The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-26
WHITE WINGED YACHTS.
The Corinthian Club Re-
gatta at Tiburon.
The Linda Wins q Drifting Match and Ven
turesoms sailors Com plain Because
the Breezss Did Not Blow

The annual fall regatta and race of the
Corinthian Yacht CLUB was held yester-
day.
The meet was very successful one in
social way, and if the wind did not permit
any actual sailing the drifting match was
close and exciting one and thoroughly en-
joyed by the participants and also by the
large number of people who witnessed the
event from the balcony of the pretty club
house at Tiburon.
A quantity Of bunting was run aloft in
the afternoon from the clubhouse and
aboard the yachts anchored off it, but there
was not breath for il to wave in and this
state of affairs continued until 80, the
time for the race to start.
Then a series of light puffs pu. in their
appearance, which ruffled the hitherto
CLASSY surface of the bay and promised bet
ter things, but no sooner was the last start
ing gun fired than the breeze died away and
the drifting match commenced to continue
! for two hours and half, resulting in
| walk-over for the Linda, yacht OF the
| first class.
| 1t had been decided by the board of d.
Tectors to divide the yachts into bnt two
| classes in this race with second prizes In
! each class. The sailing regulations were al
| follows for the first class
The start was 10 be made from an imagi-
| nary line drawn from the clubhouse to q
! stakeboet anchored 500 years in southeast
erly direction from the clubhouse; thence
| around Blossom Rock buoy, leaving same
on starboard hand; thence around Preside
| buoy leaving same OH starboard hand thence
| to starting line.
| For yachts 10 the second class the start
was to be made from the same line as the
yachts in the first class. going around AL
| M fra coiF 70 aotr ard ~ tha rlA
| thence around Preside shoal buoy, lea wing
same on starboard hand; thence TO starting
| line.
| The boats scheduled to start were: In
| the first class the Eli, Freda, Thetis, Clara.
| Ripple, Tenant. Linda, Petrol. Folly and
! Biilow
The second-class list comprised The
| Volante, FawD, Cupid. Caprice, Cornelia,
! Sea Fox. The Duke, Muggama Chuddee.
Lapwing, Ceres, Norma, May, Rambler,
| Orca and The Frog.
OF the above named craft number
| dropped cut and those who crossed the
| starting line were: The Freda. sailed by
! Lyons; the Thets, sailed by Mr.. Cook :;
| the Clara. skippered by, Mr.. Engel; the
| Truant, with Vice Commodore Pew at the
| helm; the Linda, owned by Mr. Chapman !;
the Folly, a cutter, which was dlstanced
and returned to the anchoring ground
early in the contest; the Volante, which Is
| owned by Commodore Stringer: the Mug
| CANA Chuddee. sailed by Mr. Brooks; the
LapwiDg and May.
As the fleet Unanswered for position and
! crossed the line after the firing of the start
ing gun it presented beautiful sight. All
| available canvas was spread TO beam, and
| as one would catch puff of the variable
breeze she would forge ahead, only to be
caught by the remainder of the yachts
when she would strike a calm.
| 1t was game of chance and the race was
| not 10 the swift. The Linda, by the clever
calculation Of her skipper and good deal
| Of luck, managed to keep In a breeze
| throughout most of the race. She took
| lead soon after crossing the line, which in
creased as she placed mile after mile Of The
course behind her, and came in an easy win
ner IN hours, 13 minutes and Is seconds.
Owing 10 the non-appearance of III. III.
ii: Goster. the clubs measurer, the time
allowances had not been previously ar
ranged and the definite result of the race
cannot be ascertained for few days. The
race was sailed under the new rules adopted
| by the Sewhahaka Corinthian Yacht Club Of
| New York and Herreshoff's tables of time
| allowance were used.
/ The second prize In the FIRST class lies be-