The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-06
RACERS OF THE DEEP
Great Fleet of Yachts for To-
days Regatta.
PROGRAMME FINALLY ARRANGED
msny Fine Boats From ALI Over the
sssnd-No Kick From Tairhavsn
Tho Sailing Rules.

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Tho Sailing Rules.
me International regatta here today prom
- to be one OF the most exciting sporting
Il eyens Of the season. and will certainly be the
4 uos interesting event of the kind that has ever
b tateu place on the North Pacific coast.
a number of fine yachts from various cities on
IL sound came in yesterday, and the Seattle
+ Yacht Clubs excellent feet Of swift boats has
4 heeu gotten in the best possible trim.
d The executive and feet officers OF the Inter.
! national Association met with the local regatta
s committee last night at the Grand hotel Most
Of the delegates TO the recent international con-
vsntiou ct Fairhaven and several members Of
Il liz seattle Club were present also, and every.
ding was arranged perfectly satisfactory for
spdays regatta, the local committee having pre-
yiously arfanged for the one to take place
tomorrow. II was voted to suspend the
rule requiring boats to carry only members
d yaeht club son this occasion at least, and q
~ association il to hold . regular meeting at
o. Grand this evening, it 10 probable that this
obnoxious rule will be wiped out altogether
Following are the instructions and racing rules
agrsed TO and subsequently adopted BY the local
ssgasts committee Capt J. A. Hatfield, D. n
eimonson aud Amos Brown, to govern today's
regatta, it being understood that the regatta II
70 b under the auspices of that COMMITTEES:
All yachts must be at West Seattle for inspec.
! don. classification and numbers At Q q m. sharp
Course-The course will be from IN imaginary
line drawn from the bell buoy OF Duwamish
4 hsad to flag buoy anchored in north westerly
3 direction therefrom; thence TO and around .
thsnce to and around q nag buoy anchored OF
Is Biakesy rock; thence to aud across the starting
Il line OF Duwamish head, leaving all flag buoys
I q the port side This course may be reversed.
ake col mi feA nnnFv fv{~ hla To-,
l which event all captains will DO notified.
The start shall be flying one. Limit Of race
4 ehail be five hours
tom the judges steamer to prepare At the sx-
Efation OF Eve minutes, two long whistles to
nart. for each class. Yachts not crossing within
Ire minutes after the first boat of her class
sbsll be handicapped the difference.
Observation-Disclosures shall be divided into
hfse classes a. follows: First class-Schooners.
loops and cutters with cabins aud standing bal
hst Second class-Open boats over twenty
ket corrected length. Third class-Open boats
under twenty feet. corrected length. Order of
nAHing.faehts OF the third class first, yachts
sIsecond class second, and yachts of first class
Aird.
Measurement shall be the mean between the
length on load water line and length over all.
Time allowance shall be three seconds per foot
the mile.
The owners measurement OF each yacht will
Be- accepted by the judges. unless some question
wise after the race, in which event they will
, measure the yacht for Themselves.
! TWAS agreed that the crew should not exceed
one man for each i've feet or fraction thereof in
hngth In addition to the heimsman on cabin
boats and one to each four feet or fraction
hereof in length in addition to the ,helmsman
a open boats.
The trophies have not yet been purchased,
bat most OF the money 10 In the hands of the
teasurer OF the association to secure them. IL
seemed to be the sentiment, however, that y
vould be best to let the purchase Of them 60 for
slime until Q larger fund would enable the as
ISOLATION TO purchase much finer ones than 1t
nn with the amount now on hand and due for
tie purpose.
The meeting was presided over by President
b. Leaning, of the International Association,
Who lives at Whatcom. Secretary Arthur Gam
we'll. OF Fairhaven, and Admiral J. Barneson,
Of Port Townsend, wero also present The
Rainier Club extended the Inequalities Of its
quarters TO all the visiting yachtsmen.
q J. !. McNaughts steam launch Aquila, which
Is to carry the judges and reporters, leaves the
loot OF Stewart street at O'Clock and goes to
West Seattle to measure the boats. The race
starts at 10 O'Clock, and the steamer Eliza An
dersou, which has been chartered to
carry passengers, leaves Yesler wharf at
so'ciock sharp She will 60 entirely around
the course in the lee OF the yachts, thus afford
Ing a good view Off all the boats in the contest
Tickets can be had from tho reception commit
Zee 1t feslers wharf ut 30 cents each. The race
viii be over at the latest by o'clock. All men,
bers OF the International Yachting Association
will be supplied with badges on making appii-
cation to the regatta committee Of the Seattle
Yacht Club.
The races tomorrow will be over the same
course and the same instructions and rules will
apply, with the exception of the classification,
which consists OF cabin yachts, first class; open
boats over twenty feet, second class, ana open
boats under twenty feet third class: and the
\ Time allowances will be three seconds instead Of
iour per foot per mile.
Among the yachts that came In yesterday
we're the Maclaron and Constance, of Tacoma;
the Petrol. OF Victoria; the Ripple and Wanda.
/ OF Fairhaven; the Hornet, OF whatcom; the
Z Frauiel, Hypatia aud lnez d Hazel, OF Port
Townsend. The two latter are not going to
participate in the races, but came over for the
pleasure of the trip and to give their crews q
chance to witness the regatta The Petrol made
the run from Victoria to Seattle in fourteen
hours and thirty minutes and the Frautel came
over from Port Townsend ia five hours and
thirty minutes. The latter is the new yacht
Just Completed at Port Townsend, and Ms she
entered the harbor coming In her canvas just
seemed 10 hide everything from view. She
spreads 2, 300 feet OF canvas at once, her whole
suit measuring S,osi feet. As she is somewhat
OF anoveity in her style of construction the fol-
The dimensions are: Length. over all. sc feet;
ct water line, % feet; beam, ieet: depth, feet;
DRAFT, feet There is 4 torn flush deck yacht,
snc everything can DO closed down In heavy
weather. All deck finish is OF maple ana oak,
ali bright polished. She has 6uoo pound iron
teel, and will have $500 pounds OF iron placed
insde Tor standing ballast The top of her balloon
| topsail yard is sixty seven feet above the
Geek. her spars are all spruce; planking,
Cedar, on heavy 2isx2aA oak frame,
with heavy three-inch iron Aoors. TO which the
iroa keel - hclted. shc 10 exceedingly strong
Noticeable feature 10 the narrow planking ON
teF topsides, IL gives the boat . better topside;
eli her lettings are Of brssA She Was built by
Frank fettot aud has attracted . great deal OF
attention.
Al the yachts which came in yesterday were
cssupsrior quality and quite equal to the finest
Yachts here. II indeed some OF them be not Q
Gine ahead. C. IL. Bakers dyer,
Tie Lorna Boone. was brought In
uem Lake Washington Tuesday, and was
beng rgeed and gotten in shape yesterday.
see Is n tine model anu promises well, but tie
Vet thst she cannot La given test before start
Ig ia the race is 10 her disadvantage.
The executive committee of the Fxirhaven
Cub has sent the following letter TO the posr-
krEiLIGENeEn reiaiing the charges that the
cab Was in any way opposed u the seattle Club.
10 THE EDITOR; ca Monday las, . despatch
Ten fsirhsven appeared in your paper TO The
erset that The fairasven Yacht Club hat made
protest against the change OF date of the inter-