The morning call., 1893-06-26
YACHTS RETURN.
The Cruise to Mare Island
and Back.
HOW AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED
Why Commodore Macdonough Did
Not Go to MartineZ-A Mistake
on a Postai-Card.

The return of the yachts TO Sausalito
from the cruise to Mare Island yesterdav
was somewhat sad on account of the loss
of one of the crew on the yacht Rover nm
near the island on Saturday evening. Tho
account of the accident that comes FINN
Captain Bruce is that he and +. Morsso NJ
Sausalito were standing on tie cabin eaiov.
ing the view by moon light, with man at
the wheel whom he had hired for this thin
when the Rover suddenly jibed. The man
at the wheel gave no notice OF what
was coming, and the first idea thai
they received was being struck BY
the boom, which threw Captain Bruce
into the rigging and Mr.. Morse overheard
The Rover was thrown into the wind and
a boat lowered. but before it was cleared
Morse sank. He was undoubtedly badly
hurt or ne would have been able to keen
himself afloat until assistance reached
him. This is most lamentabIe affair. a.
it is the first death that has happened in
yachting circles proper for some years, and
This one did not happen on one of the
yachts of a recognized yacht club.
The yachts that anchored at Mare Island
were the Jessie, Co mod re Macdonough
Chispa, Commodore Quite Sapphn. Vice
Commodore Engleberg; FrolIc, C mmO-
dore Harrison of the San Francisco
Yacht Club; The Dawn. Captain Frank
Bartlett, and Seven Bells, Captain En-
mons of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Al
Martinez, the LurlIne. Captain Spreck-
els, and the Aggle, Nice-COmmodore Vie
land of the Pacific Yacht Club, spent the
night. AT Vallejo the Little Annie of the
Encnal Boat Club put up.
When the yachts anchored at Mare ISL
and Captain Hutchings of the United
States steamer Thetis sent his launch
alongside the flagship Chispa and tie rest
OF the yachts ana rendered his compli-
ments and placed his launch al the dis
posal OF the visiting yachtsmen In the
evening the yachtsmen visited the Tuetis
and spent very enjoyable hour or so.
after which they returned to the CAispa
for instructions for the cruise home.
Captain HOwis0n, commander Of Mare
Island, rendered the freedom of the sta
tion to all those wishing to pay it visit
on the morrow. g
The first 10 be sighted from Sausalito on
the return was the Chispa, as she was
passing the straits. She took q course
around Angel Island and struck a calm and
ebb tide that carried her almost to the
city and did not reach her mOOTinGs until
almost the last one. The next To come in
view was the Jessie with all her light sails
set. She was the first 10 reach her moor.
ings. time 4:10 p. NJ, followed by the
Sappho at t 40. The Sappho was almost
the last to leave the island, and her sail
ing to-day made it very interesting Tor he
rest OF the yachts. The next to reach her
moorlpg was the Aggie, who picked them
up at 80. She had just wind enough 10
make it, as shortly after it died out COM
pletely. The Frolic reached heIs at 5;45
and the Oracle at o'clock.
The sailing of the Dawn OF the CoTln-
thians surprised some of the old-tlmers,
and they claim that she is one of the fast
est, II not the fastest, yacht Of her size on
the bay. The report cGnceTning the Jes-
sic funk in not gong tc Martinez is not
correct. Commodore Macdouough never
expected to go tn Martinez and expressed
is member of the San Franchises rs we'll
as the Pacifics, and when he fonnd that
the San Franc iscos we're going TO Mare Isl
ing Martinez, which, he claims, has very
poor anchorage.
The report that Commodore Cutie did
not follow out the sailing instruction that
he sent out through the secretary was an
error. Cards were sent out by the secre-
tary for cruise to Martinez. This was
wrong and should have read Mare Island,
and the yacht owners of the San Francis
cos were given notice of this error before
they started on Saturday.
Charlie Dexter. the old standby of the
San Franchises. was in his glory. He had
the big cannon out and saluted the yachts
as they came to their moorngs, except the
Chlspa. which had the commodore aboard
and received a salute OF three guns.