The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
A MATCH ron THE DRAGON.
Yacht Maris, of Carolina Yacht Club,
Coming SOufh

Coming South.
The yachting season in Savannah wat
ers this year promises to be one of the
most successful in the history of the
sport For the interstate challenge cup
syndicate of Charleston yachtsmen, be-
longing TO the Carolina Yacht Club, have
had built racer that they confidently
claim is well fitted to take the victory
from the Dragon and the cup from Sa-
vannah.
The Charleston boat has been christ
ened Maris and the most moderate esti-
mate of her ability made by Savannah
yachting enthusiasts is that she is a
most formidable competitor for Dragon
or anything else in her class. She is
now on her way from Boston, where
she was built by Lawley, to Charleston,
having undertaken an even longer voy-
age than fell to the lot of Dragon on
that cup-winner's trip to Savannah from
New York
The Maris was designed by Clinton H.
Crane. one of the best known racing
yacht experts in the country, and has re-
ceived, on her trial trip, the favorable
opinion Of her designer He had expected
much of her and he then stated that she
came fully up to his most sanguine ex-
pectations. She is a racing yach& pri-
marily, but at the request of the Charles
ton syndicate headed by Mr.. Wlmot D.
Porcher, she has been so arranged that
she has accommodations for the cruising
of no mean nor uncomfortable order. The
additional weight necessitated by the fit
tings by which she is to be transformed
after the races into a cruising yacht are
NOT present while she is racing, and will
not be put aboard until after the racing
season has been concluded
The Maris is something larger than
Dragon, longer over all and on the water
line, and will carry greater spread of
canvas. For these reasons she will have
TO make the Dragon time allowance,
that has not yet been estimated, but will
probably be not much less than five min
utes for the Savannah course.
The Maris is % feet on the water line,
81 feet over all, ~ feet beam and feet
draught. She has 5000 pounds of outside
ballast and $50 pounds of lead on her cen
ter board, just enough to make sure that
that useful invention carries out the pur-
pose of it's being. When in racing trim
the Maris viii carry 1000 feet of sail.
Her rig is designed for racing and in
every particular is of the most modern
description. Her mast is hollow and 50
feet from the heel to the truck On the
water she is said to present a graceful
and beautiful appearance and to show in
| her lines and in the manner in which she
cuts aside the waves that she possesses
| all of the speed assingned to her by her
hopeful and enthusiastic owners in
| Charleston.
To meet this formidable antagonist the
| Savannah yachtsmen still have the ORA
COON, that won the race and the cup hand
lily last year. Their confidence in the lit
tie beauty that won them the cup which
had languished in Charleston, with one
! single Interruption, due to the generosity
of a Charleston yachtsman, since the time
it was first offered, is undminished, and
they are sill of the opinion that she will
be the winner in the race of this year.
The Dragon is now housed on Hutch
insons Island where she is subjected to
to the occasional careful inspection of
Capt Julian SChley, who sailed her last
year to the victory i'm Charleston harbor
As soon as is advisable she will be taken
from her winter quarters and carried
around to the club house at Thunderbolt,
where the picked crew that will man her
will take her out for many a practice
spin.
Dragon will not be the only antagonist
of Maris that win fly the colors of the
Savannah Yacht Club in this years re-
gatta Mr.. f. d. NJ. Strachau, now of
Brunswick, but who still retains his mem
bership in the Savannah club. is having
built under his personal inspection,
yacht that bids fair TO equal in racing
a combination racing and cruising yacht,
not yet launched. and is said by those
experts who have watched her In course
Of construction to be a beauty. She is
being built on racing line and has the enor-
nous overhang that is peculiar to that
type of yachts.
This new yacht of Mr.. Strachan is
about so feet over all and about 30 feet
on the water line, giving her an over
hang Of 20 feet. She was designed for
her owner by Mr.. Charles G. Davis for
merry yachting editor Of the Rudder. and
now designer for c. c. Henley Of Quincy.
Mass. IL was Mr. Davis who brought
Dragon from New York TO Savannah
and the kindly offer Of his services and
the benefit derived from his advice as TO
the best method OF sailing the cup-winner
have never been forgotten by Savannah
yachtrmcn.
The date OF the challenge race will be
determined by the Charleston yachtsmen.
who must send their challenge 10 the Sa-
yannah club. While this matter thus
awaits their decision. II Is yet under
stood that some day IN June viii ulti-
matcly be selected
The regatta Of the Savannah Yacht