Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-30
SAN PEDRO BAY.
Increase Of Pleasure Boats
on the Water.
THE INCIDENTS OF A SUNDAY.
A Chinese Dice Game Raided by the
POlice-HOw Fast Horse
Was Trained.

Each recurring season sees the number
OF private pleasure boats in San Pedro
harbor increase. Yesterday many Of
these craft; large and small, were fitting
about the bay laden with parties ol
pleasure-seekers. A fair day and smooth
sea enticed many of the larger boats tc
venture out beyond the harbor bar into
deep water, where before stiff breeze
they were enabled to test their sailing
qualities, and more than one trial Of
relative speed was the result OF these
favorable circumstances. OF the numer.
GUS small sloops in the bay, the
Sylvia is the acknowledged leader,
and she is sailed by master, who takes
every opportunity to race with every new
boat that appears in the harbor, and to
his credit be it said the Sylvia usually
comes out victor.
Hancock Banning's new yacht, La
Paloma, which ties up at Wilmington
harbor, is among the newcomers still
the admired of all admirers. With her
snow white canvas and stately masts,
she is thing Of beauty, ergo joy for.
ever, or at least perpetual Joy to her
owner and those whose pleasure it's to be
of her crew or passengers. Yesterday
was quiet day for the La Paloma; be-
yond being exercised in the inner bay,
like fayorite courser training for the
track, she made no voyage.
Among the smaller yacthes now in the
bay, is the Sea Lion, recently purchased
at San Francisco and remodeled by w.
O. Smith, of Pasadena. The Sea Lion
is in charge of Captain Harold Poore and
an assistant, and besides being used for
private pleasure trips by her owner, does
an excursion business between San
Pedro and Santa Catalina. 1t was the
Sea Lion that was mixed up with the
sensational shipwreck and drowning
episode reported from Catalina
last week, but which proved to be un-
founded. Under its present management
tits hardly probable that such fate will
befall the Sea Lion, as its commander,
Captain Poore, is seaman Of wide ex-
perience. He is a Liverpool man,
skillful mariner and an agreeable and
accomplished gentleman withal. A
member of the HERALD staff had the
honor of being one of party OF ladies
and gentlemen who made a voyage in
the Sea Lion yesterday as guests of
Commodore" Smith, and knows where
of he speaks when he lauds the vessel
snd' her management, and in doing so he
but voices the sentiments of all who par
ticipated in Sundays excursion.
The number of crafts after the pattern
of the Sea Lion is steadily increasing in
the San Pedro fleet, and it is remarked
that many of the Angelenos are develop
ing nautical tastes; and the succeeding
years will see many new pleasure boats
added to the present squadron the bay
of San Pedro and contiguous coast and
Santa Catalina afford such excellent
opportunities for maritime parstimes.
Fourteen large vessels, too large to en-
ter the harbor, lay off the coast yester-
day; among them the steamer
City of Puebla, with large
passenger list, and cargo
of merchandise, after the discharging OF
which, she resumed her trip 10 San
Diego. The schooner, America, one of
the fastest sailers in the coasting trade,
weighed anchor in the afternoon and set
sail for other seas. There was one arrival
in the afternoon, which anchored in deep
water, and number OF vessels OF lighter
draft were unloading at the Southern
Pacific wharf.
Work on the new wharf, opposite Point
Firmin light, is progressing steadily, and
it is confidently asserted by those inter-
ested that it is on the bluff behind this
wharf that the future city of San Pedro
will be. Dre6ger No. 3. still lies opposite
the Southern Pacific deIo, expecting in
a short time to receive orders to resume
operations.
Rattlesnake Island bathing beach, al
though not as extensive as that of Long
Beach, Santa Monica or Redondo, nor SO
well known to seaside devotees, is never
theless receiving its share of the bathing
patronage. Looking at San Pedro at this
time OF year, in all its different aspects,
it would appear to the casual observer,
that the second seaport OF California is
rapidly forging ahead in the general line
of prosperity that attends this lower