![]() Her registered length is 200 feet beam, 80 feet depth of hold, 16 feet gross tonnage, 827.54. The official survey of the new steel ship Arago, built by the Union Iron Works, has been completed. We think this is a fair test of what Turner's models are, and all must agree that they can't be beat.Īpril 25, 1885, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. When the Turner was a half-mile outside the Fort, Boisse's schooner was barely abreast of the Presidio, with the Rosario and Consuelo a mile below and to windward of her. ![]() On reaching Black Point, the Turner was up with her rival, and to windward withal, and continuing down. Nothing daunted, however, the Matthew Turner trimmed her sheets well aft, Guite "piped all hands" to grog, and the effects were soon visible. Both vessels presented a fine appearance, as they passed along the front, and on reaching North Point Dock, they picked up the little Consuelo, and one and all went after Boisse's new schooner, which, at the time, was about a mile ahead of the Turner, and, with a good breeze, was evidently doing her level best. She was followed soon after by Turner's latest, the schooner Rosario, sailed by Captain Turner himself, and had over a hundred people on board. Yesterday being a fine day, with a good breeze, the schooner Matthew Turner, with her owner on board, and a party of Invited guests, "Along the Wharves" among them, got under way, from her anchorage in Mission Bay, and proceeded down the harbor. The " Matthew Turner " Outsails All Her Rivals. ![]() May 6, 1878, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
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