The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-17
NOW FOR THE PENNANT.
THE OCEAN REGATTA TO BE
SAILED OFF TYBEH TO-DAY.


Entered and the Favorites for the
Prize Winners-Brunswick Counting
on q Big Victory-The Arrangem euts
for the Day and the Rules of the
Race.
The long talked of second annual Tybee
interstate regatta, pilot boat race, for the
Tybee pennant and prizes, is to be sailed TO-
day, the boats to be started at ~ O'Clock
noon, standard time. The Savannah and
Atlantic railway gives the regatta, and
offers liberal prizes, $500. $3.50 and $50, and
the race is to be sailed under the auspices Of
the following regatta committee, taken
from the Savannah Yacht Club;
T.. L. Kinsey, chairman; r. NJ. Demere,
F. S. Lathrop, H. A. Palmer, j. n. John
son, A. s. Bacon, S. P. Goodwin, NJ. w.
Dixon and NJ. Y. Henderson.
The tug Cynthia will be the flagship and
fly the first Tybee flag. The Cynthia will
leave her wharf at the foot Of Drayton
street at o'clock this morning, standard
time, conveying the committee TO Tybee.
The regatta committees headquarters will
be at the Ocean house pavilion. where. after
the race has been sailed, the result will be Off
cially announced and Hon. f. G. duBignon
will present the pennant and the prizes to
the winners. The pennant, now fioated by
the pilot boat Frances Elizabeth Of Charles
ton, was photographed for yesterday morn
ing and will be received this morning. The
death Of Capt. SWANS son tended to the
withdrawal of the fast Charleston boat
from the race but the Sophie Amelia h. is
here, and Capt. Kressell expects t. take
back the pennant to float in Charleston
waters for another year.
Cobb's military band has been engaged
and have arranged a musical programme
for the afternoon, which will be rendered
at the Ocean house pavilion while the race
is in progress.
THE ENTRIES FOR THE RACE.
There are six boats entered for to-day's
regatta, in the order named below:
Oracle of Brunswick, length 81 feet 4
inch.
Telegram of Brunswick, length 70 feet II
inches.
Mary odell of Savannah, length 70 feet a
inches.
Sophie Amelie K. of Charleston, not yet
measured.
Neca of Savannah, length "a feet Inches.
Uriah Timmons Of Doboy, not yet
measured.
The Timmons, it is understood, is not
more than 81 or So feet in length, but time
allowance is never given for anything under
60 feet; in other words, she must race under
give her a large margin over the Bruins
wick boats and over the Mary Odell Her
time allowance over the Oracle will be 25
minutes and So seconds; over the Telegram,
IL minutes and IS seconds; over the Odell,
IL minutes and seconds; over the Neca, 3
minutes and 2S seconds, and as there is
said to be very little difference between the
length of the Neca and the Sophie Amelia
K, the latter will have TO give the Tim
mons a time allowance about as great as
that given by the Neca.
In addition to the regular schedule of
trains running TO Tybee there will be a
special regatta train leaving the Savannah
depot at II o'clock, standard time, running
only as far as the Ocean house. The run
will be made in forty-fye minutes with
stop at Estill station for the reporters and
invited guests to join the flagship at the
place of rendezvous.
FAvoRITEs IN THE REGATTA.
1t is hard to say which boat will be the
winner, where all the boats are considered
fast. In light wind the friends of the
Neca say she will win with hands down.
She will carry much more sail to-day than
she did in the May week regatta.
The Charleston boat is said to be a very fast
one. The Timmons is claimed to be able
to go over the water like a bird if the sea is
not too choppy, and the Odel and the big
Brunswick boats, in a stiff wind, think thew
will be able to leave the little fellows far be-
hind Savannah admirers Of the Neca will |
back her heavily against any one boat or
against the field, and if Charleston will |
back the Sophie Amelia K somebody will |
be on the wrong side of the pool. Bruins |
wick wants a double victory, and she ex-
poets to carry Oft the pennant and one or |
two Of the prizes In the regatta to-day and |
win the state championship from the Forest |
City Gun Club in the tournament to-mor- |
row.
The race in May week shows how evenly |
the boats are matched, and the result may |
not be known to-day until the last boat |
crosses the line and her time allowance is
reckoned. The following was the actual |
sailing time during May week of the pilot |
boats that are entered for to-dRy's regatta |
Oracle, 4 hours, IL minutes, Is seconds
Neca, hours, Is minutes, 10 seconds
Telegram, hours, Is minutes, % seconds. |
Mary o 1ell, hours, 40 minutes.
From this it will be seen that it was |
close race, and the advantage of a single |
tack may win the race to-day.
The race will be in plain view of the !
Tybee beach for the entire course. There |
are hundreds on the island from the in
terror, and excursion trains will take down |
thousands to witness the race, which,
barring accident. will doubtless be one of |
the closest and most exciting ever witnessed
on-the South Atlantic coast.
RULES OF THE RACE.
The following rules have been adopted to
govern the regatta:
/. All boats entering the contest shall be
governed by the rules promulgated by the sail
ing committee, and shall have no appeal from
the final decision Of the judges; the said com
mittee reserving the right 70 postpone the con-
test, or contests, on account Of unfavorable
weather OF other Just cause.
2 The starting point, manner Of starting the
boats and course to be- sailed shall be fixed by
the sailing committee
D. Boats sailing in the contest must be en-
tered at least twenty-four hours before the
time set for the race, and the name of the
captain or sailing master furnished the com
mittee
4: Allowance of time be based upon the length
or null this TO be aScertained by adding actual
length on water line to actual length over all,
and dividing the total by two. Allowance of
time, fifty seconds per foot.
s. Only fore and aft sails will be allowed
6. Unless four boats are entered and four start
no prize will be awarded.
7. Boats shall start as may be directed by the
sailing committee. and all boats shall take up
their station within one-haf of an hour after
they ordered to do so.
s. The captain, sailing master, or other per.
sons with competent authority will report TO
the committee for Instructions one hour before
time race is advertised to start
g. The signal FOR the start will be as follows:
One whistle will be blown for boats to get
ready. Ten minutes afterward two Whistles for
boats to start. Twenty minutes will be allowed
after starting whistle boats IN cr,sS tho i;pa