The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-09
CUP GOES TO CHARLESTON.
rHE MARIg TOOK THE CONCLUSIVE
RACE FROM THE DRAGON.

Race Was Hore Interesting Than
That of @Ne Day Before, Though
1T Was Witnessed by Fewer Peo-
pIe-Corrested Time by which the
Maris WOA Was Min. / 2-3 Sec
0nds-DraIsOon Got on in the Lead.
Kept Her Advantage for Some
Distance-Ssost in Warsaw Sound
During a LuII in the Wind-She
Made Better Time Than the Maris
on the Run Home.
The Maris dsTeated the Dragon in the
second race yesterday afternoon, winning
the cup from Che Savannah Yacht Club.
The race was much prettier one than
that Of the dey before. and the Dragon
showed up considerably better. The fol-
lowing is the seminary of the time by the
two boats:
Dragon croTsed the line at the start
at 1;7:11.
Maris at 1:0Sd5. Her real start was at
i:os:Os but, being more than two minutes
after the STARRING blast which sounded
at 1:@I5. 1,OS:Ss was her real time, and
she was thereby Handicapped So seconds in
addition to the time allowance given the
Dragon. which was 4 minutes, 1873 sec
pnds.
Maris rounded the Cabbage Island stake
boat at S:Ol:SO.
Dragon rounded at S:04:50.
Maris rounded the Joe's Cut etakeboat
al S:25:OS. ill.,.
Dragon rounded at 9:29:35.
Maris rounded the Cabbage Island stake
boat again. at 1856.
Dragon rounded at 4:o5:2o.
Marls crossed the line at the finish at
G5s:45. r1izt1'Ii
Dragon crossed at 5:O5:57.
A1aris' actual, or elapsed. time, hours
4S minutes and 30 seconds.
Dragons actual time, hours IS min
utes and 46 seconds.
Maris' corrected time, hours, IS min
utes and 80 seconds.
Dragons Corrected time. hours, 81
minutes and S1as seconds.
Maris beat the Dragon G minutes. 17s
seconds, corrected time.
Closer Than on First Race.
The corrected time by which the Maris
beat the Dragon day before yesterday
was minutes, 5625 seconds. As the beat
yesterday was only by minutes, 125 sec
onds. the Dragon sailed hotter race by
minute and So seconds than on the day
before. and the hearts of Savannah en-
thusiasts. since their boat could not wrest
victory from the contest, were cheered to
that extent
On the whole, the day was better for rae
ing. For short while there was but very
little wind, but during most of the race
there was a good, stiff breeze that ca
reened the yachts and sent them flying on
their mission. There were more interest
ing features than the day before. For one
thing, admirers of the Dragon had a
chance to see her in the lead for once,
as she got away before the Maris and
maintained her advantage for a mile or
more.
A far smaller crowd witnessed the raCe.
Ine dSfeat n2d apparently all3yed the en-
thusiasm of Savannahians 10 a wonderful
extent, and the flotilla that followed the
racers embraced not one half the boats
that were out the day before, As on the
first day the weather was threatening, and
rain seemed imminent before the race.
AS on the day before, the Dragon left
the Yacht Club under her own sail for
the starting line, three miles down Viii
mington river. The NIaris followed under
tow of the Winona, the naphtha auxiliary
yacht About the same time the majority
of the sailboats that Were TO follow the
racers got away, leaving the steamers 10
come later.
The Clifton was the Yacht Clubs steam
er for the day, and a number of its guests
were aboard. Col. Merritt W. Dixon.
chairman of the Regatta Committee, was
in charge, and a band of music contrib
uted TO the pleasure of the party. on the
way from the city the Clifton got stuck
in the mud in Wilmington river and had
to wait for the tide TO float her off, but
she was on hand for the start of the
racers, The Alpha was run as an excur-
sion steamer but did not have very many
aboard. The buoy tender Wisiaria also
followed the race, having number Of
invited guests aboard.
Through the courtesy OF Capt. c. Z.
Gillette. the government steamer Angler
was placed al the disposal of the Sailing
Committee for the day. Aboard her
were Chairman Frank Jones, Mr.. Frank
1atnrop and Mr.. Ii. ID. stevens OF the
Sailing Committee Mr.. w, ID. Simkius
MIR. G. Noble Jones, Col. Y. S. Wylly
ana Mr.. Rittenhouse Moore, timekeepers;
Judge a. II. MacDonen, Commodore
Hughes of the Carolina Yacht Club and
a representative Of the Morning News.
AT about 1890 the Angler left the Yacht
Club, the race being scheduled TO start
at ] O'Clock. Not long after the arrival
at the starting point Off Turner's Rock,
where the rival yachts Were discovered
under sail, the preparatory blast from
the Anglers whistle was sounded, and the
boats began their jockeying for position
and the start.
Dragon on First.
The signal for the start was sounded
at 1:0615, and at 1;07u the Dragon got
across the line in just about such a
breeze as the start was made the day be-
fore. The Maris had trouble in following,
having, apparently, miscalculated the five
minutes allowed She could not, get across
within the two minutes, and the So sec
onds lost were charged against her.
Beating along in the teeth of the wind,
the boats both adopted the plan Of short
tacks in order 10 keep away from the
wooded shore of Wilmington Island. Tack
after tack was watched, and it seemed
that the Dragon was pointing consider