The morning call., 1894-10-22
THE NEW YACHT.
The Launching of the Nita Yester-
daV

The interest of the Encin al Club was centered
Yesterday in the launching OF the new yacht
that was built at Hgh-Stre bridge by DIR.
Edward S. Clark and his brother, Carlton II.
Clark. AS the hour of l approached all was
excitement about the shipyard, and just as the
hour arrived the last stick was knocked from
under and she took TO the water like swan.
Her spars and sail had been set before launch
ing, and when foated she was ready 10 get
under way. This was not undertaken until
high tide at p. NJ. as the channel from the
bridge 10 the clubhouse is very narrow and has
not much water. Therefore, in the light pre-
vailing Winds she did not reach the latter place
TIL z 80 Z. NJ.
This new addition TO the feet of the Encinal
Boat CluD will be known as the Nlta. Her
measurements are: Length all, 80 feet;
length on the water line, 26 feet; beam, IL
feet; draft, without centerboard, feet 8
inches; draft, with cenIerboard. feet; length
OF boom, 81 feet; length OF gan, IA feet q
inches; hoist of mainsall. II feet inches; TO
the hounds. 19 feet; hoist of the Ji6, "a feet;
length of the foot of the jIb, 10 feet inches.
Her cabin is very large, having about SIX feet
OF head room. which does not give her very
rakish appearance; but as she IS bullt eX-
pressly for cruiser this IS a decided advantage.
The interior Is flushed in oak, with Il very high
polish, which gives the cabin an exquisite ap-
pearance. On the port side forward is the lava
tory, with which there are special connections
for pumping out the yacht. On the starboard
side forward there is the galley. while ahead OF
that there are the gas and water tanks and
cham locker.
One OF the novelties aboard this craft is that
tn illumination is by gas, which is the first
time such thing has been tried In a yacht OF
her size on this bay Another thing the doctor
will put in later is electric lights. the fittings
of which are all in place. The tables are of
the leaf pattern fastened alongside OF the
centerbOard case. The cteering gear is both
wheel and tiller, at the option OF the owners.
There Is 5000 pounds of ballast aboard at
present In the shape OF sash-wegbtS, but this
has been found to be insufficient and 5000
pounds more will be ADDED, 1000 of which Is
| likely to be IN IN iron shoe.
Her under body somewhat resembles DIR.
! Humpbrles old boat, which may be, because
the same man that built the vessel laid the Keel
and bent the ribs OF this new craft. Tie rest OF
| the work has been done by her owners, who
! are only amateurs at the art and must there
| fore be congratulated on their success.
The challenge pennant race OF the Enclnal
| Boat Club in the first class yesterday had only
| two cutters. Commodore LeOnardS Lit
| tie Annie and Hervey DarneaPs Thelma.
| In the prevailing light winds tt was
nearly walk over for The Little Annie The
official lime was: Little Annie, start 4:O6:O7,
finish 5:51 80; actual sailing time / :45:23; !;
| corrected time 80 51. Tbelma, start 4 :O7 :37,
| finish 6:22 AT; actual sailing time 2:15:10;
corrected time :57 A. This victory gives tie
| Little Annie 60 per cent i'll The challenge race.
| tying the Dan. The tie will be sailed of at a
future date.
The Surprise OF the California Yacht Club
| came over and paid the Encln / visit and
went part of the way over the course with the
racers.