The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-30
YACHT AGGIE SOLD.


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20 . wealthy Mfning MAJ
Asw In San Fraseisee.
"a a. Wfitsee. who used TO be a South AZ
- mining King and who Is now q soci-
ely man and turfman OF San Francisco Is
ne owner OF the fastest yacht on TIE pa
s.ac coast, having recently completed deal
ae.soy ne came into possession OF Ed
.aio r.. sweeney's Agile The deal was
- su some time ago and the Aggse II now
~ ner way to San Francisco Notwith-
.sAaoang mat fact there are very few In
o cl'y TO-DAY who know anything abou.
me SAFE. Mr. Sweeney's friends knew OF
=. nuf Mr.. Sweeney did not give the matter
saacn puoHcity because he did not care to
aase every one stop him on the street and
well see you've sold the Agg1e''
al - stated on good authority that Mr..
0weehey got more for the Aggse than she
.A n,n. stfil ne was unwilling to let her
go, and II - said he would not have done 50
nad he not feared that II he failed TO give
nsr up. after certain negotiations had been
MADE. he would find himself involved in a
law suit.
the Agile IL an expensive luxury, but Mr..
sweeney had. II Is said, arranged to make
some money out OF her. With H c. Hen
- and others 1t II stated that he had COM
pisted arrangements whereby she was to
oe ntted out for q long prospecting trip In
waters close to Southeastern Alaska. The
TIP mad been outlined and the Aggie would
nave left In the spring on her journey. She
would have been prepared for a long cruise
ana small steamer would have accompa-
hied ner TO navigate in waters where the
yacnf would be unable to go. Good mining
men would have been In the prospecting
parry, and Mr.. Sweeney and mis- friends
mao inquired on getting possession OF some
mining claims which would, with the de-
vsiopment OF the country. make them VAL
uanie to their owners. But now the pros
pecting trip Is Oh, and Seattle will no long,
er Drag that she il tie owner Of the fast
est yacht on the Pacific coast
Ine Aggie cost her original owners In
the neighborhood Of SIS 900. She was built
Twelve or fifteen years ago. Until Mr.
sweeney bought her, she was the pride OF
the San Francisco yachting men. In tho
summer of 1856 Mr.. Sweeney went to San
francisco and purchased her paying In the
neighborhood OK 1000 Every time the
owner Of the Aggie or any OF his friends
nave been In San Francisco since the sale
the yachtsmen OF that city have talked
anout the Aggie and repeatedly stated that
the time would come when she would once
again be the pride OF that city. Several
weeks ago Wiitsse. who takes as much in
terest IN yachts as In turf matters, con-
Guided that the Aggie's home was in San
francisco. He II said TO be a thorough
sport and having cleaned up a half million
during the mining excitement In South AZ
rica some years ago. was In position to
tax business. He wrote to Mr. Sweeney
and asked him TO sell the Aggie TO him.
Mr.. Sweeney answered that he had future
plans for the Aggie and had no desire 10
seu. The answer did not satisfy the rich
Mr.. Wlfsee. and he wrote another letter.
stating In effect that he must have the
AKgie. Sweeney offered TO sell him an In
terest In the yacht. but Mr.. Wistsee had TO
have II all. He so wrote Mr.. Sweeney and
the latter then agreed 10 sell. but named
conditions which he felt sure the ex-king
from South Africa would not find it agree
able to accept. But Mr. Sweeney did not
Know the ex-king He did accept the con-
ditions and had a local bank notify Mr.
Sweeney that his money was waiting for
him. Mr.. Sweeney still haedtated, but the
San Francisco man told Mr.. Sweeney TO
settle all details with his lawyer referring
him to weIl-known local law firm
There was but one thing left to be done
and Mr.. Sweeney did 1t. He took the money
and turned the yacht over TO the local
representative of the rich Mr. Wiltsee,
That was over week ago. and a day or
two later the Aggte was on her way to
San Francisco.
Wiiisee Is identified with several big min
Ing enterprises In San Francisco and ID is
said that he will race the Aggie for time
and later send her 10 Alaska on a trip SINH
lar TO the one contemplated by Mr.. Swee-
ney.