The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
W|FE-HUNT|NG IN
SOU RERN SEAS
S. S. Marshall's Absence
Is No Longer a
Secret.
Splendid showing of Craft Made
by the California Yacht
Club.
At the Annua M eting the List OF
Members Was Increased 10
Seventy.Five.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,l
90S Broadway, March %. I

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,(
908 Broadway, March 2S. I
The list of craft that now represent the
California Yacht Club was completed to-
day, and Admiral e. A. Won Schmidt,
Captain George B. Edgar and c. p. Moore
were chosen to represent the club in the
Pacific Interelub Yachting Association.
w. Il. Gould was elected a director. to
succeed s. S. Marshall, whose friends have
wondered at his absence. Mr.. Marshall
was until short time ago one of the most
enthusiastic yachtsmen in the California
Club. When his successor was nominated
it became necessary to give the reason.
Marshall was, it appears, particularly
impressed with the stories told OF the
beautiful Amazons awaiting husbands In
the South Seas, so he sold his yacht and
EN- barKed on the Percy Edwards. His
ciuomates expect him back on the first
steamer.
The Californians will open the season
with feet of thirty-four boats, some OF
them being the best of thei- class on the
bay. This list includes the steam launch
Mascot, owned by DR.. Charles Rudolph ;
also the Flash, owned by Robert j. Chap
man.
One of the recent additions to the clubs
feet is he yacht EN- bla, owned jointly by
the Laughlin brothers and Edwin Wal
ters. She IS thirty-seyen feet In length,
and ia her full rig is very trim-looking
craft She is elegantly fitted up. her
cabin, which is 8 feet inches in the clear.
being finished in quartered oak and white
cedar.
Another noteworthy boat in the Cali
fornia feet is the yacht Sea Gull, owned
by K. r. L HON I'M edieu.
Pilgrim, 2S-foot yawl, Captain A. R. Wilson
Lilv v, 4O-ioot sloop, Captain Frank Euch
Surprise, 30-foot sloop, Captain A. c. Lee;
Idler, 45-ioot yawl, Captain II. S. Pratt; You
and /, 27-foot sioop, Captain Gardner McFar-
land; Whirlw1nd 30-foot sloop, Admiral E: A.
Won Scnmidt; MIST, 2S-ioot sloop. Captain Ed
ward Sager; Olive, 26-Ioot s,oop, Captain E.
David Wheeler; Hope. 32-loot sloop. Captain
Harry Bridges; Corinne, % foot sloop, Captain
w. H. Gould; Theima, 40-foot sloop, Captain
George B. Edgar; Rover, 5O-Ioot sloop. Com
modore C. b. Bruce; Ripple. 42-foot yawl. Cap
tain Charles Minor Goodal; Suitana, 2o-ioot
sloop. Captain j. ]. Hanion; Sea Fox. 2s sfoot
sioop, Captain Clay; Stranger, 24-foot sloop,
Captain A j. Pogue; Mascot, 24-foot slooD. Dr..
A. j. Merry: NJ. jor, 30-foot soop, Captain
julius Hartman; Verona, 34-foot yawl, Cap
tain George c. Woodsoh; Haleyon, 32-ioot
sloop Clarkson Swain and W. II. Tobin; Ariel,
compound ga,olinc launch, 32.foot, Captain
Eugene Flanders; Homer. gasoline launch,
Captain c. j. Lancaster; Pastime, gasoline
launch, Captain William Prather; -, alce-
hol launch, 30-foot, Captain George ]. Wood
bury.
Besides these boats, two more craft
will soon be added TO the feet, Mr.. Hager
of w West Oakland being engaged in con-
structing one and a Berkeley man the
other. They will be launched in time 10
take part IN this years regattas. The
standing OF the club is shown by the fact
that the boats of its feet represent an in
vestment of almost $50, 600. The improve
ments on the clubs rouse and surround
ings have cost about $4,000. From now on
every Saturday afternoon and Sunday
will be busy time about the clubs head-
quarters, as all the members are getting
their boats ready for the opening OF the
season.
The officers of the club are as follows:
Admiral, e. A. Won Schmidt; commodore,
c. ]. Lancaster; vice commodore. Edwin
Walters; secretary, c. A. Loring; treas
urer, Marston Campbell; measurer, F. II.
Reed port captain. Elliott Whitehead.