The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-05
4 TICKLE BREEZE.
~ Fleet Of Yachts Drift
Around the Course
- ORACLE FsLiTz WON.
-. "a vsikyris Ready for
~.< r.ssrpstionai Yacht Race
r.<s,sA Boat Gsts TINA.

$1,000 on6 shss
~ ..s.a.1 rsehs Rae.
~ es~es -.
-neeItsh Dos.
-
-. a&<3snms Of slie Wing ana = Jealous
-. . ssnrttDg she races ehanseu 'ss
.s.d.~.ra pie1s1fe q tue osa1.ss
~. 6rst snnus regatta INTO afn.ins
- "a dlnYpoin .shshi. 70 time
- "a hssn fSsd Ior .he race ana 'nis
s = $3.50 four o. tne yaehts 70 Cross
Se5sk iiss before oa1k, shs o1nels
80 jsnR befors gwen up IN disgust
~ heofed fcr hofss.
- ~ opensd Win ssiH oree1s ifo''i
s .nihxsst which, aitnough aceofn-
- u rid. caused smile On Ine iAce
~ eserv fnehismsn, - ne anelc'p aseu "a
1870 "a - race. during me pre-,
-.tIosa X ~ forenoon tne Niha csusea
- vf1ch m1ds she pen Duoy on Du.
.aish hon1 tss abouI on ins Waves Aaa
- : 6cttlnasl chsiienge 20 tns new
- h5une. Every note OF tne pei. Was
- manis to ths ears. iof nolning
- possr TO create ehtnusaa =, ~
! yek1tta u not spanking breeze, me
utfs conmitiee nae announces shss
1fn eculd Be siaFIsa ~ - .'ss =
~ The yachts oeen gotten On
ofiy sdelighffui race Soula navs TO-
But enc thing and ahotnsr
~ OF beginning unsal = 'oo,
y Wind had moderated % such On
kot &he yachts wnich came OUT
VT teayas and reeisd sa'is ma IN :
16eR spread Of canvas consiuerA-
=. - 6euzh water had delayed tns
- b Iocsaing the buoys ~ the morn
= Il ~ also frightened some OF the
hid and fourth-ciass poats, "hich qua
- l11se tneir moonngs. SONS o. the
16uhts hsd 70 be measured by the ciup
nsaIufer. Capt = W. hiddie. ana the Of.
f<!sl numbers did not arrive on the ground
% b distributed unui noon, Wnen the
Fncam MN ~ ouL some OF thein started
vilheaf Hair nnnpefs. athough " MADE
y AI1ersnce The regatta committee,
~ lng Of ctpk Ia. Hatfield. DE M.
| b and Amos brown, the iass TWO
o<x111 vefe also Judges, mac PROVIDED
= ~ launch ferhaps Tor the use OF
Ht }e9 party, ana when everything
- + [eIness the iaanch proceeded TO
RI IN 10Y.
~ 91chts, shieh had been flying
~ I'D father all over the bay for
houfs, calling at the club house
sections and testing their canvas
nee1e. had gradually worked out
- hesd between tho buoy and
~ rocks, where they Unanswered
q close to the starting poiut as
q order to avoid handicap. By
N1ln 81 signals adopted, three pro-
uhlstles were given for the proper
p approach the line, then one
~hiefle was given Tor the start. and
eht which did not cross the line
- nye minutes was Handicapped the
nc.
- Whistles were blown ut IL minutes
seconds past noon. and yachts Of
llm oiass-between Is and rs feet
zee iength--and the fourth class
nan IS feet corrected length--ap-
- the starting point. Five minutes
signai Tor the start was gwen. OF
ages. AIR. simonson watched the
ana called the time OF crossing the
III carson held MS watch and an
q the time. which was recorded by
OWL Inc hrst yacht 10 cross the
the little bremerton. sailed by
y iiiiam Hensei. the only fourth
Wnich had essayed the race.
seu tue buoy AZ E;zi:sV, with
~ sFetcn OF canvas. mainsah and
ehs was Followed In lew seconds by
senlufe, OF Tacoma, ana the fdiewild,
1Mrpie crossing somewhat later with q
eap OF TWO minutes ana ntseen sec
against ner.
s.aIs'ug sigha' lot irst-eiass yachts
- Mif.s-nse 'ses IN iehgih--ana sec
aass.-oes"ssh '"ehy-l'se anu tnlrty-
s IN 'ength-~as oioWn ~ I'D go,
= 'aeJ crossed the hne IN the following
saout hahuscap. Fart, AGRA,
Nh. Margery and Kelpie. the latter be.
ass hse seconds inside the time al
Inc interest was about equally
u among the ainefent classes. AZ
sai' ssihn'eu aiohg ey the buoy IN
IS Nnich hai inouefa'eo = great
1s spooh-shapeu DOW OF the Ripple,
sassshous spread OF canvas oil the
.s. ~ peepors'oh 70 her nun. the
49, - s..''s venture ana the speed Qualities
~ nee' caiiea Tor comment ny the
q .ae fefhaps. Inc larger yachts
vac race with ma.nsail, lio and
SET exceps the heipie. which
80 =. lore staysah: ohe carried lio
ss = me WIND was rom the northwest,
co. shoie meet stood IN toward
eose. Inc WIND continued good
4. ssal Wnen II began 10 ole away and
l 49,. y several OF the captains were
= i. ' way oy 'he changing conditions
a. assfnoon wore away. some OF