The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-10
SPORTS AQUATIC.
A Race Nicely Won by Good
Seamanship.
The Jessie as a Fast sailer -Encinal Club
Rowing and Boating Events Canoe
ing on the Estuary.

i acHb IIuU tUE IuCe LUZ uISt-CldSS YacnIS,
in which the Aggie, sailed by Captain
Henry White. the Lurline. by Captain
Alexander SvensOn, and the Jessie, by
Captain Matthew Turner, competed. The
second-cIass craft was represented by the
Annie, Commodore Phillip Caduc, and the
Cyclone, owned and sailed by Captain E. A
Won Schmidt
The officers of the day were: Regatta
Committee-Con O'COnnor, w. S. Davis
and A. f. Wiley; Secretary, j. It. Bran
nan; Time keepers-Captain George Frtch
and E. O. BletheD, while Captain Charles
Minor Goodall acted as Judge. The COM
pe;ing yachts were accompanied around the
bay by most of the craft belonging to the
San Francisco and Cornthian yacht clubs
and the famous plot-boat America. The
course was from an imaginary line from
Mission Rock to Long Bridge, thence to a
stake-boat moored off Hunters Point, to
Alameda, to Fort Point. to Alameda. to
Hunters Point and back to the finish at
Mission Rock.
OF course, being club regatta, the prizes
were flags and other trO phies, but it was
understood that several hundred dollars
were wagered on the race. with the Aggie a
big favorite and the Lurline second choice,
concerned. because by superb handling and
a run of good luck the Jessie won by seven
seconds, after giving the Others several
minutes time allowance. There was q
good breeze blowing when the first gun was
fired from the judges boat. and it continued
until the yachts had sailed three-quarters of
the course.
THE STARTING GUN FIRED.
At o'clock the starting gun was fired and
all eyes were turned on the Jessie as she
sailed up to the imaginary line a few sec
eonds after, skipping through the water like
thing of life. AS she crossed the line, she
set her jb and staysall and started over the
course at spanking gait The Lurline was
the next 10 cross the line, two minutes and
three seconds later, followed by the Aggie,
full minute later. There was very little
difference in the position of the white
winged racers as they neared the stake
boat, moored off Hunters Point, except
that the Aggle had gained little on the
LurlIne.
The Jessie reached and rounded the first
stake-boat in 10 minutes, tho event being
greeted by cheers from the judges boat and
the hoarse screams OF half dozen steam
whistles. The Lurline turned the stake
boat minute and 35 seconds after, with the
Aggle close behind her. From Hunters
Point to the stake-boat on the Alameda
shore, the Lurline and AFgle did some
good sailing, and when the stake-boat was
reached the flyers were close together.
Again the Jessie slipped around first,
closely followed by the Lurlne and Aggie,
and then the race became exciting. Down
through the shipping at anchor in the bay
flew the racers, the Aggie and Lurline
standing well over 10 this side OF the bay,
trying hard for the weather gauge OF the
Jessie, and before they had reached Lom-
bard-street Wharf we're in difficulties, as
there WAS very little wind close in shore,
while the Jessie, which kept out in the
stream, had good breeze.
TACKING ALONG SHORE.
This maneuver gave the Jessie big lead,
and made it tight race between the Lur-
line and Aggie, both vessels making short
tacks along shore. The Aggie proved to be
the fastest boat at this kind of work and
soon had the weather gauge OF the Lurilne.
They had all the wind they wanted as they
beat out to the stake-boat off Fort Point,
and had little use for light sails, although
the Aggie hung ON to her gaff topsail all the
way out. There was, OF course, loud cheer
ing and blowing of whistles as the Jessie
rounded the Stake-bOat and pulled away for
Alameda, fully five minutes ahead of the
a ggie, and presenting an exhilarating sight
as she few through the water before the
wind under every stitch of can vas she could
set.
The advantage she had gained was rapidly
increased, and when the Aggie turned the
stake-boat she was fully mile astern OF
the Jessie. The Lurline turned the stake
boat nearly four minutes later. and started
after the leaders at a pace that rapidly de-
creased their lead. AS the yachts passed
Meiggs Wharf they were greeted with
volley of cheers from large crowd OF people,
while Telegraph and Russian hills
had their quota Of lookers-on. Goat Island
was reached in very short time, the Lur-
line and Aggie both having cut down the
Jessie's lead considerably.
A. =, r.,
the light ter became the wind, and long be-
fore the boats reached the stake-boat on the
Alameda side of the bay there was hardly u
breath of wind. The tail end Of the race
carried the wind the longest, and the yachts
rounded the stake-boat close together,
though it looked like anybody's race; but
good luck again favored the Jessie and a
light breeze carried har again to the FORE
She rapidly increased her lead as the last
turning point off Hunters Point was
neared, and she was well OIL her way to the
finish at Mission Rock before tie Aggie was
around.
SIX MINUTES AHEAD.
The Jessie crossed the line fully min
ntes ahead of the Aggie, with the Lurline
81 minutes behind her. The victor was
greeted with an ovation, and her crew
danced around her deck like maniacs as she
shot past Mission Rock. The Jessle's actual
time in the race was 4 hours minutes 5
seconds. The Aggie finished second in 4
hours 10 minutes, and the Lurline third in
hours 16 minutes 80 seconds.
The Lurline had very narrow escape
from serious damage at the close of the
race. She made a short tack to weather
Mission Rock. and then tackled again. She
was not far enough TO windward to clear
the wharf, however, and drifted broadside
on to the wharf. Her head sails we're at
once hauled aud party from the Judge IS
boat kept her rigging clear as she scraped
feet. escaping with the loss of some paint
and a few scratches on her starboard side.
In the race for the second class the Cy-
clone managed to hold her Own with the
Annie in the early part Of the race, when
Commodore Caduc showed his heels to Won
SchmidPs cutter and finished the race alone,
the Cyclone skipping out for Oakland after
reaching the Alameda stake-boat on the