The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-13
SPOILED BIZ FOULING
4 Close Third-ClasS Race Ends
i'm Protests.
THEY FINISH ALL TOGETHER.
Dolphin Late I'm starting. Evelyn May
and kaEeta Fouled - The Race
May BE Resailed.

Three boats. nose by nose. past the win
ming line, two protests, a luke and 10
winners tells the story Of the match race
sailed yesterday over the short course OF
the Elliott Bay Yacht Club by the sloopS
kaleta. Dolphin, Angelina and Evelyn
May. The race was a remarkable one
from start TO finish. and will furnish Cos
sip for the skipper and man before the
mast for many days 10 come. Good time
was out OF the question because OF the
variable light wind that prevailed. but
what was lost in that respect was made
up in the excitement attending the last
stretch from the Oregon Improvement
company's bUnkers 10 the finishing line.
On that leg the Angelina bumped into the
kaleta. allowing the Dolphin TO cross the
line almost simultaneously with the ha-
leta. which had led by a big margin from
the stake boat off Four-mle rock. The
Evelyn May, which was out OF luck from
the start. and which dropped out after
rounding the buoy at Duwamish head.
would. had she finished. have made the
race a go, and the Dolphin would have
been declared winner. as the other two
boats were disqualified by fouling. Skip
per Jones. of the Evelyn May, filed pro-
test upon landing for d foul committed by
the kaIeta at the stake boat off Four
mile rock. It 10 greatly regretted that the
race ended as il did, and the only thing
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sailed.
The Terms and the Course.
II was class race for a silver cup for
boats of the third class, measuring be-
tween IS and . feet on water line, cor
rected length. under the rules OF the FL
lott Bay Yacht Club. 1t was over the
short course from an imaginary line be-
tween the club house and stake boat
anchored short distance out, to and
around a stake h04r . anchored off E0ur-
mile rock: thence TO and around the auto
matte bell buoy OF Duwamish head;
thence TO and around a bell buoy of the
Oregon Improvement Company's hunkers;
thence 10 and across the finishing line,
maNng-i distance OF eight and one-half
naul Al miles, or about ten statute miles.
The time limit was hours and 45 min
utes.
Dolphin Too Late I'm starting.
The start was very even by the Ange-
line. Evelyn May and kaieta. the Dol
phin being handicapped on account of her
not crossing within the time limit On
crossing the line the boats were all on the
starboard tack. close hauled. Skipper
Jones' of the Evelyn May, showed the
best seamanship by keeping we'll 10 wind
ward with the other boats well on his
lee In the first part of the first leg she
outpointed the other boats and had the
wind rot shifted she would have rounded
the stake boat first. AS IL was. she
reached that point the same time the
other boats. Just as she attempted TO
round the buoy on the starboard tack the
Kaleta came about. and a collision was
narrowly avoided.
\ Dispute at the First Turn.
The Evelyn May had the right-of-way.
being on the starboard tack, and Skipper
Jones requested the RaIeta 10 give way,
but the latters skipper was not willing,
I'D oil tzsn he
made tack 10 get out Of danger and an
other tack 10 round the buoy. This prac-
ticaily threw her out OF the race In the
meantime the Angelina, Dolphin and Ka-
leta had rounded the buoy and were skim
ming along before the Wind at a clipping
gait The Dolphin was in front, the An
geline second and Kaleta third. The lat
ter swung out her large jib as a spin
maker. and soon overhauled and passed
the other boats. which were without spin
makers. The Evelyn May was pounding
along away in the rear.
Around nuwamish Head Buoy.
In the run Before the wind 10 the bell
buoy off Duwamish head the Kaleta
showed a clean pair of heels TO the Dol
phin and Angelina. and rounded the buoy
a. seconds ahead of the Dolphin, which
was ! minute and seconds ahead of the
Angelina. From the bell buoy to the buoy
of the bunkers there was a run with
starred ANtttS. IN Wnitn the hdiefa went
right away from her rivals. In This run
the Angelina caught up TO and PASSED the
Dolphin a short distance from the buoy.
The three boats squared away for wind
ward work home with light sails, the Ka-
leta holding her lead until off the foot of
IKE street, whore she struck calm and
stopped. The Angeline and Dolphin were
racing down the leg a short distance be
hind the kaleta, and were nearly on even
terms with her when a pun OF wind
sprang up filling her sails sufficient TO get
her under Roadway.
4 second FouI Occurs.
Five hundred Yards from the finish line
as the boats were almost side by side. the
second foul occurred. The Angeline. which
was the overtaking boat did not allow
the kaleta ample sea room and the breeze
being only heavy enough 10 drift the boats
along. they came together The shock
was not hard enough 10 DO any damage.
and while they were getting away from
each other the Dolphin drlftod up and
the three went over the line almost to-
gethcr, with the kalcta in the lead.
The Evelyn May. finding herself hope
lessly beaten after rounding the bell buoy
of Duwamish head. hauled her sheet fiat
aft and stood for home.
VIII Probably sail Again.
Commodore Henry Hensel acted as
Judge assisted rs Amos Brown. Edward
simpson and Edward Jones. and followed
the racers around the course on his flag
ship Nora. The protests We're turned
over to the judges who viii investigate
the matter thoroughly. Commodore hen
SCI informed the Fost-Irteiligencer repre-
sentative last night that both protests
would probably DE allowed. which wouli
result in a ressilinE Of the race. lie said
he believed the race was the closest on
record hy the Ealeta, Dolphin and Anse-
llee and expressed regret at the outcome
Tire shippers of thc different boats we're
as follows EVELYN May. Edward Jones
AugeHne W. r. stevens. kaieta, II. Silk
rud. Dolphin. Albert Olson.
The summary.
The summary is as follows;