The morning call., 1894-05-27
YACHTING.
The Emerald Once More Carries a
Yacht Club Burgee.


The official entry OF the California Yacht
Club into the yachting world last Saturday
evening is sure 10 mark a new epoch in the his
tory OF The sport on the bay of San Francisco.
AS it is the only essential yachtsman's club
here and departs from he Did theory that TO
have successful organization the nOn-yacht-
owning contingent must be catered to, they
have, right at the beginning of their career, put
themselves on record as being thoroughly an
tagOnIstic TO any such ideas or policy. Last
evening they actively commenced their pro.
gramme in cruise 10 Marin Islands.
The measurements OF the yachts belonging 10
the Corlntnan Yacht Club have been taken
ana the measurer reports that twenty-t three
yachts have come under the rule. If all these
cross the line on May so il Will BIZ The largest
entry they have had for years, which shows the
success of the policy of the new officers.
The general feeling concerning EX-Commo-
dore Pew's yacht Truant which WAS given a
modsrniZed bow is That she is not the success
anticipated, but from The way she acted last
Sunday and on few other occasions IL is safe
TO predict that she is the most dangerous craft
in her class, ana 10 her also Is likely TO go the
record for the fastest time
MI. Gorter, he eX measurer of the Corinih-
lans, has not as YET launched the yacht he built
on the top OF Cbestnut-stTeet hill. Ii Is now
over two years since her first Imbers were
laid. and she was completed early last fan. but
yet she Is not ahOat 1t looks as If Gorler
ATarat.
The cruise TO Petauma Creek on June 8 has
been couLteTmRnd6d by Commodore Tracy 80
the yachts may be al liberty TO enter the regatta
TO be given by the San Franciscos
Inc prizes for this regatta are far beyond the
expectation OF those who were its Oripinetors
There Will be offered TWO one hundred dollar
cups, yacht cannons, rifles, marine glasses com.
passes. DarometerS, sets of signal flags and
everything that IS of Use around q yacht Com
modore Cutie has placed them on exhibition in
the Merchants Exchange, where they can be
seen. All entries must be sent to the secre-
tary. Thomas Hill, before June l. The only
thing necessary TO enter these races is that
they shall belong TO the fleets OF some of the
recognized yacht clubs. On the evening before
the race dance Will be given TO The yachtsmen
who will take part in TIE next days pro-
gTamme
There will be one entry in these races that
VIII cause some OF the pioneer yachtSmen 10
shed silent tear when she is seen, craft that
Will bring back recollections Of fifteen years
ago, when TO hold a regatta was 10 cover every
good point Of vantage black with people. IL
was at that period that the Emerald came into
prominence as one of the crack yachts OF The
san FTanciscoS. Then, as time wore on, she
was sold, and up 10 few months ago spent
most OF her time on the mud at Stockton. From
being an aristocTat she got to be plebelan,
and the last time she came before the public
was in disgrace as common ordinary SNUG
grace came repentance, or a cheap sale, aud
she was snapped up by one of the EncinalS,
and now carries their flag. once more Within
the bounds OF respectabinty.
The cruise of the Eucinals to San Mateo was
such Il success last week that they haY:
changed the cruise OF August IL from Baden
10 San MateO. BILL BLOCKS"