The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
WHITE WINGS
SPREAD FOR A
TEST OF SPEED
Two Schooners Rae
ing to Eureka.
IOWA OPEN FOR INSPECTION
A FLEET OF SMALL BOATS TO
CARRY PASSENGERS.
Transport Roanoke Stuck in the Mud.
Election of Naval Battalion
Oficers-Catch of the
Sealing Fleet.

A very interesting race from San Fran
cisco to Eureka will begin to-day. For
some time past the SchoonerS Occidental
and Fortuna have been rivals. First one
vessel has made a good run and then the
other, so now the captains have decided
to set all doubts at rest Both SchoonerS
will be towed TO Lime Point, where they
will be cast off and will then make their
way to Eureka as quickly as wind and
sails win carry them.
Captains Brandt and Rosich are old
friends, having been shipmates years ago
in the Occidental. Captain Brandt left
the schooner to become master of the old
steamer Humboldt. One day when pass
ing out over the Humboldt bar big sea
swept over the steamer and Brandt was
washed into the scuppers and had his leg
broken. The break was such a serious
one that the bones would not knit and the
limb had to be amputated in order to save
the captains life.
While Captain Brandt was on the Hum
boldt Captain Rosich was made mate of
the Occidental and later captain OF the
Fortuna. After the Humboldt was lost
and Captain Brandt recovered from his
sick spell he was given his old position
on the Occidental. He is confident that
his vessel can beat Captain Rosichs but
it should be a very close affair The two
event. but Jerry Daily and VIII Downs
of the Merchants Exchange have wag-
cred a toothSome dinner on the outcome.
The guests are to be limited to q dozen,
of which four are to be newspapermen,
and the repast Is not to cost more than
$50. Daily is backing the Occidental and
Downs the Fortuna.
spectfon to-day, and arrangements have
been made to handle big crowd. This
will probably be the last enance @ fSr Oi,, some 1
she will, in all probability, go to the Mare
Island navy yard next Wednesday or
Thursday. Yesterday the supply steamer Ic
Celtic came down from the yard at low
water She was drawing Il feet, and as
the Iowa only draws "a feet, there should
be no difficulty In getting her I up TO To the ne
island Considerable repair work mas TO
be done, and her engines are to be, over
hauled, so it will be some time before
she is seen in the stream again.
All kinds of craft will carry passengers
to the battleship to-day. Henry Peter
son has made arrangements to han handle hs,r
big crowd Nearly EVE sEerybody ndav %ho pnrd and
failed to get aboard the warship were
taken out last Wednesday; Should there
be any of the tickets stu OUTSTANDING
will run the launches Amy, William d.
and Petrol from the Folsom street float,
and the oa has been placed
alongside the Iowa SO the crowds will be
handled easily and quickly, both going
Tom james. late chief steward of the
Scandal. is going to run the tug Mon
arch. Dan Crowley the Milton and Mil
lie. Dan James the Ida W., the Engel
bows some gasoline launches, and every
boatman in the bay will carry passen-
gers Given fine weather there will be
fully 10, 900 people on the front to-day, and
the harbor police will have their hands
full.
The steamer Roanoke was to have gone
on to Hunters Point drydock yesterday
to get ready for a voyage to Manila, but
the tugs were unable to get her out or
the mud in Oakland Creek A couple OF
and pull her into deep water; + 4.
James. formerly chief steward of the
Scandia, will go out in similar capacity
on the Roanoke, and DR.. Digg1ns or the
harbor hospital will go as surgeon.
- An election of officers was held aboard
the naval reserve steamer Marion last
FRIDAY night. William Bonney was elect
ed Passed Assistant Engineer OF the Mar
ion. with the rank of Lieutenant, and
William Speck, Assistant Engineer, with
the rank of Ensign. Frank van Week
was elected Passed Assistant Engineer of
the PInta, with the rank of Lieutenant,
Junior grade, and Albert Pool. Assistant
Engineer, with the rank of Ensign.
The sealing fleet seems TO be doing well
by Donald Ross yesterday states that
when last spoken the schooner Geneva
had taken $40 skins. Dana 29o, Enterprise
$40 and Mermaid $50. Seven schooners
have vet to be heard from.
The friends of Assistant Chief Wharf
niger Scott extend their sympathies to
him for the loss of his mother. Mrs
Scott has been an invalid for long time,
and died at her home. 1913 Golden Gate
avenue. last Friday. The body was taken
to Stockton for interment on the p. m
in YESTERDAY.