The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-10
WON BY THE HOUND.
She Beats Her Own Record in
Racing the Potter.
CLAIMS THE CHAMPIONSHIP
An Even Start, Challenge and Dash
From Tacoma-Mr. Troup's Proud
Boasts OF victory.

In race from Tacoma to Seattle last
night between the steamers Greyhound
and T. j. Potter, the former boat won by
four minutes. The Greyhound's time was
one hour and twenty-six minutes. and she
thus broke all her best previous records
and equaled the Potter's best time. Some
months ago the Potter raced with the
Bailey Gatzert from Tacoma to Seattle,
and the Gatzert was defeated. It was
then that the Potter's time was
an hour and twentv-six minutes.
Since then, however. the Cat
zert, though several times defeated
by both the Potter and the Greyhound,
has made the same distance in an hour
and twenty-five minutes, and thus she
broke all previous records of Puget sound
flyers by one minute. The owners of all
three steamers claim they can lower their
record; the Potter's people averring that
their boat can cover the twenty-eight miles
between Tacoma and Seattle in an hour
and twenty-one minutes. Claude Troup,
owner of the Greyhound, was elated over
his steamers victory, and more so because
of her exceptionally fast time.
The race was very pretty one, the start
being witnessed by many Tacoma people.
Both steamers were lying at the Pacific
dock, side by side. At sos o'clock the
pilots gave bells to back up and
both boats Immediately righted and
started ahead together, making q
graceful circle of the entire harbor.
The Greyhound was on the outside and
consequently few feet behind. As they
headed straight for Browns point, the
Greyhound gave four impudent blasts from
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steamers started away side by side amid
the shouting of the Tacoma people. The
Greyhound was in racing trim and quickly
took the lead. holding it all the way. She
arrived off the buoy in Seattle at $50
o'clock.
On board the Greyhound as passenger
was ]. F. Robertson, of the Puget Sound
Steamer Company. He took an enthusi-
astic interest in the race, for he is an old
steamboat man himself. He timed the
steamers, as follows. the time being taken
from the moment the boats were abreast
of the buoy in Tacoma harbor to the time
they were abreast of the buoy in Seattle
harbor:
Left Tacoma buoy at S:04 o'clock.
Browns point rounded at 8:u.
Robinson's point rounded at $50
Alki point rounded at 9:16.
Duwamish head rounded at 924.
Arrived of buoy at Seattle at $780,
Time 1:26 from Tacoma.
Claude Troup said last evening: I'VE
made splendid time, and, for boat like
the Greyhound, the speed she attained is
phenomenal. We've been endeavoring
for a long time to have brush with the
Potter, and we've had it and won. OF
course, I'm satisfied Our defeating the
Potter completes the list and we won't
race any more. We have beaten every
thing on Puget sound. The Greyhound
has passed the Kingston, City of Seattle,
Bailey Gatzert, Potter, State of Washing
ton, Fleetwood, and in fact everything
that ever made any claims to speed, and,
as said before, the Greyhound will not
race any more"
The other steamers, though they ac-
knowledge having been defeated at various
times by the Greyhound, claim that it
can't be done again, and it is more than
probable Mr.. Troup will have to race
again and settle the matter once more.
Captain Pease, of the Potter, could not
be found by the reporter, and therefore it
was impossible to get her detailed time or
to learn his answer to Mr.. Troup's claims
to the championship.