The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
N SPANKING BREEZE
YACHTS SAILED FIRST REGATTA
OVER THUNDERBOLT COURSE.
4MAY B." WAS THE WINNER.
.xD ORANGES r." THE ONLY 9TH
Err TO FINISH, WAS SECOND.

three Otner EhtrAes, AooAOut,
.Dorothv H." and s.Mamie ON Met
with Accidents That Put Them
Out-First Lost Her Rudder Before
MAGE started, Second Lost Her Jib
uod Her MainsaiI Split in Two
Half Way to the Second StakebOat.
Next Race to BE Sailed Sunday
Week.
A crowd of spectators numbering be-
tueen 1000 and 500 watched the yacht
IRE over the Thunderbolt course I'M
nfr ideal conditions yesterday. The
oav was clear, the tide at flood, while
the course was swept by a breeze that
NEW about twenty-five miles an nour
IN the vicinity of the Casino and fully
4vf miles more at the Wilmington end
Of tie course.
DNing to a series of mishaps to sew
e~ai Of the boats entered but two COW
elea the course, the May B., which
won. covering the course of eight miles
in 80 minutes and so seconds, and the
frances R., whose time was 52:12. But
for a misunderstanding of the condi-
tions of the race the last named yacht
would have made a much better show
ing, as, indeed, the corrected time al
lows her anyway.
The owner, Mr.. T. P. Reynolds, was
instructed to pass the stakeboat to
wndward, but being busy about some
thing else when the boat reached the
stake he did not know until after it
took place that the helmSman had
passed to leeward. He then put about
and passed to windward, but in doing
so, of course, lost time.
Both the May 3. and the Frances R.
sailed a beautiful race. The May B., in
charge of her owner, Mr.. Sidney Rob-
erts. was the first around the stake
boat and was never overtaken. The
weather suited her exactly and her
skipper handled her so cleverly that
not a second was lost at any time aft
er the race was begun. Frances R."
also displayed splendid qualities as
stiff weather boat. Mr.. Reynolds thinks
that but for the mistake at the second
stakeboat he could have caught the
May B. on the run home before the
wind.
Five boats had been entered for the
q.
the Lookout, Capt. George Bossell; the
Mamie ON, Capt. 7. H. Laird, and
the Dorothy H., Capt John Hearn
The Lookout, which had showed up
splendidly in the jockeying just before
the start, lost her rudder and was
forced to stay out, the Dorothy H.
had her jib carried away just as she
rounded the first stake boat and ouir
the race and the Mamie ON, after
sailing about half of the first part of
the course had her mainsail split
completely in two. She had a bad rent
IN it even before she started, but it
was thought If she could but hold out
10 the second stakeboat by spreading
her spinnaker she could make it lively
Tor her competitors in the run home.
So strong was the breeze that both
the boats that covered the course had
haf OF their crews hanging over the
Wlndward side for ballast, and even
then their gunwales went under so Of
ten that constant bailing was neces-
sary
Each of the yachts entered for yes
terdays race, together with several
others, among them the Meta w, will
20 over the course Sunday week, in
the second race of the series. 1t is a
safe bet that each skipper on that &C.
viii see ludL MS yacht is in
every way ship-shape, and that with
no no unforeseen accident, and anything
IKE IKE the weather conditions of yester-
Jay the race will be the prettiest that
mas Is, ever been sailed over this course
Inc judges of yesterdays race, Mr..
u. W. Nelson and Mr.. Hirsch, have
agreed mat in future bugle call shall
pe sounded fifteen minutes before the
race, and the the yachts that are not
ready ready at the expiration of the fifteen
iiingtes shall be barred. They nave
ueclded also that in all future races
over this course the yachts shall pass
oo ,T, OF the stakeboats to leeward.
me me races are being sailed for a
n n, cup, trophy that mas been
gwen gwen by a gentleman fond of the
sport' 10 secure this prize it is neces-
saIy mat one yacht shall be first in
smiee OF the races. After this prize
e Ea been awarded. an officer Of the
9 aaI Electric Company will give
+bo I trophy to be sailed for under
Tue same conditions.
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