The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

of yore, but as usual there was work left
for the ship-carpenters and sail-makers.
The boats were beset with calm streaks
and battling winds, but when it did blow it
came in great guns. Down near Shag
Rock old boreas was holding high carni-
val, and there was a time when the sea-
worthiness of every craft was tested to it's
limit of endurance. The Queen won the
regatta and the undisputed ownership of
the Hammersmith d Field trophy, and
the latter will hereafter grace the table in
the cabin of the saucy sloop.
The Sappho made her usual good show
ing, but she experienced hard luck in the
calm streaks, her topmast snappled and
ripped the mainsail and her boom was split
at the jaws. For all this she travelled
around the course like racehorse and fin
ished the triangle first in her class. The
Queen pressed her hard and was lucky
enough to catch her just as she was crawl
ing out of the calm streaks. The Sappho was
also handicapped by the fact that Engel-
berg had not decided to enter until the last
minute and ex-Commodore Mccarthy was
asked to sail her only the night before. No
preparations were made, but good crew
took hold of her and made good showing
with her anyhow.
Not few who witnessed the race were
ready to back the Ella, and Ames did all
he could with the sloop, but he was vir-
tually thrown out of the race rounding the
Chispa for the first time. The Mischief,
which has recently changed her name and
owner, followed the race, although not in
it, and served Ames a mean trick. Both
the Lois, as the boat is now called, and the
Ella were logging it to the Chispa, with
the Lois to the windward. The Lois, not
being in the race, should naturally have
given way, but she Kept on and blanketed
the Ella. The latter had to come about
again, and was sent so far to the leeward
that she almost fouled the Macarthur before
she could tack.
The Queen parted with her topmast after
rounding the Chispa, but she quickly
picked UP her lost time and seemed to go
better for it. The Harpoon also smashed
her top stick, but she showed up well,
despite her accident, and gave the winners
good brush for first place.
The Eolus, Morrow d Westerfeld's new
craft, was tried out for the first time and
her performance must have satisfied her
owners and builder. She stood up like a
rock in the heaviest weather and ran like a
deer before the wind. She was sailed by
Frank Stone, and all she required was
more ballast to give the Queen the race of
her life. At one time it was thought that
she had mortgage on the cup, but the mis-
take was due to an oversight of the win
ner's time allowance. But she won in her
class, and the Eolus will be heard from
yet
The Pride of the Bay was in the first
class, but her captain evidently had for
gotten the fact, for he failed to come to
time and sacrificed l minute and % seconds.
Great things were expected OF the Molly
Woggin. as the old veteran, Captain Mat
thew Turner, her owner and builder, was
at the Wheel But she, too, got too much
wind, and-snap! went her gail and left
the rigging hanging down.
The Whirlwind, with her plratical and
picturesque looking captain, Admiral Won
Schmidt, made the prettiest maneuvers of
the day. The Catherine and Flash were
on the tack about the Frolic at the Angel
Island stakeboat, and were Just rounding
the stern, when the Whirlwind, with her
slab,sided mainsall, sneaked IN between
the Flash and the Frolic, just grazing the
boom of the jigger, and squared away for
home. For all her clever work, though,
the Eolus beat her.
The Rover dropped out of the race the
second time down to Shag Rock. Bruce
had reckoned without the flood tide, and
after vainly trying to round the rock for
nearly half an hour he gave 1t up and went
home. Shag Rock always was hoodoo
to the Rover In the class for small boats
the Flash took first honors, with the Cath
crime in second place, the Mlgnon giving
the latter a very close run.
The regatta committee consisted of Mat
thew Turner, H. H. Jenness and l. Cutie;
the judges were Charles q. Yale and }. M.
Shotwell and the timekeepers Charles
Hill and r. PHommedieu.
There was to have been a race for
launches in the morning in which were en-
tered the Athlete, Satellite and Daring.
The race between the two former craft was
looked forward to with great interest. The
Athlete is owned by Colonel George A.
knight, and the Satellite by DR.. Y. P.
Buckley. The boats have been rivals
since the plans were drawn for them, and
both owners have apparently been only
too willing to have go. Yesterday was
to decide the merits of the two launches,
but Knight failed to put in an appearance.
DR.. Buckley had had new propeller put