The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
1uF YACHTMEN'S GALA DAY.
v,NNAH YACHT CLUBS ANNUAL
,,-,.,TTA TO BE SAILED FRIDAY.


uoots Are Being Put in Readi-
ass and n Large Number Will Be
r,,tered-Expected That the Re-
ar, VIII Be the Most Interesting
IA successful in the History of
,.obtiuG in Savannah-DragOOn
,,,iI SaiI in the Race for Boats of
-, First CIass-ChalIenge From
.,,e Charleston Club Has Been Re-
fved and Names June 10 as the
-. for the Race for the ChaI-
,o,pe Cup-KatrinI<a, Titanin and
vonito VIII Represent the ChaI-
lengers.
The annual regatta of the Savannah
<,obf club will be sailed Friday over the
,-,h course at Thunderbolt. 1t is expect
= - he one of the most successful and
= ,,,.oraeting in the history of yachting in
c.,arnah and there will probably be a
,oreer list of entries than has ever before
been known
The principal interest, of course, CEN
..rs in the race for boats of the first class,
Il, which the Dragon, the clubs new rae
ing Yacht, will be entered. 1t is not likely
tbat she will be sailed by the same crew
which mans her regularly and will have
charge of the fleet racer In the contest for
the Charleston challenge cup. Several of
tho members of the crew have boats of
their own that will be entered in one or
another of the races and recruits will
nave to be obtained to fill the places of
the absentees.
Resides the Dragon there will be sew
oral other fast yachts of the first class
that will be entered in the race Among
those will be the Mabel of Mr.. Edward
s,oldard. the Glance and others. While
It seems an admitted fact that the ORA
COON will carry away the honors. the
boats that will sail the course with her
have each an abundance of speed and
their owners think will make a good show
Ing even when placed in comparison with
the cup winner of the fleet
Much interest is also being taken in the
race for the third raters the open boats
Of the fiat bottom variety. The boats in
this class have developed much speed in
the past few years, and with their very
light draught, amounting almost 10 moth
Ing are enabled to skim over the water
like the birds of the sea that they are. In
this class Mr.. Ferguson's Undine has been
the champion since the first regatta, in
which she was sailed and will be a contest
ant for first honor in the regatta of Fri
day Among the other entries will be Mr..
Julian Schley's Lilee and Mr.. James Sui
Ivan Jr's Avon. MIR. G.. Noble Jones
is having yacht of this class built, which
is about finished, and will be entered in
the regatta. Mr.. Jones has not yet Sc
lected the name that she will bear. Dr.
Y j. Charlton and DR.. Paige each have
fiat bottom third rater entered and will
endeayor to win the prize.
It is probable that a large crowd will
go down 10 Thunderbolt to watch the
racers and that several steamers and tugs
will accompany the yachts over the
course. The day of the regatta will be
gala occasion, as it always is, and the
bluff at Thunderbolt and the excursion
steamers that win go over the course with
the yachts will be filled with those who
take an interest in the success of one or
more Of them.
The challenge from the Carolina Yacht
Club to the Savannah Yacht Club to sail
over the course of the former for the
challenge cup has arrived in the city June
16 Is named as the date of the race. 1t
gives notice that three boats from the
challenging club will be entered in the race
and though they are not mentioned it is
presumed that the Titania, the Katrinka
and the Mantle will be the champions that
the Charleston people Will select. All of
the Charleston boats are larger and have
greater sailing length than the Dragon,
50 that they will have to make her time
allowance The difference in sailing
length will give the Dragon the adj
vantage of about six minutes in the course
OF twenty knots, and the challengers will
nave to make up this time allowance and
precede her over the line by more than
this in order TO win the race.
II is not believed that they will be able
10 WIN even by actual time, but that the
DIagoon will run away from them. The
charleston boats are all cruising yachts,
while the Dragoon was designed and
quit especially to win races. In her con-
stfuction ideas of comfort have been sac
raced 10 the end that additional speed be
secured and in this respect she is be-
AeVed TO be without a peer in Southern
waters.
There has been some talk in Charleston
ABOUT purchasing a yacht especially to
WIN the race from the Dragon and it IS
sdia that shipbuilding firm in the North
naS agreed to construct boat that will
oe guaranteed TO win the race. She is to
De sold to the members of the Carolina
IdcAl Cub, according to the rumor with
unS Understanding, and if she does not
WIN Is to be returned to her builders The
tulhor does not go the length of saying
mat she has actually been bought or that
she VIII be bought, but it is reasonably
certain That negotiations are in progress
ana mat the Charlestonians hope to Sc
CuIe her. Some of the members of the
CdIoAna club will be over to watch the
Friday.