The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-17
The Yachtsman,s vampire.

(After the style of Mr.. Kipling and Col.
Burne-Jones.)
A fool there was and he bet his dough
Gwen as you and y,
On sail and mast and tubby bateau,
eve called the boat that was far too
slow
But the fool. he called her "a winner
dead sho',"
Gwen as you and -
oh, the time that 1t cost, and the money
he lost,
And the dreams of victory grand,
Belong to the tale of boat in a gale
On Thunderbolt river when yachts were
a-sail
A few could win, but many could fail,
But the fellow can't understand.
A fool there was on pleasure bent,
Gwen as you and y,
Who bet on his boat to his last red
cent
ct matters not much what the judges
meanD
And the boat didn't go, but his money
went,
Gwen as yours and mine)
The yacht races are over for a season
and the enthusiasts have all knuckled
down to busy life again. But there has
been such keen rivalry among the own
ers of boats entered in the late regatta
that the interest will keep alive for quite
a while to come in boating affairs.
IF we could only get the members of our
Charleston yacht club to take the same
interest displayed by the Savannah folks
IN yachting and races we would be perfect
ly contented," said well-known yachts
man from Charleston yesterday, talking
over the races of the day before at Thun-
derbolt.
THE trouble is, over there our members
don't wake up like yours dc in Savannah.
We have the boats all right, and good
boats, too. Charlestons Yacht Club can
muster a feet that would put to shame
many of the boats ofother seacoast towns.
speak modestly and candidly. when say
that Savannah yachtsmen are ready to
acknowledge that Charleston can out
class them in boats. But it Is neverthe-
less fact that Savannah is away ahead
of Charleston in boating interests, and it
is due to the fact that the members of
the yacht club at Thunderbolt are all
deeply interested in the affairs of the or
ganization and enter fully into the spirit
that rules each season when the regatta
is held by the club Many of us from
Charleston come over to witness these ra-
ces, and In perfect frankness must say
that we always get many valuable point
ers from the Savannah club. We have al
ways been anxious to get up contest be-
tween Savannah and Charleston on the
water. Probably this will be arranged be-
fore the next season."
1t may or may not be pretty generally
known that there was movement among
the members Of the Savannah Yacht Club
recently, to have a boat built specially
for the club to put against Charleston.
The trouble has been all the while that
Charleston has better boats than are
owned by Savannah parties. There has
always been a keen desire to have friend
ly rivalry for championship on the water
between Charleston and Savannah, and
this desire on the part of the Savannah
club found shape recently In the move
ment mentioned, but at the time It was
deemed best not to have a boat built that
might compete for honors with Charles
ton this season. This may be done next
year, and II so, there can be no doubt
but that the interest in yachting will be
vastly increased both in Savannah and
Charleston.
It is related that many OF the enthus-
lasts backed their boats with their purses
at the regatta day before yesterday, and
it Is whispered that some purses have
suffered in consequence thereof, as there
were many surprises in store for favo-
rites. The wind is to blame for this.
There is nothing left for the losers but TO
forget it,"
Little more than thirty-six years ago
the Georgia secession convention adjourn
ed in Savannah" remarked an elderly cit
fvar fa,, haI 1,oNl
its first meeting in Milledgevllle having
met Jan. 16, 1861 The ordinance of seces-
sion had been framed by a committee of
seventeen, appointed at the instance of a
resolution by E. A Nisbet, leading mem
Der of the convention. George w. Craw-
ford was president of the convention and
Albert Lamar secretary. The adjourned
session was called to order in Savannah,
March T. 1861, and lasted here
until March %, the principal
work being the redistrlcting of
the state of Georgia and the arrange
ments for state government under the reg
ime OF secession. The convention awak-
ened great excitement In Savannah, for
here II was that the flush of war was at
its hight in Georgia. The guns at Sumter
had stirred mems souls with thrilling
eagerness to rush into the fray and the
troops of Georgia were getting ready to
march of to battle. The secession con-
vention was held in what was the Ogle-
thorpe Club room"
In connection with the Georgia seces-
sion convention It seems a pretty idea
that the monument erected 10 the conted-
crate dead should have been placed right
where II is on park extension. II was
from this place that the frst Georgia
troops marched Off to war. Here was the
schooling ground for the raw military, and
here II was that the members OF the Sc
cession convention, after winding up their
work, taking Georgia out Of the union.
went to witness the training OF the troops
March p, 1851 They were invited 70 the
parade ground by Col. A. II. Lawton, aft
erwards general. who. at that time was
In command OF the mobilization OF Geor-
gias volunteer forces preparing for the
war between the states. A letter bearing
date Of March o. 1861. from Col. Lawton
20 the president Of the secession conven-
ton read as follows:
Hon. c. w. Crawford, President OF the
Convention, etc: Dear Slr-There viii be
parade OF all the volunteer corps Of this
city this afternoon at 4 o'clock on the
military pQFala ground aauth 81 a..