The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-01
THE POTTER WINS.
She Leaves the Seattle Five
Minutes Behind.
A BRUSH BETWEEN STEAMERS
The Potter Accepts tho seattIe's Chal-
lense and Beats Her Easily
The Time In Detail.

steamers T. J. Potter and City of Seattle
took place last evening on their trip from
Tacoma and resulted in the defeat Of the
latter. The Potter's time was hour and
301z minutes. The Seattle was beaten by
i've minutes. The failure of the Potter to
enter the race the evening before slightly
Undated the Seattle people. This riled the
Potter's crew and led to the brush last
night.
At. Clio o'clock the Seattle pulled out
from her dock at Tacoma, ard just one
minute later the Potter pulled out. The
docks were lined with people to see them
start. Both boats did their best, and at
RobInson's point, which was passed at
CAB. the two we're abreast and the Potter
gave the signal to pass. the Seattle answer
ing back. just then the Greyhound hove
in sight on her Tacoma trip and blew
long blast from her whistle. As the
Greyhound passed the two steamers the
shouting of the passengers and crews and
blowing of the whistles on all three boats
was almost deafening, and everybody APP
peared wild with excitment. In short
time the Potter took the lead and kept
gaining right along. This ended the ex-
element
The crowd on the docks to see the boats
come in was much smaller than the even
ing before. At 7:29 the lights of the Potter
were seen off Alki point and about four
minutes later the Seattle's lights were
seen. The distance between the boats was
too great for much excitement, the bulk of
the crowd thinking there really was no
race.
The officers on the Seattle at first denied
that they had made any effort to race, but
finally admitted that their boat had been
fairly beaten. The Potter has made the
run in one hour and twenty-six minutes
in her race with the Bailey Gatzert in De-
cember, but on that occasion both tide and
wind were favorable, while last night there
was light head wind and Hood tide.
The following is the Potter's official
time as taken by her captain, Archie
Pease:
Left Tacoma at GIL; Seattle one minute ahead
Browns Point rounded at go; nine minutes
out.
Robinson's point rounded at 6:43; thirty-two
minutes out Passed Seattle ten seconds later
Puliy Point rounded at 6:5s; forty min
utes out
Alki Point rounded at 100
Duwamish head rounded, ct 7:43l5
Arrived at Seattle hour and S01S minutes out
The Potterss hest time from Seattle was made
December Is ct which time she beat the
Bailey Gatzert Her time was hour and 20
minutes from Tacoma to Seattle as follows:
Left Tacoma at 500.
Browns Point rounded at CO.
Robinson's point rounded at 6:5l.
Alki Point rounded at 7:S2
Arrived at Seattle 7:40!
Referring to the failure OF the Potter to
enter into race with the City Of Seattle
Monday evening, Captain Pease, of the
former steamer, said last evening:
I'VE were not notified that there was
going to be race, neither die our port
captain know anything aboutit. The cap
tain of the Seattle and myself had never
mentioned nor arranged for a race. We
were kept behind fully ten minutes wait
ing for stock and perishable freight that
was billed for Whatcom. 1t was necessary
that We take the freight, for the Whatcom
boat only leaves every other day. If the
Seattle would have waited we would have
raced with her, and the result would have
been the same as tonight. We sent word
to the City of Seattle people this evening
that We would give them a brush, and as
the Tacoma people understood there
would be race, very enthusiastic crowd
gathered on the docks.
1.-The City of Seattle can't race with the
Potter, for she is not in it."