The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-18
RACE OF THE WHITE WINGS.
The Ocean Queen, Meteor and Dixie
Carry OF the HOnOTS.

a Day of Exciting Sport on the Water.
The Undine Capsizes in the Isle Of
Hope River and the Judges Tug I'm
ships It's Rudder-The Naphtha
Launch Race the Event of the Day.
The Qui Vive Shows Remarkable
Speed and Outruns Her Competitors
in Both Glasses.
The regatta Of the Savannah Yacht
Club yesterday was one of the most en-
joyable and successful the club has ever
given. The day was an ideal one for
yachting. A better could not have been
picked the weather clerk had been con-
suited a month ahead. The sun shone
brightly and the breeze blew in a man
ner calculated to delight the hearts of
those in charge Of the white-winged
crafts.
The Gov Stafford left the foot of Bull
street at o'clock with hundreds of ladies
and their escorts, and reached the club
house at 1880 o'clock. There another
large party was taken aboard and the
steamer then anchored in mid-sream and
awaited the start of the boats.
The river in front of the club house pre-
sented a pretty picture. Boats with
their white sails set and pennants flying
lay lightly at anchor or spUrted in and
around the bends to show OF their quail
ties, while the trim little naphtha launches
kept constantly moving in and out among
the other craft, carrying passengers to
the Stafford and the other pleasure boats
which were to follow the racers.
START OF THE RACERS.
The club house was busy scene with
preparations for the regatta in the way
Of provisioning the boats and arranging
the main details OF the event.
Mr.. M. Y. Mcintyre and Mr.. Isaac
Beckett, the judges, boarded the tug
Wanderer shortly before - o'clock, and
promptly at noon gave the signal to
start. The yachts got off in splendid
style to the strains of an inspiring air by
Middleton's band on board the Gov. SAT
ford, and the cheers of the spectators on
the boats, the club house and the bluff
The Glance crossed the line first with
Frank Strachan at the helm, and few
seconds afterWard the Ocean Queen,
guided by her captain, Il. nj. Dcmerc, fol
lowed. The second class boats came next,
the Meteor leading, with the Undine and
Pet close in her wake.
The Glance kept her lead well until
Herb river was reached. At this point
she lost the wind, and at the turn of
Brickyard Island the Queen caught up and
passed her. Although the Glance made
several spurts afterward she failed to
make up her lost time and the Queen
easily distanced her. The latter boat
made the trip to Warsaw buoy, rounded
it and returned to the yacht club nearly
two hours ahead of her opponent. The
victory was so complete and one-sided
that the timers did not bother about TAX
ing the time of the Glance.
THE UNDINE CAPsIZED.
The race of the second class boats was
from the club house to Cabbage Island
and back. The race down between the
Meteor and Undine was close and eXcit-
ing and the Pet was left far behind, but
on the return trip the Undine was struck
with squall at the mouth OF Herb river
and capsized. None of the occupants
experienced anything except wetting,
but the accident let the Undine
out of the race, leaving the race to the
Meteor and Pet. The latter boat behaved
better on the return trip than she did on
the outward sail, and gave the Meteor
several lively brushes. The finish was
quite exciting in consequence, the Meteor
winning only by about twenty seconds.
l. The time Of the boats was as follows:
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