The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
YACHTS ARE FLOCK|NG
White. Winged Fliers That Are
Getting Ready Tor the
Season.
Pacific Yacht C ub Elect Delegates
TO the In ter. Club Asse.
citation.

The annual business of the Pacific Y acht
Club was not completed at the meeting
held yesterday morning ut General John
A. Dickinson's office. The attendance was
light, so it was decided to postpone the
election of officers and adoption of the
new constitution until next Thursday
evening. Before adjourning. however,
the club elected William Cunningham,
Alexander Swanson and r. K. J. Homme
dieu as delegates TO the Pacific InteI-club
Association. A letter of thanks was also
received from the San francisco Yacht
Club for the Pacifc's kindness in proffer-
ing the use OF its boathOuse to the burned
out yachtsmen.
The burning OF the clubhouse at Sausa-
Ito disabled some of the racing craft.
The Chispa will appear this year with
new suit of sails, as her wings got badly
snged by the fire.
The White Wings has returned from
the Suisun marshes.
Commodore Bruce is lucky dog. His
handsome yacht Rover escaped the flames
of the clubhouse fire and she is now
anchored among the fleet.
The Ramona lost all of her light racing
sails, large quantity OF new rope and
sum mer supply OF PAINS and varnish in
the blaze.
The yachtsmen are sad over the loss of
large 10 odel of an English racing cutter
which went up in smoke. 1t was a present
to Com odore Quite by members of the
Bohemian Club of this City. 1t was rigged
and painted by J. Nj. Brooks ON the
Chispa.
AT recent meeting OF the directors of
the California Yacht Club resolutions OF
condole nee to the San Francisco Yacht
Club were passed and the use of it's
grounds for the season was proffered them
Tho hf xTar r,oINi 90, n
in the outcome of races that will be held
| this season on the bay between he sloops
Kolus, Truant, Catherine, Fawn and a
new sloop which is now being built by
Turner at Bemcia. According to the
! builder the new craft will surprise the
owners of some OF the sloops which are
rated as being The crackerjacas of the bay
The yachts that will fly the Pacific
Yacht Club flag this year are: Schoon er
Lurline, j. ID. SpreckeIs; schooner White
Wings, Captain Chittenden; schooner
Virginia. J. Newhall; schooner Witch of
the Bay, c. Roberts; sloop Azaline, Cap
tain Caduc; sloop Sappho, DR.. Low; sloop
Rover, c. Z. Bruce.
The following yachts will fly the San
Francisco Yacht Clubs flag this season: !:
Schooner Chispa, /. Quite; schooner, Pa
mona, w. NJ. Mccarthy; schooner Vlr-
gnia. J. Newhall; schooner White Wings.
&. Chittenden; schooner Vina; sloop
Sappho, }. Low; sloop Ella Ames; sloop
Gathering. w. L. Sutherland; sloop Nike,
&. Billings; sloop Sllpene, Dr. T. l. Hill;
sloop Will O. the Wisp, G. T. S. White !;
sloop Rover, C. C. Bruce; yaw1 Frolic, E.
| c. Bartlett: yawl Caprice. g. Storey yawl
Ripple, II. Goodall.
The feet OF arks at Belvedere has been
augmented by the arrival of the Poiliwog
and the Columbia, which craft have been
N oored at Green brae since last season.
Messrs. Hoops, Cook and Brooks have
been elected delegates to the Pacific Inter
club Yacht Racing Association and were
iven full power to act by the Corinthia an
Yacht Club.
The yacht Pride has been chartered for
the coming season by e. Lathrop, the pop
ular secretary of the Corinthians.
Cap Morrow, A. Lane and Won Rhein
have secured the ark Linda for the season.
1t will be anchored near Green brae.