The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 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. and 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 IL 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 a thing to let slip. so
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 Ii
would be impossible to start them off at
the time appointed as they would not be
at the line in time so postponed the start
for one hour. All the while the breeze
was freshening and at 2 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 sQuall and
had her port rigging carried away.
The Idler had cleared Goat Island and
was standing over to Blossom Rock when
it was noticed that her jibtopsail 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
by the tide, TO prevent which the crew got
out sweeps, which disqualified them,
But the worst accident of all was to the
r Iver, who again carried away her ton
mast Bruce seems to be In hard luck, as
this makes the second one that has gone
by the board in a month.
The wind increased until Blossom Rock
was reached, when it made things aboa rd
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 wiDd lightened until
at the finish some OF the yachts had hardly
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. 2:13:52: Rover.
9 :25 :51; Idler. 2:50:33; Edna, 2:lI :OS1b !:
Dolphin, 2:12:11. In the second class the
Pilgrim 2:32:55. and the Kara at :3S:14
In the smaller class the Fash 2:25: 47. the
Hazel 2:36:35. the Whirlwind 2:35:13. the
Ses Fox 8 IS %. and the Stranger 2:47 :221a
This gives the first, class to the Edna, the
second class TO the Pilgrim, and the thirc
to the Flash.
The judges we're Charles G. Yale. w. G..
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