The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26
THEY WANT TO WIN THE CUP.
PLANS or SAVANNAH YAcHTsHEN
TO BUILD A RACING BOAT.

I Then They VIII Go TO Charleston
AID BRING over the Interstate
Challenge CuP-It Was bought
Five Years Ago by the Two cubs
and Won ny the Manito Of the
Carolina Yacht CIub in the First
Race-Terus OF the Agreement
which Apply in Races for the
Cup-Enorts Being Made TO secure
"a Racing Boat.
Members O. the Savannah Yacht Club
are making strenuous Efforts 20 revive the
oid-time interest in yachting and racing
90 Georgia and Carolina waters. and there
Is every prospect that before next season
the yacht club will have a boat calculated
az least 10 beat anything the Caroiina
Yacht Club Of Charleston can put against
IL.
Five years ago a handsome loving cup
was purchased by the Savannah and Car
DINA yacht clubs 10 be competed for By
a certain class Of cabin yachts from any
yacht club that desired to enter them, and
for just five years that cup mas been in the
possession and custody Of the Carolina
Yacht Club. Now. Savannah yachtsmen
want Il here. and TO that end they are
making preparations.
The cup is known as the Interstate chai-
lenge cup and the articles Of agreement
provide that il is to be the property Of
the Carolina and Savannah Yacht clubs,
aud is TO be held by them under the rules
agreed to. The first rule provides that it
is TO be kept as a perpetual challenge cup
open for competition between regularly
enrolled cabin yachts Of q to q feet Of
load water length
The second rule provides that all chal-
lenges are to be made IN the name of
these two clubs, and when won It is to be
held by the winning club and not by the
winning yacht. II cannot be raced for
more than once in any one year and the
race must take place during the Yachting
season which shall be considered from
May Is 70 Aug. 10. The challenging club
Is required TO give at least thirty days no
ice In writing, naming the day for the
proposed race.
The club holding the cup is given the
privilege OF fixing the course which is not
10 be less than sixteen nor more than
twenty knots, and the cup is to be raced
Tor under the time allowance, measure
ments and sailing rules Of the CHALLENGED
cIub. The club sending the challenge
must specify in their challenge the mum
per OF yachts II proposes TO enter, and the
challenged club shall have the privilege
of entering the same number. Each CLUB
entering IS allowed to start the yachts
they enter as per the preceding rule
whether the challenged or challenging
club starts Its fun number or not
IN the event Of the challenged club not
accepting the challenge. the cup will pass
10 the challenger to be held subject to the
chalenge the next season. The rules can
only be changed by mutual agreement he
- a frra afarfN &c.
signed by Mcssrs. Wilmot ID. Percher.
a. st. j. Simonds and T.. D. Frost.
AFTER this agreement had been made
an additional memorandum OF agreement
for the first race was drawn up. provid
ing that II should be sailed in neutral
waters about July T. 1891, Beaufort being
named as the point The race was sailed
subject to time allowance measurement
ana rules agreed upon between the com
mittee from the two clubs.
me nrst race was sailed at Beaufort
July Z. 1891, the Glance and Ocean Queen
being entered from the Savannah Yacht
Club and the Mantle and Katrinka bv
the Carolina Yacht Club. The race was
won BY the Mantle. and the cup carried
TO Charleston, where it has been ever
since.
It appears that since that time and
uhtu now no efforts have ever been made
by the Savannah Yacht Club to bring lie
trophy here Interest in the matter was
aroused by the recent trip of the Savan-
nan yachts TO Charleston. and for sew
eral weeks now enthusiasts members Of
the Savannah Yacht Club have been
working on a plan to get a racing boat
that Charleston cannot beat so easily.
Messrs. w. W. Starr, George L. Cope and
+. ). Lathrop. commodore of the Sa-
vannah Yacht Club. have taken a deep
interest in the matter and they are CON
hdent that another season will see the
proposed race
The proposition is to get a racing yacht
by popular subscription among the mem
beers of the Savannah Yacht Club. one
with which they can beat either the Ka-
trinka or the Mantle, and then go over
70 Charleston and bring the cup back
IL IS said that Charleston yachtsmen are
anxious 10 have the SaVannahians come
over there and beat them. They also be-
lieve that little work Of this kind would
greatly increase the interest in yachting.
both in Georgia and Carolina
such boat as the Savannah Yachts
men desire would cost something like
S3,0JO rather large amount to put into
IT, but they are on the lookout for a boat
already built which may make a GOOD
record and which they might secure for
considerably less money. A great many
members of the club are already taking .
decided interest in the matter and no
doubt within a short time il will be in
the hands of permanent committee