The morning call., 1892-09-19
GATHERING OF TIE CRAFT
The Corinthians Open Their
New Clubhouse.
YACHTS VERSUS CANOES.
a Day Of Nerriment and Festivity-splendid
Joint Cruise Through San Pablo Bay
and Racoon Straits.

Yesterday, off Tibur0D, there was great
gathering of all the small pleasure crafts
that ride the choppy seas of San Francisco
Bay, and the day will be looked back upon
by the members Of the Corinthian Yacht
Club as the most enjoyable one on their
years programme.
The Corinthians had provided for the
entertainment Of many guests at their club
house.
The Oakland Canoe Club had been In
yited with numerous yacht men interested
in small boats to participate in regatta
and festivities to be continued from Satur-
day morning until Sunday night
Ex-Commodore Blow of the Oakland
Canoe Club had his boathouse. which is
bull. upon float, towed TO Tiburon last
Friday, and a number of the canoeists
availed themselves Of the opportunity to
send their canoes over, preferring the ferry
boats for bay navigation, but the majority
chose the excitement of sailing their tiny
vessels across.
At Oakland the early part of Saturday
morning was spent by the canoe-men in
preparing for their voyage.
The wind and tide were favorable for
smooth water, but even in the calmest OF
seas and at the most propitious of times it
is somewhat of a hazardous undertaking to
sail a canoe having a beam of between
twenty-sX aud thirty inches and rigged TO
carry sail plan Of from 100 to 10 square
feet or canvas across an eXpanse OF water
as treacherouS as that Of San Francisco
Bay. The fleet of canoes was escorted on
their voyage By a number of yachts and
launches which would promptly have ren-
dered assistance had any been required.
Numbers of these daring sailors OF the
Oakland Canoe Club at various times have,
unattended, sailed their cockle-shels across
to Sausalito, Tiburon, boarded warships
lying at anchor in the stream and crused
along the San Francisco waterfront and
safely returned to Ge crbe their voyages as
"a bit lonesome"
Saturday morning was fair, and the feet
arrived at Iiburon at about noon without
mishap. The clubhouse and the score Cf
yachts anchored off il were profusely deco
rated with bunting and presented gay
spectacle.
After bountiful lunch was served the
early part of the afternoon was spent in
cruising about 1iburOn and visiting. many
of the members and guests not being able
to appear until evening.
Messrs. Brown and Barbage. who were
out in the Gipsy, q canoe belonging TO w.
w. Blow, had a capsiZe off the clubhouse,
bat were speedily rescued.
A schooner loaded with hay took the COM
Dlned efforts OF all the launches available
to keep her from going on the rocks at the
point. and dinner time arrived without any
further excitement.
The fair sex was barred from the jnks in
the evening and the "festive board" was
beguiled by no feminine smiles, but what
was lost in this way in quality was perhaps
compensensated for by quantity, and as the
evening wore on the company waxed hi
laTiOus.
a very excellent programme, consisting
of songs, speeches. stories and dances, had
been prepared, and it was late when the
guests of the club sought the berthS pro-
yided for them.
Early yesterday morning Tiburon was
astir. The race programme which had
been prepared for the day was abandoned
and cruise 10 Corinthan Cove substituted.
Corinthian Cove is picturesque spot sita-
ated about three miles north of California
City, on the north shore of San Pablo Bay.
The fleet as it left the Corinthians an
choring ground was beautiful sight.
There were scores Of yachts and small
sail boats moving toward Raccoon Straits
on beam wind. headed by ten canoests in
their canoes, who were willing to risk
wetting for the sake of a glorious run.
The canoes which took the long and
dangerous voyage Yesterday and which are
still afioat, are The Whisper, Commodore w.
q. Morrow; B0nita, Commodore Abe
Gump; fnek, X. A. jackson; GiDsy, A. II.
Blow; Vslkyre, +. L. Berer; ldler, I. J.
Norris; Zoe Moir, a. d. Smith; Mystic,
Alex IOAUoIOusNl 0Hat, GeOrse w aTueu
(Jabbemock); Jack, w. w. Blow.
A lunch was spread under the trees at the
Camp Of Injured Innocence" as the
Corinthians have named their picnic ground,
to which salt spray and fresh breezes gave
relish. The afternoon was spent in game
of ball of seven holly contested innings.
The result was a defeat for Oakland, the
score standing 10 to 13 in favor Of the
Corinthians.
George Warder, who at one time held the
high and mighty position among canoe
men Of commodore of the American Canoe
Association, gave very clever exhibition
Of canoemanship, upsetting his canoe, the
Gnat. with 10 feet Of canvas standing, in
choppy sea with quite stiff breeze blow
ing. He crawled over the side and bottom
of the capsized boat and righted her again
from the other side without getting in the
water himself.
Mr.. Warder is one of the best canoe sailors
in the land. The sail back to Tiburon was
lively one and at the leaving of the last
boat for San Francisco the assembly broke
up and an enjoyable season was brought to
close. Much Of the success OF the meet
was due to the effort OF Vice Commodore
Pew and Secretary Emmons, Commodore
strnger not putting in an appearance The
yachting season at Tiburon closes In few