The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
A PRIZE FOR EVERY BOAT.
ONLY SEVEN ENTERED THE Ia
DIES DAY CONTESTS.


The Afternoon Proved "a Pleasant
and Enjoyable Oze, Despite the
Rain, which Prevented Others
From EnterInE-Thcre Were Only
Two Contests, the CIaHdc Winning
the Naphtha Race and the Dinky
in the Fourth Class sailing Yachts.
Parties on the BOnts-ImprOVe-
ments 10 BE Made at the Yacht
Club.
in spite OF the threatening weather and
the intermittent showers, a large party
Of ladies' and gentlemen gathered at the
clubhouse OF the Savannah Yacht Club
10 see and sail with the yachts that fur
nished the sport and amusement for la
dies day regatta.
The morning gave promise Of as PLEAS
ant a day as the yachtsmen could wish
Tor. II was a little cloudy. and. though
the wind was Eight. a stronger. breeze is
always expected in the afternoon. And
so IT went until shortly after o'clock.
when the clouds began TO thicken and
grow blacker and the thunder became
more ominOus.
The heavy black clouds gathered thick
er and thicker. until about o'clock, with
a heavy thunderclap. the floodgates Of
the heavens burst, and there was a down.
pouring that was calculated to frighten
the intentions from any lady who had
contemplated taking a days outing. The
rain soon ceased for a short while, but
the threats were stin there, and few
ventured out.
There were, however. thirty or forty
ladies' at the club house before the races
started and others Joined the party later
There was a good attendance of the mem
bers of the club. A light shower pre-
vented the boats starting exactly at the
hour named, 4:50 O'Clock, but the Yacht
club nag was lowered at o'clock, and /
within ten minutes the first boat, the
Ruth, had started across the line.
There were only seven boats entering
the races, and some of these had no COM
petitors. On account Of the inclement
weather the rule requiring each boat to
carry one or more ladies' was not en-
forced, as many of the ladies did not
like to venture out while the elements
sNere so unsteady. Most of the boats, |
however, carried ladies, and they had a
pleasant sail, too.
on the Ruth, the only boat that started
of the first-class sailing yachts, were Mrs.
Isaac Beckett, Misses Lila Cabaniss, Sal |
lie Cabanss, Jennie Buckner, Rosa Beck |
EFT, DR.. a. A Morrison, Messrs. w. n.
Beckett. George T. Pinder, Eugene Mere /
dith, Harley Cabaniss and Arthur White
head. The Mabel also was entered and
was to have started in the race with the
Ruth, but got stuck somewhere up the
river, and did not put in appearance at
all. The course was from the club house
twice around a stake boat near the mouth |
OF Herb river, distance of six miles or
little over.
When the second shot from the little
brass, breech-loading cannon, a recent
purchase Of the club, was heahr the Ruth
started, and crossed the line at 5:10:57.
col Id .
and finished at 6:30:12, her actual time be-
ing hour, 10 minutes and Is seconds.
The boats had everything against them
in going from the club house down the
river to the stakeboat There was a
strong hoodtide against them and they
had to sail against the wind. However, |
they made the best of 1t, and under the
circumstances the sailing was very good.
In the second class there were two
starters, the Marie and the Pet. The
yachtsmen knew we'll that the Pet was no
match for her competitor, but Mr.. Julian
Schley was willing to see what the Pet
could do, Just to make up a race. There
were on the Marie Misses Tina Roberts
and Mabel Strachan, and Messrs +. D.
NJ straehan and Harry strachan. on
the Pet were Miss Hattie Hardee
Messrs. Julian Schley, Julian L. Schley
George Walter, Willard Sullivan and
Richard Charlton. The Marie started at
5:1S:3S and finished at 6:37:59, her actual
time being hour 10 minutes and 21 Sec
onds. The Ruth beat her only six Sec
onds, not taking into calculation the
Marie's time allowance which would have
been given had they been racing in the
same class The Pet started al 5.25:15, ana
managed to get down to the point where,
with the head wind and tide, the tack
would carry her no farther. After re-
peated attempts to round the point she
returned to the club house.
In the fourth class, batteau boats, there
were entered the Dinky and the Ger
trude. The former was entered and sailed
by Mr.. L. c. West and two friends, and
the latter by Mr. w. w. Starr Jr, who
had with him Messrs. H. w. Fowler and
w. H. Davis. These were small boats
but they made the prettiest race of the
day among the sailing yachts and their
sailors handled them well. Their time
was as follows:
Actual c,nrr,Asla