The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-26
LOOKING FOR A CLOSE RACE.
SAVANNAH YACHTS WILL CONTEST
FOR PRIZES AND VICTORY.

Clifton VIII Garry Members and
Guests to the Club House and
Over the COurse-Wentber Man
Predicts CIoudIess skies and Fresh
Dreezes-The Entries and Their
owners-ResuIts In Two of the
Glasses very Doubtful.
The entries for the regatta of the sa-
vannah Yacht Club, that win be sailed to-
! day over the-eourse from Thunderbolt TO
the Cabbage Island spit buoy and back to
the starting point are The largest for
many years and the regatta itself promises
to be among the most interesting.
In all of the events the members of the
cub have picked out a boat that is sure
to win, each to suit his individual opinion
and bias that ownership of some other tie
| lends TO the selection. The weather prom
ises to be fine, the elements are all on the
side of the club in its efforts to make the
regatta success and nothing is lacking
but the favoring breeze for which every
ardent amateur Jack Tar is whistllng with
might and main. That it win respond TO
| such evidences OF faith in the old proverbs
of The seas, there seems to be no reason
able doubt.
The weather man, doing for once what
the circumstances demand and the people
expect promises a day Of cloudless skies
and fresh winds, and if his predictions
prove MOI false the one thing needful for
| the success of the regatta win not lie
wanting. With fast boats and the auxl-
| larry aids supplied by a clear sky. d fav-
! mo- OH #
| girls, The gallant yachtsmen. who VIA sail
the flyers of the fleet lack nothing TO urge
them to their last endeavor or to eaten the
crest of the wave of opportunity ana ride
/ with it to success. IL is quite likely that
some of them will not reach this port.
| but at any rate they won't know this fact
! until the race is over and need not begin
to feel dIsconsolate until the winning boat
crosses the line.
The steamer Clifton will leave the foot
of Whitaker street at O'Clock this morn
ing, and viii carry first to the club house
and then oyer the course with the racing
yachts The members of the Club and the
guests whom they have invited 10 snare
the jovial excitement of the occasion. In
the boar the band of the First Regiment
will play during the trip down the bay and
over the course and at the club house, aft
er the return, will furnish the music for
| the dancing that will then take place. The
| regattas are always attended by many
of the ladies, who, with word and smile,
are won't to urge the downcast favoritcs
i'm the races to renewed efforts and 20 ii3a
victory The indications are that they viii
be out to-day in quite their usual force,
and il passes certainty that their blithe
enthusiasm win not be lacking,
The entries for the races to-day, in the
| several classes are as follows: First
c.ass cabin yachts of over q feet sail
ing LENGTH, /. Dragon, by Julian Schley;
?, Cora, by P. N. Strong; 8, Leader, by
F. c. Wylly; 4, Yum Yum, by G. Noble
Jones.
Second class Cabin yachts of less than q
feet sailing length. 3, Shamrock, by Cecil
Gabbett; g. Marie, by F. d. NJ Strachan;
Z, Swan, by f. H. Demere; g. Catherine,
by Thomas j. Charlton; 8, Anita by Har-
vey Granger: 10, May b. by f. C. Wyhy;
II, Eric r., by w. H. Crane.
Third class (open yachts, 70, Colleen
| Bawn, by Julian Schley; 10, Bertha, by
George Germany; "A, Mamie T., by W. M
| Mills; Is, Lice, by Julian Schley; 16, Katie
by F. S. Butler; II, Mischief. by Julian
Schley; IS, Ripple, by o. f. Cohen; 10,
Fannie B., by George N. Spring; 20, Iona,
by L. n. Turner; q, Avon, by S. L. Clay;
90 Vivid. by F. w. Fretwen; 49, Sea Gull,
by Thomas j. Charlton; "a, Pug, by John
D. Paige; %, Meta w, by David c. Bar
row; IS, Undine, by f. II. Ferguson.
Fourth Glass open batteaux). q, Rhetta,
by w. Fl. Crane; Is, FL Captain by l.. c.
West; 20, Black Bird, by f. c. Wylly; 30,
Lizzie, by Isaac Beckett; 81, Nina, by
| Isaac Beckett; 81, TaHulah by w. H.
| Crane; So, Aimee. by F. c. Wylly.
The yachts will carry on their sails dur
ing the races the number that has been
assigned 10 each Of them and may be iden-
tilted by a comparison with the list given
s, rT1a
| house shortly after II 80 O'Clock when the
Clifton is expected to get up from the city
with the members of The club and their
guests The boats in the different classes
will be started in succession, the first
class first and the fourth last.
In the first class, the Dragon will have
| three competitors the Flora, entered by
Mr. Paschal Strong, the Leader, entered
by Mr.. f. C. Wylly and the Yum Yum, en-
tered by MIR. G. Noble Jones. The Flora is
the winner of the last two regattas in this
| class, but the Yum Yum, large cabin
yawl Of the cutter tyne, is built on good
lines and is expected 10 develop considera-
| BILE spsed. She will push the Fora for the
| place next 20 the Dragon.
| In the second class there Is much I'M
certainty as TO the winner, some of the
boats being new and unknown TO the
| yachtsmen of these waters. The Marie,
entered by Mr. f. d. NJ. Strachan, has
| had a rather eventful history, was first
the May and then the Znga, under which
name she won some success in the re-
| gattas of the yacht club and has recently
been CONVEX ed from an open into cabin
| Yacht. There was some discussion among
the members of the sailing committee in
reference to her exact standing and class,
| but as a result no objection was made
to her being entered in the second class.
| The May b. entered by Mr.. f. c. Wylly,
but owned by Mr.. Russell, has the repu-
tation of being a very fast boat, and has
won thirteen races. The participation of
these two unknown quantities in the race
will make 1t interesting and exciting and
the outcome very Uncertain. 1t is prob
able that either the Marie or the May B.
will win.
The third class will also be an interest
| ing event, several boats of the lark and
| sklpjack varieties being entered. and all
of them promising much speed The races
| in this class have been won for the past