The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-22
GHURNING THE SOUND
Gatzert and Greyhound Have
Two Trials Of Speed.
EACH STEAMER WINS 4 RACE


ss~ ss~s 49, se.AAssA 49, = "a WAeAsesoeO "
CURED Yesterday between the nycrs Greyhound
mo baiiey uaxsers: the course being from Ia
coma 20 Seattie ano feturn- An the nrss race
l e Iscoms 70 eesuie-.ne uatzer won y
iuny Two iengtnss out DOM steamers tOucned
snen fespect.se oocAs - utmost tne same mo-
menI IN the second race from seattle % Ia
coma-ine dfeynound gained the icad, held It
al tne way, ana arrived g Iacona amid the
9reetess excitement ahead o. the GatSert, beat
ing nef nanosome tivai iuu minute ana hail.
from tacoma 20 Seattiefin tne nrst race, the
us.1sr' tooA sne icao, ana az one tune was
.le OF more aneao o. inc uIeynouno, wnen tae
iat'eI s'eamef mace epufs ana almost won the
TO- on ING nome stretch.
Va repo'co a. ascoms tnat snee IVES 70
tsce DesweeA tne steamers, ana q o.O
vcDcA ~ tne MolnIne Ine ooc.s were larry
u =, Win eAciseu num.nisys and mucn money
s cn.aseu nanos' .ne Dettine Desne aoous even.
1870. ne aacc Wa an unceIIain one LOT DoIn
s.eeis nav llequcn'ly m..e tne same ume
.iau e1cn captain VS. conhoeus tnas nis poas
Sou,u ie.se .ne o'nel ous Of sisnt' IA snis
s Glueo g Mclease me e1cisemenL Inc
s.esnsls nae me Dest o. iuel ana were prepared
~. sne sIeases. lace On lecolu. inear Do,lers
49, pecnlns Win Psntup steam Inc grey
~, 'cl' .ns oock nrs. sue Pulieo OUT in.o
,ne s1leam Win neao 1own, nef oows nign,
'ooN.ne quiss - st.ceiuI :. .ne anlmsa wnoee
na-nc lug Oa1ss anu waateo ior tne uatserE
Iiesise'y =. io.D CLOCK the uat.eH wnissieo
20 cass on IInes, ano, amla cneerine rom tne
sls - p1ssensels on ootn .sespels sIo yen
no. nom nunoIeos o. tnfoen on sne docks, hacked
~ ~. ana plepsleo 20 laco snout "nSn-nsP'
sns VEL fope nao snppeo between the snise
s suuI Dsov, a.u 'nc stes ny. Pule1 =. q .ne
49, ~ :. .ol lepa . 1ue Dle@A ~ nalu y ees =
- - is4ulIeu lvlss -use nanuses " snccs e
' 49, MeanwnIie 1ne ufcynouno sseameo
.slsule.y soou. .no wsl1eu. ING ctoWu On the
49, .n lncls.su' anu - ene minutes new ~
~ =" pssiel..
oc,ccs ~ when rsr..,r cn Ws.nS S0 Va LIP
49, ~ - p'a1u u"scu sisua.eu sne ene.
n.els ~ DacA up. once more oeaIenins yen
-. "a ssn' Up rom me lnIereAed nnndreos ana
s.le eua'ss "a Doen lug s.oansls rang 30 sneau
slmu ssaueousy. Inc usL.efs gos unaef mead
~. n.s. sno 'ooA ,ne lea0, glossy IouoWed ny
sne GREYHOUND. VAS = magnificent race
Inc olacx smo.e 1olleo n Volumes IRON the
=. Hs.s4S 80 snu nsace'y .ne con.ene .1eam
=. = u.sue. ous " stsW aloan9 nroWAs point
~: suu sun 'ne clowos ON tne aocks nngereo-look
'as = sne -. wneIe .ne nyefs oasaPpestco-
1v 49,, seoaus wiz .neil Eyes Out wondering.
.a.S eAv.se11eus " sNc escsmets easeu satet
. nooluson point was passeo' ior the Gatsers
-oseu aneco suu seemed sure ana easy
~ w4nueI. ne ulcynounu issseo pelcepuOiy.
r rnv a.oup.s pc. w.s known on,y % Capaain tlauoe
.oape $50 uel cuslu mne waluns al tne
= ~ = = coMa 10. the uat.ef1. tne 6reynound
~. .1 Up Jam anu consumso mucn o. net 1rcsn
Watets 70 tnas Wnen hopansOns point was
Leacneu tne ifesn wasef ran out ana SAT- watcr
w. pumped INTO ner ooalefa TOT > ume' a.
III misus =. - eAPec'eu, the enscs was oasastrous
Inc =, sseam went sway Gown
Inc oat1eH Kept aneao, ana wnen AK point
Wa passeo tue ureynound was considered de-
cideaiy out OF the race ana doomed 70 defeat
auu u'selace. Dy neasy ieeoine OF the nfeoox
Tue steam on the ureynound again went up, ana
- was ~ passing AK point tnat she increased
ner spee0 ana gained rapidly. Inc Gatzert shot
afound Duwamisn nead In PLAIN view OF the
many people VINO watched the coming OF the
myers ~ seattie. Inc Gatxert was four miles
away, put the black smoke and almost percepti-
oie coughing OF ner exhaust showed she was not
ioanns. Inc drcynouno was gaming, ana came
OUT aiouno the mead ABOUT 0W yafus Dehlnd her
rvaL
Inc Oatzert turned the plHng which marks
the snoai wafer ~ the point aPd was three miles
away, with the Greyhound stu gaining at .
wonderful rate. Thirty seconds passed and the
steamers were coming head ON for their docks
at the last three mile course. Quickly they
drew nearer and the lines OF the steamers be-
came more distinct. People could be seen on
the decks excitedly waving their handerchiefs
ana hats. The black smoke rolled from the
smokestacks ana the white salt spray shot high
up above the bow bulwarks, and in the wake of
the flyers was left angry seas OF foam. HALF way
across the bay sail boat appeared to rise out OF
the bosom OF the CLASSY surface Of the water. 1t
had not been noticed before, but it appeared in
the track OF the Gatzert, which then, like an
enraged thing OF life, was tearing savagcly
along needless of minor obstacles, seeing only
the docks Is her goal In the distance and the
gilt broom at her masthead. The crowd on the
docks held their breath for moment The
danger, IL there was any, soon past The small
boat with two men in it sailed unframed between
the angry steamers, and after tossing recklessly
for time on the disturbed water left in the
wake, continued on its way.
The steamers seemed almost abreast as they
drew near and their savage coughing
could plainly be heard. The two whistles
sounded together and then the Gatzert gave the
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