The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-20
DART VICTORIOUS
The Crack Yacht Flash
Badly Beaten.
A Day of Surprises in the Monthly
Race of the Oakland Navy-The
Dams Fast Work.

At last the tenacity Of Canoeist Smith
has brought him to the front as a winner,
for In yesterdays navy regatta he carried
off the race by goodly margin, beating
all the crack yachts. The wind was light
and from i quarter that made the first leg
free work. the second reach and the third
a dead beat to windward. In the red class
Fouts in the Nautilus got the best of the
star, crossing Is seconds after the gun.
Qermody in the Amelia crossed at 2:1O "a
and Smith at 2:10:55. This was a hand-
cap of 50 seconds at the start to be placed
against Smith.
In the white class the Whirlwind made
the best start, crossing al 2:15 :16, followed
by the Freddie at 2:15 :2S. the Flash t
PIG :O2 and the Major a; 3:16:12. This was
bad start for the Flash, but as the final
figures show, was not ~ any was account
able for her defeat. When the canoes
started the Nautilus went away with a
rush and was picked by many as the win
ner. Somehow she did not keep up this
rate of speed, and On the first reach IN the
cotton-mills was passed by the Amelia and
Dart, the former leading. Turning the
cotton-mils' buoy the Dart worked we'll
to the front in her class on the first beat
home.
The Dan of the second class repeated
the surprise that she gave the yachting
world Saturday by again leading all the
yachts in her class. She was speeding
along so swiftly that she had avertaken
the Nautilus and Amelia of the first class,
and mad good lead of the Flash. The
Whirlwind was making a poor showing,
making the first turn last in her class and
the Major. another new craft that was Ell
tered tor the first time, was but little bet
ter.
ha
81 min. 46 sec, Dan 50 min. 81 sec, Flash
80 min. 10 see., Freddie 30 min. 80 sec. NJ jOr
fl min. 3 Sec, Wnirlwind Al min. 80 Sec.
Nautilus 43 min. ~ sec. aud Amelia A
min. sec. In making the turn around
the stakeboat the Dan stood too far in,
which caused her centerboard to drag some
distance on the mud. For time 1t was
thought that she would surely go aground,
but luckily she got clear. On the next
round things changed somewhat tie
Major, which had been fifth. pulled ND
into third place, the Flash dropped down
into fourth place, the Whirlwind came up
into fifth place and the Freddie dropped
way down into seventh place.
The greatest surprise of these changes
was the downing OF the Flash. for this is
the first time since she was launched that
She has met such an overwhelming defeat.
The changes in the Dan have improved her
wonderfully. and she will bear close
WdiCniuS III Ill races H6IbdltcI. he
Major is one of the old lap streak boats of
Lake Merritt, rebuilt by her owner, Cap
tain Hartman, and her work in yesler-
days race shows that she has considerable
speed.
But the greatest surprise of all was that
Smith should win a race in the Dart. Not
that she is not recognized TO be swift
craft. but that he was able to cover the
whole course without somethi giving
way. The time for the course was: Dart.
II 90; the Dan, 1:19:06; the Major,
l O:2O: The Flash, 1920 30; the Whirl-
wind, 1 % :45; the Nautilus, "a 40; the
Freddie, l "a As, and the Amelia. 80 ID.
The points for the past eight races are:
Flash. 800; the Whirlwind, $50; the Fly
ing, 100; the Hardley, no; he Dream, 100;
the Dart, 100; the Hazel. so; the Dan, 20;
the Jack, 80; the Major, 80; the Fredie. 90
and the Pirate, TO-