The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23
WHITE WINCSAND NAPTHAS
To Race for HOnOTS on ThuldGTbOlt
River To-day.

Entries for the Yacht Clubs Nine
teenth Annual Regatta-The Entries
Not Numerous but the Contests Win
Be Lively-The Bellevue to Garry
Down Large PARTY of Members and
Their Guests-ETusic and Dancing at
the Club House After the Races.
To-day is the Yacht clu BIS gala day
and preparations have been made for an
interesting and successful regatta and
entertainment at the club house at
Thunderbolt
The steamer Bellevue will leave the
city a o'clock this morning with the
guests and members Of the club, and
will stop at the new wharf at the club
house until the last of the boats in the
races have been started, which will be
about 70 so. The races have been called
for u o'clock, but it win probably be half
an hour later when they are started.
The entries were closed yesterday at -
O'Clock, but it is proba BILE that one or two
other boats may enter this morning when
the races start if allowed to do so by the
sailing committee, as some have expressed
desire to enter the lists who could not
complete all their arrangements yester-
day.
THE ENTRIES MADE YESTERDAY.
The entries for the races have not been
numerous, but there are some frst-class
boats to start and they will make it in
teresting. The Bellevue will leave after
the last boat has started and will follow
the yachts around the course, which will
be the same as last year, down to the sea
buoy and back to the club house. The
following entries Of sailing yachts have
been made:
First Class-The Eldiva, entered by Mr..
William P Holt; the Thelma, entered by
MIR. J. B. West, and the Ocean Queen, en-
tered by Mr.. r. NJ Demere.
Third Class-The Marie, entered by
Messrs. F. G. Strachan 81 Co., and the
Osprey by Mr.. John Sullivan.
Fourth Class-The Nellie, entered by
Mr.. Isaac Beckett; the Undine, entered
by Mr.. NJ. A. Cohen; the Sallie, entered
by r. NJ Demere, and the Mackinac, en-
tered by Mr.. NJ. A. Cohen.
The naphtha launches entered are first
class-The Dixie, entered by Mr.. George
]. Baldwin.
Second Class-The Flash, entered by
Mr.. f. S. Lathrop; the Norma, entered
by Messrs. Montague and Bent, and the
Ruby, entered by MIR. w. F. Baker.
10 is possible that Mai. w. A. Wilkins
may enter the Moselle in the first-class
naphtha launch race in which there is at
present only one entry.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE.
The regatta will be in charge OF Com
modore z. S. Lathrop, who will appear in
his new commodore's uniform. The sail
ing committee consists of Messrs. M. Y
Henderson, chairman; Isaac Beckett and
T. z. Jones. The timers will be Messrs
]. L. Walthour, w. d. Simkins and John
Screven, Jr. Mr.. Walthour, is chairman of
the timers, and Mr.. Simkins will act as
measurer. The sailing committee will be
the judges Of the races, while the timers
will have charge of the details.
The prizes are as follows: Sailing
yachts, first class, "a feet and over, $50
to first boat and $23 to second third
class open yachts, over 90 feet and under
q, prize SOS fourth class diamond bottom
and shad boats, prize 800. The prize in
each of the nahptha launch races will be
handsome silver cup suitably in
scribed.
There will be a band on board the
Bellevue, and the steamer will follow the
boats around the course Members and
their guests on board the Bellevue will
wear badges which will be furnished.
The steamer will return to the club house
after the races, which will be about
o'clock in the afternoon, after which
there will be music and dancing. The
guests will be handsomely entertained by
the club, and the nineteenth annual re-
gatta of the Yacht club promises to be as
interesting as any in It's history