The morning call., 1893-10-16
Mist Secures the Trophy
for 1898.
A TIE FOR THE SEASON
The Percentages of the Seasons
Races-The Whirlwind Pays
Visit to the Enciral Boys.


displaved yesterday at Alameda in the
races of the EncinaPs boat club Tor the
challenge pennants was SO marked that
il caused much comment by the oid-tlme
yachtsmen present. Il seemed as II every
thing favored a grand struggle, ana ex-
pectation was not disappointe0.
At the time of starting the wfnd was
from the northwest by west and blowing
very fresh.
The preparatory gun for the second and
third classes was given at 2:35 and the
starting gun at 2:40.
The first to cross the line was the Red
Imp, Captain Leonard Jr., at 2:40:21. fol-
lowed by Fearless, Captain Charles Thorn,
at 2:41 AT; the Vixen, Captain A. S. Neal,
at 2:45.
The Vixen did not actually cross until
4S. but as this was three minutes after
the limit gun she was penaliZed that
much.
The Dulce Captain ]. LandsbergeD was
the only one of the third class to start and
size crossed at 2:44 is.
At $50 p NJ. Vice Commodore Elliott
gave the preparatory gun for the first class
and ten minutes later the starting gun was
fired.
The Little Annie Commodore Leonard)
was the first TO start at 500 :35. followed
by the Mist Captain Wright at 3:0l 06,
the Edna Captain j. Lancaster) at
8 :O1 10 the Lapwng Captain FL. Micheals)
at 8 02 :06. the Florence Captain George E.
Plummer) at :0S 01.
The yachts had an easy beat to stake
boat 8. The most of them made 1t on long
tacks.
OF the yachts of the second class the
Fearless was doing the best work, and be-
fore stakeboat 8 had been reached she had
oveThauled the Red Imp, which had
started first and was leading in he1 class.
The strangest part of all this was that the
Vixen, who was thought to be sure win
ner in that kind Of breeze, did not make
a showing at all From stakeboat the
Red Imp came TO the front once more, as
the wind had hauled more to the north
and spinnakers could be used, but when
she crossed she did not have lead enough
to offset the time allowance that she would
have to give TO the Fearless.
This was not what cost her the race.
however, but the fouling of stakeboat 2.
The Dulce of the third class had only 10
cover the course TO hold the remnant, as
the Marion, who sent the challenge for il,
did not show up. The greatest excitement
of the day was centered 10 the first class,
as rivalry between the owners in that
class Is very keen, and the race was a
series of surprises.
The little Annie was the first to cross,
and started to clip out pace for the rest,
but this scheme was nipped In the bud,
and before stake6oat had been reached
the Lapwing. Florence and Mist had
passed her.
At that point the Lapwing had a splen-
did lead, and it was thought that it would
be impossible to overtake her. The Mist
came next, then the Florence and last The
Little Annie
On the reach to stakeboat the Florence
and Little Annie commenced to cover
ground very speedi'.
The former passed the MIST and shortly
after the Little Annie did the same. bu.
neither of these Two were overhauliDg the
Lapwing to any extent.
At this stage of the game they were
earring stakebOat 4. and the different
yachts were getting ready To set light sails
the moment they squared away for home.
The Lapwing lost the race at this point.
Captain Nichols had turned the tlller over
20 one of the crew while he went forward
to get the sUinnaker beat on, and before he
was aware Of it they had reached the
stakeboat and his skipper tried to tack
around but miscalculated the distance and
tide and fouled it. They HAD to fill away
once again to make it but with all thatshe
finish he'd only one minute and two seconds
behind the winner
The MIST had a good deal Of trouble at
this point also For some unaccountable
reason she mistayed twice, which COM
petely put her out of the race. Rounding
this point the yachts squared away for the
finishing line. The Florence's spinnaker
was seen to be out OF order, as only half of
it would break out. That caused Captain
Plummer to have to lower it again, which
meant q good loss of tims.
One big point was seen here. The lap
wing was holding down the rest of the
nj tv OH
larger than she.
On this run home was displayed one OF
the most sDortsmanlike moves that has
been witnessed in Yachting this season. In
rounding and squaring away tor home the
Little Annie was just astern of the Flor
ence. and could have blapketed her all the
way in. which would have reduced the
speed of the Florence and she would have
lost.
BY the laws of yachting the action would
have been permissible, but Commodore
Leonard was too much of a yachtsmau To
handicap a fellow-spOrtsman like that.
He drew to starboard at the risk of jib-
ing. which, under the circumstances,
would have cost him his stick.
The first to finish was the Red Imp at
4:14:2i, covering the course in 1 hour
81 min, but was disqualified Tor foul
ing stakeboat q Then came the Fearless
at 4 II 10. covering the course in l hour 81
min. % sec. This gave the pennant to her
IN the second class. The next was the
Florence, at 4:25:33, covering the course in
l hour q min. / sec., corrected time; then
the Little Annie. at 4;25 40. covering the
course in ! hour 25 min. 3 sec. Lapwing
at 4:27 :23, covering it In / hour % min. 3
sec: : the Dulcs at :29:37, and the course
in l hour 40 min. 2l Sec: Mist at 81 :53,
and the course in hour q min. II sec.
This gives another win to the Florence
in the first class.
Captain Won Schmidt brought his crack
yacht, Whirlwind, around to the Encinal
race and went over the course with the
boys. When his craft doomed up with its
big jib shout wentup: Here comes Won
Schmidt" followed by call for the caruUn
which was brought out and salute fred
to the Whirlwnd. The captain came
ashore aud paid his respects to the CON-
IIOdore and later on went over the course.
The Edna went over the course and
made 1t without spinnacker in :16 1.-THE
fastest time this year.