The morning call., 1893-12-24
AQUATIC SPORTS.
Next Years Programme
of Oakland's Navy.
Races for 1904 of the Oakland Canoe
Club-CreSCent'S Lectures and
University Races.

The Oakland navy has set the date fol
its races for the coming year. The first
race will take place on January IA, the sec
ond on February IL, the third on March IL,
the fourth on April 90, the fifth ON May 20,
the sixth on June "a, the seventh on July s,
the eighth on August 5, the ninth on Sep
TENDER 2. the tenth on October 81, the
eleventh on November Is. the twelfth on
December 16. All of the races will be
started at 2 p. NJ At :55 P. NJ. the pre-
paratory signal will be given. At P. NJ.
the first class will be sent off on one-gun
start, at 2: 05 P. NJ. the second class will be
started, and at 2:10 p. NJ. the third class
will go. The first craft in each class to
finish will be the winner Of the class
trophy, the fastest of these to hold the
for one month, until the next race, when
they will gu to the winner of that.
The craft making the greatest number of
points out of a possible six hundred will
receive the championship trophy for the
year. The same may be said about the
class. trophies. There has also been of
fered by a gentleman interested in the wei
fare of the navy a silk flag for the fastest
time made over the course during the sea-
son.
This large number of prizes is sure to
draw big number of entries. The latest
addition is from j. Hartman, the Alameda
b0atman. who is pushing the work on lap.
streak boat that from her lines will be q
crackajack.
There are rumors that one of the men,
bers of the Oakland Canoe Club is about
to buy the sloop Dart of the Corinthian
Yacht Club. This craft is one of the
speediest of her size on the bay, and with
proper handling should wni the Champion
ship of the navy.
Sprtpe nj ssnaFata rapas will ha II al
between the craft of the navy and the
Encinal Boat Club. The number has q OF
been determined upon as yet, but will
more than likely be between four and six,
to sail alternately over the Encinal and
navy courses.
The Oakland Canoe Club will hold a
race tomorrow for the Holiday cup. This
will end its programme for 1898. On JAN
uary its first race for 1894 will be held and
will be held for the Holiday cup; January
81 will be for the Mayrisch badge; Feb
ruary 90 for Holiday cup; April 8. May
risch badge; May. 80, Holiday cup; July
4, Holiday cup; July %. Mayrisch badge
September so. Holiday cup; October Ia,
Mayrich badge; November 80. Holiday
cup; December %, Holiday cup, which
always finishes up their yearly racing.
The Crescent Boat Club IS making ar
rangements to give a series of lectures on
canoeing and yachting in general on Satur-
day evenings during the rest of the winter.
The Boating Association of The Univer-
sity of California has placed an order In
East for three ST. Lawrence skiffs and on
the coast for two. With these FIVE boats
they expect TO give a number of club races
of the working boat order.
Ex-CommOdOre William Mccarthy of
the San Francisco Yacht Club will put his
keel schooner yacht Ramona on the ways
at Sausalito about the first of the year to
be thoroughly overhauled for the coming
season. He will take out about seven tons
of her inside ballast and add about five
tons to her keel, which will be recoated
She will be given new suit of sails which
will increase her sail area considerably.
Several changes will be made in her in
terror, all looking to the comfort of his
guests. 1t is thought that these changes
will tend to increase her speed and stiff
ness.
Another yacht that will be improved and
put in commission will be the Cyclone,
ON ned by Captain E. A. Won Schmidt of
Oakland navy fame. He has won the
champion hip with the Whiriwind this
season, and will now turn his attention to
the larger boats Of the bay with the Cy-
clone. which is very much like the Whirl-
wind
There will be a subscription dinner
given by some of the CoriDthian yachts
men ut the clubhouse at Tiburon On New
Years Cay.
Commodore Joseph A. Leonard of the
Ercinal Boat Club has just finished the
lines for yacht that will be about 40 feet
overall.