The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-02
YACHTS In A GALE.
The Kelple Wins Etrst Prize, Being
tho Only starter In the First Class
--FalcOn Leads In the second Class
and the white star In the Third
Only Five Boats Oar. the Gale
The Canal Accidents.

In wind which howlei ard ripped and
tore and snufted, i've yachts yesterday
sailed over the r.. r.. Y. 4. course at Il
speed which made the spectators lining
the shore hold their breaths. The kalpls
being the enly starter in the nsst class
took the FIRST prize Of ss0. In the seco',d
class the Falcon came in first winning
$40. with the White Star second for
prize OF 81. The Evelyn May took FIRST
prize In the third class. s3s. By simply
going over the course. there being no
other entries The fourth-class boats
wisely decided not to venture out 10 Ger.
tain destruction
As for the time. IL is "a remarkable fact
that the kepie and the Falcon sallee
over the entire course In exactly the SANE.
elapsed time. even tc seconds Both GOV
cred II in TWO hours twenty-five minutes
and thirty seven seconds. The Judgsii
were In some doubt as to the keipiea
right To frat prize. she had sailed
without competition. but decided that jus-
ties compelled the rewarding of the keI-
ple'y crew for their nerve I'm starting.
There were several accidents but none
Of more serious nature than might ba
expected OF yachts racing In IL baby hug-
gleane.
The start.
''roo much wind. was the verdict CT
the saehtsmen who surveyed the turu-
bling mass of Elliott bag water yesterday
afternoon. and many Cancelled sheir cr-
tries for tho citizens regatta cut II
nineteen entries bat i've yachts PASSED
the starting line - sail the course Ter
the cash prizes. OF these i've there wete
but three which really made q race There
were the Falcon. White Star AMI ril.
grim. In the second class and they at,-
ished In the order named The other
boats which covered the course we're tie
keipie In the first class. and the Evelyn
May in the third class These being flie
only yachts In their class. had no cent
petitors.
As the time set for the start drew near
preparations were made "a get the Yachts
In position. Small boats put oY from the
club Heat NJ the foef 81 Battery street
and struggled 10 the various packets \
high sea was running Above ths Altn
hills across the whtte-eapped has ha-k
clouds hung ominoUsIv ard tho patches
az blue sky on which The Naetttsr1rn Hx-a
hopeful eyes narrowed slewiy down uatH
nothing showed in the west hpt duIl gray
The wind grew more faFi1as coming not
IN gusts. hut with a steady power welsh
gave the tossing waves ee tesf fChe
yachts as they ;aS AZ anchor were habhrf
about like corkn. occasional rnifs IS
sweeping the decks from stem Is stein
nrckinsss were common fer tht x-a,,hes-
men rs they fnade ready % set under 8 II
nor did the spectators an fhe etah hesae
faat escape Much of the ttgne ia ns.tr
was hair under water ara there WAS -sst
. dry foot IN the crowd rha Sneetasufs
took revenge ~ laughing loudly Nhtn.
ever a party % h0atnier wserr uasl5.,s
II was evident 10 fhe nsost snexnartes,feg
fandsman that only tha larxer ana rnors
@eaworthy packets rniEh' venture =, r34,.,
N such q gale. There were even st,..si.