The morning call., 1894-09-03
WINNING YACHTS.
First Regatta of the
California.
The Rover Loses Her TopmastA
Great Race Attended by the
Usual Number of Mishaps.

The first annual regatta of the California
Yacht Club took place yesterday on the
bay. Barring the uncertainty of the wind
encountered it was an undoubted success.
Early in the morning all was activity
about the clubhouse, aud the small boats
were going to and from the clubhouse to
the yachts packing aboard the racing sails.
Some of the craft had gone down the
creek the night before and anchored off
the Alameda mole, while the rest started
down about 10 A. NJ. yesterday. There
was a strong flood tide and very light
wind, and the yachts made but slow head
way.
A little after II Captain Mundyler. a
member OF the club. came along in his
launch Viola and took two or three of the
racers in tow and started down the creek.
This was too good thing to let slip. so a
great number of those on the way out
passed a line to the stern boat and joined
the procession. By the time half the dis
lance lad been covered the launch had in
tow nine yachts, which presented very
pretty picture as they came down the
creek with all colors flying.
The regatta committee saw that it
would be impossible TO start them off at
the time appointed as they would not be
al the line in time so postponed the start
for one hour. All the while the breeze
was freshening and at p. NJ. when the
first class was sent off the spray was fly
ing.
"A this class started the major, Captain
j. Hartman. Joined the procession, but
was ordered back by the committee as he
was not in this class, an order which
he did not heed. For taking this action
he was ruled out by the judges.
The Siren when well on her way to
Blossom Rock was struck by a suuall and
haH har q
The Idler had cleared Goat Island and
was standing over to Blossom Rock when
it was noticed that her jibtopsaiI was in
trouble, and from the way she was sailing
she must nave lost fully twenty minutes
in getting it aboard again.
The Surprise pulled out of the race as,
when to lee of Goat Island. she ran into a
calm and came near being set on the rocks
bv the tide TO prevent which the crew got
out sweeps, which disqualified them.
But the worst accident OF all was to the
K lVer, who again carried away her top
mast. Bruce seems to be in hard luck, as
this makes the second one that has gone
by the board in month.
The wind increased until Blossom Rock
was reached. when IL made things aboa I'd
the craft as moist as the oldest salt could
wish for. and many were the cockpit rail-
ers that were taken at this point.
Turning here the wind lightened until
enough to cross the finishing liue. The
first to reach home was the Flash, followed
by the Hazel, Wbirlwind. Edna, Seven
Bells, Dolphin. Pilgrim. Kara, Stranger,
Rover. Idler and sea Fox in the order
named.
The corrected time was. in the largest
class: Seven Bells. 2:1S:52; Rover,
2:25:51; Idler. 2:5o:33; Edna, 2:1I 0S1b !;
Dolphin, 2:12:1l. In the second class the
PILGRIM 2:32:55 and the Kara at > 80 ID
In the smnller class the Fash 2:25 :47. the
Hazel SO 49, the Whirlwi1d 2:35:13. the
See Fox 8 80 % and the Stranger 2:47 :22b
This gives the first class to the Edna, the
second class TO the Pilgrim, and the third
to the Flash.
The judges we're Charles G. Yale. w. C.
Gibbs and Lieutenant Turner; the timers
were Messrs. Lambert and Hommedieu.
The racing yachtmen after the race
spoke in high terms of the captains of the
ferry-boats for the courteous way in which
they kept clear of the course.