The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-07
THERE WAS NO WIND.
Yachts Becalmed on Smooth
Waters of the Sound.
eecATTA WAS A DRIFTING MATCH
= Was Declared No Race-Intsrnatfon
Race to Come on Today
The Programme.
sfcATTAw WAS a DRIFTING MArc

Ia There was no lack OF interest in the
Il event. All OF the yachtsmen had their
frends and admirers. who turned out
Y 70 watch their champions carry off glory
e.Jore. Nor was this backing confined to
SEATTLE alone. Port Townsend sent down
large delegation on the steamer Wild.
wood, which followed the sailing course to
siye its passengers view. Tacomans also
vere well represented. From this city Q
number of launches, sailboats and row.
4 hosts carried spectators to the scene Of the
i race, while the steamer Eliza Anderson
Il also had large party aboard.
In addition to the failure of the wind
4 the weather was not at all propitious.
i There was heavy mist on the Sound all
Il day, with . light fall of rain at intervals.
II Only once, at about o'clock, did the sun
venture through the clouds, and then he
hid his face in very few minutes.
Quite number of boats held Of because
the weather conditions were not salts
] factory, but there were twenty-one entries,
two of which failed to start. In the first
class. for cabin boats with standing
ballast, there were eight to start. In the
second class. for open boats of more than
| twenty feet in length, there were nine. In
Ne third class there were but two boats to
sart All but two of the first class boats
uere sloops, the Petrol, of Victoria, and
The American, of Seattle, being cutters.
All of the other entries were jib and main.
sail sloops.
One of the most satisfactory features of
the Gay was the work of J. +. McNaught's
steam launch Aquila, which was placed
at the disposal of the judges and reporters,
besides acting as the Commodore's
flag boat. Her great speed and admirable
handling by Capt. William Richards and
Engineer James McIver afforded those on
board of her the best of facilities for taking
1.-The time Of the start and of the rounding
u the different buovs by the boats. The
4 judges aboard of her were Capt. ]. A. Hat
6sld, d. NJ. Simonson and Amos Brown.
The course was from an imaginary line
esawn from the bell buoy anchored off
Dswamish head to q flag buoy anchored In
. > northwesterly direction therefrom:
hence to and around q flag buoy anchored
- West point light house; thence to and
ecund flag buoy anchored of Dlakeley
Nck; thence to and across the starting line
q Duwamish head, leaving all flag buoys
On the port side.
There was considerable delay in looking
AMER necessary preliminaries, such as TAX
tag measurements and giving the boats
their numbers, so that it was after mid
day when the start was made. The third
class boats were to have started first, but
owing to misunderstanding of the signals
by both they dropped out and were given
smother chance after all the others were
OF. The second class boats were next sig
nailed. and the first to cross the line was
the Ariel, at 12:222 30. The Hettie Bell
followed at I2:23:50, and the Chef at
I2:26:5O
There had been a light breeze blowing
during the morning, but it had died away.
Most of the first class boats had taken
positions good distance from the start
Ing point. and there was long wait until
/ they crept slowly down across the line.
AIhe Margery, which brought up the rear,
l did not cross until $3.50.
1t was fearfuily slow work up to the
buoy at the West Point lighthouse. and
when the Idiewild, which was the first to
round it. pushed her nose past ii was 3:O6.
suhe Ripple came next at 1907 80. Of the
trst class boats the British cutter Hornet
vas first at the buoy at 1881 10.
From West point buoy to Blakeley rock
there was little or no improvement in the
Wind. which did not fill the sails Of some
Of the boats and left them tapping help
lsssly. Ii was apparent that there was
nothing but slight possibility of a race
and then chance for only the Idlewild
and the Ripple, which were far in the
lead.
1t was not until the leaders neared
Rlakeley rock that there was much of
anything to bring out the true pleasure
and excitement of a good yacht race.
Then about O'Clock struggling sun
beam fought its way through rift in the
elouds. A light breeze sprung up and rs
The Ripple, which had taken the lead.
bore down on the buoy, she actually had
bone in her teeth-not much of one, but
till enough to gladden. the heart of the
SKIPPER and the watching judges. The
ldlewild followed hard after and rounded
she buoy ut a rafting clip. Then the two
ftood away for the finishing goal in good
oiye and for the first time during the
Nay the prospect began to brighten. But
TWAS too good TO last. After few min
utes of healthy life the breeze died and
again the race became little better than
drifting match.
boats could finish within the limit of five
hours the Judge boat turned back along
the course and notified the different cap
tains that the race was of, aud a. dark
/ ness came down the whole fleet was creep
1 Ing slowly across the Sound in the nearest
l course for home.
Owing TO the struggling order Of the
boats, the time at the second and third
bneys was not taken except for the lead
/ Era The entire list of entries, with the
namar of the owners and the ports from
which the boats hail is as follows:
! First ciass-Edna NJ. Seattle. Carl sicbrani;
Ss,nl Victoria, Commodore Foote; Thistle. So
ssus, ]. Dunlap; Mciaren, Tscoms. y. ssyary;
Nsigsry. seattle, G, IL. Hebron; Francel, Port
1osaseud. Admiral Bsrneson: Constance. Ia
reaa, =. ". Snow. American, Seattle, A b.
kieae
Second class-Che,. Seattle. G. NJ Tovle:
hes.e Bell. seattle. johnson & Son; Ariel. Ana-
fofies, X iraitou: Idiewiid. Seattle. French
Bros; Wanda. Fairhsyen. NJ. BIersdulf; Ripple,
tafassen, q IL Garland. Hornet, Whateom,
HM,ung
ihisd eiss-Bremertou, Seattle. W. Hensei;
te'Fei. Seattle, Clark & Bartlett
HE following table gives the entries,
saelr numbers the time of starting and of
rounding the second and third buoys, as
ias as taken:
yfssr CLASS
i III Point Rock