The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08
THE YACHT RACES.
The Wind "She Blow" the Re-
gatta q Great Success.
TWO OF THE sOATs CAPsiZED.
The Oracle Feiits Wins First In the
First-class. Nora >econd-ln sec
ond-class the Falcon Wins.

The most glorious yacht races ever
sailed in this hAroor were Witnessed yes
terday. Every foot OF the coarse lad our
by the Elliot: Bay Yacht Club VAS con-
tested hotly and the sight OF twenty-five
yachts careeniag with the strong oErS@s
Will not soon bs forgotten The crews
were picked raen ami Laid down 10 theH
work Ike true sailors The honors OF me
day in the first class were carried OF oy
the yacht Oracle Felitz. owned and com
man3ed by A NJ. ToWle. Her time WAS
3:D.S. The Nora, Commodore henry
Hensel. came in second in S.-o.I4' oeihs
handicapped by a delay or almost t"shtE
minutes In getting under way AT the start.
IN the second class the Falcon, Johh
Nelson. led al the finish. with the White
Star. :. 3. Stewart. a close second. anu
the Hettie Bell Commodore Barneson, Or
Pert Townsend. pushing them IN third
place. The TIME was Falcon, sa4'oo'
White Star. 1880: Hettie Bell, S1 80.
The resul, OF the finish IN the third class
Is contested by the kaleta, NJ stixrud.
The Evelyn May came IN first in 223 -,
the KaIeta second n $3.50. The Kale "a
stopped or the course 10 pick up the crew
OF the Lucinda, " hich had overturned,
and claims the right to resail the race.
one OF the most interesting contests
vas that between the Imp. Chispa and
Lucinda, which were put in a special class
The little boats flew about with dash
that made them seem ships in miniature
The Imp. Vice Commodore George
Thompson. won first prize in 2:3S:52 with
the Ch!spa, Edward Kicking, second IN
9:i4:l0 The Lucinda. David Boyd, was
overturned at the Oregon Improvement
Company bunkers while coming down on
the home stretch.
The capsiz.ng of the Lucinda and Hat
re were the only accidents to mar the
day. and In the opinion or yachtsmen that
is an occurrence necessary TO the success
Of a regatta. TO witness the capsiz!ng Of
q yacht IS one Of the most humorous
sights imag inahle-1hat Is, from the spec
tatOrs' point OF view. The nlasts gradn-
ally lean over and the men crawl up on
the gunwale urtI finally the sails lay fiat
on the water. the keel sticks in the air
and the sailors sit astride the yachts side
calmly waiting for pickup. The hardest
weather OF the course was met near the
Oregon Improvement buoy. where lac Lii
einda met her fate. Those aboard were
David Boyd. G. II. Harper, John MeinsaH
and ". :. Gearg. Had the Lucinda stayed
IN. the finish with the Imp would have
been close and exciting. The Hattie was
called by A. +. McEwen and Charles Wa
son, with crew Of three. Beyond wet
feet and loss of time in the race no dam
age was done
The third class boats will have to try
once more for supremacy. as the regatta
committee decided 20 allow the kaleta's
claim. No provision Is made for such a
happening IN the bylaws Of the K. II. Y.
c., bat all yachting organizations 81 the
East have 8 clause IN their rules allowing
the protest OF a yacht obliged 10 stop for
the purpose % assisting others in distress
Some ancient tar with a penchant for
automatic sayings has given out the fact
that when eats are frisky blow is brew
ing. Many yachtsmen, knowing of this
profound prophecy, watched the antics Of
their feline pets Yesterday morning with
great satisfaction. Whether the cats
brought the breeze, or whether Il simply
developed owing 10 natural causes X was
there at any rate. and Il t0yed with the
boats IN heavy gusts Ike kitten with
many balls Of tWine. Now one set of sails
was caught and the hun beneath sent fly
ing over the waves. and again another was
laid far over and pushed along in q mag
nIncent squirt. Il was glorious weather
from yachtsman's point OF view. and
the more each yacht leaned the more en-
thusiastlc grew those aboard. What mat
ter II few buckets Of water were
shipped occasionally was Il not all IN a
lifetime. and were they not moving like
winners?
The wind was from the southwest on
the start. bu: after the Oracle FeiitZ had
rounded the buoy off Four-Mile rock. II
changed to- the northwest or The FIRST
buoy was a genuine squan. and II caught
each boat as II rounded. laying them over
on their sides and bending them down like
a boy with cramps. There were all man
ners a. making the turn. some coming
about gracefully. some with a Jerk and
others simply getting around without
any attempt az grace or speed but with
great regard 10 ths possibilities OF an
oyerturn.
Yachting Is sport FOR the enjoyment
OF partlcipa'ors. and The flyers must %
followed about the course and each man
egver seen and understood In order 70 ne
appreciated There were Few shore spec
tatOTs for that reason. though he veranda
and float II the club house a. the foot OF
Battery street were wei filed The tug
Des MONIES carried quite a party besides
the regatta committee. The personnel Of
the committee was somewhat changed
from the one originally chosen. It was
made NJ as follows: Chairman. Amos
Brown. DcM simonson ard LeW q.
Smith Ben Colby. the appointed chair
nan q the committee. resigned - sail
the half rater chispa with Lee Coolidge,
and WI Hensei. one o. the appoinfees
FOR comm! tteenan preferred % help Or.
George Thompson SAT- the Imp
The Entries
Qrte q number O. outs'iers expected
a. rot show ~ until too late for the start
Among THOSE whose arrival was looked
for were 'he Storm King. owned BY : p.
N-~fand70. e ,he Z Y. .; Constance.
r. Y e.. Nancy. Il. Martin. ' r G. Frou
Froa. C0m XXX. Y. Y. c. and Nellie T..
Richard Tafton A. T ..
TIE T .t.e Bo'l Commodore Rsrn~soz.
a. the Key CITY Yacht cub arrived on
me ~-7ne shortly Before noon. She came
cre- w.th l.ve % ast rn8 the dozen o.
mora yschtz-mer aboard wsve distributes
among Che o. FER boats IN need az $ crew.
as af r-lrr % the reg - tioas biz tx
Weu - fae captain aTe allowed 50
second --lass boat. Shortly after ~. ar
rival - he Hettis Bel from po~t Toyxn-
send ffs T~oar,. Fred Billings 2 p. Z.
e. was 4.niy made out In The distance.
ee~r ~E ovsr e~am Po~t Buckley n was
Already fa- sfsar re pre-arrarEe1 start
Ina tsue@ bot 81 was decided 20 wast for
tnA T-gAnt. ana tne foE Des NOinex went
out q tow hsr n Ire TT8ant took frs.
prize sa tae aH3 >.sss last year. ara
wAs regarded 40 EuTe winner g5ar
caAr-es wsre sqot 81 ~ a. unlackv fsui
a. - buoy or -Four II e rock In a.