The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
The Ferryboat San Rafael
Defeated in a Race at
Last.
Uncle Sans Steamer, the Col
den Gate, Hereafter Wears
the .Laurels.
Bark S. G. Allen Damaged in a Gale.
An Attempt at suicide-Gun-
boats Gracefully Salute.

As the fastest boat on the bay, the repu-
tation OF the good OLD ferry vessel, the
San Rafael, has been consigned to the
''dark backward and abysm OF time." For
years the feTry-boat has met and con-
quered them all, but when sue essayed her
old trick on the United States customs
steamer, the Golden Gate, yesterday
morning her colors dipped beneath the
wave. For the Golden Gate now has a
day to shine.
The Golden Gate had just started back
from an inspection OF the bark S. e.
Allen, when she ran alongside the San
Rafael, on board OF which was party of
pleasure excursionists, just starting Tor
SausalIto. Their course for some distance
ran parallel, and Captain Mckenzie
thought it would be good joke TO show
Uncle Sans boat what it was to travel
fas..
Accordingly he sent the San Rafael
ahead under iull cam, but somehow or
other there was a screw loose-the Golden
Gate kept even with her. The boats ran
even up until FIsheimen's wharf was
reached, when Captain Bait, al the So
licitation of his engineer, consented 10
may OF the San RafaePs officers the
hitherto unconquered racer began 10
drop be mind.
Hastily Captain Mckenzie sent for the
chief engineer and was informed that the
good old ferry boat was doing her best.
Silently the eXCurslonists stood on the
decks OF the San Rafael and watc he'd the
Golden Gate draw two lengths ahead. At
Lom ba rd-street wharf she brancned off
and all her decknands shouted them
selves hoarse with Joy, but got no response
from the other side.
Captain Butt was greatly pleased at the
feat, put remarked carelessly that it Was
not a race; his vessel simply had little
too much steam on and he wished to run
some of it off before she reached her III oor-
ings at Meiggs' wharf.
I'VE had only two-thirds measure on,
he said. with a full sweep we could
have run away from her."
The bark S. Z. Allen arrived here YES
terday from II Ono.ulu with II cargo OF
sugar cons gned to Williams, Dimoni &
Co. She LETT Honolulu Septe N Der %, and
in LATITUDE 81 degrees 35 minutes north,
Longitude 134 1egrees 90 minutes west, en-
countered II mort h-northeasJ gale which
carried away her fore ;opgalIant mast and
fore lower topgallant yard.
One of the pIettiest ii hts witnessed by
those taking u holiday stroll along the
wafer lTOEI III many uuy WAS the HD al
process ,ion or dress parade" of the
Corlnthian Yacht Club TOR the season.
The Thite-wInged fleet 10 the mum Der of
q dozen sails made an excursion around
the bay for the greater part OF the day.
and toward evening ali scudded in body
for Richardson's Bay, near Belvedere, the
winter quarters o. the club.
The United States gunboat Marietta
came down from Mare Island Saturday
evening and anchored in the stream. She
will proceed to Alaska next Wednesday,
taking along eleven new men for the new
cruiser Concord. This rlan, however.
may be changed and the Marietta sent to
Hawaii instead.
The captain of the French cruiser
Duguey Trouin paid a friendly visit yes
terday afternoon to the Marietta, and was
given salute of nine guns, the French
flag being holsted At the same time. The
French vessel responded with a similar
salute, am ran The American flag TO the
peak Of her foremast.
The United States customs steamer
Hartley, which relieves the Golden Gate
at night, will soon change her berth from
the foot of Lom bard street to section B of
the seawall, nearer the Golden Gate. This
will cause four boats-IommY Haydon's,
the S .ilors' Homes the senior Crowley's ;
and Maurice Behan's-to be moored at
other points, and there is considerable un-
rest resulting.
J. Juinette, an Italian living at ito Alta
rect, jun ped overheard from Lom BARI
street wharf yesterday while temporarily
insane from the use OF liquor. He was
ii he'd out by q boatman, and immediately
tried 10 com nit suicide again in the same
manner. This tlme he was prevented by
Officer crosby, who called Officer Dalton
to his assistance and took the unfortunate
man to the Hsrbor Hospital, where he
was frnated by DIR. Nelson.
The tug Vigilant, whica took a fishing
party 10 the Cordell Banks Saturday
evening. docked at Mission wharf No. 3
yesterday laden with cod and rock cod.
Captain Silovich reported that every bod Y
m ade a good catch. They passed the in
teryals between fishing In listening TO
..Chief" Enolish's sunerlatIYe tales of a