The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-14
WIGHT CLUBS MAY REGATTA.
,aE EVENT LOOKED FORWARD TO
WITH UNUSUAL INTEREST.

xuunah's Cup Defender, the Dra-
,oou. 10 Make Her First APPEAR
a,c. in a Competitive Exhibition.
Tbe CharIestOnians VIII Probably
no Represented-The Yachting
season Promises to BE Lively
one and the Outlook AuspiciOus
for the Opening Event.
The Savannah Yacht Club will hold its
rnnal regatta from its club house at
| Cbunderbolt, Friday, May 26. The event
one of more than usual interest 1t
i the opening of the yachting season for
| ,xoq and the indications are that this sea-
en-, will be marked with livelier interest
tban there has been for several years
past.
This revival of interest in yachting has
baen given very substantial impetus by
the addition of several new yachts to the
clubs fleet Most prominent among these,
of course, is the Dragon, the most recent,
as well as the most valuable addition, TO
the Yachting fleet, and one in which much
interest center. The Dragon has al
ready been fully described in the Morn
ing News She viii sail in the race for
the first-class yachts on May 20, and as
This will be her maiden race her behavior
on that occasion will be closely watched.
That the Dragon is sure TO be the win.
ner in the cup race against the Charles
ton yacht at the June regatta to take pla &c
off the Carolina coast, is a foregone e on
clusion in the minds of her owners and
hackers. but, nevertheless considerable in
terest will attach to her first compe titive
exhibition. Not the slightest doubt ex-
lists in the minds of the clubmerl how
ever that her accomplishments W i'll fully
equal all their expectations. Vice Gem
modore Julian Schley and his crew VINO
will handle the Dragon on this occasion,
consider the first prize as good as won
j already. The first prize this year is 500,
i an Increase over previous years.
n The classes and prizes for the contest
are as follows:
First Class-Cabin yachts, q feet and
I over in length. First prize, $1CO; second
prize S25.
second Ctass-cabin yachts, under q
\ feet First prize, $50; second prize SIS
Third Class-Open yachts. First prize,
4 $50: second prize, $15. af
Fourth Class-Open batteau. First prize,
$50; second prize, $40
In all classes there must be three or
more boats to enter and start, or no sec
ond prize will be given.
The course for the first and second class
cabin yachts win be from line in front
of the chit Club House to and around
the Cabbage Island spit buoy, off the north
end of Warsaw Island, and back across
the starting line twenty miles. The third
class yachts and the batteau will sail from
line in front of the Yacht Club house to
and around stake boat, anchored in the
sound, midway between the mouth of Joe's
ont nd FTxrlaa md all 49,
strat&ng line, fifteen miles.
The steamer Clifton has been chartered
to take the members of the club, their
families and guests over the course to wit
ness the races, and will leave the Ex-
change dock promptly at 9 o'clock a. m.
The regimental band has been Secured to
provide music on the trip and also for
dancing at the club house after the return
from down the river.
All yachts for the races must be en-
tered by u o'clock, May Is, either with the
secretary of the club, Mr.. w. H. Crane,
at the office of the vice commodore, Mr..
Julian Schley, in the Board of Trade build
ing, CIR with Mr.. w. d. Simkins, chair
man of the sailing committee. Entries
must be made in writing on printed slips
provided for the purpose, giving kind of
yacht length over all, length on water
line, and class for which boat is enter
ed. The measuring committee requests
4 that a II yachts be at or near the club
house on the afternoon of May 25 so that
they can be measured.
While the owners of several boats have
spoken TO the committee about the mat
ter there have been no actual entries as
yet. Some of the boats which will prob
ably be offered are likely to prove some
what difficult of classification There is
no nasphtha class this year. While sew
eral of the club members are owners of
naphtha launches the committee thought
it best to confine the affair to the sailing
yachts. 1t is expected that there will be
large number of entries IN the batteaux
class, Notwithstanding the small prizes
offered, and this race is expected to af-
lord considerable amusement
Announcements of the regatta will be
sent to Charleston and it is greatly hoped
mat delegation from the yacht club of
that city VIII be on hand to add interest
10 the occasion. The Charlestonians are
almost as much interested in the Dragon
as the Savannah yachtsmen are and it Is
more than likely that they will be repre-
sented
Inc sailing committee, which has charge
OF the regatta, consists of w. D. Simkins
chairman; Albert Wylly. A. H. MacDon-