The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-05

joke was on them THIS time, and compli-
mented the Baron on his new scheme for
helping to pay for the improvements at
his popular place.
There IS not much in prospect before
the yachtsmen just now. Count Festetics
is building a schooner-yacht. but it is said
that ne means TO make n trip round the
world in her. J. Y. Coleman's vessel, the
Miranda, is still in the East. but already
curiosity as to her capabilities has been
| awakened. When she arrives on this coast
she may be the means of stirring up some
racing enthusiasm and lead to the ex-
change of some interesting cartels of de-
fance.
The Corinthians Mt Point Tiburon
showed much more activity yesterday than
their nautical brethren at Sausalito. Quite
q number OF the members were out in
their yachts, and parties were the order of
the day. The club has the advantage of
Young blOad, and does not at all object 10
| a capfull of wind.
number of yachtsmen were discussing
yesterday the i'm ortaGce of having proper
wood in BODYBUILDING.
THE trouble with the boats built here"
said enc of them, sis that the wood is n OF
seasoned. If the truth were known this is
half the cause of all the capsizes you
hear Of Now, in the East, every spar
ana plank put into boat is old. seasoned
wood. The wood is dressed and then sea-
soned by time process, which renders it
perfectly reliable. Two boats NAV appear
twins, and yet in the water one will be
liable TO capsiZe and the other will swim
in any sea. The reason, nine times out of
ten, is the wool being seasone in the one
case and noN seasoned. or only partially
seasoned, III the other"
Pistols have been brandished of late in
the idyllic little town of Sausalito. The
causes are somewhat obscure, but of course
there is a lady in it and yachtsmen are con-
sequently agtated.
The story, however, does not appear to
be love tale-very far from it.
1t seems that last winter one John Hub
bard. contractor, appeared upon the
scene and started in to put up a residence
in Hurricane gulch. There was lovely
widow who saw the house in its incom-
plete state. fell in love with it and offered
to buy it. Hubbard accepted the offer,
gave the widow possession and started in
To put up another house and also do some
repairs elsewhere with the money for the
purchase.
Everything was lovely. The widow had
paid for her house. as the contractor
thought, with a note. secured by a mort
gage on the house. But when he came to
look for the note he could not find it. He
had the mortgage all right but no note He
went to the widow, but she knew nothing
about 1t, only blandly paying the interest
on the money.
Hubbard was in quandary. Attorneys
have been employed and pistols are said
TO have been shaken in faces. Mllmen
who have supplied Hubbard with mate
rails and plasterers and plumbers who
have done work for him are demanding
their money. He refers them to the
widow, who in turn demands the missing
note.
Last Saturday the distracted Hubbard
got out search warrant. and ransacked
the lady's house for the note, but without
avail.
There is now an armed deadlock, which
is exciting much interest among all the
residents of waterfront Sausalito. Hur-
rlcane Gulch is right in among the yachts
men and mariners, and they are watching
to see how the cat will jump.
In the meantime the lovely widow sits
in her beleaguered castle in Hurricane
Cullen. perfectly calm amid the storms
raging around her. She Is in possession.
She Will wait for the man to present the
note before she pays it. Like Mariana in
| her rloated grange she looks for the man
with the note. and daily, like Mariana.
"he cometh not" she said.
In fact, the widow seems to be mistres
OF the situation in Sausalito at present, as
she generally is everywhere.