The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03
ODDS ARE ON THE MARIs.
CHARLESTON is CONFIDENT SHE
HAS A CUP-wINNER.

Moris Has Not Yet Reached the Sa-
yannah Yacht Club - Adverse
winds Have Delayed Her-Many
Are Coming From Charleston to
See What They Believe VIII Be
victory for Their Boat-Admirers
of the Maris Think There VIII BE
But Two Days of Racing-Crew of
the Dragon Believe She Is All
Right.
The Maris has not yet arrived. Inquiry
at the Savannah Yacht Club at late hour
last night revealed no news of her where
abouts, and it is probable that her crew
has found it difficult task to make the
trip from Charleston in the face of the
adverse winds that have prevailed since
the start
Interest in the races, which will be sail
ed next Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
is growing. Savannah is catching the en-
thusiasm that has moved Charleston for
the last few weeks, and the approaching
contest between the fast representatives
of the yacht clubs of the two cities is
widely discussed. AS this is the week of
terest will grow daily, and by the time
for the first race, 1t will doubtless be at
fever heat
Charles tonians seem to be more conf
dent than yachtsmen of Savannah. 1t is
feared the Dragon will have to look to
her laurels, and if she is beaten by the
Maris, there will be many here who can
calmly and provokingly remark Il told
you so.' Many croakings of evil have
been heard, and the Maris certainly APP
pears to have the best of the ante-race
talk that is INDUCED in
They are coming in crowds from Charles
ton to what they have no doubt will be
the defeat ofsthe Dragon and the dscom-
future of the Savannah yachtsmen. They
feel that they have a winner, and to be
in at the death is the ardent desire of all
the enthusiasts in the yachting line that
the City by the Sea can muster.
To the boat winning two out of the three
races will go the cup This agreement has
induced the belief in Charleston that there
will be but two days racing. A Charleston
lady wrote to her son: ''You may make
arrangements for our accommoda ton. We
are bringing all the family to see the races.
but you may have the satisfaction of
knowing that we will not be there to dis
commode you for more than two days.
That is an illustration of the bhssful con-
fdence that is felt.
Three to one, 1t is said, are the odds
that are offered by those who want 10
back the Maris to win, and it Is said
there is not much Dragon money 10 be
found at that. A little while ago bets
were being placed even one of $50 having
been recorded, but the stock of the Maris
has taken decided leap upward. It is by
no means probable, though, that the Char
lestonians, if they bring over very much
of the long green, will return with the
complaint that Savannahians were afraid
TO make their money talk for the Dragon.
Report has 1t that the Maris cost 5000
and that the Dragon was bought, deliver
ed at Savannah, for $500 Yachtsmen
have begun TO speculate and wonder what
the Charleston syndicate was paying for
if it was not more speed than the ORA
COON can show. Comparing the prices of
the two boats. it certainly seems fair TO
expect that the Maris should show super
iority.
Yet those who are to sail the staunch
to have no fear of the Charleston boat.
They say the Dragon never showed up
better, and they are confident that she
will give a good account of herself in the
races. The captain of the Dragon has
not been named. 1t seems to be the gen.
eral belief that Mr.. Theodore Barnard will
be selected. MIR. Harry Strachan, who
has sailed her as training captain, has
gone to Baltimore, whence he will soon
sail for Europe.