The morning call., 1894-12-17
LAST NAVY RACE.
The Gnat's Old Skipper
in Harness Again.
The Flash Wins-FulI List of Points
Gained by the Several
Yachts.

The Oakland navy race yesterday was
the last of the series for 1894 From the
point Of the spectator and participant it
was not a bowling success, because the
wind failed to keep its dates and did not
howl. which caused it to be but little
better than a drifting match.
At 2:02 P. NJ. the preparatory gun was
given and ten minutes later the red class
was sent off. At this time the wind was
just strong enough to make 1t easy
handling for the canoe men and the pic
ture they presented as they were scoring
before the gun was fired filed the hearts
of the knights of the lens" with joy.
Twelve seconds after gunfre the Ne
mesis and Nautilus crossed, followed two
seconds later by the Gnat and thrty-nine
seconds later by the Amelia. The Gnat,
which had not been entered in the navy,
merely went over the course with The
canoe men. and it was a welcome sight to
see her cid skipper, George Warden, once
more at the tllier.
Ii Will be remem bered that the concep-
ton of this navy. which has so success
fully ended its second season, was the
work of his fertile brain. The lat er part
Of last year he went East, ana has but
lately returned to these waters. So when
he made his appearance on The course il
was the signal for a general salute all
along the line.
The miZZensheet ON the Nemesis parted
just after she had crossed the line, and
Berier lost fully two minutes repairing
damages.
At 2:17 P. NJ. the white class was sent
over. ! he first 10 get away was the w irl-
wind. at so seconds, followed by the Major
a. SO seconds, the Freddie 2 minute, 26
seconds late, the Mirth minutes and So
seconds and the Flash 3 minutes and %
seconds. The wind was from almost due
south, and 1t made the first leg of the
cruise long reach and a short tack. while
the second leg was also a reach, and the
work home was almost free.
Before the race started Commodore Won
Schmidt came into the basin in his new
creation, which was noticed to be acting
strangely. When he came up to the float
it was found that just before she was
launched that part of the steering gear
had been broken off while getting her into
the water, and, as there was not time
enough to reris her, he was not going to
try to put her through.
All this was plain to see, but there was
suddenly another rumor started why the
craft would not start, for lust at that mo
ment sail doomed up at the entrance to
the basin, and il was seen that last years
champion, the Whirlwnd, was coming in,
picking her way through the feet as if she
had an oldtimer at the tller. Every one
was stralnlng to see who it was that had
succeeded the commodore in command,
never doubling that he must be some
deep-dyed. red-shirted Zero OF the southern
seas.
But imagine the surprise when, instead
of what was expected. it was seen that the
vessel was guided by one of the fairest
daughters of the land, whose seam anship
won he admiration OF all those who saw
/. 1t was this. 1t was rumorsd, that the
commodore was afraid of. He could stand
his craft getting out of order and even
being beaten by the other membe of the
navy, but IL was asking too much for him
to run the chances of being beaten by the
gentler sex, although ne would have been
soothed with the thought that she was
Mrs. Commodore Won Schmidt. So he
took passage on the Whirlwind as ordi-
nary seaman under Der command. The
result of this was that instead of being
near the tail end his craft finished third
to the Nemesis and Major in the order
named IN weather anything but favorable.
In making the first turn the Amelia was
thrown off her course by the mismaDage-
ment on the part OF those steering the
Aloha. an outside craft. This practically
put him out OF the race, as it was iupOssi-
bic for him to make up the time that this
cost him.
Inc result OF to-oays race changed the
positions In three cases. 1t gave the
Whirlwind second in the general race aud
in the white class, beating the Flying Scud
for the former and the Dan for the latter
place. The Nemesis beat out the Dart in
the red class for second place.
The champion trophy, white class, pin
and flag. for the fastest time, goes to the
Flash for 1894. The Whirlwlnd takes the
second prize in the white class and the
Nemesis gets the same in the red class
The points for the year are as follows:
Flash 40, Wnirlwind $780, Flying Scud 40.
Dan 100, Nemesis 40. Hordley ITO. Dream
ITO. Major Ito, Dart 100. Jack 80, Hazel
SO. Amelia go. Freddie 80. Nautilus 80 and
the Pirate IL.
The guests of the navy on the judges
boat were: Captain g. III. MorreiI ana
wife, owner Of the crack yacht Queen.
and Messrs. Hugo Hertzer Jr. and Sic.