The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-11
TITANIA TOOK THE TROPHY.
sAVANNAH's FLEET YACHT WON
THE CHALLENGE CUP.

Defeated the Katrinka of Charleston
One Minute and FOrty-Five Sec
Onds-The Yacht Clubs Regatta "A
Brilliant Event-The Cora a Win
ner in the First Glass, the sham
rock in the Second Glass, the lone
in the Third Glass and the Aimee
I'm the Batteau CIass-A Protest in
the Naphthas' Race.
The twenty-fourth annual regatta Of the
Savannah Yacht Club was sailed yester-
day in a spanking southeast breeze over
the Thunderbolt course. In every respect
the regatta was a success, no thunder
squalls or accidents occurring to mar the
pleasures of the day.
The steamer Alpha, which was char
tered by the club for the use of the men,
bers and their guests, left the city at 10
o'clock, arriving at Thunderboit just be-
fore the preparatory signal gun was fired
Those on board the steamer had an excel
lent view of the race from start to finish,
the yachts keeping well punched through
out
Most of the interest centered in the chal-
lenge cup contest, between the Titania
of the Savnnah Yacht Club and the Ka-
trinka of the Charleston Yacht Club. The
cup, which has been held by the Caro-.
linians since the Interstate regatta at
Beaufort in 1891. was captured by the Sa-
vannahians, after a most exciting race.
The Titania is owned by Mr.. Henry M.
Tucker of Charleston, a member of the
Savannah club, while the Katrinka is well
known here as having won many frs.
prizes in Savannah waters during the last
ten years, always under command of her
owner, Mr.. w. d. Porcher.
AZ j O'Clock the starting gun was fired
ana Inc two challenge cup yachts began TO
draw up to the line The Titania got off
hrst, followed forty-fiVe seconds later by
the katrinka. Shortly after rounding
Thunderbolt point the Titania's topsail be-
came fouled in some way, causing her to
lose considerable time, while the ISatrinka
sailed serenely on and soon took the lead,
which she kept the rest of the race, round
ing the buoy about four minutes ahead of
her rival.
In the run home, before the wind, the
Titania gained three minutes on the leader.
finishing exactly one minute behind her.
The actual time of the Katrinka was less
than that of the Ttania, but after deduct
ing the time allowance given the latter
yacht by the former, the correct ted time
showed the Titania TO have been the win
Eer by one minute and forty-fve seconds.
On the Katrinka, with Capt. Porcher,
were Messrs J. ". Lewis, Alex Marshall,
Jr., Julian L. Wells and William A.
Townes, of Charleston, and Mr. Josiah
Walthour representing the Savannah
Yacht Club. On the Titania We're Capt
Henry NJ. Tucker, Messrs. R. B. Lebbey,
William Loundes, D. 3. Cunningham A
r. Young, r. A. Tucker John Ravenel.
d. j. Porter and J. M. Robertson, of
Charleston.
In the first class of cabin yachts the
Cora, sailed by Mr.. Paschal N. Strong
succeeded in winning the SIS prize, after
very close finish. The Ruth, which was
handled by Mr.. Barney Mcintyre, was
the other entry in this class, and although
she was a long way behind the Cora in
rounding the buoy, succeeded in gaining
enough on the return trip as to make a
most exciting finish
| Mr.. Cecil Gabbetts Cape Cod catboat
Shamrock with Mr.. James w. Schley
at the helm. was the winner In the sec
ond class. The Carharine, another Cape
/ Cod catboat, owned by DR.. Thomas Charl-
ton, and sailed by Mr.. Theodore Barnard,
| led the Shamrock by mile or more
but was unfortunate enough to run on a
mud flat opposite Wilmington Island,
which doubtless caused her to lose the
/ prize.
There were nine starters in the third
class. On the run down to the stake boat
/ it was nip and tuck between Mr. Newell
/ Turner's lone and the three skip-jacks,
Lice, Amorita and Avon. On the run
| home the lone drew away and won hanc-
lily. Mr.. Julian Schley's Lice won the
! second prize
Mr.. Henry LaFar's Aimee took the first
prize in the batteau class, the second
money going to the Lizzie.
The official times of the yachts is as
follows:
CHALLENGE CUP RACE.