The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB RACES.

Postponed Until May 10 When Moro
Entries Are Expected.
The long expected trial of speed be-
tween the Flirt and the Georgiana, the
two fast flyers of the Atlantic Yacht
Club, which was to have been called
yesterday afternoon over the Thunder
bolt course, was postponed because of
Indictment weather. The race has been
reset for the afternoon of May 10. By
that date at least two other yachts
of that class will be in commission and
entered in the race, the Meta w. and
the Dorothy.
With four fast small ones like the
above mentioned a race will be sailed
which the club members say will be
well worth going miles to see. There
are several other boats now being put
in condition for the season which will
be ready about the date of the races
and will be entered in their respective
classes if they are in readiness in time.
1t is only owing to the earliness of
the season that more entries were not
made for yesterdays races.
An attempt was made to start the
neat little racers yesterday afternoon in
the presence of a large crowd Which
had gone to the Casino, but the wind
faltered and finally fluked shortly after
the starting gun, and the boats were
left to drift in a quiet calm. A rain
cloud in the southeast was the cause
of the trouble and bore PLAIN signs
of furnishing too much fresh water and
unwelcomed kind of breeze. Deciding
it would be anything but pleasant to
have the race continue under the cir
cumstances. the committee declared 1t
off.
The boats presented a pretty picture
as they broke out their snow WHITE
canvas shortly before the preparatory
gun, which was fired promptly at 4
o'clock, and as they jockyed for the
windward berth, while awaiting the
starting gun. they showed the remark
able bursts of speed they are capable
of in the proper wind. Promptly at
4:05 o'clock the starting gun was fired,
and the little slrinters bore down upon
the line like quarter horses, the Geor-
gana having Out-jockeyed the F'llrt
and crossing in the windward berth at
4:O6 cutting out a lively pace for her
adversary. They had not gone far
when the wind put Guietus on things.
If the hot air which vas turned loose
on the yacht at that jencture, which
could be heard across thu. river could
have been utilized, there would have
been no need of Whist1ing Or scratching
the mast for wind, and the ACE would
not have been set for the nth. The
Sailing Committee will "dope'' the
weather records for many pas, years,
ad interim in their endeavors II pick
a good day, and if the prospects, are
bad for the next date, it will be ieset
for a good one.
The method adopted by the Sailing
Committee by which the series of races
for the different classes will be govern
ed, is as follows: A series of races. the
number to be announced later will be
held on suitable dates. The entries
must be made by Friday, May g..
The boats will be scored
by points in each race of the series &C
cording to the position in which they
finish. Three valuable prizes will be
offered to the three boats having
scored the highest number of points
during the series. The method of scor-
ing will be: The boat finishing first in
a class in each race will be scored as
many points as there are boats start
ing in the class. The boat finishing
second will be scored as many points
as there are boats, less one: and so
on. At the end of the series the boat
which has scored the highest number
of points will be declared the winner
of first prize, and the other prizes
and order of finishing will be deter
mined in a like manner For instance,
If there are five boats in race the
winner will be scored five points, the
second boat will be scored four points,
etc. If a boat fails to finish for any
cause she will be scored zero. At the
end of the series the points will be
totalled.
That method is adopted for the pur-
pose Of giving all boats an equal
chance under different weather condi-
lions. Some boats are decidedly bet
ter in light weather than in heavy
weather and others are the contrary,
some boats are crack sailers by the
wind while others excel sailing be-
fore il. In order that each viii have
one or more chances of getting their
favorable weather during the series