The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-29
THE RIVAL YACHTS.
Xora Wins Easily From the
Kelpie in Good Time.
OTHER BOATS FAIL TO GO OUT.
Controversy About THURSDAYS Race I'm
settied-Xora's Crew Answers
Capt. Iowie's Charges
OTHER BOATS FAIL TO GO OUT

race was sailei over the Seattle Yacht
Club course yesterday between the heipse
and Nora. which was won by the latter IN
the fast time of two hours and six minutes,
the Kelpie crossing the line twenty-five
minutes and seven seconds behind her,
Whether this race is 10 be considered as
one of the series between the four. large
boats or not is subject of controversy, as
neither the Rainier nor Gracie teiitZ
started. The Oracle Felitz contends that.
as Thursdays race has not yet been de-
cided aud neither the boats nor the course
measured. she will not sail in another race
until il is known whether she or the Xora
won on that day. Those in charge Of the
Rainier are of the same opinion, while the
Xora considers that the agreement was
that series of races should take place on
successive days until some boat should
win two races. In this view of the matter
she claims that the Oracle Feliiz and
Rainier merely waived their right by fall
ing to start yesterday morning.
Both sides are warmly represented by
partisans who each support their View OF
the matter, and the question that the races
were expected 10 settle, namely, which IS
the fieetest of the four boats. Is almost as
doubtful as it was last week. AT every
hand an .'if'' is interposed and owing to
the loose manner in which the series OF
races was arranged no one is In position
TO say ANYTHING definite about II, or to
know with certainty where they are at
Ii the Oracle, by corrected time, won
Thursdays race, then the series OF races
resulted in a victory for her by score OF
to 1, the Kelpie winning the third race.
II the Nora won Thursday. and yester-
days race is to oDunt. then the Aora has
proved herself the best boat by winning
the third and fourth races. Ii the Aora
won Thursday, but yesterdays race is
called off, another race must yet be sailed.
The most satisfactory proposition proba-
bly, for all parties is the one made by
Amos Brown to measure the boats and
estimate the course on Sunday and have
the deciding race early next week.
Yesterdays race was not particularly
exciting or interesting except for those
engaged, as the Nora took the lead at the
start and finished far ahead OF the kelpie.
The wind was not strong enough Tor the
latter, but was just right for the former.
After waiting some minutes for the other
two boats the Xora crossed the line at
1O:30 :oS followed by the keipie At 1881 10.
Both had all sail set and the kelpie set
her balloon jb on the run TO Four Mile
rock and on the run home. On this leg
the Xora gained 2 minutes and Al seconds.
Ii was the same story all the way around.
the Nora adding to her lead on each leg.
r. Is. Leithead acted as judge and time
keeper, and the following table gives the
timing:
start Buoy Buoy. Finish Time.
yora 10 :3:0s lO:so.s % II $50 l2:S6os 200 90
Kelpia. lo:si:l0 ll:ol:5 so l2:o7:o2 l2:597 2:2sJ7
The interview with Capt. A. NJ. Towle
which appeared in the Posr-1NTELLrGENcER
Yesterday regarding the race on Thursday
in which he alleged that the Kelpie and
Xora were no. giving him fair treatment
and that their captains were determined
TO win by fair means or foul. yesterday
called forth from the crew of the Aora .
communication which. after quoting the
Objectionable passage in Capt Towie's in
teryiew, says:
"As members of the Xora's crew. we de-
sire TO state that these words we're entirely
uncalled for No one has been more
anxious to steer clear of any and all COM
plications than Commodore Hensel, aud
no or. has entered these races in truer
spirit of sportsmanship than he.
AS to the bone OF fouleutiou DcANctu
Capts. Hatfield and Towie, We have moth
ing To do with IT,
'.But as to being parties to 'put-up
| lob determined TO win by fair means or
| foul and that it was ali cut and dried be-
fore We started, we would simply say that
Mr. Towle does Us and our commodore q
gTea. injustice. In fact. we are unwilling
to credit such harsh language 10 him and
simply make denial in toto Tor the gem
eraI public. We really think that the
Nora has won two races. II she has not
We would like 10 be otherwise informed.
ana in either event our commodore and
our crew xili most readily aequiesce. We
congratulated Mr.. Towle a. the end OF the
FIRST race We gave Commodore Sander
and his crea three cheers on the second
day. and when, Or the third day, the
Nora had her inning we little expected