The San Francisco call., 1896-12-12
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL
OF THE CZARINA
A New Record for Golfers
Made by the Renovated
Steamer.
She Will Run in the Beaver Hill
Coal Trade, Beginning Next
Week.
On Her Arrival the Mariposa Will Be
Laid Up for a General Over.
hauling.

The Beaver Hill Coal Company's Gar
ina had her trial trip yesterday. She
more than exceeded expectations and in
consequence the directors of the Risdon
Iron Works ars jubilant. When the
steamer reached San Francisco in tow of
the tug Fearless her engine-room was to
all inUents and purposes a wreck. Since
then the vessel has been thoroughly over
hauled and yesterday over the measured
mile size logged better than 10% knots an
hour. When she is fitted with the patent
corrugated propeller Captain Drisko ex-
poets his vessel to beat IL knots when
fully loaded.
Among the guests who went out to see
what the Czarina could do on her trial
were R. S. Moore. vice president of the
Risdon Iron Works; II. Z. Tabrett. marine
superintendent of the Risdon Iron w orks
Manager Graham and Assistant Manager
Stafford of the Beaver Hill! Coal Com.
pany and Captain Higgins of the steam
schooner line. Over the measured mile
the Czarina made splendid time and then
Captain Drisko headed her for the Golden
Gate. The vessel was flying light and in
consequence she rolled heavily when the
tlde-rip struck her.
Usually Moore and Graham are good
sailors, but yesterday they paid their
tribute to Neptune. With his left hand
cIutching the rail and his head over the
side Moore waved frantically to Captain
Drisko with his right to put the ship
about The order was obeyed, and half
an hour later Mr.. Moore was on terra
frma.
Everybody connected with the vessel
was more than satisfied with the trial. 1T
was the three hundred and TWEEN tieth test
of a steamer that l have been out on,
said Superintendent Tabrett yesterday,
land L never saw boat move of so
quietly and do such good work without
the engines having been turned over be-
forehand as the Czarina. The credit of
the performance is due in a great measure
to Martin Bulger, the expert on marine
engines, as he superintended all the re-
pairs. He was unable to be present at the
trial trip owing to an attack of rhenna-
tism."
Directly the trial trip was over the
CZarina was docked ana the work of ship
ping cargo begun. She may get away for
the mines to-day, but the chances are that
Monday will still see her at her dock load
ing cargo.
Sardines and herrings are at discount
at Fishermen's wharf. Latterly the
catches have been unusually heavy, and
not know what to do with their CATCH
Yesterday a so or so pound box of
the fish could be bought for % cents, and
the fishermen were glad to get rid of them
at that figure. The run is unusually
heavy this year, and every boat that
comes in is loaded down with the fish.
The coalheavers on the Richard III had
narrow escape yesterday. The vessel
was discharging at Rosenfeids bunkers,
and as one of the buckets was being
hoisted out of the hold it tipped and
threw the couple of tons of coal back into
the hold. Several of the men had mar
row escape, and they not only thanked
their lucky stars, but shook their fists at
the man aloft who was manipulating the
buckets.
The steamer Mariposa will be due here
next Thursday and she will be laid up for
repairs. Her boilers want overhauling
and consequently the bunkers will have
10 be emptled This will take some time.
and, coupled with the work that will have
to be done in the boiler. oom, it will be
impossible to get the ve.s sci ready for sea
on her sailing date. The Zealandia has
therefore been called out Of retirement
and will take up the Mariposa's run. She
has just completed a voyage to Central
America for the Pacific Mail Company, but