The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-07
SEA AND SHORE.
Details of the First Regatta Ever
Held in the Bay.
The South Coast Loses Part Of Her Tow of Logs
Off Mendocino-The Napa City Sighted
Of the Faral,ones.

A number of ship captains and pilots
were on change yesterday discussing ship
ping matters in general when the converse
ton turned on the late Fourth of July re-
gatta One old pilot said it reminded
him of the first regatta he ever attended.
and the first one that was eyer held in San
Francisco Bay. and he told the following,
which will be of interest to many old
timers:
"The first regatta that ever took place in
San Francisco was held on July 4, 1855, for
a purse of $500, first boat in to take all the
money. The names of the contending boats
we're: The Jerry Bryant, sailed by L. FL.
Barber. now Port Admiral of the pilots;
the David Scannell, sailed by James White;
the Flying Cloud, sailed by George Shep-
pard; Sunny South, sailed by Henry Rat
cliffe. and the Mischief. sailed by Henry
Brown. All the captains who sailed in
that regatta are now dead, with the excep-
ton Of Captain Barber.
LONG COURSE.
"The course was from Vallejo-street
Wharf to a stake-boat off Hunters Point,
thence to stake-boat off Goat Island,
thence to a stake-boat off Fort Point and
back to place of starting. Everything went
well until off Meiggs Wharf, when the
Dave Scannell was struck by squall and
capszed.
''Shortly after the Jerry Bryant was struck
by squall and also capsized, and the builder,
James K. Perkins, was drowned.
"The race was won by the Flying Cloud.
The body OF James K. Perkins was found
seven days afterward and was buried at
Laurel Hill Cemetery by T. II. Barber.
LOST PART OF HER TOW.
The steamer South Coast. Captain Hig-
gins, arrived yesterday from Fort Bragg
with q cargo of railroad ties and lumber
for the Fort Bragg Redwood Company.
The steamer towed down raft of logs.
When she left she had 316. but heavy seas
were encountered off Cape Mend0cino and
one section of the raft containing about
forty logs broke adrift. This was at
o'clock In the afternoon OF July 4th. Cap
tain Nicholson of the steamer Coos Bay re-
ports that he passed the derelict raft at 8 80
o'clock on Saturday evening off Point
Arena. The tug Ida w TOOK hold of the
South Coast off AlcatraZ and towed her
over to Oakland Creek.
The weather. was haZy at Point L0bos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
northwest, blowing from twenty to twenty
eight miles an hour. The barometer read:
O'clock in the morning, so :02; noon, 80 :01;
o'clock in the evening, 1896.
STILL DRIFTING.
The ship Undaunted arrived Yesterday,
merchandise for Williams, Dimond d Co.
She experienced fair weather and light
winds during the trip. Captain Lewis re-
ported on arrival that outside the port he
sighted the capsized schooner Napa City,
about twelve miles to the southwark of the
Faralones. The Napa City had drifted
nearly fifty miles since she capsized north
of Point Reyes on Wednesday evening last
The steamer Michigan. Captain c. III.
Lewis, arrived yesterday from Portland in
\. Tn-,, 60 Hr,11
all, Perkins 81 Co. She had clear weather
and smooth sea on the way down, and
her running time was sixty hours.
The steamer Corona arrived yesterday,
nineteen hours from Eureka, bringing fifty
four cabin and nineteen steerage passen-
gers. The steamer North Fork also arrived
from Eureka, being twenty-one and half
hours ON the trip. She brought down ten
passengers and large list of freight.
THE BOAT CLUBS.
The weather was beautiful on thu bay
yesterday. AT the north end the water was
a trifle rough in The afternoon. Nearly all
the clubs had boats out. The Tritons were
represented by Charles Antiques, Charles
Rietow and F. Aureguy, who were out in
the racing boat Adele, which is named after
Mr.. Aureguy's little daughter.
The Lurlines had three boats out, the
Kate, Sh0twell and the Pearl. The Pearl
had party of ladies on board and the boys
took them for spin up the bay. The South
Ends, Ariels and Dolphins also had boats
out.
Flags were flying at half-mast yesterday
at the Oceanic dock on all of Spreckels'
tugs ana on the lrmgard, Karluk and
other vessels, out of respect to The memory
of Captain George Douglass, who died early
in the morning.
During the last month the tonnage of sail
ing vessels arriving at this port was 80, ia.
OF this 1867 tons came from domestic Allan
tic ports, 14,021 from Europe, 9i73 from
Australia and 10 34l tons from the Hawaiian
Islands. From January 1st to June 30th
the tonnage of sailing vessels arriving was
2SS 400. For the same period in the preced-
ing year the tonnage amounted to 800. 652.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The barkentine Klikitat locked at Section
of the sea-wall yesterday.
The ship s. 2. Hitchcock went to Mission
Rock.
The ship Guardian docked at Folsom
The Joseph S. Spinney locked at Beale
street.
The Micronesia came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The bark Detroit and the barkentine
Amelia went to sea.
The Irmgard is at Mission No / to load,
and with her spars fished she looks like q
lame duck.
The New York is still at Green street,
but will leave in few days for Port Costa