The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-06

GU the regatta may ne set down a by
considerable the most interesting fea-
ture of cur celab-s.:ln. The boats
all arrived on the grounds IN good sea.
son and the following entries were
made: For the first class-open to all
sloops from sixteen to thirty feet
Caswell, Port Blakely; Nip and Tuck.
Belitown; AIDA. Port Discovery; Nellie
Port Townsend; Amelia, Seattle. For
the second class-open to all boats
sloop rugged Mena. Port, Blakelv:
Lone Star, Port BI.kely; Lille Bell
Seattle; Tom Paine. Milton; Harvest
Home, San Francisco; Lena, Belltown:
lownher, Milton. The boats started all
together from Il line stretched from the
ship War Hawk to the end of the $. &
". W. X X. CD's wharf, at exactly 10
A. VI. at the signsl of the Commador.
Capt Winsor. On they shot before
the wind like skipping missiles; now
one and now another appearing to
gain the advantage; but at last upon
the arrival of the feet racers off Four
mile Rock the Nip and Tuck, which
lately had taken the lead, had hauled
on her course for Eagle Harbor with
the Ada a good second and the re.
mainder Of the fleet following. Upon
the arrival of the already distanced
boats at Eagle Harbor buoy, the Nip
and Tuck had rounded well on her
course for Milton, still farther ahead.
Still on upon their arrival at the Mil
ton buoy this fleet sailor had rounded
the buoy again on her course for the
home buoy, arriving at inst 1885.
In the second class the boats were all
together upon the wind at Eagle Har-
Dor, so as to leave the advantage held
by any particular boat there uncertain.
The Mens finally rounded the home
buoy at l:l9, but was ruled out of the
race on Count of having put out oars
at the Fag'e Harbor buoy. The Lena
then rounded next at l:29. followed
by the Lone Star at 1:29 and Is
seconds. Therefore. in the first class,
the Nip and Tuck was awarded the
first prize of $50; and the Ada the
the second OF $25. In the second class
the Lena carried off the first prize of
$25. and the Lone Star the second. q
beautiful silver ice pitcher given by
Messrs. l.. F. Smith & Son. For the
rowing race al } p. NJ, the following
boats entered: Lille Bell, of Seattle;
Yukon. U. s. c.. s.; and Iownher, of
Milton. They started in line at the
signal of the Commodore from the end
of Yesler's wharf, and rounded the
schooner Yukon, from thence around a
buoy off the 5. & w. w. r. X. wharf,
and thence back to the starting point.
the Iownher coming in first and taking
the first prize of so; and thu Yukon
second. taking second prize o. s..
4 SINGULAR INCIDENT-SOme few
weeks since, while the Curran Bros
were engaged in telling a huge .giant
of the forest at their camp, near Taco.
ma, they discovered an eagles nest in
the very topmost branches; but despite
the bold protest of the mother bird,
they proceeded to cut away, and soon
the monster tree came down with a
resounding crash. The eagles nest
proved to contain three young eagles,
two of which were large hearty birds,
and the third puny. half-starved lit
tie thing One of the large ones was
killed, however, by the tremendous
fall, while the two others survived
the crash. The two survivors were ac-
cordingly taken to camp to be petted
by the loggers and reared to eagle-hood.
Shortly after this, however, the larger
bird turned upon his diminutive mate
one day and deliberately killed him and
proceeded to eat him up. This is canni-
balist to the letter.
A SERIOUS hIsHAP-A serious mis-