The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21
GAIETY ON THE YACHTS.
The Savannahians' Splendid Recep-
ton in Charleston.


ton in Charleston.
The last week has been a pleasant one
with the yachtsmen. The Charleston trip
was the feature, and those who were for
tunate enough to go over on one of the
yachts had full understanding before the
Charlestonians got through with him, of
what a good time is.
The pilot boat Neca reached the city day
before yesterday. The only members of
the yacht club who went over on her, that
returned with her were Messrs. w. w.
Starr and w. N. Pratt the others having
come back by rail. Commodore F. s. Lath-
rop, Col. NJ. W. Dixon, Messrs. w. L. Will
son, George l.. Cope, J. L. Walthour, j.
3. West ana several others returned by
rail on Friday, while some came back yes
terday morning.
The Neca is the only one of the four
schooner yachts that went over that re
turned last night. The Siren on account
of her accident had to remain there and
go on the ways for repairs. She sprung
quite bad leak, and it may take some
little time to get her in shape. The Triton
and the Scotia left Charleston on Friday,
and it was reported that they were to take
short cruise out to sea before returning
to savannah: They had not reached the
city last night.
The yachtsmen who went over are tell
ing a good many stories about the trip.
They have stories on one another, and
good stories about the boats. No doubt
they will gather at the yachA club this
afternoon and regale the other members
with "reminiscences of the trip. Many of
them say the Neca would have undoubt-
eddy beat the Triton and won the race
in the schooner yacht class had it not
been for the fact that she run aground
and remained there for more than an
hour. Maj. Wilkins will be heartily con-
graduated, however, on winning the first
prize and the pennant.
The Charleston trip has undoubtedly
been a great step toward encouraging
yachting here as well as in Charleston.
For one thing, a least, it has imbued
members of the Savannah Yacht Club
with nautical spirit which is going 10
make them exert their utmost endeavors
to push right to the front Some six or
seven years ago the Katrinka, Charles
toms favoTite slOOp yacht, came over
here and won a handsome silver loving
cup. The Savannah boys want it back,
and the Charleston boys are not averse to
,nelr winning 1t. With this idea H.
view there is plan on foot
to build a fine sloop yacht by popular
club and all who are interested in yacht
ing for the purpose of going to Charles
ton and taking the Katrinka's prize away
from her. This purpose will undoubtedly
be carried into effect within the next
wear The Charleston yachtsmen do not
object to seeing this done, as they be-
favor of yachting there. and they NAV
build another boat which will beat the
new one that is to be built by Savan-
nahians.
The feature of this week with the
yachtsmen will be the ladies' day regatta
at the Savannah Yacht Club Wednesday
afternoon, June "a. The races will start
All 4:3O O'Clock in the afternoon, and the
course will be around stake boat at the
mouth of Herb river, and back twice
making a total of about nine miles. It is
q rule of the club that there must be
one member Of the club on eacn boat that
enters a race and also one or more Ia
dies The prizes awarded in these races
will be such as will be suitable to be
presented to one of the ladies' aboard each
Of the winning boats. The ladies' day
regatta IS always made an integest.n~ fea-