The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
 OPENING DAY OF THE CORINTHIANS

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 At 1:15 p. m to-day the thirteenth open ing day of the Corinthian Yacht Club will be announced by the firing of a. cannon at the clubhouse. The yachts anchored in front of the clubhouse will be gayly decorated with flags and ready to receive visitors. There will be songs, aquatic events and refreshments, and band will furnish music for dancing. The reception com mittee consists of Commodore Carl Westerfeld. Vice Commodore Andrew Thorne, Secretary E. B. Lathrop, Port Captain J. H. Keefe, c. L. Barrett, O. Eastwood and F. E. Schober The floor manager Is E. S. Emmons, and the floor committee consists of the floor manager, J. M. Mattoon, W. P. Humphreys Jr., John Short, D. Erskine and R. J. Breitz- mann Jr.
 At o'clock a Corinthian dinner will be ready for the members and invited visitors. This will be followed by the Jlnks, which Is promised to be the best evenings entertainment ever given by the club. Owing to the smallness of the club premises, the club has not been able to issue general invitations to the yachts men. The jinks is under the manage ment of M. A. Newell. John Short, w. C. Howe, D. H. Mclaughlin, F. M Thorn ton and w. F. Dixey
 For the convenience of visitors desiring to return to the city after the jinks, the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail- road will permit the holders of regular tickets to travel by the freight boat which leaves Tiburon about midnight.
 The quarters of the San Francisco Yacht Club presented a gay appearance last Saturday, on the occasion of the opening of the new clubhouse and of the rlnI Ifi iroer
 front of the clubhouse and decorated with flags were Commodore Dr. T. L. Hilps Cygnus, ex-Commodore I. Guttes Chispa Frank Bartletts Queen, W. McCarthy's $ Ramona, eX-Commodore George Billings, sloop N!ixie; E. C.. Bartlett's yawl Froiic, and V1ce-Commodore G. T. & Whites sloop Will O the Wisp. Captain Eddv's launch Edwinna, Findley's sloop Scoi1t C. Chittendens yawl Phyllis and Louis Sutherlands sloop Catherine were also ternoon Captain Woods Angelic arrived from Mare Island and received the com pliment of a visit from Commodore pr. T. l.. Hill. Later Fred Cooks Harnoon Commodore Carl Westerfeld' S AeoIus. Fred Ames' Ella, Thelma, Pinta, Cupid and Freda came over as representatives of the Gorinthian Yacht Club. At D. m Roesch's launch Rambler started from Sausalito and soon afterward returned. having lowed Alexander J. Youns'S Clara in from Point Blunt. The California Yacht Club was represented by Allen M Claws Sea Fox, F. Langstroth's Lupita. Lees Pilgrim and ex-Commodore Wilson's Sur prise.
 At S:30 dancing began in the hall on the upper floor of the clubhouse, and con tinued until midnight Among the guests were the following: Dr. Buckley and Miss Day, Henry Holmes and Mrs. rtu Holmes, Dr. Bertrand MT. and Mrs. Mi. Ter, MT. and Mrs. Hughson, Mr. and Mrs ,. M kilgarif, MT: and Mrs. George Storey re George Campbell, MT. and Mrs Herman MT. and Mrs T. H. Judd. Miss Hepburn Mrs Smith, Miss Flora Smith, Miss Kennedy. Mrs. J. F. Doe. H. B. Keith MT. and Miss Wisner, Harry Flood. Miss Anderson, MT and Mrs Frank A. Bart R. Morrow. H. Olandt, John H. Keefe, Captain F. Ames, T. Keegan, T. Ruhart, w. Briekwedel, c. Gerlach, F. E. Schober, L. Q. Haven; Commodore c. J. Lancas- ter, w. C. Wallace, E. Landers, John Short, F. s. Emmons, J. M Punnett. Percy Crump, G. E. Crump, MT. and Mrs c. E; Hill, Misses Isabelle and Rose Sher- wood, Misses Eisner, Miss Gonzalez and Messrs. Thorne and Ellis.
 Archie Sutherland's Catherine was dec. orated with strings of Japanese lanterns. but fortunately without doing damage.
 Some, if not all, of the following boats of the California Yacht Club will attend the opening jinks of the Corinthian Yanht Club to-day, or will join in the Q onenine nIns cruise tomorrow: Commodore C. J. Lam casters flagship Embla, F. J. Moffitt's launch Augusta, Director W. H. Gould's sloop Corinne, Director Harry Brydges' yawl Hope, ex-Commdore A. R. Wilson's Pilgrim, G. tum Students Regina, A. M. Clay's Sea Fox and A. C.. Lees Surprise. day on board the Idler. Secretary George F. Gathers sloop U and I viii take a party of Berkeley girls and Eastern California its return from the Corinthian cruise The guests will be Mrs Flames. Misses Charmian, Kitteridge and Lynette Payne. has returned from Stevens "ways'' at Bay Farm Island, where she was hauled out for repainting. and putting in larger her first sail of the season to Tiburon' to join in the opening cruise of the Corinth ians. J: J. Doyle has just finished a new suit of handmade sails for her
 Last Wednesday Commodore c. T Tan caster, accompanied by his father. E. N. Walter, of the sloop Embla, and Captain Taylor of the yawl Emerald, started in a launch for a cruise, but late in the even ing returned, the engine not working sat isfactorily. Arthur Franklin's yawl Bachelor had the misfortune to break her ing cruise of the San Francisco Yacht Club. Admiral A. w von Scbmidt's Whirlwind is at present. drawn up on on the Oracle s. Measurer von Schmidt and Secretary Gather are preparing a directory of the California fleet
 The Encinal Yacht Club has completed the additions to its swimming department. Cedric Wright has a new boat, about twenty feet over all, built by Engelbrecht: her name is Kotik;. pr. E. s. Clark has sold the slooD Anita to C. E. Dorn of Alameda. Pattianfs sloop Volante Is on the ways" The sloop Fawn, the yawl Dulce, the steam launch Fancy and the gasoline launch Kittie are now in com mission.
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