The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-09
CORINTHIAN JOYS.
The Yachtsmen Cruise to
Paradise Cove.
NEW YACHT FOR THE NAVY,
The Yawl Seven Bells Breaks Her
Changes in the Fear.
Iess-A Hunting Cruise.

The cruise of the Corinthians to Para
disc Cove commenced On Saturday last
and ended yesterday. 1t was participated
in by a large number of the yachts. great
many going up yesterday morning.
The upper bay was the scene of the
cruise. and as the wind was light it was
thoroughly enjoyed by the ladies.
The Seven Bells broke her main boom
during the afternoon. She was just about
off the Tiburon ferry slip when Doc
Emmons, who was in command and at the
wheel. ordered the mainsai to be jibed.
The wind at this time was hardly strong
enough to give them Roadway against the
,ide. The break happened about the mid
die Of the boom and was caused by screw
hole, which weakened the mast. Ii there
had been much wind at the time they
would undoubtedly have torn the sail from
end to the ether.
This accident again demonstrates the
superiority of the yawl rig for cruising.
After the accident happened the crew
hauled the boom inboard, slackeDed the
tOppingift, then lowered the mainsail,
cleared it from the boom and furled it to
the gait. All this time they we're sailing
toward their moOrings by the use Of the
driver and jib. If the vessel had been
sloop-rigged she would have had to let go
her hook and get one of the many launches
to tow her in.
The yachts that took part in the cruise
were: Thetis. Captain Cook; Dawn, Cap
tain f. A. Bartlett; Freda Captain Lyons !;
Edna, Captain j. A. Lancaster; Ceres,
Captain Thornton; Fawn. Captain Byx-
bee; Volante, Captain Borledge; Seven
Bells, Captain Emmons; Cisne and Corne-
liza; Enid. Captain Charles 81. Morrell of
tho San Francisco Yacht Club.
The reception gwen on Saturday evening
by Encinal Boat Club was the first dance
of the social season, and as an event IN the
history Vt The club it must be considered
the most enjoyable yet given.
This club Is undoubtedly the most select
Of all the clubs here, as the members do
not issue too many Invitations, so that
there is no chance of their finding their
way in to the hands of those who are not
desirable. Each member is allowed but
one ticket. which admits lady and gentle
man. On his mem bership he and two
ladies are invited.
The formality of bavtDg the cards filed
out and signed is strictly observed, which
several people can testify to, as they had
to wait at the entrance until one of the
directors was called.
The clubhouse was beautifully decorated
with Chinese lanterns and nautical instru-
by covering over the fourteen-foot veranda
which runs around the house with canvas.
The same material was laid on the floor,
which made dancing perfect Upstairs
refreshments were served in the main hall
way and the parlor.
The balconies on the front and sides of
the clubhouse were the scene of many very
pretty tete-a-tetes. The music was excel
lent and enjoyed until the last moment,
q a fro in
Among those present were noticed: Mr.
and Mrs. George Z. Plummer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z, j. Holt. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto HEM,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Haslett. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. M. Haslett. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thorn. Mr.. and Mrs. McClelIand, Mr.. and
Miss Chisholm. Mrs. Lee. Miss Horndiey,
Miss Rowe. Mrs. George Emmons. Miss
Fisher, the Misses Sherwood. Miss Col
ler; Messrs. II. Michaels, Z. A. Anthony,
Fred Youngberg. Mr.. Fisher, j. LaDdsber-
ger, II. NJ. Landsberger, DR.. G. L. Tisdale,
ex-Commodore Harrison, DR.. f. A. and
Mrs. Younger, A. NJ. Prosser and Ed
Holmes.
The yacht Fearless, Captain Charles
Thorn, OF the Encinal Boat Club, has been
painted black and her jb stay moved
twenty-fuur inches and flying jibstay
thirty-slx inches further out.
At the dance on Saturday night the CON-
modore of the Encinal Boat Club an
nouneed that those wishing to go on the
limiting cruise this year would have the
two launches to tow them from the mouth
of Redwood Creek to the hunting grounds.
The start Will be made from the club
house at 5 o'clock in the evening of Friday,
October 20. for the mouth of Redwood
Creek. The yachts will anchor there for
the night and start on Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock for the hunting ground. at
10 o'clock on Sunday morning the yachts
will start for home, making Alameda
about 3 P. NJ.
Some time ago the boathouse keeper at
the Encinal Boat Club. who lives at the
clubhouse. had son and heir born TO him.
One Of the directors at the last meeting
proposed that it would be the proper
thing to make the young man present
and Herewith started a subscription for
him, the outcome of which was that if the
amount is put into the bank. on his
twenty-frst birthday he will have snug
little sum.
There will be two new yachts added to
the Oakland navy very shortly. John
Purvis Is building one of them. The other
Is being built by John Langhland. They
will be % feet over all. Is feet on the water
line, with beam of 10 feet; will draw 10
inches of water without the cen terboard
and feet inches with the centerboard.
heavy frames. being by "a inches. The
frame will have butts along the bilge
heavily braced. The planking will be Of
Mendocino pine seven-eighths of an Inch
thick and the decks Will be of white cedar
q by 2 inches. They will have about
feet freeboard.
The sail plan contains about 700 square
feet Of canvas. which is going Captain Won
Schmidt one better.
The vessel will be sloop hgged with a
6-inch mast IS feet high, a boom "a feet
long, gaff 10 feet, hoist of the mainsail 20
feet. The mast will be set feet from the
bow. Her bowsprit will be s feet In
length. She will carry in racing trim a
jib, fying-jib and bslloon-jib. mainsaii.
clubt0psail. watersail and spinnaker. The
ballast will be 500 pounds of Stag. This
skimming-dlsh will be launched about the
first of the year in time for next years
races of the navy.