The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-06
WERE IN A STIFF BREEZE.
DRAGooN AND THE MARIs COM
PARED IN ROUGH WEATHER.

Everything Fiying-The Saaris Put
About After Going a Part OF the
Observation-Disclosures Surprised
mt the Quantity of Canvas the sa-
yannahians piled ON Their Craft.
Drago0n's Builder Declared to
CharIestoninns That He Relieved
No One Could Build Boat to Beat
Her-Time Allowance to BE Fixed
To-day for the Dragon.
The first race between the Dragon and
tie Maris will be sailed tomorrow. Every
body has been looking forward to the
event. and it is probable that the largest
crowd in the history of the RACES that have
been sailed between representative boats
of the Savannah and the Charleston Yacht
Clubs will follow the two flyers over the
course.
Yesterday both the Maris and the ORA
COON were sailed by their crews. The Dra-
COON went over the course but not so
the Maris. A stiff nor easter was blowing.
and the waves down in the sound were
running high. The decks were pretty we'll
awash. and the sailors had to have their
seaiegs about them.
w netueT lutSHtiOid4ly VI not luC
Charleston yachtmen left the impression
that they did not go over the course be-
cause their boat found it little too rough.
The Dragon went pluuglng bravely
through, rounding the buoy and coming
back in fine style. The Maris left about
half an hour behind the Dragon. and the
crew of the latter could see their rival fol-
lowing for some time. Finally, however.
she put about, and The Dragon went
through the toughest part of ii alone.
When the Dragon got back to the
Yacht Club, one of these aboard the
Maris wanted to know if she had carried
all that canvas thr ugh the stiff breeze
that had been encountered down the rlv-
err That was just what he Savannah
boat had done. Nothirg had been reefed
on her, but the Maris had close reefed,
and ii seemed a bit more than her crew
could b lieve when they saw the Dragon
with so much offered co the wind
Just give us that sort of wind" de-
cla'ei a memter of the Dragons crew
last night and we will win out in fine
shape. We can run away from her with
the wird whistlng along at a good rate.
Z he breezs have kept up well lately, and
We want to see them continue to do So"
A crowd CT Charlsstoniahs are at the
Yacht Club Thy came over in their
yachts Besides the Maris there are the
Titania the Katrinka the Manitou, the
Belle Marie and the Wing II. All brought
p9r.ies over, and there is joility and mer-
ry making aboard them Yest erday there
were nauy Savannah ans at the club
house, and they and the Charlestonians
INDUCED in good-natured badinage over
the RACES Both 1sides show confidence,
but it must be admit d that there is more
of it enter,a!ned by the supporters of the
Maris.
1o1 @fl ~
Porcher of the Maris that leaves the
Charleston boat rather handicapped. He
says the yachtsmen who were ambitious
to get boat that might beat the Dragon
wrote Mr.. Weber, her designer, to see If
theyscould secure his services. Mr. Weber
wrote something Ike this in reply: Il
have all the work l can do this year, so
cannot undertake to design boat for YOU
Besides, you ask me to do something that
is impossible. 1 cannot build anything 10
beat the Dragon, and l 90 not believe
anyone else can"
"Of course" said Capt Porcher, I'VE
felt little discouraged over that but we
decided, nevertheless, that we would try.
1t remains to be seen whether Mr.. Weber $
prediction will be verified. We think we
have a good boat. and 1t will remain for
the races to prove or disprove what Mr.
Weber had to say"
All who have seen the Maris comment
upon her jaunty. natty appearance, liken-
ing her to clean-limbed thoroughbred
race horse. The comparison as to looks
they make is decidedly against the ORA
COON, some saying that the latter, if the
Maris may be likened to a race horse
looks like a hack horse. Consolation is
found by Savannah yachtsmen who ac-
cept this view as to the advantage in APP
pearance enjoyed by the Maris, however.
in the fact that some pretty good speed
is TO be driven out of rather tough
looking old skates sometimes.
Betting, thus far, has been rather slow,
more talk than money having been put up.
There is time enough for that, though,
and there may vet be comfortable sums
wagered upon the result of the three
days racing One bet of three to one in
hundreds. on the AIaris, that is known
OF positively. has been booked, and there
Is talk of others having been made, The
gentleman backing the Maris declares he
has $4,000 of his own money and others
he represents, that he is ready to- place at
three TO one, If he can get nothing better,
and 1t Is very probable indeed that he
will find a goodly portion Of it taken.
The odds are attractive There is no
doubt about that. Even those who are
strongly inclined to believe the Maris
the speedier boat, yet like the odds, and
1t was on this account that the gentle
man took $500 of the Charleston money.
He has some faith in the strong-wind SUI
perority of the Dragon. and. besides. a
SoSuL race Is always mighty 'unSartaln.' -
a STICK may be carr ed away, foul may
be committed or a boat may run
aground. Altogether, odds of three to one
are attractive.
Chairman Merritt w. Dixon of the Re-
gatta Committee is busy making his pre-
parations for the comfort and entertain
ment of the members and guests of the
savannah Yacht Club, who follow the
races. He has issued the following notice
ior the convenience of the members.
For the better accommodation of men,
oers, their families and guests, ii has
been decided that ladies' will require
badges for admission on the steamers. As
many of such badges as a member may
require can be procured on application to
Mr.. ]. d. Carswell, secretary, 112 Bay
street. east. Steamer Alpha will leave
Bull street dock at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning, June Z. The steamer Clifton
will leave same dock at $3.50. On sue
ceeding race days. steamer Clifton win
leave Of n