yesterday. The Wild Bird took the
first prize and the Katrinka second, to the
general surprise. as the Flirt, Katrinka
Ocean Queen and Alexander c. were the
favorites in the order named, and it was
with the greatest reluctance that the friends
of the Katrinka admitted that she was
beaten or that the Wild Bird had actually
outsailed the FIirt.
The Zinga won in the second class. The
time of the Thistle was not taken, as she
was out Of sight when the Zinga finished.
| There were no entries in the third class
There were but two entries in the fourth
class, the Marie taking first prize and her
competitor, the Flying Dutchman, taking
second prize.
In the fifth class the Nomad took first
prize and the Uncas second.
START UNDER DIFFICULTIES
The outlook In the morning was decidedly
unfavorable. A heavy rain came up and
delayed the race, and when the time came
TO start it was found that the Crescent City.
one Of the steamboats, charted for the club
and its guests had gone hard aground along
side the club house, and, after the yachts
were OF, the greater part of those on the
Crescent City bad to be transferred in small
boats to the steamer st. Nicholas Not more
than fifty persons remained on board the
Crescent City, Capt George W.
Haupt Of the board of stewards
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thoss who preferred to remain behind.
About 400 persons went over the course on
the St. Nicholas, the flagship of the Savan-
nah Yacht Club. Commodore William
Hone, the sailing committee aud the timers
were aboard Among the ladies were Miss
L. Z. Smythe, daughter of Commodore
| Smythe, of the Carolina Yecht Club. and
Mrs III. A. Wragg Of Charleston. Capt.
james Armstrong, harbor master of
Charleston and special correspondent Of the
NeIcs and Courier, was also guest Of the
club.
| ON THE GUESTS STEAMER.
The trip over the course was most en-
| 1oyable one. Commodore Hone and Secre-
tary ). K. Mayors, with f0rce of assist
ants, entertained most royalty. Myers
Cornet Band was stationed on the lower
deck and furnished music for the occasion,
aud those who were inclined danced
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After the announcement by Commodore
| Hone Of the winners at the club house. the
| St Nicholas, with the commodore and sec
rotary Of the club and about half the guests
on board, left Thunderbolt for the city, ar
| irving at O'Clock. The Crescent City re-
manned two hours later to bring the rest of
| the club and its guests who had staid behind
to enjoy the dance and social features of
the evening at the club house.
OFF AT LAST.
The race was to have started at noon, but
the rains and threatening weather caused a
postponement of an hour and half, and it
| was 1:34:33 in the afternoon when the
Alexander c. crossed the line on the out
| ward trip. followed by the Katrinka nearly
three minutes later, the Winnie Davis only
a few seconds behind, and the Ocean Queen,
Flirt, Glance and Wild Bird following in
the order named, with but little difference
in the time
The katrinka soon took the lead and main
| tanned it 10 the close of the race The Ocean
Queen soon passed the yachts which had
| the start OF her, aud she maintained second
place until she crossed the line in the finish.
1t was a pretty race on the outward
stretch, the Kstrinka proving herself the
| better Saller against the wind. When she
reached Whiting Point the Ocean Queen
was coming about at Priests wharf, nearly
a mile in the rear, and every one conceded
that she must be beaten by the Katrinka
The Alexander G. was handling herself
well. and was only about $50 yards behind
the Queen, and the Flirt and Wild Bird
Alexander Z. The Winnie Davis was lead
ing the Glance.
THE KATBISKA ROUNDS FIRST.
The Katrinka rounded Warsaw buoy at
3:52:l0 and started off before the wind,
skimming over the water like a bird, aud
Mr.. Lewis I. Turner's naptha yacht had all
it could do to keep up.
The Ocean Queen rounded the buoy at
4:02:05, the Alexander G. at 4:07:40, the
Flirt at 4:09:l5, the Wild Bird at 4:l3:OO,
the Winnie Davis at 4 % :04, aad the Glance.
whose sails worked badly going out and
coming in, rounded the buoy at 4:25:40.
Every one who had a pencil began to
Inquire out the possible result and the posi-
ton of the boats with reference to their
starting time and their time of sailing the
first ten miles. 1t was found that the
Alexander C. had dropped from first to
fifth place, the Katrinka had gone from
second TO first place, the Winnie Davis had
dropped TO sixth place. and the Glance
dropped from sixth TO seventh place. The
first-ciass yachts rounded Warsaw buoy in
the following order:
Katriuka at 3:52:l0.
Ocean Queen at 4:02:05.
Alexander c. at 4:07:40.
Flirt at :09:l5.
| Wild Bird at 4:i3:00.
Winnie Davis at 4:22 :04.
Glance at :25:40
IN A BUNCH AT THE FINISH
In the finish the boats we're we'll punched
after the Katrina and Ocean Queen had
crossed the line, and the Alexander G. and
the Flirt had it nose and nose from the point
at Thunderbolt, the two crossing the line only
thirty-eight minutes apart, and the Wild
Bird crowding them closely, there being
less than thTee-fourths of minute between
her and the Alexander c., which kept the
lesd TO the finish. 1t appeared to be any
body's race, with the matter in doubt, until
the timekeepers and sailing committee had
determined the matter officially. The fol
lowing is the event of the first race:
First class. Cabin yachts, 81 feet and
over; prizes s15 To first, S25 to second En-
tries: Eta, Ocean Queen, Glance. Alexan-
der c. and Winnie Davis Of Savannah, and
the Katrinka, Wild Bird and FIirt OF
Charleston. Eta afterward withdraws.
Course from club house to Warsaw bouy
and return; distance twenty miles. Meas
urements: Ocean Queen. 80 #. s in. Glance
SO fit. iu. /; Katrinka, "a # 9 in; Wild
Bird, % it. in; Flirt, 81 it.; Alexander c.
81 1T. in. Winnie Davis, 81 #. Time al
lowanc,e seconds per foot per mile. The
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