The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-06
TO ATTEND VICTORIA RACES,
Record of All the Boats on Puget Sound
A Brilliant Yachting season
in Prospect.

I
bers Of this club. / have pleasure In ex-
tending 20 all your clubs and boats an
| invitation 10 take part with US in the
regatta.
Il viii advise you Of rules and other
particulars as early as possible. / am,
dear sir. yours faithfully.
GEORGE SHEDDEN. Secretary"
Elliot Bay Yacht Club.
Seattle, Wash, May /. 1895.
TO the Commodore. Officers and Mem
, bers Of the Seattle Yacht Club-The pleas
ure OF your company is requested al the
annual opening Of the Elliott Bay Yacht
CLUB on Thursday evening. 9th inst. at
the club house, foot OF Battery street.
AMOS BROWN,
Chairman Reception Committee.
Introduced by VIII u. Wilson"
A vote OF thanks was extended 10 both
clubs, and the secretary was instructed
10 inform them that all members would
be present If possible.
The commodore then appointed Messrs
Carl Seibrandt. Frederic Bausman and
| j. NJ. Lane as the house committee for
the Seattle Yacht Club for the year 1928.
Appropriate remarks were then made
on the loss sustained by the club in the
death OF it's late trustee, George II.
| Hebron.
Mr. 7. NJ. Daulton was elected as his
successor
The opening day was then discussed.
ana u was decided to open the club house
On saturday, june l. when the yachts Of
tne cluo VIII be at the disposal of the
| club members and lady friends. and a
mop VIII be given in the evening.
invitations were sent 10 Gov John Fl
Mctsraw and 10 the commodore. officers
ana members Of the Elliott Bay Yacht
'lao 10 participate in the opening.
Inc Northwestern international Assn
~ Ill
| president. VIII meet at the seattle cl,,b
mouse on the evening of July 3 for the
| erection OF officers for the coming season
ana other business which may come befora
| the meeting
II Is announced that Mr. r. +. Sweeney
| OF the Seattle Brewing and Mailing Com
| panE. mas purchased the beautiful
| schooner yacht Aggie. Of San Francisco a
! prize winner there for many years. The
| ASGie Is . feet in length Il feet beam
| contains seven staterooms. and cost orig
/ inally about s23,0oo. That she viii h. faster
! than any Yacht on Puget sound is a fore
| gone conclusion. and yacht owners wins
| nave thought they had the races this year
| already won are liable to be disappofnfed
| as she is expected TO be here in time for
| mo opening races. The Seattle Yacht
| Club IS to he congra ttIla ted in procuring
| such an acquisition 10 the feet
| The Xora. the holder Of the International
| and Press-Times challenge cups, has been
| taken ia hand by Commodore Henry Han
| sci. OF the Elliott Bay Yacht Club. who
| has sailed this boat for many years. ami
| whose knowledge OF her is unQuestioned
| by yachtsmen. Unfortunately this winter
| while lying al her moorings at West Seat
| tie all the canvas she possessed was
| stripped by thieves. and in order to up-
| hold the victories of last season the COM
| modore is devotiug his time to re-rigging
| her. She also will he ready for the OPEN
| ing races with a new suit OF sails and i'm
| proved IN many ways.
The White Star. built by Neil Denny this
! winter for Mr.. Scott Jones. Of North Sea Z
| tie. was launched on Friday night at high
| tide and is now lying AZ Clark & Bartlett's
| boat house. She has long. overhanging
| forward, looks very pretty in the water
/ and Is expected 70 do good work I'm the
| second class. She VIII have her mast
! stepped next week
! Mr.. Cooliges' new yacht Evylyn May
/ VIII Re launched this week. as her owners
/ are anxious 10 see her alongside OF the
| other boats
/ The American has been changed by Mr..
/ Cad keesliDg from a center hoard 70 Il
/ deep-keei and mr.. Kibbe Is very hope
| full 70 her success When in proper
/ sailing trim she has made the fast time
| of hours and 10 minutes over the Seat
/ tie Yacht Club course in a race with the
| Edna NJ
! The Earl has been purchased by Mr..
! Robert Hooker. Of the Seattle National
/ bank. and AIR r. Ira Barnes. of the
! Bank or British Columbia. Her cabin
/ will be- enlarged and she viii have q
! general overhaGlinc n properly rugged.
with her fine lines the Earl should be
/ among the leaders,
/ Commodore Johuson's Linda is In the
! hands Of the carpenters and painters,
and will be ready 10 FIRE the starting
/ signal for Nietoria on Sunday morning.
/ May r. At s.5a o'clock sharp.
/ Thu kelrle. Rainier and Edna NJ. have
/ been IN commission for the past two
/ weeks AMI show an improvement IN their
/ sailing qualities over last year
The Comet Doris. Foam. Naliant'sud
/ Truant of For. Rlakeley, Will he ready
/ 20 start a. tho signal
/ The Josephine left Everett Wednesday
! for Tacoma and arrived there early
/ Tburs3ay morning She left for Seattle
/ Saturday noon arriving at $50 =. m and
/ ans h0-ei off Clark & Rartlelts boat
! house
! The Storm Ktnr. also e Everett. has
/ also undergone extensive repairs and ait
/ pc AZ Victoria 20 celebrate her inajesty's
! birthday
! Mr. George N0n.an8ou's new schooner.
/ ~ Everett - nearly completed. and.
/ although sire has heeu riEgea as a cruis-
/ er rather than q racer expects 20 ha
/ with tlf feet as they enter kictorla's
! hospifahle hsrhor Har length Is q feet
I over alt: p feet water line, y feet beam.
] an1 = feef depfh. Her owners antict-
I pate a cruise ~ Alaska this year.
Prom Tacoma the Yachts Gracle Fe}itE.
] 1IcI.area ami Constance are expected 70
| start f~o-a Seattle with fa1e feet for Bvs,-
/ ism waters or Nav ~
/ 4 uew seeoai class y-arhF. hGtt 10 ErE-
! .Ar3 na@ eeeu aa lasi 20 Njeto-44's feet
/ ana W.H - "A connection IN ne May ~aee :