The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-08
WRESTLING FOR WIND
International Regatta Will Be
Sailed Today.
IF sREEzEs WILL ONLY BLOW.
18th the Cups and Cash Prizes VIII BE
Awarded ON tho Race-Yscht.
ing Gossip.

Rain was responsible for . second day Of
delay yesterday in sailing the interna-
tional regatta. During the entire morn
ing there was steady downpour, aud
while drenching had no fears for the
yachtsmen there was no chance for .
breeze to spring up during such . rain.
In the afternoon the skies cleared, but. of
course, long after all thought of having
race had been abandoned.
If the weather conditions admit the re-
/, gstta will take place this morning with
the start at 10 o'clock. A regatta of the
Seattle Yacht Club was to have followed
the International event on the next day.
but since today completes the week and
many Of the visiting yachtsmen cannot
stay here longer, it has been decided to
combine two races in one. In the inter.
national race the prizes are all trophies.
while in the club race there are money
prizes, and all of these prizes will be hung
up for the one race. Just how
they are to be distributed has not
yet been determined. Most of the
down-Sound yachtsmen seem to be of the
opinion that the winner in each class
should take both the cup and the money
prize in that class. There are q number.
however, who think that the trophy
should go to the first boat and the money
to the second boat. This has been objected
TO because it is argued that some of the
captains, prefering the money prize, will
try TO finish second in preference to first.
In order to decide this question . meeting
Of the boat owners has been called for this
morning on the West Seattle dock at 8
o'clock sharp. Each boat will be entitled
to one representative, and q vote will be
taken to determine which method of dis
tributing the prizes shall be used.
The prospect for . successful carrying
out of the regatta programme seems
bright, if there is not total lack of wind.
The preliminaries are already arranged,
and the start ought to be made on time.
The boats have been measured and num-
bered, and there are no changes to be
made in this respect. The shippers have
had chance to become acquainted with
the course and the sailing rules, and
this win DO . great advantage to them.
There will be three boats in the race which
did not start on Thursday, two Of which
are in the first class and one in the second.
w. @. Heiibron's schooner Rainier is q
. new entry, while the Vernia and the
Lorna Doone. although entered, drew off
before the start on Thursday. The
former is entered by Ira Bronson and the
latter by J. H. Johnson, both of Seattle.
As the list now stands there are twenty
one entries. ten in the first class, nine in
the second and two in the third. In the
FIRST class there is one schooner, the Raj
nier. Of Seattle. and two cutters, the Petrol,
OF Victoria. and the American, of Seattle.
All the others are sloops. In the second
snd third class all the boats are jib and
insinsail sloops. The following table
shows the full list of entries, the numbers
OF the boats, the measurement at the
water line and over all, and the corrected
measurement:
HRaY Cf.Ag9