The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-21
THE YACHT CLUBS MEETING.
Crews From the WarshIps Invited to
Take Part in Fridays Races

Take Part in Fridays Races.
The Savannah Yacht club held a snecial
meeting yesterday at the office of AGessrs
Hull & Lathrop, for the purpose Of elect
ing members. Several other matters Of
business. however. were transacted.
The club decided 10 invite crews from
the warships now in port here to partioi-
pate IN the rowing races, to be held on the
occasion Of the annual regatta next Friday
May q, and a formal invitation TO the
commanders of the vessels will be sent
down to-day. It is to be hoped that they
viii see hit to allow crews to participate in
the races, as it will add much TO their in
terest, and special prizes will be offered for
the winners in case they are allowed TO
participate.
The officers of the war fleet and OF the
revenue cutters were by resolution invited
as guests at the regatta.
a special prize Of SIS in gold will be given
10 the winning boat in the rowing contest
with second prize of $40, if more than
three boats are entered.
A committee was appointed to draft an
proprlate resolutions relating to the death
OF MI. Raymond NJ Demere. who was a
prominent and popular member Of the
yacht club. This committee viii report AZ
the next meeting
Very few entries for the races have been
made as yet. They are not required TO be
entered until y o'clock on Thursday. the
uay before the regatta, and ii is not likely
that many of the entries will be mace he
fore Thursday. Several Of the Charleston
ooats, Including a frst-cIass napptha
ana cabin sailing sloop win be over on
the occasion. but it is not likely that they
will participate in the races. These boats
are 10 be out on cruise at that time. and
a number of the yachts from the Savannah
Yacht club will join them for cruise of a
day or two after the regatta.
me coming regatta will probably be
the most interesting within the past ff-
teen years. The sailing committee has
issued minute instructions for the govern
ment of the race, so that no error need
be committed. 1t viii start promptly at
lI;lo O'Clock, the first-class yachts start
ing of at that hour, to be followed al
intervals of ten minutes by each Of the
other classes. At the close of the sailing
race the naphtha yachts and warships
row boats will be started
The course for the first and third class
will be from the club house TO and around
the buoy in front of Warsaw beach. and
back. The third and fourth classes TO and
around stake boat anchored off Cab
bage Island beach. The naphtha yachts
Will run from the club house to and
around a stake boat at the mouth OF
Hub river, back TO the club house and
return around the stake boat finishing
at the Club house.
The new members of the Yacht club
elected yesterday are as follows: Messrs.
l.. w. Haskell, John ]. Kirby, c. S. Con-
nerat, W. A. McCollum VIM. c. Fripp. w
E. Seabrook, and John f. Nicely. The club
now has 299 members and is in an excellent
ana ftourishing condition. 1t is a favorite
resort with its members, and is becoming
more popular every day. The fact that 1t
has been made such prominent resort has
been largely due to the efforts of its gen
ial and popular commodore Mr. +. s.
Lathrop. The guests Of the club and mem
beers will be given the steamer Vigilant
for the purpose of following the races
around their course on Friday
The club since the election of Mr..
Lathrop as commodore in 1891 has grown
steadily in strength and popularity. Com
modore Lathrop being a thorough yachts
man has 4mbued all the members with a
true sporting spirit, and the club has
shown its appreciation Of his worth bv
electing him as its head five successive
terms.