The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
WHITE WINGS READY FOR A BREEZE.

to this. effect will probably be reached at the directors meeting to be held at the Merchants Exchange at p. m. on Mon day, April 4.
 Last Sunday the clubhouse at Sausa- Tito was crowded with members and their friends Many ladies were among the wis itors. and all expressed themselves much pleased w+tE the new quarters, which are handsome and convenient. One of the billiard tables is already in place, and a second will be added soon.
 owing to the proposed establishment of a pleasure. resort on the site of Menotti's boat.building yard in North Sausalito the ways" of the San Francisco Yacht Club will have to be. removed. A new site will be found for them near the Pacific Yacht Club house. A few. entries have already been re- .ceived for the half-raters' race on April 24.- A triangular course of two and a half miles will be laid out in front of the clubhouse, the beats to so round the course twice.
 ,. The sailing programme for the. season os 1898 of the San Francisco Yacht Club is i'll the ;printers hands, and is as fol lows: April 2S, opening; yachts will dress ship at'I:S0 P. n. There will be Q recep- tion and dance at the clubhouse in the evening. Visiting yachts will be received and assigned to an anchorage by the
 
 open races. for which the following pro gramme has been arranged: 10:30 a. m., enc mile race for yacht tenders rowed by one man; Il a. IT,, 300 yard swimming race for arnateurs; 1l:3G a. m. 100 yard swimming race for boys; 12:30 D. m.. sail- i!g race for boats not over F feet on water line; 2l5O |. H.; yachts will get .under, way and escort visiting yachts homeward.. : .AprA 30. cruise to Tiburon to witness CoriHthian opening day. May ', witness Pacific. Yacht Club opening. May IA and b. cruise to Mare Island. May 30, Dec oration day, cruise in the channel to wit ness the Corinthian regatta June and ] 3, cruise 10 McN ears Landing; dancing m pavilion Jnna IS and l9, cruise to Marln Islands. June 25; jinks at the clubhouse in the evening; members of all the clubs invited to join. June 26, open. regatta; ln- 1 side course July 2, 9 and 4, full moon house.. July 30, annual cruise up river; special orders. September 5, full moon; hop at clubhouse. September s. g, 10 and Il, cruise to Napa. on Thursday, the Sth, and anchor at Me Nears. Landing. On Friday, the 9th, under way at T a, m., and sail to Napa, where there will be a reception in the evening. On. Saturday, the 10th, yachts will sail or be towed back to Vallejo. On Sunday, the 1lth, yachts will return. September '24 hop ct club house; October l and 2, .clam-bake and picnic at Marin islands; | October 2 closing day, special orders. | Additional cruises may be called: for some | of the open dates. Non-yacht=oWning ! tcular cruise. are requested to. make ap- | :phcation well in advance to Commodore | Dr. T. L. Hill
 The Corinthian yacht owners are busily | engaged in scraping, Yarnishing, painting and general oVerhauling. The Florence, I owned by F. Baker, was out sailing. last Sunday. Ex-CommOdore J. w. Pew in- tends to get a new suit of sails from | a well-known firm of Boston sailmakers, | for the Truant. E, B. Lathrop, sec retary of the Corinthians is still con- fined to the. house by sickness, but hopes to return to business next week
 The sloop Ella has gone on Stones ways at Hunters Point, the Arcturus is i on Stones ways at T1buron, and as soon as she comes off, Commodore WeSter- fields sloop Aeolus will take her place. George. $. Billings sloop Nixie will not be taken down from her winter quarters until the middle of April. Frank Stone is now so busy building steam launch and other boats for Alaska that he has stopped working upon his new yacnt There will be a meeting of the Corinthian | Yacht Club on Thursday next, April '.
 The Corinthians will open their season cruise in squadron. The following list of events has been prepared and will soon be placed in the hands of the printer: May fl, cruise to Vallejo; May 15, return; May 2i and p, open; May 28 and g, open; May S0,' Corinthian regatta;; June 4, cruise to Petaluma drawbridge; June 5. return; June Il and F, open; June IS, cruise to McNears Landing; June IS, return; June 25 and 26, open; July 2, cruise to Martinez; July 3, sail: through Montezuma Slough to Vallejo; July 4, return; July and 1G, open; July 16, cruise to Marin islands; July r, return; July 23 and "A, open; July 90. yachts going on annual upriyer cruise escorted to Vallejo; July 31, escorting yachts on return; August 6, open; Au- gust q, meet yachts returning from up- river cruise; August 13, cruise to Point Richmond; August 14, return; August 20 and 21, open; August 2, cruise to Peta- luna draWbrIdge; August 2S, return; Sep- tember 8, 4 and 5. open; September g, Pa cific InterclUb YachtAssociat1on regatta; September H. small boat regatta at Fl Campo; September II, cruise to Vallejo; September IS, return; September 24 and 25, open; October l, chowder cruise to Me Nears Landing; October 2, return: Octo- Der and 5. open; October b, cruise to Fl i Campo; October IS, small boat regatta l and Cortnthian games; October 22, clos ing dayj October 23, cruise in. squadron. George $. Andres, who was elected com modore of the Pacific Yacht Club having | sold his. schooner La PaIoma, and thus ceased to be yacht owner, has sent in | his :reslgnauonemaking the posts of con- | modore, fleet captain and fleet surgeon | vacant. His resignation has not been ac- | cepted, and as soon as his new yacht Is | built he will be an owner again. Should | however, new commodore be elected Il some change might be made in the sail, | ing programme which has been. prepared. 1 but cannot be regarded as finally adopted |
 The officers of the California Yacht | Club for the season of. 1898 are: c. T Lancaster, commodore; George B. Edgar vice-commodore; George F. Gather sec, | retary; D. \. Walter; treasurer; W. H. | Could, H. O. Bridges, c. A. Loring and | F. J. Mofitt, board. of directors. The in terclUb committee consists of E. N. Wal | ter J. w: Horner and R. R. PHomma- dieu. The club has about eighty mem | bers, thirty yachts enrolled, and is rrrac- | ucally free from debt. There will be | jInks at the club house on April Is, the | opening day: The quarterly meeting was held on March S1, several new members being elected. Last Monday morning Frank Lang stroth and a companion started from | Oakland Creek for Sausaltto in the yawi Lupita, of the California Yacht. Club The wind falling, the tide carried them through Raccoon. Straits up to Red Rock | When the tide turned, they drifted down | the: bay. and; out beyond the heads to | Seal Rockss fortunately, however, breeze sprang up. and, on a flowing tide, they. sailed home. reaching their moor inBs on Tuesday night. e' Two years ago the South Bay. Yacht | Club was organized, with headqtarters at Alviso. In 1897 the club issued a pro gramrle of four events. This season the | club, with ten boats and fifty-fiVe mem- bers, has Issued d programme of fourteen eyents, and proposes to, take a more .oa