The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-07

1895 under the auspices OF
y -. paw Yacht Club, were among
! ~ - .,srreesful features OF the day.
y 80 ,sars races have been sailed
~ - r. Dor day. and the club aas
szfa. 49, 70 every Instance with per
- .,ssr and a good breeze. 1ester-
vi - exception. for the last boat
2. erassed ths hne long oetofe ne 10y
- aane up from the southwest
- with wind and rain
=. almost an ideal day for boating.
- ras smooth, there was fairly
- ss.eze and the warm autumn sum
~ -, color and lie 10 the scene.
s-ards Of people collected on the
s 49, heat house at the foot OF Bat
-. and along the neighboring
~ ara docks. The boat house IT,
- Headquarters OF the club, was
p sci ,buofing. Around Il fioated all
p-.saae Kinds Of craft, from the light
-. 10 the heavy schooner.
-. ~sees were announced to begin At
fs'.,arr hut Il was II 70 before the
!, class A we're sent across the
rhoss ia class followed at f:50.
rinates later the class G boats
~ TAxt Of all the three odd-looking
x..a,s In class ID started precisely AZ
Ywas 3:i7 O'Clock when the last
81 cane In.
1000 ALI question the prettisst race
{, 4. ssy was that between the sioops
s.,.rr snd Truant. in class -. the Tru-
q. .sarlrs BIZ q margin OF less than ten
s-'.s;ss over q course of sixteen miles.
- a the two boats had succeeded iu
.s.sr the Hansen challenge cup Of
~ g Commodore Hansen for boats in
= rsass. The Truant won II last year.
~raIeon the year before. The condi-
rsre such that any boat winning
4 srorhv for two years ia succession
q entitled to permanent possession of
I accordingly. II the Truant won, the
= he;oueed TO her. she succeeded. In
- % after a close race. The two
- eof away well together. and were
ng4 ar apart from start to finish. The
- hfeexe gave the Truant a slight adj
s.stset Friends of the Falcon claim
~ 4 heavier weather she would show
a 7ruant a clean pair OF heels. and 1t
at improbable that the closeness OF
,.eas6sy's race, and the feeling Of rival
\ nay result In a special race. The
fsitcs vas sailed by Jack Nelson. The
l,svy captain OF the Truant Is Fred Bill
sszs d Port Blakeley. Besides the chai-
hsss ssp the Truant was awarded the
t,s, size Ia class r, handsome ships
e,oet The second prize. which fell 10
n Falcon, was a set Of sixteen charts.
~ casista, which also entered In this
casa did not finish. The Truant's time
Gs tie course was hours AZ minutes.
fiat Il the Falcon was 2:a2:a5.
ID he class A race there was close
es;sa between the keipie and the Earl
IN f.ss hunofs Four boats started In this
~; The Earl sailed by Capt. Frank
f1ss. the Kelpie, by Capt. J. Conion:
tse White Star. by Capt. Nelson. and he
ssconsr Halcyon, by Capt, James Kill
krx The last named is a heavy weather
hzs. and had the water been rough and the
ssez4 arpng she would probably not have
salpitd the last place as she did yestsr-
ar The Earl was the first TO cross the
fsrslng line. but the Kelpie showed A
rsai burx. Of speed In the neighhorhood
Il ,he bell buoy and the race from that
sInt to the goal was q close one. The
EsR as SET down on the judges tally
ssssl WIS a. follows Keipie. 2:ii 90; Earl,
.HI: White Star. a:i5 40: Halcyon, 3d7.15.
10 hrss prize for this race was compass
=. re second a pair of brass side lights
b class the first prize. an aneroid ha-
fsnefer. fell 70 the Kaleta, sailed BY Capt.