The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-09
LADIES In THE YACHTS
TIE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUBS
LADIES' DAY REGATTA.


LADIES' DAY REGATTA.
The Ocean Queen Wins the Sailing
Race and the Quivive the Nephtha
Launch Winner-A Delightful Day
and Pretty Events on the Water-The
Ladies' Who sailed-rhe Prizes.
The Ocean Queen, entered by r. M.
Demere, and the naphtha launch Quivive,
entered by L. T. Turner, won the prizes in
their respective classes in the ladies' day
regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club yes
terday.
The.race was a very pretty and interest
ing one, though not as many boats were en-
tered as was expected. The only two sail
ing boats entered we're the Ocean Queen
and the Eldiva, by T. Mayhem Cunning
ham, Jr., and others.
There were five naphtha launches in the
race-the Moselle, by Maj W. A wilkins
of Waynesboro; the Dixie, by g. j. Bald
win; the Quivive, by L. 7. Turner; the
Ruby, by II. II. Bacon, aud the Chatham,
by J. A. G. Carson.
At O'Clock. the hour for the start,
number OF the members and friends of the
Yacht club had arrived, accompanied by
their ladies, in whose honor the regatta
was given. The launches Quivive and
Aloselie brought down parties from the
city.
START OF THE RACE
The Ocean Queen was the first to cross
the line at SOL 80. followed by the Eldiva at
5:O2:3C. The naphtha boats followed shortly
after
Capt. r. NJ. Demere sailed the Ocean
Queen, assisted by his son, Edwerd Demere.
On the boat with him were Mrs. A. G..
Guerard and Mrs. George T. Cam, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Walthour. Miss Maggie
Walthour, Miss Hattie Hardee, Miss
Matte Ba 2kus A. q. Guerard, Jr.. and r.
w. Cunningham
The party on the Eldiva was Miss Ionic
Guerard, Miss Emma Ingram, Miss Annie
Conner. Mr.. A. L. Alexander and Mr.. T.
Mayhem Cunningham.
The Moselle and the Quivive were the
only naphtha launches that carried lady
passengers, they being more powerful than
the other launches.entered and consequently
able to carry greater weight On the
Quivive were L. T. Turner, Capt. Newell
Turner, Miss Turner, Miss Josephine Jones,
Miss Mary s. Jones and others.
On the Moselle were Maj. W. A Wilkins,
Mrs Jones and f. Il. Galloway OF Waynes-
boro and Miss Julia Neeley, Miss Louie
Medley, Mrs McCune and NJ. Y. MacIntyre
of Savannah.
On the Dixie with Capt Baldwin was
MIR. NJ. B. Lane.
The Ruby was sailed by g. H. Bacon and
Fred Baker.
Alderman Carson carried a colored
brother for ballast In the Chatham.
The naphthA boats made good time and
outran the sailboats
THE COURSE.
The course was from the club house down
Thunderbolt river to q stake boat of Herb
river and return to stake boat in front Of
the club house and repeat, the full course
being between ten and twelve miles. The
entire race was in view of the club house
and was watched with interest.
The afternoon was fair, with a good
obsoured by clouds. The tide was up, and
the boats were enabled to make a quick
race.
The Ocean Queen soon took the lead and
held it easily until the end Of the race,
though closely followed by the Eldiva. The
exact time Of the boats was as follows:
Ocean Queen-Start, SOL 80; finish,
6:1s:3O; elapsed time, lii. Eldiva-Start,
5:02:30; finish, 6:26:45; elapsed time, 1:22:15
The two boats were evenly matched and
there was no time allowance.
The naphtha launches made the course in
from So to 63l minutes. The Moselle being
much the larger boat, with more power.
was the first to arrive, closely pursued by
the little Dixie. The Quivive came in
shortly afterward. The actual time made
blythe naphtha launches in minutes was: No
selle 50, Quivive 81 Ruby 5Ss4 Dixie COZ,
Chatham 69L. According to merit, how
ever, the result was reversed. The rule for
placing all upon an equitable basis laid down
by the builders is as follows:
THE RULE FOR LAUNCHES.
1.-THE relative merits OF different sized
launches are expressed in quotients Of th cir
speed In knots per hour, divided by the
cube root of their length on waterline"
This rule was complained Of by some as
making no allowance for horse power. For
instance, the Quivive had 6-horss power
while the Ruby, Chatham and Dixie had
only 2-horse power, but al were placed by
the same basis.
As worked out by Mr.. Baldwin the rule
gave the following as the result of the race,
according to merit: Moselle 1874 Chatham
1921, Dixie 1925, Ruby 800, Quivive
1861
II was noticed that the Ocean Queen
sailed with blue silk streamer presented
by Mrs. John Sullivan who was to have
matronized the party but was called north
by illness of member OF the family.
Mr.. Baldwin sported a white silk flag at
the head of the Dixie bearing
the words "Champion, 1892" the
result of the recent annual regatta
in which the Dixie came off first in the
naphtha class. The flag was made by Mrs.
Marie Kolb.
The yacht races were over shortly after
o'clock. Middleton's band was stationed in
the balcony Of the club house, and dancing
was INDUCED in for several hours. Those
who did not come to dance amused them
selves in sailing with the naphtha launches
on the river,
Refreshments had been provided by the
club for its guests and there was every
thing necessary for pleasure and comfort.
A NEW ROAD TO FLORIDA.