The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-29
KEEL AND SAIL.
Yachting Events on the
Programme.
THREE BEAUTIFUL VESSELS.
e. w. Hopkins Steam Steel Yacht
Ell Primero and the Comet and
the Huereme.
THREE BEAUTIFUL VESSELS

To-day the Encnal Boat Club of Ala
media will sail race for the annua! class
pennant in the first and second classes.
This race took place three weeks ago. but
as the yachts did not comply with the sail
ing rules it was declared off. The only
class that was not protested was the third,
which was won by the Dulce. Captain
Landsberger. The pennant in the first
class was awarded to the Florence, Cap
tain Plummer, as her competitor. the
Little Anne, Captain Woodrum. did not
sail the correct course, but Captain Plum
mer valves the right to the flag. having
won it by what may he called fiuke. and
viii. sail for it to-day. Vice-Commodore
c. T.. Elliott has reopened the entries In
these classes, and as the rivalry has been
worked I'D to white heat it is expected
some very exciting racing will be seen and
a large number of entries will, compete.
This afternoon the San Francisco Yacht
Club will start on its fishing and chowder
cruise. The yachts will anchor below III
Campo, off Pinnacle Rock.
Tomorrow the yachts will take sail
up San Pablo by signal from the flagship
Chispa, Comm odore Cutie.
The cruise Of the Pacific Yacht Club to
Vallejo, which was 10 have been held to-
day, has been postponed until further
notice, as a great many yachts OF their
fleet are not here. There Will be dance,
however. at the clubhouse at Sausalito
this evening.
The yachts Volante and Ceres OF the
Corinthian Yacht Club will make cruise
Of one week up the Sacramento River.
They will 60 by the way Of Mon eZuma
Creek, then through Steamboat Slough to
CORTLAND. at which place they will make
Their headquarters.
The latest additions to the yachting fleet
at Tlburon are the Comet and the
Hueneme. The Comet is being built by
5. Thornton OF this city for DR.. +. Hap
persbeTger. She is 81 feet long, feet
beam. and has draugbt of 80 inches. She
will be fitted with a double six horse
power Oriental engine. Her water-tanks
will be aft. and oii-supply tanks forward.
Her steering-gear can be operated forward
or at the engineers position. Her propel-
Ter will have 26-inch blade. DR.. Har-
persberger expects that she will be
launched in three weeks. The Corinthlan
flag will be at the masthead.
The Huemene is being built by John
Twigg 81 Sons of this city for A. r.
Tuckey. She will be 80 feet long, feet
beam, with draft Of % inches Will have
the same style OF engine as the Comet,
and Will be launched al the same time.
The Oakland navy will hold the first OF
a series of races Tomorrow on Oakland
Creek. The following are the dates set ::
July 60 August Is, Septemb Der 10, October
l, Novem Der y ard December 10.
The steel Steam yacht Ell Primero is
approaching completion at the Union Iron
Works and will be launched on August 5.
She IS the first steel steam yacht ever
built on the Pacific Conscience her
name - and has beautiful model.
Yesterday her owner, E. w. Hop
kins OF MEMO Park, appeared at
the Custom house 10 take steps to
nave her documented. The new craft
has been measured by Official Measurer
Chauncey NJ. ST. John and her dimensions
are: Length on deck 120 feet, beam II. so
feet, depth $50 feet, gross tonnage 102.09,
net 73.48 tons. She has one deck and two
masts. billet-htad and an elliptic stern.
She was built by days work and cost
about $50, 600 Her interior finish is all
hardwood polished and is numbered or
lcttored and screwed 80 that it can all be
DE taken apart and taken on deck so that
the whole interior of the vessel can be
clear FOR cleaning or for repairs. The
deck is flush fore and aft, with the eXcep-
ton Of the piloi-hOuse forward. abaf,
which is a diniDg-saloon. connected with
the pantry and kitchen below bv electric
bells and dumb waters. Instead OF solid
bulwarks the El Primero has rail and
stsnchions, with rope lacings between.
When she is launched she will be- all
ready for sea, and, after trial trip on
the bay, her owner, with party OF
friends, Will leave on her for trip to