The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-16
YACHT IS
MISSING IN
BADSTORM
Grave Fears Felt for Safety of
Crew of the FroIic OF
COrinthian Fleet
Vessel Left Santa Cruz Friday
and Has Not Since Been
Heard From
Reported at Monterey Beach
Resort That Craft Has
Gone on Rocks

Grave anxiety is felt among the mem
hers of the Corinthian yacht club over
g. the whereabouts OF the yacht Frolic,
Captain Swayne, which sailed from
Santa Cruz on Friday morning with
the Corinthisn feet, encountered Sc
we're storm outside Monterey bay and
has not Yet been heard from definitely,
although il is reported at Santa Cruz
that II had hit the rocks The yacht
Meteor, Captain HOgg, arrived IN the
harbor yesterday afternoon. reporting
an unusually rough passage. and the
Hzrpoon and Presto, which left Santa
Cruz with the Frolic and Meteor. put
back into the Monterey bay haven
The FrolIc has not been heard from
al one end Of the cruise or the other.
While it is a seaworthy boat. the
crew is as daring & lot Of amateur
sailors as the Corinthians can boast
On the Frolic when it left Santa
Cruz on Friday were Captain Swayne.
Ben Dusenberry, James WEIGH and
Durham and Nealy- Lester Hammers
field one Of those who went south with
the yacht. left the vessel at Santa Cruz
and returned to the city on the train
MESSAGE HINTS AT DISASTER
The hrst intimation given that the
Frolic might be in difficulties was con-
veyed by telephone message from the
santa Cruz casino to wilkie Edwards.
owner Of the yacht Mike who lives at
the St Francis hotel
The message said tersely; Have
YOU heard anything of the yacht
Frolic2 Report down here she has hit
the rocks"
The trouble implied by the brief mes
sage from Santa Cruz is not greatly
feared by local yachtsmen. but still
they are apprehensive for the safety
OF the vessel The wind beat around
Santa Cruz harbor 45 miles an hour
when the Frolic sailed While the
Meteor weathered the gale by putting
far out 70 sea, the Presto, Captain
Thomas Jones in command, and the
. HarpOOn, Captain J. H. Sharp, took the
prudent course and went back into
Santa Cruz
The wind was too much for them 20
fight, but the Frolic. with its daring
complement; keep on its way up the
coast Forty eight hours and more
have passed and the vessel has not
appeared. A yacht was seen passing
Half Moon bay yesterday afternoon. ex-
periencing calm weather, but its iden-
tity was not established and it might
have been one Of several crafts.
AT 10 o'clock Friday morning we
sailed from Santa Cruz said Captain
Hogg Of the Meteor. With US were
the Frolic, the Harpoon and the Presto,
There was a high wind on, blowing
about 80 milse an hour. kept in
sight Of the other boats as long as
could. but I put out TO sea and soon lost
sight of them. At o'clock this after
noon I telephoned down to Santa Cruz
and learned that the HarpOon and Pres
70 had put back. but the FrOlic was not
in ] DO not fear that disaster has over
taken the Frolic, but there is reason
able cause for anxiety
TOOK PART IN RACE
The Harpoon and Presto sailed again
from Santa Cruz yesterday afternoon.
The Alert Yankee and Wilkie Ed
wards boat. the Mike, were in Santa
Cruz harbor last evening.
The Corinthian fleet sailed from
Sausalito early in the week in race
10 Santa Cruz In addition TO the boats
named there were in the fleet the Mon
soon, Commodore F. G. Phillips, and
George Dinsmore and Albert oster of
the prominent San Rafael family on
board and the Ruby.
The Frolic was built for the Alaska
trade and sailed repeatedly 10 the
northern gold fields. demonstrating its
seaWorthiness It's Corinthian crew
are all well known young men OF this
city and they are famous among the
yacht clubs for their bold navigation.
The name Of the yacht aptly describes
the purposes Of its voyages.