The morning call., 1892-09-10

Sea King conveyed a third. Then there was
the steam schooner Point Arena with holi-
day crowd, who went out to see the fun :;
the freboat Governor Irwin, the ferry-boat
1amalpaiS. the steamer Caroline and the
schooner Rosie II. 1t was a most beautiful
day and everybody had lovely time.
There were two events, but one CON-
pletely oveTshadOwed the other. The chief
interest centered in the race between the
schooners Aggie, Jessie and Lurline for the
Wieland champi prize cup and prize OF
500. Bets aggTegatng several thousands
of dollars were dependent on the result.
There was a race for slOep yachts for
500 prize The entries were the Annie,
the Idler and the Cyclone. The last named
did not take part In the contest, and the
IGler gave up after passing the second
stakebOat, so that the Annie won her prize
easily by sailing over the course alone. She
did it in good time, too.
The course was from an imaginary line
from MelggS wharf 10 a StakebOat anch-
ored in deep water off southampton Sh0al,
passing same on port hand; thence to the
stakebnat off Meiggs wharf, leaving same
on starboard hand; thence 10 and around
stakeboat of Fort Point, leaving same ION
port hand; thence ever the same course
again, finishing on return across the line OF
starting. The length of the course was
about twentv-seyen miles.
The starting gun was fired almost ex-
actiy at p. NJ, and the three scho0ners
soon stretched away for the distant Berke-
ley shore, the sloop Annie leisurely fol-
lowing.
The Aggie was the first to round the
stakeboat in the stream, and went off like
flash with the wind on her quarter and her
water-sail set. The Jessie and Lurline
followed in the order named, and it was not
long before wide gap was created between
these two schoonerS which the LurlIue in
vain strove to fill up. The Jessie at once
set her flying llb ana staysail and fastened
away in the wake of the Aggie. Both the
Jessie and Lurliue set their water-Sails.
but for some unexplained reason the
SpTeckelS fier seemed TO travel very
slowly. Many critics thought her new
masts were not at all in the nature OF an
Improvement.
Pretty nearly the entire yachting feet in
the bay started out TO follow the first mile
or two of the race and the spectacle pre-
scented was very pleasing one. 1t was an
ideal yachting day-a blue sky. q nice
breeze and just nough motion in the water
to make things lively without causing
qualm in the most sensitive disciple Of the
bilge-water school.
The Lurline made mistake at the be-
ginning. She lost wind aud gained nothing
by keeping too close under the lee OF Angel
Island and along the Marin County shore.
She was more than mile to windward OF
her competitors, but the position availed
her nothing. BY the time she had cleared the
south point of Angel Island, the a ggie sailing
like witch and with her centeTboard lifted.
was nearly up with the stakeboat on South
ampton Shoal The Jessie kept a good
course and the knowing ones said that
Captain Turner. who was sailing her, knew
what he was about and would be heard
from at the finish He kept well away to
the Berkeley side, so that the gap between
The Jessie and Lurlne became wider than
ever. The sloop Annie followed the
Lurline's course a little to sindwGrd of
her.
The Aggie rounded the stakeboat off