The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-02
WILL SAIL FOR CUPS
sIANY GRAFT WILL MAKE VIII
MINGTON RIVER LIVELY.
REGATTA NEXT THURSDAY.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A PLEASANT
DAY HAVE BEEN MADE.

Will Be Three Classes, With a Cum
and a Pennant the First Prize in
Each-Boats That Have Been En-
foreclosures Over which They
Will saiI--After the Sailing Races,
Race-Plans for a zone Design
Class"
Everything now points to an extremely
pleasant day for the members of the Sa-
yannah Yacht Club and their guests who
follow or participate in the annual re-
eatta next Thursday. The Sailing Com
rnittee and the Regetta Committee have
been busy with their preparations, and all
have been about perfected.
The races will start at 11:s0 o'clock,
when the boats of the first class will cross
the line The Sailing Committee will give
the captain of each boat that enters the
races printed instructions before the re-
gatta, so that there need be no difficulty
about understanding the terms of the
races.
Not upon the races alone viii the great
crowd that is expected to be at the Yacht
Club, and upon its chartered steamers de-
pend for entertainment, for the commit
tees have seen to it that there will be
more than the excitement of the sport
10 interest them. A band of music win
be upon one of the steamers, and ice
cream and refreshments will be served
free to members and their guests. Danc-
ing, too, win be recrea-
ton for all who care to indulge In it
upon the return to the club house after
the races.
The crowds of spectators will follow
the racing yachts aboard the steamers
Alpha and Clifton. The Sailing Commit
tee, consisting of Mr.. Albert wylly,
chairman. Mr.. Harry Straohan and Mr..
John Bryan, will probably be aboard the
steamer Tybee, provided she is in condi-
tion by that time. If not, they and the
Commodore, Mr.. Julian Schley, will be
aboard the Clifton. The steamers will
leave Savannah at o'clock in the morn
ing, and club members and guests who
so desire may make the trip to the Club
House aboard them. Any who would pre-
fer to take the shorter trip by car or
other vehicles are at liberty to do so,
joining the steamer parties at the Club
House.
The boats entering the regatta will be
divided into three classes, and in each of
the classes there will be a first prize,
consisting of silver cup and a pennant
both to become the property of the win
ming boats. Some well-known craft
have been entered already and
there IS a sufficiently long card to insure
excellent sport.
The first class will be for cabin yachts
The entries thus far are the Titania the
Monsoon and the Lucille. None of these
Is a Savannah boat, though each is owned
by a member of the Savannah Yacht Club.
The Titania is owned by Commodore
Henry Tucker of the Carolina Yacht Club
of Charleston, and no introduction to Sa-
vannah yachtsmen is required of her.
She won the cup from Charleston for the
Savannah club one year, when she was
entered against the Carolina Yacht Clubs
boat. The Monsoon is owned by Mr..
Frank Strachan of Brunswick. 1t will be
recalled that she was talked of as a pos
Sible contest against the Dragon and the
Maris last summer in the cup races. The
Lucille is another Brunswick boat, owned
by Mr.. H. H. Raymond and Mr.. Frank
D. Aiken. The Dragon will not be en-
tered. She is now being put in condition
to be disposed of by the syndicate owning
her.
The course of the cabin yachts win
be from. the club house to the Cabbage
Island spit buoy, rounding it, and re-
turning 60 the starting point a distance
OF twenty miles. This puts the start
and the finish in plain view of spectators
at the club house, as will be the case
with all the races.
In the second class will be entered the
open yachts. There have thus far been
entered In this class the Henrietta, own
ed by Mr.. Henry Backus; the Lilee, own
ed by Mr.. Julian Schley; the Constance,
owned by Mr.. John j. O'Neill, and the
Ondine, owned by Mr.. Frank Ferguson.
Inc Henrietta is looked upon as the win
uer, for they say she can sail away from
etner boats as If they were anchored.
Inc Lice won out two years ago how
ever, and her chances are regarded as
good The Undine, too, was the prize
winner for number of years. The
course of the open yachts will be from
me club house to a stake boat off Joe's
cut rounding it and returning to the
CLUB house. fifteen miles
The third class will be for larks and
nat1oottomed batteaux. 1t is expected
mat there will be some ten entries In this
class The Sea Gull, owned by Master
oharles Mills, is one of the larks enter.
60 The course will be ten miles long
ms AAOiiA thc C4UD mouse 10 dnO rOuuQ-
,ng stake boat off Writings Point and
OdcK TO the starting point.
1t Is expected that the races will be
o.er between and 8 o'clock in the aft
TvrIuoon provided there is a good wind
"neh the last of the sailing craft are in,
we Sailing Committee viii turn to the
launches. which are also to race. In the
uldis of speed between the engine-driven
'aiI there has been considerable inter
aroused. and the results will be
"Aed narrowly. One reason that has
,".ushed in promoting interest in the con-
~ Wv among the launches has been the
sDOu-hatured disputes and the rivalry
ous the owners, nearly all of whom
,N'tua that their particular type OF
Saauch Is the best made. Launches are
,,..eh by gas engines, by alco-vapor en-
,s' and by the various kinds of explo-
ss engines, and each type has its warm
s..ocates. The races are looked to &c
So 10 great extent the disputes
~ nave arisen over the respective speed
o. the types.
d, as launches, like the sailboats, will be
Glued INTO three classes, and In each
rsr. mere VIII be a first prize, a pen
,s, .C ne launch races will be very in
H. sung to spectators at the Club House
M, 'oi The reason that the whole course
ma. w under their eyes. II has been
ppea out from the Club House 90 round
,aNe boat or Herb river and repeat
number Of enfriac In each cIaee have