The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
YACHTING
AND ROWING.

Ihe new cluDhOuSe OF the San francisco
Yachting Club at Sausalito is compile; ed.
The clubhouse is near the ferry, and there
is twenty feet of water at low tide. 1t
affords the best anchorage on the bay.
The lower floor, 50x50. will be used as a
boathouse with necessary lockers for
yaCht-owners. In the southwest corner is
the kitchen, and adjoining are the dress
ing-rooms and shower baths. A balcony
fifteen feet wide extends about the build
ing on the second floor. This balcony
overlooks the entire bay.
On the second floor is the reading and
billiard room, ladies' dressing-room and
dancing hall, 30:6x64 feet. The wharf cost
$4,000 aud the house $4,000.
The corinthians will appropriately
close successful yachting season to- nlghl
with song and story.
The Dolphin Swimming and Boating
Club will entertain its friends with
aquatic sports at the clubhouse, foot of Van
Ness avenue, tomorrow.
The race between Alex Pape and Will
Pitch for the diamond med al will be the
feature. Patch holds the medal at present
and will try to retain it. Pape. however,
may turn the tables on the president.
| There will also be a swimming contesi
Il
ter Won Hadeln, Adam Schuppert anG
| John Lynch will contest.
In the canoe race there are four entries s,
and it Will be padded in four heats.
Charley Mitchell and Sam Murray will
start in the first neat, and George AlferiZ
and Gully Mogan viii contest the second
heat The winner of each heat will meet
IN The final heat after the main contest.
There will be exhibitions of high and
! fancy diving.
The South Ends have agreed TO send a
crew around to row an exhibition race
with Captain Kenneoy's junior crew.
J The Doiphins' crew Will be com posed of:
T. J. Kennedy, stroke; T. ]. Hopkins,
| afterwalsi; Z. S, Sullivan, forward waist :
William Meyer, bow. and Eddie Bartman,
cockswain- The South Ends crew will
comprise the following men: K Shortail,
! stroke; L. Fitzpatrick, afterwaisl;..J. T.
| Mahoney, forward waist; AL Fritz, bow
Little Walter, cockswain.
| After the events at the boathouse, Jack
| Coughlan will attempt 10 swim from Fort
! Point to Lime Point. Coughian has m ade
this attempt twice. but owing to n lack OF
condition has failed. The Dolphins have
named the cove surrounding their pretty
| clubhouse Camp Bello."
1t has been unanimously agreed by the
South Ends not to participate in the
Thanksgiving regatta, which is expected
10 take pldCt over Tile course
The reasons Tor not entering are numer-
ous the most important being the fact that
the mem bers feel they have won enough
laurels for the club this season and do OF
care to devote any more time TO training
and preparing for races.
President Ed Scully has presented the
club with handsome glass case, in hich
will be kept the trophies which have been
won IN the past.
The South Ends intend to hold an en-
tertainment and social during the first
week in Decem Der for the benefit of their
hand ball court.
The Phone ers elected the following
| officers at their last meeting: President,
M. Calnan; vice. president. J. Kunder
secretary, R. J. Espy; reasurer. John T.
Sullivan; captain, J. L. Brennan; vice
captain. Thomas Sands; trustees-W. st.
John, G. Colopy and w. C. Espy
sergeant-at- T. E. Brandon; dele
gates TO Pacific Athletic Association-W.
&. Espy, L. J. Mill and J. Klunder.
The club will celebrate it's thirty-third
anniversary tomorrow. ARRANGEMENTS
have been made TO spend the day at
Hunters Point.