The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
OCEAN GREYHOUNDS
ARE NOW RACING
The Androsa Beat the
Emile Ciampa Into Port
Easily.
Captain Potter of the Alden Besse
Says He Will Beat the
Archer Into Honolulu.
OTHER MATCHES IN PROSPECT.
Captain Murphy of the Shenandoah
Beaten Into Port From the Horn
by the Jabez Howes.

The British ship Androsa and the
italian bark Emilie' Clampa had an excit-
ing race of it from latitude 16 north to San
Francisco. On that occasion they were in
company and exchanged signals. Cap
tain Maresta said his vessel was from Ant
werp and bound for San Francisco, while
Captain Morgan responded that he was
from Caleta Buena, and also bound for
San Francisco The result of the run up
the coast was that the Androsa beat the
Ciampa twenty-four hours into port. When
the two vessels were in company It was
only blowing about six miles an hour and
there was Just enough wind to keep the
sails filled. During the night breeze
sprang up and the vessels parted company
to meet again in this port.
The Androsa brought up cargo Of nj
trate, and 1t turned out in perfect order.
In fact, Herman & Mills, the stevedores,
say they never saw nitrate cargo that
turned out as we'll. She will take in 300
tons of general cargo for Liverpool, and as
she has just come off the drydock should
make quick run. The Androsa has been
all around the world during the last eigh-
teen months. From Antwerp SIZE went to
Sundswall, Sweden, in ballast, and from
there took load of lumber to Delagoa
Bay. From the latter point she went to
Newcastle, n. S. w, in ballast, and there
loaded coal for Valparaiso. From Valpa-
raiso she went to Pisagua in ballast, and
from the latter point was ordered to Caleta
Bunea, where she loaded nitrate for San
Francisco. A new patent anti-fouling
paint was put on her before she sailed on
er eighteen months voyage, and it
proved so effective that when she went on
the Union Iron Works drydock there was
hardly barnacle found on her bottom.
Captain Morgan of the Androsa is well
known in San Francisco. He was here
as chief officer of the Somali when Cap
tain Hanney brought her in after her long
passage around the Cape OF Good Hope.
While here the captain of the Androsa
died, and Captain Morgan was at once
offered the position. He accepted it and
has been in the vessel ever since. He is q
clever navigator, thorough gentleman,
and, like every true sailor, very proud OF
his ship.
The men on the Alaska Packers Asso-
ciation's tender Afognak bring down the
best fish story on record. They assert
that while they were in Alaskan waters
Zone net at one haul took IN 75, 900 sal
mon; that the average weight OF each fish
was eleven pounds and that the total
weight of the silvery mass was ALI tons.
Not bad take for one net, so 1t is no
heavy one this year.
The steamer Zeaandia of the Oceanic
Steamship Company's line was towed to
Martinez bv the tug Fearless yesterday.
She has been laid up for some time, but
lately made a trip to Central America
under charter to the Pacific Mail.
thorough overhauling has been given her
at Pacific street, but now that the Aus
tralia is due she had to make way for her.
so the transfer to Martinez was made.
Captain Deering will be IN charge OF the
vessel while she is laid up and he took his
wife and family along to keep him COM
pany. They will live aboard until the
Zealandia again goes into commission.
The bark Alden Besse and the barken-
tine Archer sailed for Honolulu yesterday.
Both vessels are fully loaded and have
several passengers each. The captains are
confident that they will make good time
and Captain Potter asserts that he Will
beat the Archer by twenty-four hours at
least. number of Honolulu people
went away on the Archer, and the MEM
bers of the Hawaiian band were down to
see them off They played several musl-
cal selections and sang number of native
songs, much to the ediication OF crowd
of about 3O0 people who gathered to hear
the music.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Mexico will sail for Puget Sound ports to-
morrow, In command OF captain Jepsen.
She takes the place of the wrecked steamer
Umatilla and will remain on the route
until that vessel is launched and repaired.
Captain Jepsen is known from San Diego
to Flattery as careful and skillful navi-
gator and his friends are still congratu-
lating him on his promotion.
Captain Murphy of the Shenandoah and
Captain Clapp of the Jabez Howes poked
good deal of quiet fun at each other yes
terday when they met Both vessels were
in company off the Horn, but the Howes
beat the Shenandoah into port by ten
days, and as an acknowledgment of his
quick work John RosenfeId presented
Captain Clapp with $lo0. After twitting