The morning call., 1893-07-16
FOR THE PENNANT
Pretty Yacht Racing Off
Alameda.
The Annual Class Race of the EnCi
nal Boat Club Develops Some
Close Sailing.

The annual class pennant race of the
Encnal Boat Club was held to-day over
the regular club course on the bay off the
clubhouse. foot of Grand street. Alameda.
The entries were: First clasS-Florence.
Captain George Plummer, and Little
Annie, Captain Frank Woodrum. Second
class-Vixen, Captain a. 5. Neal, and
Fearless, Captain Charles Thorn. Third
class-Dulce, Captain Laudsberger.
The first to cross the line was the Flor
ence at 80 90, followed by the Vixen at
. :33 20, the Dulce at 2 :33 80. the Little
Annie at :35 and Fearless at 235. The
wind was from the north and very light.
Ii was this that the captain Of the Little
Annie was hoping for, as she had pre-
viously showed herself to be the
better craft in these winds. The beat
to the first and second stakeboat was
series of short lnshore tacks. The Flor
ence was gaining on her, but just before
reaching the second stakeb0at she went
too far offshore and Fan into a calm
streak, and in trying to 60 about was
thrown INTO irons and had to wear away
again By this miShap she lost all tile
ground she had gained. and more. too.
The Little Annie was but lew seconds
behind her when she turned number two
stakebO
From here to stakeboat the wind was
abaft the beam and light sail was set.
The Lutte Annie carried mainSall. gan
topsail, water sail, jib and flying Jib. Ihe
Florence carried mainsail. waterSall, JIG
and flying 3ib.
The Florence crossed the finish at 81 3
covering the course OF eight miles III ]
hour 80 minutes and seconds. Ihe
Little Annie crossed the finish al 4 :22 10
making the course in l h0ur a
minutes and 16 seconds - her time
allowance to the Florence is 80 sec
Onds. and a fraction. This gave her the
race by about two min utes. but she lost i
by not leaving stakebOat on the por
side Oh the run home as the sailIn rules
concerning the course prescribe, reading
'tor classes \, one, two and three the
course shall be from the starting line wes;.
erly, leaving st2keboat on the star
board; thence nOrthwesteTly around stake
boat ), leaving 1t 10 port; thence
southerly around stakeboat in a loop
leaving it to starboard; thence easterly
leaving stakebeat on the port and stake
boat l (0r home stakeboaO on the star
board"
Captain Plummer at once went ashore
and fled his protest If he had not haC
that accident at stakeboat he would
have undoubtedly won the race anyway.
The Vixen of the second class came OF
the winner she crossing the finish a
4:39:10, making the course in l hour D
minutes and 30 seconds.
The Fearless crossed at 8 :05:9, making
1t in 2 hours 80 minutes and seconds
Captain Thomas starting time of 2:3
was the limit. but he did not actually eros
until some time after he had the Fearles
down to High-street bridge and could no
get her to the clubhouse until high tide.
The Dulce was the only one IN he thir
class to enter. and only had to 90 over IN
course to get the peHnant for her class
but the work she did was surprise to a.
She reached stakeboat 3 before any c
the yachts and covered the course In
hour % minutes and 49 secOnds-6 minute
and 30 seconds behind the quickest tlm'
which was the Little Anne's; minute
and AZ seconds behind the Florence, bea
ing the Vixen by 2 minutes and l second
and the Fearless by 36 minutes and 20 Sc,
0nds. When it Is taken into consideratio