The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
II. j. POTTER WINS.
She Beats the 'Gatzert" and
All Records From Tacoma.
WHISTLE sHRIEks VICTORY. j"
Capt Tronp,s Boat Comes From Tacoma
In One Hour rs Minutes Beat
Ing ssGatzert'' Six Minutes.

The Fest steamboat time On record be-
tween Seattle and Tacoma was made Last
evening by the T. > Potter. IL an exciting
race with the neT steamer Bailey Gatzert,
in which the former made the run in one
hoGr and tSenty-six minutes. beating her
best previogs record by one minnie.
The Potter .aS on her regular rg1n from
Olympia. Before she reached Tacoma il
was whispered among her passengers that
q brush with sfe ssees new vessel vas ex-
pected The setzert had for several days
borne aioft a giided broom and a bulldog
TIE captains Of the Greyhound and the
Potter had both been anxioGSIy waiting
for an opportunity 70 humble, Il possible.
their tsunsing rival Yesterday morning
the Greyhound tried 70 get up a race with
her from Tacoma. and waited patiently for
her 10 start, bat she would not leave the
wharf whiIe the Greyhound was in the
harior. Captain Hill. Of the Gatzert, states
that he did not have water enough
to make the run on high speed Last
evening when the Potter arrived at Ia
coma. Captain James " Tranp, superin-
feHdent Of the Pacific coast water lines Of
the Union Paciac. who designed the Pot
ter and the Greyhound, came aboard. He
bad come aII the way from Portland to see
contest between one Of his steamers and
the Gatzert Is was determined 20 force
race down 20 Seattle. The order was given
10 hold the Potter until the Gatzert
started. # she had % wait until morning.
The passengers entered into the spirit Of
the contest, and waited anxioEsiy for the
race. pacing the decks like the crowd on
tie quarter stretch at a country fair
Many bets were made on the result An
hour after the Potter's leaving time the
Ga:zert had made no sign or leaving the
wharf, and arrangements were made TO
send the Peters passengers down by the
North Paci..c, If a start was not soon
made by the Gafzert.
Bat shortly after o'clock the Gatzert
blew her whistle. Several minutes more
elapsed before her lines we're thrown of
The engine room and ..re-pit OF the Potter
presented a lively scene. The stoEers
worked ike demons and the furnace roar
ed. Tie strong arms Of Reub'' and
Tom" which turn her wheels. were
creased and inspected. Chief Engineer
Smith had his coat Off which always
means that record is going 70 be broken.
The Eatzert got under way at G:fsA d.
NJ and one minute aud half later the
P0tter's lines were thrown OF. When she
swung around into her course the Gatzert
T.. j
passengers and the crowd on the wharf
gave vigorous cheers as the two vessels
started out on full speed The Potter ran
IN close 70 Browns point and cut of a
short distance OF the Gatzert's course. In
eleven minutes the vessels reached the
point. side by side. In twenty minutes the
Potter fairly passed Ter rival. The time
made by the Potter was as follows:
Left Tacoma, 80.
Passed Browns pofut. SO.
Passed Robins point. g.5l-
Pssse6 i Xxi point. 75ss29
Arrived at seattle I'D
When the Potter entered the harbor her
engines were thrown wide open, and she
flew over the water, coughing dreadfulIy.
As she approached the wharf her pro-
longed triumphant whistIing was answered
BY roaring cheers from the crowd on the
dock
The Ga;zert made the run in one hour
and thlrfy-two minutes, the best time ever
made hT q stern " heel boat on this run In
speaking OF her Captain Pease, OF the Pot
Ter, said: she made a noble run for
stern. heel vessel She is me vessel. as
Inc sternw heel vessel as ever saw. But
We wanted her 70 get rid Of the idea that
she Is faster than the Potter The Potter
has never been beaten .
Captain TroEp was very mech pleased
with the victory, and the Passengers en-
Joyed the fun
II - ae3a tHat the race was made by the
G3tzert by order Of her builder CAPTAIN ]
]. Holland, and not Of her owners. Her
machinery was new and had not yet been
w0rn down so as 10 riin smoothly
While the race naturally excited much
interest. the travelling public DO not look
with much favor on racing between steam
eTs. They would far rather 20 Quietly on
their journey and perhaps arrive I've
minutes later al their destination than
break record at the peril Of their lives
and enjoy the naomentary excitement Of a
race.
lhe racing spirit appears 10 be infectious.
as Sae following dispatch wiII show
TACOMA, Dec. 2-Maeh interest vas mani
Tested siang the Tharf this morning ia the race
cenErfi plated between the Bailey tsatxerr re
Gres hand sid the Fleetwood The tsaszn~t
would not enter the Tace. The fleetwood ns.-
Ing gwen eleven minutes start, was overtaksn
~ TIE Ores hcuG4 on reaching seattle The
sFef hos.d nle9c The ran u sca1tie IN one hour
and fhIrts two minutes. and made the rafI,rr,
TIP u AZ aoLr and tElrty-seven minutes