The San Francisco call., 1895-07-17
A BIG YACHTING EVENT.
The Sappho Wants to Race the
Queen Over the Corin-
THAN Course.
The Contest Would Show the Sail
ing Qualities of the Two
Crack Boats.

Yachting circles are now agog over a con-
templated race between the Sappho aud
the Queen. The latter captured the cup in
the regatta of the San Francisco Yacht
Club on Sunday, and, while no regrets are
expressed for her mastery conduct and
good luck, there are a few sailors on the
Sappho who would like to sail her against
Morrelrs craft.
81 am glad that the Queen won," said
ex- Commodore Mccarthy, who sailed the
Sappho on Sunday, but don't think the
race was fair one for the Sappho. Not
that l mean to say that everything was not
fair as regards the race, but think that
another course could be selected which
would bring out the merits of the two
boats. For instance, We ran into a calm
streak, and before we got out of it the
Queen was right on top of US. She got the
wind as soon as we did and was not
hindered for lack of wind. Give us good
open course with all sorts of weather, say
for run of twenty-five miles, and we'll
show you a race worth seeing"
''The San Francisco Yacht Club course, Z"
said another member of the Sappho's
crew, "is good one for pretty sailing and
exhibitions, but it does not bring out the
stuff in the boats. Put the Sappho and the
Queen on the Corinthian course and We'll
get one of the prettiest races ever seen on
the bay"
A race between the two well-known
yachts would create the greatest interest
among the local yachtsmen, and it is in
the order of things that it may be con-
summated. Before the wind the Queen
would have little chance, but she does
wonders IN windward work, and yet the
Sapphos crew pride themselves on being
able TO give the Queen points on beating.
81 will give the Sappho a race" said
Charles II. Marrell, owner of the Queen,
yesterday afternoon, "and the course
would like would be over the Corinthian
course. Let them challenge me and will
accept. That course. though, would not
be twenty-seven miles. Still, the longer
they make the race the better / am salts
fed"
The Corinthian course starts from an
imaginary line drawn out from Meiggs
wharf, around Preside shoal buoy, thence
around a stakeboat at Southampton shoal,
thence around Presidio shoal buoy and
home to Meiggs wharf.
The performance of the Eolus on Sum
day has excited considerable comment,
and the yachtsmen are trying to get up a
race between her and the Truant. The
latter was not in the regatta, but she has
never made as good showing with the
Queen as did the Eolus.
The maneuvering of the Queen on SUM-
day off Shag Rock cost her owner consider
able expense for repairs. 1t seems that
after her topmast went the main boom
flew up in the air and the mainsail was
tgoose-winged. The gaff was on one
side of the mast and the boom was on the
other. Morrell gave up the race and
thought that there was nothing to be
done but clear away the wreckage and
square away for home. Ed Howard, in
his cool, quiet way, suggested that the
broken stick be cut away and the topsail
housed. I'VE won't need the light sails
after we round the rock" he said. "All
we need are the working sails
backwater saving the Queen, and two
minutes later she was in the race with the
best of them.