The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-12
PRIZES FOR YACHTS.
The Regatta Committees Award of TIL,
Pr-miuyns


Premiums.
A meeting of the subcommittee of the
Regatta Committee of the n. S. 6. W. was
held yesterday afternoon at the Merchants
Exchange to determine what boats were en-
titled to receive the prizes in the regatta
held Monday. Chairman Joseph NJ Shot
we'll presided. ana the other members of the
committee present were j. NJ. Pew, K. II.
Cation and Fred b. Chandler. a large
number of people who were interested in
the result of the regatta were present, in
Guiding number Of Italians, commanders
of the fishing-boats that contested, who made
things decidedly lively By their proteSta-
tons and gesticulations.
Chairman Shotwell wanted all the boats
timed from the moment they crossed the
line, but the other members of the commit
tee overruled him, and it was decided by 4
majority vote that the time of the boats in
each class must be calculated from the act
ual time they crossed the line, If they
crossed before the five minutes leeway given
after the appointed sailing time, and, If they
lett after that, then time must be calculated
from the expiration OF the five minutes lee.
way allowed.
After considerable discussion as to sailing
| time the committee decided as follows re-
| gardine the priZe-wnners: The prizes for
| the fishing boats and unattached yachts
| were not awarded, but the committee will
| have another meeting this mhning at II
| o'clock 10 decide who is entitled to them.
| The first prize in the first class, a silver
| tea and coffee set OF six pieces, on silver
tray, was awarded to the yacht Jessie. The
second prize. silver nut bowl, was awarded
to the pilot boat Lady Nine.
| The first prize IN the second class, silver
tea set on silver tray, was awarded to the
| Chispa, the Ramona getting the second
prize, consisting Of a silver water service Of
three pieces, silver tray.
| In the third class the yacht Seven Bells
took the first psi e, silver champagne
| cooler, and the FrOlic took the second prize,
| set of silver carvers. Captain w. NJ.
Shelley, owner of the Seven Bells had com
mand of her on the trip, and he had five
| ladies on board and six OF a crew. The
| Indies were Mrs. Van OrdeD. Mrs. Taylor,
| Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Hartwell and Mrs.
| Shelley. Among the crew was Commodore
| 7. II. Allen, the old veteran, who tended the
mansheet and spliced the mainbrace as
| often as he was called upon and sometimes
| when he was not. Captain Hartwell was
! also one Of the crew, and all the rest were
picked men.
The Freda was given the first prize in the
| fourth class, silver water set of three
| pieces on a silver tray. The second prize, a
! pair of marine glasses, was awarded to the
| Thetis.
In the fifth class the Folly took the first
| prlze-a silver water-Ditcher-and the Mollie
| Noggin was awarded the second prize-a
| barometer.
The committee had more trouble in decid-
Ing the prizes in the sixth class than in any
other. They finally decided that the Rose
was entitled to the first prize-a silver smok-
ing set-and the CorInthiaR boat Ramble to
the second prze-a silver water-pitcher.
The committee will hold another meeting
at II O'Clock this morning at the Merchants
Exchange, when the cash riZes will be dis
trIbuted and the owners of the outside yachts
Will be given hearing The Italian fisher
boat captains will be present in full force,
and as the sailing time OF many of them was
not taken there is liable to be a number Of
disputes and lively time generally.
sven Did II.
The Native Sons procession was over and
the cage which held the big bruin of the
Stanford Parlor was left standing near the
corner of Fourth and Mission streets.
Shortly the keeper noticed small boy
standing and enjoying himself in giving the
bear numberless vicious kicks. He there
upon jumped toward the boy and shouted,
You little impish idiot, don't you know
that the brute will claw the life out of
your"
Don't worry about the boy" said the
bear. as a look OF abiect humility spread
over his heavily bearded face, 81 have seen
the image Of myself on the top of the Arch
OF Welcome. and If look anything like that
don't blame any one for wanting to kick
the hide off my bones. No; am not likely
to be very ierociOns now that have caught
glimpse Of myself as others see me-" And
the poor broken-hearted brute gave big
sigh and turned and winked at the mischlev-
GUS urcnin as If inviting additional pedal
demonstrations.