The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
SEATTLE YACHT REGATTA,
The Famous Myth Wins in the
International Glass A
Race.
American Boats Carry Away Both
Trophies In the Competition
With the Canadians.

SEATTLE, WASH, July 5.-The annual
regatta of the Northwestern International
Yachting Association was sailed at Seattle
yesterday in good breeze. The Myth of
New Whatcom, Wash, won the cham
of the same place in the second class.
This association comprises all yacht
clubs of Puget Sound and British Column
bia waters, and much rivalry exists between
the British Columbia and United States
yachts. The Myth has held the cham
pionship in the second class for two years
past and yesterday entered the second
class under new rig, with a deep keel
instead of the centerboard heretofore used,
and won against all the best yachts of that
class in the Northwest.
The Myth was built by George E. Simp-
son of New Whatcom for E. B. Leaning of
the same place from designs of Thomas
Clapham of New York. Her type is that
known in the East as 'bouncers" and her
lines closely resemble those of the famous
ClaDham Chippewa, with slight modifica-
tions designed as Improvements and also
enlarged.
The Myth was launched in the spring of
1898, and during that season sailed in four
open rega ttas, winning first prize in her
class in each race. The first of these races
was at Victoria, B. c.. where, under the
Victoria rules, she was placed in A class
and sailed the course in one hour shorter
time than any yacht in any class. The
next race was for the Northwestern inter-
national championship, and under the
rules of that association the Myth was
placed in the B class. In this race she not
only won the B class international trophy,
but again sailed the course in shorter time
than any yacht in any class. Her third
race was at Victoria, where again she sailed
in class and easily won first prize. The
fourth race of the season of 1893 was at
Port Townsend. Wash, where the Myth
again sailed in B class, starting fifteen
minutes after the A class yachts, and
again not only distanced all her compet-
itors in B class but passed through the en-
tire A class fleet and completed the course
ten minutes ahead of any other yacht, and
in twenty-five minutes shorter time than
anv Yacht.
In the season of 1894 the Myth competed
in but two regattas, the first at Victoria
May a. in which she sailed in A class and
lost through disabling accident when
about two miles in the lead of the entire
fleet. This is the only race ever lost by
the Myth, and at the time of her accident
she was sure winner The other race in
that season was the annual internationa al
regatta, sailed at New Whatcom, Washing
ton, in which she sailed in the B class, and
again not only won in her class but beat
all yachts of all classes, making the course
in over fifteen minutes shorter time than
the Fora, winner of the A class. This race
constituted the Myth permanent owner of
the B class trophy of the Northwestern
International Yachting Association by
reason of her successful defense of that
trophy for two seasons.
This spring the Myth has undergone
radical changes, her owner having con-
verted her into comfortable keel cruiser
by the addition of commodious perma-
nent cabin and the removal of her center
board, and putting in it's place keel, CIV
ing her, at this time, a draught of feet.
Under her new rig she entered the regatta
at Victoria May "a in class A. The race
was not completed within the time limit,
owing to light wind, but at it's conclusion
the Myth was about half an hour ahead of
the next yacht in the fleet. The same race
was resailed May 81 i'll stiff blow and the
Myth won hrst prize by large margin,
again sailing the course in shorter time