Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-06
THE YACHT RIPPLE Wins
o. E. Garland's New Boat
Checks the Mabers Prize
Winning Career
She Carries off the First Prize
in the New Whatcom
Regatta
Crosses the Line Over Six
Minutes Ahead of all
Competitors

Yesterday was a proud day for the
Fairhaven Yacht Club. The yacht
Mabel, which has for two seasons been
the champion yacht on the Sound, was
defeated in as pretty race as was ever |
run by the new flyer Ripple, built and
owned by o. Il. Garland Of this city. |
The occasion Of the race was the annual
regatta Of the Bellingham Bay Yacht |
Club and some of the fastest yachts on
the Sound were gathered here for
friendly trial Of speed, among the visit
ors being the American, Ariel and
Teamster Of Anacortes, which have
taken part in many races and the
first of which was second TO the
Mabel when she gained her splendid
victory over the British Columbia
yachts at Victoria on the queens biIth-
day.
There were six entries yesterday-the
Ripple, Mabel, American, Ariel, Hen
rietta and Hornet. The start was
running one made at the blast Of IA
whistle on the steamer Brick, on which
the judges were stationed. The course
was triangular one, starting from "A
| boat anchored In front of the Fairhaven
Land Company's deck in New What
conn., thence around boat anchored Off
the mouth Of the Nooksack river,
thence around a boat anchored near
Point Francis, and return to place of
starting. The course was about six
miles long and was ran around twice
- make the necessary distance. There
was "a fresh breeze from the south and
west and, as it frcshened, several of the
yachts took single reefs in their main
sails while the Ripple had both jib and
mainsail single reeled. As the yachts
waited under sail after the preparatory
blast for the the signal 10 start they
presented "a very interesting picture,
and many were the exprC sions of de-
light as they lay in front Of the judges
boat with their sails ready TO be
I trimmed fOf the race.
, At the signal TO start the American,
with single reef In her mainsall, was
: the first TO cross the line, with the
Mabel close astern Of her and gaining
rapidly. The Ariel followed next and
the Hornet and Ripple last. The race
sheets, and the Mabel here gained first
place and passed the American, with
the Ripple fifth at passing the buoy.
; The Ripple showed her superior ability
in going to windward, and was the first
; to arrive at buoy number two, gaining
position which she held through the
=; balance of the race without difficulty
The struggle for second place between
the American and the Mabel was car
ried on throughout, and the elapsed
: time at their arrival differed but TWEEN
ty-five seconds In favor Of the Mabel,
:; while the Ariel was but minute latcl
in corrected time at the finish.
|, The time as figured for the four win
ming boats was:
/, Name Elapsed time Corrccpd time
Ripple e.........2-2-35 1860
y Mabel ........2-10-20 2-2-121
Ariel. .2-15-A 2-l7-l7l
:, American. ....2-10-4j 2-lG-l3
In the evening the visiting yachts
J. men were entertained at the Byron
=. House by the local club. The plize'
won in the race were awarded TO th'
masters Of the successful yachts by VIII
! ID. Jenkins, who presided, and many
! expressions Of the good will prevailing
y between the clubs were heard.
Secretary Lee read the report Of {
committee appointed at Anacortes oi
- the Fourth 10 arrange for the formation
h of an International Northwestern
Yachting Association, in which a plai
was outlined for the naming Of dele
,r gates from each club, TO meet at Vic
toria on the Sth Of August, to perfec
an organization. Commodore Clarke
of the Fairhaven club, was elected sec
retary, Of this tenn Iorary commltte'
s. and Will correspond with the variou
" clubs 10 secure as large a representatio
as possible Of the clubs on the SounC
The object of the association Is 10 81
cure a uniform system Of measurment
&c and racing rules, and to settle upon th
times under which international r.
re gattas can be given for "a trophy TO !
furnished by the united action Of a
/, clubs represented.
u, Five hundred dollara IN loan on al