The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25
UNDINE AGAINST llLEE.
THESE FAST BOATS TO SAIL
AGAINST EACH OTHER.

A. the Regatta of the Savannah
Yacht Club the Lilee Wrested
From the Undine the Prize the Lat
ter Had Won Tor Twelve Years.
MIR. Ferguson Wants Another
Chance-The Classes of Yachts
That Are to he Entered and the
sailing RegulatiOns-In the First
Glass Any Cabin Goes without
ouestiOn-Mnny Entries In the
other Glasses.
The regatta of the Isle of Hope Yacht
club to be sailed on July has assumed
nroportions very much larger than was at
FIRST desired or expected. The smaller
Yachts of the fleet around Savannah. will
be especially well represented in the races,
and there will be no lack on the glorious
Fourth of the glorious excitement that
Yachting affords its devotees and enthu-
siasts. For the less technical other forms
of amusements will be provided.
The first class in the regatta will con-
slst of cabin yachts, of any length and
any size of cabin, whether permanent or
detachable. OF course, the longer yachts
will be compelled to give time allowance
to those of less sailing length, and in this
manner the race will be regulated and d
fair chance to win assured all of the en-
tries. The second class will consist of
omen yachts of twenty feet in length, and
over and the third class, of open yachts
of less than twenty feet. The fourth class
embraces the hat-bottomed batteaux.
The races start at II O'Clock in the
morning. The sailing committee requests
that all yachts to be entered in any of
the races be at the club house at o'clock
IN the morning for purposes of measure
ment and captains are required to re-
mort to the committee at 10 o'clock for the
purpose of receiving their numbers and
sailing instructions.
The course win be, for yachts of the
first. second and third classes, from the
club house to a buoy anchored off Joe's
cut distance OF seven and a half miles
and return, to the starting point. For
the fourth class the course will be from
the club house, to buoy anchored at a
point three miles below. back TO
the club house, back again TO the buoy,
rounding Il and returning to the starting
point This will make a course Of twelve
miles and will require the smaller boats
to pass in front of the crowds of specta-
tors along the banks a sufficient number
of times to keep up their interest during
the interval that the larger and faster
boats require to round the buoy that
marks the halfway point in the races in
which they are engaged.
The entries in the races for yachts of
all classes must be made with the secre-
tary of the club, Mr.. Wallace Fretwen
at his office, corner of Bull and Bay
streets, before IL o'clock noon on the day
preceding the regatta and must be in
writing. Printed blanks for making the
entries may be obtained from the secre-
tary without cost. There will be no en-
trance fee charge and all yachts, from
whatever section of the country they may
come, are invited to take a chance for the
prizes that are offered. These latter will
be $l5 for the first prize and s10 for the
second prize, in each of the races
1t is expected that a large number OF
yachts will be entered. In the third class
the Lilee, Mr.. Julian Schley's skip-jaek.
that won the race in her class at the last
regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club will
be entered, and the old champion of the
Savannah club in this class, Mr. Frank
Ferguson's Undine, will compete with her
for the honors. Besides there will prob
ably be entered the lone, of Mr.. Henry
Backus, the Mischief of Mr.. ]. A. G. Car
son, Jr., and the Avon of Mr.. ]. H. Sui
IVAN In the second class the Lady Bah
bic of Mr.. Edward Demere will be one of
the entries
Nor are these all. In each of the
classes there will be many more entries
than have been indicated and a sufficient
number to insure the best of sport. The
entries in the first class have not yet
been announced, but ii is confidently be-
heved that some of the fleet flyers that
have their headquarters in the vicinity of
Savannah will strive 10 win the prize
trophies. AS yet however, speculation
on this point is somewhat futile, as yacht
owners have ten days to make their en-
tries and until that time has elapsed, it
Is scarcely possible to enumerate the con-
testants or estimate with any degree of
eXactness the chances of victory.
The Isle of Hope Yacht Club has adopt
ed as its banner a dove-taied ensign, with
diamonds of red white and blue. 1t
makes handsome showing and on the
day of the races the staff at the club
house wi1i fly the first Of these banners
that will be given to the breeze
AT the island nowadays the nights are
beautiful without flaw and not the least
OF the pleasures that may be expected 10
be derived from a trip down to see the
race will be the scene of gorgeous magnif-
cence that the river front presents after
the shadows have gathered and the moon
has begun its short era of sovereignty over
marsh and sea. There will be dancing
IN the moonlight and such other blithe-
some sports as will cheer the heart of the
young people.
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