The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-20
TWO DROPPED OUT.
,..;dents Leave Only Two
Yachts to Make the Race.
xne7a WINS JUST IN TIME.
and the Tandem Made a Brave
Atssck on Bicycle Records
Football Practice Match.

-zes for the Elliott Bay Yacht Club
.ar,~ cup which took place yesterday 10
s..,ss the Championship for the third
- tu~ned out 70 be one OF the pretties.
p, = .,ntests OF the year. -Four craft were
.ss scratch when the starters pistol
=. srr6 at 2 O'clock. the Dolphin, Evelyn
- Ea,eta and Angelina. each getting
= .As line for ar even start with a spank
!. hrsezs Blowing from the north. Head
= fsr the stake boat stationed of Four
~ mint, the boats kept well punched
- erowding on all available canvas and
..1sing close hauled on the starboard tack
- srst reach from the starting line to
!. .take beat al the point was dead beat
!. rindward, all OF the boats negotiating
i. distance with two or three tacks.
vheu the first point was reached the
y.,sta was leading the Evelyn May by
-, minutes, these two boats apparently
,ssr the only ones in the race. An acci-
80 10 the rigging Of the Angeline neces-
..a,sd the hauling down OF the mainsall
: make repairs, thus throwing her 50 hope
,sslr behind that hep captain Immediately
.ttgrned 10 the mornings. The Dolphin,
Asyizg kept too far out on the tack TO the
wcssf. became lost in the fog and smoke
rsseh had settied down over the bay and
h he time her navigat0rs had recovere
,,.- bearings the Kaleta and Evelyn May
ssys rearing the finishing line. Thus from
q. first turn TO the finish, the race was
ulsd between the last two boats.
rs KaIeta and Evelyn May made n
sskk run before the wind from the Four
Ne rock stake boat TO the bell buoy off
rzxamish head Both boats carried spin
r.ssrs, and with the steady, stiff wind
sssrh was now prevailing, went scuddinz
L~sHe raFFr 80. =
.sTs done credit TO vessels OF much greaS-
nsasurement. The Kaleta increased
v lead slightly while making this leg.
siding the bell buoy al 3.52. the Evelyn
M coming around little over five min
rs later.
Ths wind lessenet somewhat In the run
.sm the bel buoy 10 the o. i. Co.'S coal
sakers which were reached by the ka-
k,a az 4.120f. the other boat maintaining
Ag former position. From this point 20
ise finishing line the contest practically
resolved itself into a drifting match with
TIE odds slightly IN favor Of the Kalets
TIE latter came within a few feet OF the
flashing line at one time. only to be driffed
several hundred yards away again Dur
ssg this time the Evelyn May had been
making good use OF slight breeze which
had sprung up back her way. but after
sanSst reaching a place even with her
rival lapsed into a state of helplessness
from which she never recovered.
After good deal OF tedious drifting the
Ralsta crossed the line winner only thlr-
teen seconds ahead OF the two hours and
half time limit. The Evelyn May did
not cross the finish line at ALL fastening
70 her mornings within a few yards OF the
starting point
The xora, In command OF Commodore
Hensel, was used as judges boat. He had
on hoard as guests Judge Langley. q. w.
Turner, James Leddy. John +. Soule and
aari 5 Watson. Lunch was served on the
Nora during the afternoon.
The following shows the records made by
tbs respective boats:
Stake Bell Coal
Start boat. buoy. b'krs. Fin
Inns h m. .. h. m s. Inns Inns
u Way ..e.3l .0f 3 y % 3 - %