The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
YACHTS OFF TO-DAY
ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE YACHT
CLUB WILL BE SAILED.
GREAT CROWD WILL ATTEND.
BRISK SOUTH WINDS ARE PROM
IsED FOR THE SPORT.

Leave the City This Morning for
the Yacht CIub-Cars May Also be
Tal<en-Races VIII Be Started at
1880 o'CIock-Finish Is Expected
Between and 5-Then the
launches VIII Start-Boats That
Are Entered-Arrangem That
Have Been Made for the Entertain
mnt of Members and Their Guests.
The annual. regatta of the Savannah
Yacht Club will be sailed to-day and one
of the largest crowds in the history of
the club will witness the event. The two
steamers which have been chartered to
follow the racers will be peopled almost
to their capacity.
Great interest has been awakened in
the regatta, and members of the board of
stewards of the club say they expect a
large crowd. Guests, members and their
families will enjoy watching the fleet
craft, while those who are to sail the
boats are eagerly awaiting the trials to
determine upon questions of superiority
that are now in dispute.
The steamers Clifton and Alpha have
been chartered by the Yacht Club for
the day. They will leave the city from
the foot of Whitaker street at .
o'clock for the Yacht Club. At the clubs
wharf, the boats will take on those who
go out on cars from the city. The street
railway management has been asked to
provide ample cars for the trips both
for those who go out during the day and
for those who remain late in the evening
to enjoy the dancing.
Refreshments will be served aboard
both steamers for the passengers. The
Yacht Club will be the host for the day.
Two bands of music will be provided, one
being aboard one of the steamers that
will follow the racers and the other re-
naming at the Clubhouse for the pleas
ure of the dancers.
The first race will begin promptly at
80 o'clock. The cabin yachts of the
first class will get away first All ar
rangements for the races will have been
completed at II o'clock, when the cap
tains of all the boats that are entered
will receive printed instructions from the
Sailing COMMITTEE. The measurements
will have been completed by o'clock.
On the Measuring Committee, which has
lieady been at work, are Messrs. r. G..
Fleming, chairman; Lang West, Edward
Demere and w. G. Barnwell.
The following boats have been entered
for the races:
First Class-Cabin yachts of q feet and
over:
Titania, Owned by H. M. Tucker of
Charles ton.
Monsoon, owned by F. D. NJ. strachan
of Brunswick.
Mabel, owned by Henry A. Suits of
Savannah.
Third Class-open yachts, % feet and
under:
Lice, entered by Julian Schley
Georgian, entered by Henry Backus
The Mischief. entered by ]. A. G.. Car
son, Ir.
Constance, entered by J. J. O'Neill.
Undine, entered by F. H. Ferguson
Meta W., entered by w. F.. Drummer.
Fourth Class-Larks and flat-bottom
batteaux, 20 feet and under
lone, entered by Isaac Beckett
FL Captain entered by w. q. Barn
well
Fern, entered by T. N. West
Sea Gull, entered by T. o. Barnard
Albatross, entered by George A Cosens.
Pug, entered by F. C. Wylly.
In the naphtha launches race the entries
are:
Second Class-Launches 25 feet and I'M
der 30 feet.
Flash, entered by F. S. Dathrop.
Bubble. entered by K. E. Davis
Mona W., entered by F. c. WylIy.
Ruby, entered by H. H. Bacon
These are 25 feet, four horse power
The course of the cabin yachts will be
to the Cabbage Island spit buoy from
line opposite the cub house and return
twenty miles. The third class boats
will sail from the club house. round
stakeboat off Joes Cut and return-hf-
teen miles. The fourth class boats will
sail from the cub house, round stake
boat off Writings Point and return-ten
miles. The launches will run from the
club house, round stake boat off Herb
river, return to the CLUB house and re-
peat. They, therefore, will be under the
eyes of club house spectators all the
while.
1t is expected that the sailing races
will be over between and O'Clock The
launches will then start on their trials
of speed. About an hour will be required
for their race. and it is expected that the
Clifton will leave the clubs wharf at
O'Clock for the city. The Alpha will leave
an hour or two later.
The weather forecast for to-day shows
probable weather that will please the cap
tains and crews of the boats. barring
possible squalls. Brisk southerly winds are
promised, and the boats should show
speed on the return