The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
EXCITING RACE
BETWEEN TUGS
a Victory for the Reliance
After a Very Hard
TusSle.
The Crack Boat Vigilant Was
Featen by Just Seven
Seconds.
Captain julius Michaelis of the Brold
Gauge Was Married Last
Saturday.


the fastest boat in the Spreckels feet yes
terday, and Captain Gilbert Brockaw is
jubilant, while Captain John Siovich of
the Vigilant, in his usual straightforward
manner, at once owned up that he was
fairly and squarely beaten In the run
from Fort Point to Foisom-street wharf
the Reliance beat the Vigilant by seven
seconds and the Alert by over minute.
All three tugs are owned by the Spreck-
els Tow boat Company.
Early in the month the Reliance was
fitted with one of the Wittram corrugated
propellers. After test John D. SpreckeIs
was so pleased with the results that he at
once ordered one for the big collier Czar-
ina and Henry Peterson gave an order for
one for the Amy Many and many time
the Reliance has been beaten by the Vigi-
liant. and yesterday was the first time the
tables were turned.
Yesterday morning the Reliance started
to sea with the barkentine Irmgard in
tow and the Vigilant with bark Annie
Johnson, and the Alert with the barken-
tine Skagit went out a about the same time.
A ter casting off their tows the three tugs
came through the heads together. When
off Fort Point the captain OF the Alert
gave the signal and all three went full
speed ahead. The Vigiiant had the best
of the start by second, but before Meiggs
wharf was reached the Reliance was on
even terms with her. Thence to
Folsom-str wharf the Reliance held the
Vigilant safe and won handily by six Sec
onds. The tables were turned with ven-
geance, but nevertheless Captain Silovich
was the first 10 go aboard the Reliance
and congratulate Captain Brockaw on the
result OF the race. While the two captains
were talking the Alert came along a min
ute behind time. She was not disgraced
considering the size of the two boats she
was racing against.
The speed shown by the Reliance is all
the more meritorious when the fact that
her WiIIram wheel is only feet in diam
eter and the Vigilants ordinary wheel
is liz feet in diameter is taken into con-
sidera ion.
The gasoline launch Amy, owned bv
Henry Peterson, will be fitted with a g.
inch propeller similar to that used in the
Reliance.
The Naval Reserve boys took an outing
on the bay yesterday. a couple OF the
boats were out, but the one which was
manned by George Kearney, George
Green, Jack Beattie, Pat Murray, F.
Murphy and Coxswain ]. A. Healy made
the best showing. The boys had a most
enjoyable outing, and in many a squirt
showed that there are not better men to
man a boat in San Francisco than can be
found i'll the Naval Reserve.
The gasoline schooner Broad Gauge was
gay with bunting Yesterday IN honor OF
the marriage OF Captain julius Mlchaelis
with Miss Martha " alter. The brides
maids we're Miss Annie WaltZer Miss
Tillie Erp and Miss En- hoff, and Emile
Walizer was best man. 1t was a merry
company that congratulated the happy
couple after the ceremony. Among tho e
who were present were Miss Bertha Taber,
Miss Jennie Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Schultz, Otto and Robert Walter, Miss
Frances Smith, A. Schultz Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson, Hugh Conroy, Miss Maggie
Conroy. Captain E. Wilson of the army,
Miss Donohue. Miss Ella Dempsy, Miss
Emily Maulther, Mr.. aud Mrs. J. E!asser,
Miss Lizzie Seimer, Fred Seimer, Mrs.
Koenig and Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeraus. Day
was breaking when the merrT party dis
persed. Captain and Mrs. Michaelis re-
ceived the final congratulations of their
many friends at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning.
TIE steam schooner Cleone got in last
night, but no report reached the Mer-
chants Exchange. Danny O'CoDner went
out to intercept the vessel, but when the
written report attached to a piece of
luIn DtI WIS buFOWl II 10 HlIQ III HlScdTTlSQ
and went into the water. Before O'Con-
ner could reach it the wood, being heavy
with pitch, sank. In vain attempt to
recover it Danny went overheard, but
MANAGED TO Chamber back into his boat
without any difficulty and rowed himself
back 10 Meiggs wharf.
Cotton for China and cotton for Japan
is crowding the steamers of the Pacific
Mail and Occidental and Oriental steam
ship companies. Factories have been
established near Kobe and Shanghai. and
the Orientals are taking our raw products
oqly TO send them back as manufactured
goods. Hundreds of tons of general mer-
chapdise were left behind by the China,
and the Bel-ic, which sails in a fe days,
cannot carry the stuff on account of her
engagements for raw cotton.
The Chinese merchants are exasperated
because they cannot get their goods
shipped, and there is some talk of charter
ing tramp steamer in order to send on
their consignments. 1t is about time
that the Pacific Mall put on an extra