The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-23
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NIGILANT AND BRITANNIA-M. r., C1ty. Iue
following is the record of the Vigilants races
in British waters: July 5, 1S94-Vigilant,
American cutter, first race in British waters,
defeated by Prince of Wales cutter Britannia;
time, hours 81 min. 81 sec. and 4 hours %
min. "a sec. July 7-Vigilant finished first
in race for the Queens cup, but lost to the
Britannia on time allowance so miles, Glas-
gov, Scotland. July 9-Britannia defeated
Vigilant in the third race, Firth of Clyde, Scot
land. July 10-Britannia beat Vigilant in race
for the Clyde Corinthian cup, so miles; won by
min. 80 sec, corrected time, Firth OF Clyde,
Scotland. July 11-Britannia beat Vigilant,
course about 80 miles; won by ID min. 81 Sec,
corrected time. Firth of Clyde, Scotland. July
12-Britannia beat Vigilant over course about
90 miles; won by min. 40 Sec, corrected
time, Firth of Clyde. Scotland. July 17-ViRi-
liant beat Britannia for the Rear-Comm odore's
cup, regatta of Royal Ulster Yacht Club, 80
miles; Vigilant a long way ahead when the
Britannia carried away bobstay and gave up
race; Bangor, Ireland. July 20-Britannia
beat Vigilant, Royal st. George Yacht Club re-
gatta, SO miles, Kingston, Ireland. July 81
Vigtlant beat Britannia, Royal st. George re-
gatta, 80 miles, Kingston, Ireland. July "a
Vigilant won race for Royal Cork Yacht Club
1O0-guinea cup, so miles, by min. % Sec.
Queenstown, Ireland. July 25-Britannia beat
Vigilant. so miles, by actual time, ) min. II
sec, Penzance, England. August 4-Vigilant
defeated Britannia, match race, $500, over
course of Royal Yacht Squadron, 4S nautical
min. % sec. corrected time, Cowes, Isle of
Wight. August 6-Vigilant defeated Britannia
and Satanita, about TO miles, CoWes, Isle OF
Wight. August 9-Britannia defeated Vigil
liant, AZ nautical miles, by 4 min. II sec,
Cowes, Isle of Wight. August 16-Vigilant
beaten by Britannia and Satanita, Ryde Town
cup, value $500. so miles, Royal Victoria
Yacht Club regatta, Ryde, Isle OF Wight.
THE THREE BRoTHERs-N and A., Dunnigan,
Yolo County, and H. G., Oakland, Cal. The
ship Three Brothers was originally a side
wheel steamer, built at Brooklyn, n. Y, for
Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1855, to be one of a
line OF three last steamers to carry passengers
between New York and Havre. She was one of
the fastest steamers of her time but she did
not prove profitable for the reason that she
consumed too much coal. After the Civil War
broke out Vanderbilt presented her to the
Government and she was converted into ram,
and at one time her special mission was to run
down and capture the Alabama, the Confeder-
ate cruiser, Captain Raphael Semmes. Her
commander, Charles H. Baldwin, once said
that he would not fire shot at the Ala bama,
but would run her down and sink her, but he
did not have that opportunity, for the cruiser
kept out of his way and was finally sunk off
the harbor OF Cherbourg by the Kearsarge
After the war the Vanderbilt came to this
port and for long time was laid up at Mare
Island. She was disposed of by the Govern
ment to Howes & Co. of this city. and they
transformed her into three-master, placed
her under the command of Captain Cumming,
and for some time she was run as an American
vessel in the grain trade between this and
European ports. Subsequently she was sold to
an English syndicate. She was considered one
of the fastest vessels in the grain fleet.
THE lone ScHooL-Inquirer, City. No boy
can be admitted to the Preston School of In
dustry at lone, CAL, except he has been found
guilty by magistrate or court of competent
jurisdiction of any offense punishable by fine
or imprisonment, or both, and who in the
opinion Of the magistrate or court would be a
fl subject for commitment to the school. Such
boy may be committed for a period not ex-
ceeding the time when he shall attain his ma
jority, unless sooner discharged by law. No
boy who is over the age of Is, or any one who
is OF unsound mind, can be committed to the
school. There is no provision in the act
authorizing the school to take boys as board
ers, the parents Or guardians paying for their
keeping. The State furnishes every thing for
the comfort of the inmates. The boys have to
be in school four and half hours day, have
to work the same length of time and are al
lowed five hours for rest and recreation. They
are allowed ten hours for sleep. Carl E. Bank
is the superintendent.