The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-11
WIND COMES AT LAST.
Yachtsmen Get All the Breeze
They Want,
sovcH WATER ON THE nARsoR.
H Ripple Finishes In the Losd, saA
1Asa CsPsisss-Ths MeLarsn wins
In she First Glass.


In she First Glass.
ne yachtsmen who havs been signing since
fhuzsday for breeze got IL yesterday with .
Vengeance. The wind was freah MI day long.
With occasional gusts that tried the seaman
nip Of the Shippers. The harbor was ful Of
vhitscsps and the spray dew over the noses Of
- boats ct rate that satisfied til ardor OF the
nost daring The excitement Of the sport IVES
oniy heightened BY yacht capsixing and an
etkof betng disabled.
8 was an excellent test OF the abilities Of the
tnfe and the men who hsudlsd them, and the
si6foss carriedof the honon OF the ten boan
vho completed the course there were four hail.
N frum outside ports, and between them they
eaptursd two FIRST and one second pfisea. The
III psriOrmance was that Of the sloop Ripple,
q fGfrhaveu, who won hrss money In the sec-
~ siass, - well ~ special prize Of silk pen-
pant for the boat, regardless Of class, making
- best corrected time. She IVES admirably
niIed BY 8. G. Mckay. Her double. the Wanda,
NJ second In the same clas& In the ilrst class
- McIAren, OF Tacoma, finished nnk with
- Edna n, Of Seattle. good second
5here was considerable delay among the boate
y essting into position for the start ana they
0oEe over IN hour late In getting or Then
III Two, the Ripple ana the wsnda, crossed
~ lins within the ave minutes allowed aftsr
~ signal 70 start, and In Consequence al the
eehen we're handicapped TO the extent Of the
(lne they were late This affected the result
ealy In one instance: the Idiewild. Whose
1nndieap was more than eighteen minutes, b.
~ bsatsn out Of third place in the second clan
1ytAs Kettle Bell, who was ct back something
~ fourteen minutes. The Idlswild's actual
oliling time was slightly lees than the Hsttie
~In n
1ns but for the heavier handicap
nwas 12:l1:02 whsn the whistle Of the tug
Mystic, acting q the judges boat, blew for tho
eeoond class 70 start The Ripple came racing
loun TO the line and shot across ct 1901 40
Tuning sharp around the buoy, she raced OF
With the wind toward West point A minute
hssr the Wanda followed. The Chot, Hornet
nd Ariel furnished the prettiest ieaturs Of the
usrt, - they came up 70 the line In . bunch,
eoss mp to the buoy, and. after turning. went
- down the course together. The Hornet espe-
aflly called forth admiring remarks at the
taady manner in which she. carried herself
1kscugh the water. although she had every inch
~ hor canvas set
n The frst-class there was considerable Of Q
sSaik and IL was about four minutes after time
Vhsn the Edna n and the McIArsn CROSSED, IL.
nMf abreast The Thistle was three minutes
Inn, and the Ma-gery the Same length Of time
bshind her. In attempting to run too close 10
-. - ouoy LOT Roou s'afs the Asfgery CATFISH
eHey she nagstan with her boom.
VINE me Judges boat va detained ct the
slaft. the yachts, running before strong wind,
eovsred the distance 20 quickly that Il was Inn
possible 70 take the time ct West point The
Ripple and Wanda had tackled In, and were on
- Biakslsy rock long before tho Mystic could
eAteh mp
nen sDous sWo mics out the hofneh, wnicn
~ rapidly osefnauing everything ahead Of
asF' 70 inc surprise OF every one. VA seen 70
sume sDout ana put pack 70 the peil buoy q the
eafuhe point Her strange action was exe
paaineo siser the race snoed, wnen u became
known tnet nef cross-tree ana one OF her main
ssys nso given Way ana 70 Keep eneao would
Saeve taken her mast out
~ me stretch nom west point % blakeiey
sook tne ooao iound haro Work Oeaun1 70 wino'
3afo IN such strong breese. The Ariel which
aso been getting along finely, struck
. soed OF keip, ana received bad
oteack before her crew could olsen
nnsis hef. At the rock thefe was but 1T
g change IN the positions OF the leading boatA
me order In which the buoy was rounded ives
= follows: Ripple, Wanda. Hettis Bell. Idle
wild, McLaren, Edna NJ. Chef, Ariel, Thistle,
Aszsery.
I'm the home stretch the Ripple made splendid
une, rapidly drawing away from her twin. the
Wanda At 2:23:25 she scuddsd across the line,
lusf shade over two and quarter hours altar
Ne ossfI
hundred yards across the line the winner
1T the spectators in the judges boat all on edge
with excitement n her mast began TO toupla It
An sI.rriny r.,S and the, -ar, cr..hirg dnvn
49, a.. 1 49, 49, , s
..so sne "scf. 4he ooa' eurneu comp'ossy
over, wniic ner crew OF ave men crowded ONO
ne upturned bottom The Mystic hurried 70
Per assistance and tho yachtsmen were taken
81 Without further injury than ducking. They
~ 80 sne owner' y. e. uai.Anu' .no ssuins nass-
-, . w. Mckay; GEORGE Gefharots 8. n NOR
Hson and d. Cameron. The capsixsd vessel
was towed ashore and soon righted Her mast
VS. broken. but apart from this there was but
littIs s.ms.a m. .cc,dsrt -. Ana 10 the
.e.s, ~ 49, - a.
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=. 49,
hoats at a:l2:O7. being 2:49:JO after she started