The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-16
.EhRP FOR THE
REGAT IA? NIT!
British Masters Say They
Prefer a "Disinterested
Referee"
Cedar Logs Are Scarce in All
Central American
Ports.
The Schooner Martha w. Tuft Came
Back From San Bias With
Ha f Load.

The British ship captains whose vessels
are now lying at Sausalito have got up a
regatta for next Saturday. Nearly every
vessel in the bay flying the British flag
has entered boat and some good con-
tests are expected.
One paragraph in the notice issued by
the captains reads as follows: "a disin-
terested adiudicator (not Wyatt Earp),
whose decision shall be final, will be on
the flagship Glenesslin." The races are
to start at 3 P. NJ. sharp and entries are to
be made at A. McBoyle g. Co. s on Wash
ington street near Sansome.
The schooner Martha w. Tuft, which
arrived here from San Bias a couple of
days ago, had bad time OF it during the
voyage. When she arrived at her destina-
ton and discharged her cargo there was
no return load ready. The vessel was to
bring up cedar logs, but all that could be
ecured was I79, so the Tuft as returned
with only half load. 1t is getting harder
and harder to secure cedar in Central
American ports, and captains of coasting
vessels will think twice before they go
there to load.
Captain Spear had an experience with
one of his men five days before the
schooner reached port A sailor named
Murcha went violently insane, and it took
nearly the entire crew to put him in irons
Yesterday he was sent to the Receiving
Hospital to be examined as 10 his sanity.
The Tut will discharge at Spear-street
wharf and then may lay up for the win
ter. The accompanying sketch shows the
schooner coming IN over the bar last Sun
day.
The Harbor Commissioners did not meet
yesterday because of the weather and be-
cause Commissioner Cole was unwell.
Captain Leale, the popular master of
the ferry steamer Bay City, started for
Chicago last night. He is accompanied
by his wife and family and they expect to
spend month visiting New York, Wash
ington and other cities. Captain Leale
has had several short holidays which he
has spent in California. This is the first
time in twenty years he has been outside
the State. Captain Murphy will take his
place on the Bay City.
The steam schooner jeanne lost an
anchor and fifteen fathom of chain in
Mondays storm. The vessel has been
chartered to load combustibes for Alaska
and came out of Oakland Creek during
the afternoon. Captain Mason attempted
to anchor his vessel between Alcatraz and
Black Point but the chain parted and the
best bower had to be dropped in order to
hold the steamer.
Captain Atwood, late of the schooner
Puritan, has been appointed chief officer
OF the American ship Francis and will go
TO New York in her. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Puritan went on Vancouver
Island in a hurricane and Captain At
wood and MS men had narrow escape
for their lives.
The new steam schooner Alliance had
her trial trip on the bay yesterday and
gave universal satisfaction. She is owned
by Gray d Mitchell and was built in Oak
land. Her engines and boilers were
made by the Oakland Iron Works, and
they are the first marine machinery ever
built and put in a vessel in Oakland.
Among those who went out on the trial
trip were George K Fritch, Captain Cook,
George BOOZE, G. II. higgins, j. ]. Loggie,
Mrs. A. NJ. Abbott, II. D. Bendsien, John
Mitchell, B. M. Madison, Captain Han
son, Captain S. Blair, George D. GRAY,
Robert Dollar, Captain Anderson, W. w.
Taylor and number of others. The
Alliance was run up to Hunters Point
and then 10 Raccoon Straits, where lunch
was served. Then the vessel was headed
for the Golden Gate, and an hour later she
was given spin over the measured mile
She will be put in the lumber and passen-
ger trade.
The Office of ]. S. Kimba on Mission
street wharf, was broken open last Mon
day night, but the robbers secured no
plumber. Luckily all the packages and
everything OF value had been taken out
on Monday afternoon. Shortly after dis
covering that the office had been broken
into Mr.. Kim bali received a telegram
stating that his gasoline schooner Bessie
K was ashore $50 feet south of the south
jetty at the mouth of the Coquille River.
The vessel was running short OF gasoline
and the captain was anxious 10 make
port. The schooner is hard ana fast on
the spit, but Mr.. Kimball thinks she will
get off. The crew has left her, but are
ready at moments notice to make the
attempt to get her off. A tug will be sent
to her assistance.
The schooner Charles r. Wilson from
Grays Harbor for San Francisco was
spoken last Sunday by the tug Sea Witch.
The wind is very ligat outside now and
she may be yet several days in making
port.
The commission appointed to select a
site on Goat Island for naval training
school did not meet yesterday. One of
the principal mem bers of the board did
not arrive from the East, so the meeting
was postponed until tomorrow.
The school will be for lads between the
ages OF IA and II years and they will be
taught everything necessary to fit them
for seamen and petty officers