The morning call., 1890-07-05
TIE WHITEHALL RACE.
The Fred p. Callundnn, Captain CIarl
Comes in First.

The Fred =. Callundnn, Captain Clark,
Comes in First.
As soon as the procession was over the
Regatta Committee, consisting of John 7.
Sullivan, +. P. Callundan, Frank W. Ross
bach, j. j. Harrigan and G. L. Bender,
went down to FolSom-street Wharf, and
there boarded the tug Relief for the purpose
of supervising the Whitehall regatta. Up
ward of sixty ladies and gentlemen who
had received invitations were on the boat
when the committee arrived, and shortly
before 2 o'clock the tug cast off her lines
and steamed down the bay to the starting
point
On arriving at Fishermen's Wharf the
Whitehalls were seen, with sails set. drawn
up in line awaiting the signal to start. At
2:04 o'clock Frank w. Rossbach. referee
and starter. who was accompanied by W..
L. Fitzgerald and William Il. Gately, judges,
gave the signal and the boats got an even
start. The wharf was black with people,
who cheered Justify as the boats left. fol
lowed by the tug.
The following boats started Yorkshire
Lass, Captain j. Sennett; o. w. Lillkendey,
Captain George Callahan Freddie, Captain
L. ID. Sennett; John d; Siebe., Captain I.
j. Harkins: Fred p. Callundan, Captain
Willie Clark; City Front Belle, Captain Joe
Martin; John ID. Spreckels. Captain ID.
Crowley, and Mabel Jane, Captain L. Crow
ley. Each boat carried crew of four.
The course was from Fishsrman's Wharf
around Blossom Rock buoy, to stake boat
off Meigss Wharf, around stake-boat off
Fort Point and finish at Meiggs Wharf
When the tug arrived off MeiggS Wharf it
was seen to be black with people, who were
interested in the race. The schooner Dare.
which lay there, was crowded. She had
all her bunting flying, as did all the other
vessels along the front The British ships
Eurasia and New York were especially
noticeable in this regard as they had long
strings of flags from each mast head to the
rail.
A good stiff breeze was blowing when the
boats started, and they had not got 200
yards away from the wharf before the boys
had to commence bailing out. Eight min
utes after leaving they were all off Blossom
Rock in a bunch and presented a very
pretty sight, their white sails glistening in
the sunlight
After passing the rock on the port hand
the John D. Siebe was the first one to stand
around on the starboard tack. She had not
gone more than 200 yards when the mast
snapped off at the thwart hole and with the
sail went over the side 10 leeward. The
crew we're sitting well out on the weather
gunwale and their weight overbalanced the
boat and she capsized bottom up. A scream
went up from the ladies on the tug. John
Carter and Jack Riley, who were out in
their boats, went to the rescue, closely fol-
lowed by the Government boat Hartley.
The Hartley picked up the crew and took
them aud their boat to Meiggs Wharf.
The Fred 7. Callundan was the first one
to round the stake-boat off Meiggs Wharf,
and was closely followed by the John d.
Spreckels. Then commenced the tack
down the bay against strong head wind
and flood tide. The boats kept pretty we'll
nshore to avoid the tide, and young Willie
Clark handled his boat superbly. Crowley
gave him good chase, but was always in
his wake.
Just before the Fort Point stake-boat was
reached both captains made a mi5calcula-
ton OF the leg OF a tack, and both had to
make an extra short tack and it seemed as
if Crowley would catch up, but the Cal
lundan rounded first, and then it was up
spinnaker and race for home; and they
went along booming. They fairly leaped
through the water.
The Fred P. Callundan crossed the finish
ing line at 3:42 O'Clock, winning the first
prize. The other boats to come in and win
prizes were the John D. Spreckels, City
Front Belle, c. w. Lillkendey and York
shire Lass, in the order named.
After the Mabel Jane rounded the stake
boat, off Fort Point, and squared away for
home, her boom caught in the water and she
capsized. Captaid T. Crowley and his gal
liant crew were spilled OUT, and were picked
up by DIR. Lawlor with the quarantine
launch. Captain Rasmussen of the tug Sea
King, who was coming up the harbor,
picked up the derelict and lowed it to
MeiggS Wharf. Thus ended the regatta,
which will be the talk of the waterfront
boys until the next Fourth of July.