An out and out wool clipper, she was very heavily rigged, her chief measurements being:— Main lower mast 60 feet. Fore and main yards 82 feet. Fore and main lower topsail yards 76 feet. Fore and main upper topsail yards 69 feet. Fore and main lower topgallant yard 58 feet. Fore and main upper topgallant yards 52 feet. Fore and main royal yards 41 feet. Her lower masts were short compared to some clippers, but her lower yards were very heavy, her fore and main yards weighing over 4 tons each. Her first master was J. Fimister, who had her until 1895, when Captain J. W. Holmes took her over until she was sold abroad in 1906. Under Captain Fimister her best passages were:— 1880 Channel to Sydney 71 days 1882 Channel to Sydney 82 days 1884 Channel to Sydney 79 days 1889 Sydney to London 75 days 1891 Sydney to Channel 84 days 1892 Channel to Sydney 83 days 1893 Sydney to Channel 86 days 1894 Channel to Sydney 80 days On her maiden trip she left London 27th June—left Channel 2nd July, 5 days out—crossed the line 28th July. 26 days from departure—crossed Cape meridian 20th August, 49 days from departure—arrived Sydney 29th September, 89 days from departure. A curious notoriety came upon the new clipper in Sydney owing to Captain Fimister, in his eagerness to get loaded and away in good time for the wool sales, jumping _Patriarch’s_ loading berth at Circular Quay. The berth was vacated by _Nineveh_ on a Saturday. [Illustration: “CIMBA.” _Photo lent by F. G. Layton._] The port arrangements in those days allowed ships to go alongside in the order in which they had booked the berth. On this occasion _Patriarch_ had booked the berth on 18th August, _Smyrna_ on 20th August, _Cairnbulg_ on 9th September, _St. Lawrence_ on 13th September, _Centurion_ on 26th September and _Cimba_ on 30th September—the day after she arrived.