The morning call., 1892-08-08
NEWS FROM SEA and SHORE.
4 TugbOat Race TO the FaralIone
Islands.
How Five Young Girls and Two Policemen
Beat a Nickel-ir-the-slot Machine
at the Ferries

Tugboat racing used to be a favorite
SD OF some years ago, but of late the mas
{ ers If the tugbOats have given little atten-
tion TO speed tests, principally because there
is but little rivalry existing on account of
the established records of every boat in the
harbor. Yesterday, however, the old Gus
tom was once more revived snd the whole
bhge-water district population watched
eagerly for the result of a contest which
took place between the tugs Relief and
FesrleSs. both belonging TO SpTeckels & Co.
There was one good reason why the Fear
less should he pitted AGAINST the Relief in a
race, the latter having been regarded
rs the fastest tugbcat on the
bay. Ever since the Fearless, which
IS new Loaf ana larger in size than
a ny other in tHiS harbor has been built ru-
mors have been freely circulated that she
did not come up TO the expecta-
tons OF her owners; that she WAS
faulty IN construction and not able
To make fast time. The boat was built
DY the Union Iron Works and Superlnten-
dent l. nginceT Forsyth aud Martin BuIger,
were the superintendent of her construc-
ton. the latter representing the Spreckels.
AS matter OF course these two boat-buildeTs
considered the damaging reports about the
Fearless r. Election on theiT,personaI ability
and after many denials of them Mr. Bulger
recently puOhcally announced that he was
willing TO wager $1,000 that the big new
tug could travel as fast ii not faster than
any one OF her competitors for tOwage In
the harbor of San Francis CO. There were
however. no takers for that offer and the
question would have renamed undecided
had 1t not been for yesterdays race.
THE COURSE STEAMED OVER
The course decided on was from Meiggs
wharf t. and around tie middle of Far
alone Islands and return, a distance OF 62
miles.
The Relief was in charge Of Captain
Scott, and Captain Dan Haskell commanded
the Fearless, Who also had Messrs Bulger
aud Forsyth on board. Captain HaNley
the superintendent of the Spreckels tug
boat line. preferred 10 remain on dry land
aud await the result around the Merchants
Exchange, following the advice of Sir
Joseph Porter, X. &. b. stick close 10
your desk and never go 10 sea aud you all
will be rulers of Spreckels' nayee"
The two boats started from of Meiggs
wharf as follows: Relief IL AS a. NJ, Fear
less IL s5.5. Returning. they passed the
line. FEARLESS 4:36 p. NJ, Relief 4:S6 30.
Iime-Rellef hours 81 min. 25 Sec, Fear
less hours 81 min. Winner. Fearless by
% seconds.
The two racers kept close company dur
ing their whole trip and their captains
stated on their return that the weather
around The rarall0nes was very foggy.
Messrs. Bulger and Forsyth are happy be-
cause they have now demonstrated that the
Fearless can travel; but a great many
doubtful IhOmases claimed last night that
the test was not a fair one aud that the Re-
lief could have easily been the winner of
the race had Captain Scott so desired.
captain L.. ii. Turner'S Company ID of
the Naval Battalion did large business
YESTERDAY by running excursion boats TO the
cruiser Charleston from the Clay-street and
Mlssion-stfeet docks. twas estimated that
neary 5000 people visited the big cruiser ard
Company DIS treasury will be considerably
enlarged by the receipts
A number of people dragged the bay
around tlsherman's wharf yesterday in the
vain hope OF being able to recover the body
OF the Lewis Amanda, who was drowned
on Saturday.
The Pioneer Rowing Club held a Meeting
yesterday afternoon and besides the other
business reduced the initiation fee TO 81 A
barge race between the married and single
men OF the club was arranged for next Sun
day.
SHE LOST THE NICKEL
Five giddy and gay young girls and two
policemen had lots of fun at the Tiburon
Ferry landing yesterday afternoon The
girls had missed the boat and had TO wait
quite while for the next one. They were
full OF mischief and searched all over the
dreaTy waiting room for something to
amuse them. They found the nickel-in-
the slot weighing machine and a little
blonde suggested that it would be great
lark to ascertain the avoirdupois of herself
ana her companions. "0h. yes, let us weigh
ourselves, the other four cried in unison.
and Police Officers D0rr and Callahan, at
tracted by the laughter AND good look. of
the girls, joined the party. making bets with
each other on the weight of their fayorites
The Young ladies by this time discovered
that IL would cost cents each 10 ascertain
now heavy they were, and at the same time,
10 their dismay, they also found out, after
brief consultation, that one solitary nickel
was the amount of their combined wealth
There was mOmentary distress, and then
Inc gallant policemen came TO the rescue.
Ihey told the little blonde to step upon the
platform OF the scale, to drop the lone
nlekel into the slot, and TO remain standing
alter the dial had indicated her weight until
another one Of the girls had also taken a
position on the platform. BY these means
the nand which points 10 the figures on the
dial rs prevented from springing back, rs il
would Go were the scale entirely relieved of
weight. In following one another, the
policemen expl aimed, the frolicsome quin-
tet could beat the machine and have five
weighs for one nickel
Inc girls j0yfully accepted the advice
aud started IN TO do tn at machine up They
were rolling Up fine records 120 pounds for
1he niue blonde and 127 for viyscious.
dafk-eyed beauty; but when the latter was
ABOUT 10 make room for a pretty, red
checked miss in a tailer-made suit she
stepped oil that platform a moment too
soon, and the Indicator jumped back, point
ing Supply at 0, and refusing TO bulge
uniess another nickel was forthcoming.
mat ended the fun, for neither Officer Dorr
nor oiheer Callahan offered 60 donate
cents. and az stated the girls had only Just
money enough TO buy their tickets 10 San
Rafael and return.
lbe eharitably disposed people of Hay-
wards nave been imposed upon by LADY,
TX, ,Ae parsonage representing herself as col