The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-26

place. AS soon as it is accepted the Enci-
nal Club is open to challenges from any
and every organized yacht club, having
three or more vessels, from San Diego to
Victoria. Only one boat can be entered by
each club, and the name must accompany
the challenge of the club. One of the con-
ditions is that the yacht named must not
exceed by 10 per cent the sailing length oil
the largest craft in the challenged club.
On the other hand the club which accepts
the challenge must not name a yacht
which exceeds 10 per cent more than the
sailing length of the challenging boat.
The interest manifested in the regatta
can be understood when it is remembered
that there are five big yacht clubs in the
bay and one each in San Diego, San Pedro,
Seattle, Portland and Victoria. all of which
are entitled to challenge the holder of the
cup.
In future the regatta must be sailed on
some date between May 1 and Septem Der
80. According to the rules regulating the
race the latter must take place not less
than &c days or more than 60 days after
the holder of the cup has been challenged.
The regatta will be sailed under the Sea-
wanhaka rules and under the auspices of
a regatta committee composed of three
members of the challenged clubs regatta
committee and three from that of the first
club challenging.
If challenge be received from port
foreign to the club holding the cup, the
committee has power to extend the time
60 days, and ten days after that if good
reason can be offered. The regatta COM
mittee shall select an outsider for referee,
whose decision shall be final.
An attempt is on foot to establish a
yearly midsummer lnter-club regatta, the
event to be held some time in July. With
this end in view the following circular has
been issued to all the clubs:
SAN FRANCISCO, June IA, 1895.
Commodore-DEAR SIR: The undersigned de-
sires your cooperation in the following, to
wit That the five yacht clubs located in this
vicinity unite in giving a midsummer inter
club regatta in July of each year, the date to
be fixed by committee to be composed of one
each club participating. This committee to
have full charge of all matters connected with
the affair, acting as the regatta committee and
authorized to select a referee, to whom all
matters in dispute relative to the race should
be referred, his decision to be final. By CO.
operating as above suggested each club could
afford to subscribe at least fifty $500 dollars
to the fund to cover prizes, print ng, regatta,
etc.
The c. Y. C. has on its programme an open re.
gatta for July FL. With the consent of its di.
vided the regatta, as outlined, should be given
If the foregoing should meet with your ap-
proval will you kindly so inform me at an
early date, in order that communication
may be sent to each club advising that the
event is assured and that the representative
should be appointed with power to act.
No signature is attached to the circular
as the latter was put out as feeler. Three
clubs have already signifed their inten-
ton of joining the enterprise, and there is
but little doubt that everybody will be in
before the regatta is held. The race will
be open to all classes of boats, large and
small, and If the scheme proves a success
one of the most remarkable aquatic sights
ever witnessed on the bay will be pre-
sented. From forty to sixty yachts can be
gathered together from both sides of the
bay, and with that fleet under sail the eff.
feet from sea or shore may be imagined.