The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
THE YACHTS EN-.
They Are Preparing for the Big
Regatta to Be Held on Adj
mission Day.

mission Day.
The second annual regatta to be held on
Thursday, Septem Der g. under the auspices
of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Associa-
tion, promises to be the most important
of the yachting season.
The following communication has been
sent to the different clubs by the associa-
ton and contains valuable inform atiCn for
yachtsmen.
Tides, North Beach-H. W., 10:41 A. NJ; L.
W., 7:04 p NJ.
Entries viii close on Monday, September 6,
at noon. Blank for entry and measurement is
inclosed Measurement-AN yachts must be
measured under the Seawanhaka-Corinthi h Ian
ru, of 1895.
Time all wance-Time will be allowed for
difference in measurements of yachts accord
ing to the Srawanhaka- Corinthian tab.e OF
time allowance of 1895.
Start-One long blast on the whistle OF the
judges boat viii be sounded as preparatory
signal at IL so A. NJ.
Twenty-foot {. ass and special yawl class will
start at II noon. Two Whistles; % foot class
VIII start at 12:10 P. NJ, three whistles; 30
loot class will start al - 30, four whistles !;
36-toot class viii start at 80, fy whistles;
44-toot class will start HI II 40, SIX whistles.
In order to prevent misunderstanding
red ball will be hoiSed on the judges boat
when the Whistles of each class begin and will
remain hoisted for five minutes.
to cross the line, and those crossing later will
be timed at The limit of their class.
Time hmit-Ihe time limit for the race
shall be five hours.
Course (Short course)-The course for yachts
of the 20 and d loot classes and for yawls will
be: Starting across an imaginary line drawn
from foot "f Powell street to a stake boat
anchored 1000 feet Off shore and which Will
be known AS stake boAt No. l thence to and
around stake boat No. 2. anchored half mile
west OF Presid1o shoal buoy, leaving the same
on the port hand, thence 10 and around Bios
som Rock buoy, leaving the same on the port
hand; thence TO and around stake boat No. g.
anchored two miles due north, leaving the
same on the port hand; thence to the i'm sh
across The starting line. This course Is Off
cially reckoned as ten nautical miles Middle
course: Yachts in the 80, SO and Al foot
classes, upon completing the above-described
course, shall continue on, to and around
stake boat No. 2 (the windward stake boatl,
leaving the same on the port hand; thence re-
turn 10 the finish across the starting line.
This course is officially reckoned as fourteen
nautical miles.
Numbers-Racing numbers must be dis
played OF both sides of the mRinsail, about
four feet a bove the upper-reef points and four
feet from the luff. These numb bers will be fur
nished To yachts at their respective clubhcuses
the day before The race.
Colors-Club colors to be flown at the main
truck, and private signals, ii any, at the main
peak.
Rules-The generally accepted Rules of the
Road and the regulations of this association
will govern during the race.
Prizes-First and second prize pennants, ac-
companied with certificates OF merit, will be
awarded to yachts winning in their respective
classes.
annual silver cups, valued at $3.50 each, Of
fered by Joseph Marlborough, Will be open
for competition to all yachts of thirty feet ac-
ing length and under and viii become the
property of the owner OF the yacht making
the fastest corrected time over the middle
course OF fourteen nautical miles described
above
Yachts in the twenty-five and twenty foot
classes competing for the Macdonough cup
will have the finish time taken for their class
prizes as they pass stakeboat ION Powell
streeO on the second time out 10 windward.
Protests must be i'll writing and be Fl ed with
the regatta committee at its headquarters IN
the Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, be-
fore P. M. on Friday. September 10, III order
10 receive attention.
The entries for the regatta have not yet
been completed. Among the big boats 1T
is probable that the Speedwell, Clara,
Prince and Ella will represent the Corin-
thians, and the Emba and Edna Will be
entered by the CALIFORNIA; and Encinals.
he race between THESE large boats will be
watched with great interest. In the last
regatta held by the corinthians the first
four boats finished within speaking dis
tance of each other. The Speed well
crossed the line a lew feet in advance of
ever seen ON our bay.
Had the Pride been possessed Of a
greater sail area, she undoubtedly would
have won. In the Admission day regatta
the Pride will enter under better condi-
tions as her commander, Eddie Lathrop,
intends to add splnnaker to her rig.
Greater interest is attached TO the race
between the boats of thirty feet and un-
der, as the prize offered is the beautiful
Macdonough cup. In this class the fol-
loving b ats bave declared their intention
of competing: The Amigo, Mignon,
Eolus, Phenecia, Whrlwind, Sea Fox
and Fawn. The Amigo will be sailed by
ex-Commodore Pew. and the friends who
pin their faith TO hat boats chances OF
winning can be assured that such an ex-
cellent sailor will get all the speed she
possesses.
Frank Stone will sail the cup-winner
Eolus, and as he built the boat and un-
uerstands it perfectly he will try and ada
another cup to her credit.
The Fawn will have another opportunity
to meet the Eolus, and her owners are
confident she will give better account
OF herself.
Hommedieu had the Phenecia out in
the channel last Sunday trying her set OF
new racing sails.
Owing to Fred Coos s bsence in Alaska,
the Harpoon will not enter. This Is to be
regretted, as the boat was always up
among the leaders.
Frank Bartlett had the Queen on the
beach last week to repair the damage the
boat sustained when she broke away from
her moorings. The boat has been put in
order and will be entered in the regatta.
Vice Commodore Westerfeld and his
crew (Jack Shorty have two !arse-slzed
protests 10 make over last Sundays race.
One is that the race started an hour alter
the time fixed and the result was they got
the worse of the heavy winds; and the
other was that in rounding the stakehoat
Pride the Venture had established an over
lap and was crowd ed agains st the stake boat