The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-09
YACHTSMEN Alloy!
Enthusiastic Yachtsmen
Are Combining.
A Scheme to Form an Association
of the Yacht-Owners of the
Recognized Club.

Several months ago an attempt was
made to combine the three yacht clubs on
the Marin shore of the bay, the San Fran
cisco. Pacific and CORN thians, but without
success. Then later on another attempt
was made to bring the San Francisco and
Corinthians together, but this scheme also
failed.
At present they are trying to consolidate
the Pacifcs and San Franciscos, which
will more than likely result as the other
did. The chief stumbling block with all
these schemes has been that the different
clubs will not give up their names or flags.
One by one the different ideas that have
been advocated for the advancement oil
Yachting have come to the front on paper,
lived short life and then disappeared.
Many are the disheartened enth uSiasts
who have struggled to bring yachting her g
to stage of perfection similar 10 that of
the East, or even to try to give as much
life as displayed by the spOrtsmen OF
Puget Sound, but they have had TO even
tually give up.
The latest scheme that has been pro-
mulgated is yacht-owners' association,
and from the lines on which it Is formed it
is thought that it will be successful.
II was started about two months ago by
two yachtsmen who have preached it to
but few, and from the opinion of those
who have heard of it it looks as If its sue
association shall be composed only OF
yacht-owners. That when a member
ceases to be a yacht-owner he ceases to be
o member OF the association.
A yacht-owner cannot join the associa-
tion If he Is not member of q recognized
yacht club. This is done to protect the
yacht clubs, as this association is for the
Or,Io th<ao lr,t
here. 1t will not work In opposition to
them. The object Of the association is to
encourage yacht building by encouraging
yacht racing. The idea they work on is to
nave one race year in the different
classes that the yachts OF this bay COM
pose.
This will infuse new life into yachting
that will be engendered, for If one year a
prize flag is won, say by yacht Of the G..
Y. c. in certain class, 1t may be expected
that the losing clubs will the next year try
and retrieve their lost glory.
To do this new and faster yachts will
of necessity nave to be built, and in few
years We will have craft afioat that will
as it is now feet of craft that are dis
grace to the name of yachts. Then, again,
If this scheme Is successful the association
expects to receive entries from both the
north and south which, just at this time.
would be feasible, for undoubtedly any
number of the yachtsmen from these sec
tons will visit San Francisco during the
Midwinter Fair which will last until the
middle of next year and we'll into the yacht
ing season.
If these gentlemen Gao have the chance
of competing with all yachts of their class
in the bay it would make 1t an object for
them to bring their craft. This will ap.
ply to the south particularly. for they
would have company all the way home. as
the yachts that went to Santa Cruz this
year expect to make as far south as Dan
Diego next season.
The expenses for the association will be-
comparatively nothing. as the outlay will
only be for stationary and prize flags.
The association purposes to run the races
off on separate days for the different
classes so as to avoid any possible clash
between the large and small yacht-own ers.
Those who advocate the scheme do so
that there may be mutual field on which
to fight for supremacy in the sport. They
have not overlooked that knotty question
of time allowance and sailing length.
There will be no limit TO the size OF the
yachts that will become memb ers of the
association. from the Tolna down to the
smallest yacht of the Corinthians.
The first meeting will undoubtedly be
called right after tho present yachting sea.
SON closes. which is on the 28th of the
month.