The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-26
THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
Lively Preparations Among the Skip
pers for the Coming Great Event.

red-letter day in the history OF yacht
ing in the Pacific Northwest, the coming
international regatta to be held in Seattle
on October 3, is close at hand. and such an
equipment Of flyers among the yacht clubs
of the Sound and in British Columbia
waters has never before been seen. Enthu-
siasm is running high among the shippers,
and. judging from their words. they pro-
pose to have desperate try for the prize,
even if topmasts and rigging 60 over
board.
The fact that the Seattle Yacht Club has
enrolled upon its books some 200 members
and will shortly begin the erection of a
fine club house at West Seattle, has done
great deal toward securing a full repre-
sentation at the regatta from all the
Sound and British Columbia ports. The
prizes will be contested for by yachts from
every corner of the Sound and of Georgia
gulf. and the Americans, with their
skimmer-dish centerboard sloops, are
counting high ON downing the English
cutters.
Anacortes will send three yachts, the
Ariel, the Cruiser and the Bluebird. all
radically different in model and appear
ance. The Ariel has had her stern length
ened three feet, steel centerboard of the
fin-keel variety put in to replace the old
wooden one and new cloud Of canvas to
push her along. She is the crack boat Of
that port.
Fairhaven will send the Ripple and the
Wanda, dubbed "the twins" because they
are made from the same model.
Whatcom win contribute the Hornet
and the Mabel. the latter the prize-winner
in the regatta at Victoria on last Queens
birthday.
Victoria will send over the new cutter
Petrol and the sIoops Ada and Scud to try
and carry back the cup.
Port Townsend has now under construc-
ton thirty-three-foot cutter on which
work is being pushed to the utmost to
have her in readiness for the regatta. A
metal keel weighing $500 pounds has
lately been cast and is now one of the
curiosities among those who are averse to
innovation in the art of handling canvass.
The Tacoma club will enter the Belle,
the Constance and the Post, and the
owners have given orders to the sail
makers to reel of high sky-scrapers and
balloon jibs.
The Hettie Bell, owned by g. V. John
son, Of Seattle, will be sailed here by a
crew from Anacortes about the end of this
week in time for the great race. She has
been at anchor there ever since the Fair
haven regatta, the owner not having time
TO sail her home.
At least dozen Seattle boats are ex-
pected to enter. Among these are the
cutter American, recently punched by DR..
Kibbe from the Anacortes club; the sloops
Marjorie, owned by George Hebron. and
American, by Will Hebron; the Edna
NJ, belonging to Carl Siebrand and James
Hayden, jr., and French Bros Idle
wild. Other boats which may enter are
the Essie Tittell, the Petrol, the Albrtross,
the Viking, the Leota, the Chef and the
Thistle.
1t is expected that the entries will be
divided into two classes, boats with cabins
and open boats There will probably be
at least twenty-five or thirty boats to take
part in the regatta.
A committee appointed by the Yacht
Club is hard at work making preparations
for the entertainment of their guests
The Bohemian Club has voted to throw its
doors open to them, and other clubs of the
city may follow suit.
The owners Of the steamer Wasco have
rendered the use of her free for the day of
the regatta and she will be used as the
commodores flag boat.