The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-04
GALA DAY AT SAUSALITO.
Meteor Wins the Launch Race
Very Easily.
ROWING RACES VERY EXCITING.
The Queen Makes the Best Time Over
the Course, Beating the Fleet
by Good Margin.

The San Francisco Yacht Club held
most successful regatta yesterday over
course laid out in front of the clubhouse at
SausalitO. The morning was taken up
with rowing and launch races, while in
the afternoon one of tbs prettiest sailing
races was seen.
The course was from the clubhouse to
and around the Lurline, thence back to and
around the Frolic. thence over the course
again, finishing at the clubhouse instead Of
rounding the Frolic.
There were five boats to face the line
the Ramona. with High Lord of the Pan
try Welch, and Fred, the b0atkeeper; the
Lurline. with two of the boatkeepers 1;
Dawn, with Frank Bartlett and Jack Lam
caster; the Rover. with two of the boat
keepers, and the Ripple, also with two
of the atkeepers.
The run resulted as follows: Lurline. 81
min. 81 sec. Dawn, 81 min. 10 Sec; Rip
pie, q min. 10 Sec. Ramona, q min. IL
Sec
Following this came the races of the
launches of the first class Of six horse
power.
The course was from the clubhouse to a
stakebOat off the wharves, thence to and
around a stakeboat off the foe bell on
Angel Island, thence to and around the
Lurline, thence TO the starting point. The
starters were Arrow, George knight ;
Comet, F. Happersberger; Meteor, NJ. A.
Newell; Hirondelle, DR.. V. L. Buckley.
and Bob.
The meteor won, her time being % min.
"a sec.; next came the Arrow, 90 min. 81
sec. Hirondelle, so min. 80 Sec; Comet,
80 min. 81 sec. Bob, in AZ min.
The third class were started off at
II 81 80. They were ''One-horse power
and had a short course right in front OF
the clubhouse. Those who took part in
the race were: The Lurline, Polliwog,
Edwinna and the Chrysita.
The Edwinna won on time allowance.
just beating the Polewog, Lurline third
and the Chrysita last
At 40 the preparatory gun was given
for the yacht race. At :43 80 the Rover
crossed. followed by the SapphO at l "A :27,
the Frolic at AS 40 and the Petrol. who
misunderstood the shooting signal, al
:52 81. The Queen of ;he second class
crossed at l As :53, Dawn at 1916, Thetis
40 :21, Edua 1894. Little Annie al
:55 is In the third class the Oracle
crossed at 1 :53 :33. Truant :55 80. Florence
at l 30 40
In the fourth class the North crossed
first at :57 II, Pilgrim 80, Flora 300 %
Hazel 2:03:49. Whirlwind 2:04:3S, Cisco
2:04:48 May 2 :05:19 and the Catherine a.
2:05:19. In the fourth the Minnie eros sec
at 3 :03 :49, Witch at2 O3 :49 and the Caprice
at 200 %. This made list of twenty-five
crafts.
The wind was very strong, and from a
point that made it nothing but reaches
therefore a good trial on windwRrd wors
was out of the question. The picture the
fleet presented from Sausalito was one thai
! has never been seen in that section before
and made such old salts as Eckley anC
| Ogden warm up so that one might imagin
that they were boys again.
! The finishing time was: Ripple
| 3:05 "a. Petrol, 1922 30. Rover, 1905 81
| Sappho, 3:02:33. Queen. 8 :O9:50 Dawn
3:l6:13. Thetis, 3:16:95. Oracle. 3:16 80
Truant, 3:26:00. Pilgrim, 2:49 :28. Flash
2:51 81. Florence, 1886 :52. Whirlwind
:54 30 Cisne, 2:57 30. Catherine, 1903 :4C
| Hazel, 2:56:42 Ceres, 2:59 :05. Mag
2:54: 13. Minnie. 3:04 SO. Caprice, 3:01 :1C
| The Edna pulled out OF the race whel
almost flushed and sailed around witt
the yachts that had finished. The Littl
Annie also pulled out, as it was impossi
BILE for her to carry all her canvas wit
comfort. The Witch was also in the SAM
condition.
a protest was entered by Captain Thorn
as of the Sappho against the Frolic. as sh
had a professional aboard in HERNIA
Loeber. Mr.. Happersberger entered ont
against all the launches in the first clas
as in going TO Eisherman's wharf they die
not pass on the right side of the Frollc.
The corrected time for the race is as TO
lows: In the first class the Sappho wa
first, 1:1S:0 Rover second, 1:1S:5i
Frolic third. 1:20:14. and Petrol las
20 GA.
In the second class the Queen was frs
time I:20:57; Thstis second, 1:25:0S
Dawn third. l 20 :33.
In the third class the Truant was fir
5000 Florence second 1:36:45. an
Oracle third in 40 81.
In the fourth class the May was frs
time, 48:37 WhirIwind and Ceres tie fc
second, me, 1905. Flash third in 40 4
Next came the Cisni. 40 :54, the Haze
50:2I, the Pilgrim 30 Is. the Mirth 81;
and the Catherine 54:55. Story in ii
Caprice captured the fifth class.
The Queen at the time when the first Ell
tries were received was put in the fir
class, but was forced into the secOn
later on. 1t was well for those in the fir
class that she was, for. under the time a
lowance rule, she beat the whole flee
covering the distance in :16 :16 and, Their
, fore, may we'll be called the queen of IL
feet. Ed Howard was at the wheel of tn
swift craft during the race.